The Manchester index

Manchester recruitment agencies, ranked.

Every firm we track, scored on public signals: specialist focus, market activity and track record. Terms, claiming and sponsorship never change a rank.

The index is free to read and free to be listed in. Our sponsor makes that possible, and has no say in any ranking.

Firms tracked: 391
Specialties: 13
Open roles: 8,514
Updated: Nov 11

Manchester, United Kingdom

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Manchester recruiting firms ranked by index score
Rank	Firm	Focus	Fee model	Terms	Open roles	Index score
=222	Recruit 4 Construction	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Red Rock Consultants	Construction professional recruitment for project management, quantity surveying, estimating and buying.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	ReLegal	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	RFT Recruitment	Marketing, sales, business support, recruitment consultants and construction management	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	RG Consultancy	Accountancy and finance recruitment across Greater Manchester and the North West	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	RL Recruit	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Rullion	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	SeaMarque	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	SearchWorks Education	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Sectech Solutions	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Sellick Partnership	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Sennen Education	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Socium Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Solid Foundations Consultancy	Permanent surveying, civil engineering and construction management	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Sourced Recruitment Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Staffr	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Strategic People	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Strativ Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Strive	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Tact	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Talenting Career Science	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Talent Recruitment Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	TALO Recruitment	—	Contingency	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Tempus Staffing	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Tenon Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	The Candidate	Marketing, digital, ecommerce, creative, data and AI recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	The Hill Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Trinity Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Troy Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Truly Talented	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Tyson Moore	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	UK Staffing Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Unio Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Urban Connect	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	V7 Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Venturi	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Vital Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Walker Lovell	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=222	Whitaker Smith Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=390	PROMAN UK	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	1	23.7
=390	YourPrime Recruitment	SaaS, AI, supply chain technology and commercial leadership recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	1	23.7

=222Recruit 4 Construction23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Red Rock ConsultantsConstruction professional recruitment for project management, quantity surveying, estimating and buying.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222ReLegal23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222RFT RecruitmentMarketing, sales, business support, recruitment consultants and construction management23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222RG ConsultancyAccountancy and finance recruitment across Greater Manchester and the North West23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222RL Recruit23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Rullion23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222SeaMarque23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222SearchWorks Education23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Sectech Solutions23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Sellick Partnership23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Sennen Education23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Socium Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Solid Foundations ConsultancyPermanent surveying, civil engineering and construction management23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Sourced Recruitment Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Staffr23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Strategic People23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Strativ Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Strive23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Tact23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Talenting Career Science23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Talent Recruitment Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222TALO Recruitment23.8
ContingencyNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Tempus Staffing23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Tenon Talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222The CandidateMarketing, digital, ecommerce, creative, data and AI recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222The Hill Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Trinity Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Troy Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Truly Talented23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Tyson Moore23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222UK Staffing Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Unio Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Urban Connect23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222V7 Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Venturi23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Vital Consulting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Walker Lovell23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=222Whitaker Smith Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=390PROMAN UK23.7
Not statedNot disclosed1 open roles
=390YourPrime RecruitmentSaaS, AI, supply chain technology and commercial leadership recruitment23.7
Not statedNot disclosed1 open roles

Score built from public signals · Fee model from firm websites · Terms reported by firms · Terms never affect the score

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Recruitment agencies in Manchester: questions

How are these Manchester recruitment agencies ranked?

Each firm gets a score from public data: how focused it is on one specialty, how many roles it is actively hiring for, and its track record. We rank 391 firms in Manchester so far and re-score them as new data comes in. The full method is on our methodology page.

Can a recruitment agency pay to rank higher?

No. There is no paid placement. Claiming a profile, adding terms and our sponsor never change a score or a rank.

What's the difference between a recruitment agency, a headhunter and an executive search firm?

They overlap. A recruitment agency fills roles for employers, usually on contingency. Headhunter is the informal name for a recruiter who approaches people who aren't job hunting. Executive search firms are headhunters for senior roles and usually work on a retained basis. We list all three when they fill professional, white-collar roles.

How much do recruitment agencies in Manchester charge?

Most agencies charge a percentage of the hire's first-year base salary. Contingency recruiters are commonly quoted at around 15–25% and are paid only when you hire; retained and executive search firms often charge 25–35%, paid in stages as the search progresses.

My firm is missing or something is wrong. What can I do?

Firms can claim their profile for free and correct their details. Anyone can request a correction; we reply within three working days.

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Manchester recruitment agencies, ranked.

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