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The Melbourne index

Melbourne 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.

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Firms tracked
555
Specialties
13
Open roles
3,328
Updated
Nov 11
Melbourne, Australia

The full leaderboard, Melbourne

  1. =70People EquityRetail, consumer and digital professional recruitment41.3
    Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
  2. =70Perigon Group41.3
    Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
  3. =70ProfusionFinancial-services recruitment across accounting, banking, investments, risk and technology41.3
    Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
  4. =70Recruit SafeProfessional recruitment, HR and executive appointments for associations and charities41.3
    Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
  5. =70Resource Agility41.3
    Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
  6. =70Search Partners41.3
    Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
  7. =70SMC Executive41.3
    Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
  8. =70Stratacon41.3
    Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
  9. =70Tanner Menzies41.3
    Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
  10. =70Touchstone Executive Search41.3
    Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
  11. =70u&u Recruitment PartnersProfessional recruitment across accounting, finance, legal, technology and corporate functions41.3
    Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
  12. =70Value Added Personnel41.3
    Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
  13. =70Waterford Recruitment41.3
    Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
  14. =70WellsGray RecruitmentOffice support, executive assistance and administrative recruitment41.3
    Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
  15. =70WeskayBoard and executive search41.3
    Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
  16. =116Accountancy Options41.2
    Not statedNot disclosed1 open roles
  17. =116ArtisanCreative, digital design, communications and production recruitment41.2
    Not statedNot disclosed1 open roles
  18. =116Rusher Rogers41.2
    Not statedNot disclosed1 open roles
  19. =116Salt41.2
    Not statedNot disclosed25 open roles
  20. =116SustainRecruitTechnology, digital and financial services professional recruitment41.2
    Not statedNot disclosed23 open roles
  21. =121AccountAbility40.9
    Not statedNot disclosed11 open roles
  22. =121Agency Iceberg40.9
    Not statedNot disclosed11 open roles
  23. 123Recruitly40.8
    Not statedNot disclosed17 open roles
  24. =124BrillianTalentBilingual commercial, sales, finance, HR and management recruitment40.6
    Not statedNot disclosed50 open roles
  25. =124Career Meister40.6
    Not statedNot disclosed7 open roles
  26. 126Recruit Search Grow40.5
    Not statedNot disclosed53 open roles
  27. 127Ambition40.4
    Not statedNot disclosed12 open roles
  28. =128BrunelEngineering, project management and energy transition40.3
    Not statedNot disclosed27 open roles
  29. =128DFP Recruitment40.3
    Not statedNot disclosed60 open roles
  30. =130Maven PartnersProfessional services partners and finance leadership.40.1
    Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
  31. =130TDRecruitmentPermanent engineering and commercial support recruitment40.1
    Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
  32. =130Wayfaring40.1
    Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
  33. 133APG WorkforceProfessional recruitment in finance, IT, engineering, executive and sales roles40.0
    Not statedNot disclosed77 open roles
  34. 134Samuels Donegan39.9
    Not statedNot disclosed13 open roles
  35. =135Apex Event Recruitment39.8
    Not statedNot disclosed26 open roles
  36. =135HorizonOneProfessional recruitment across HR, finance, policy, technology and corporate support39.8
    Not statedNot disclosed90 open roles
  37. 137e2e Project Excellence39.7
    Not statedNot disclosed3 open roles
  38. 138HOBAN RecruitmentAccounting and finance, business support, government, human resources and sales recruitment.39.2
    Not statedNot disclosed217 open roles
  39. =139Prosearch PartnersSales, revenue and go-to-market leadership.38.9
    RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
  40. =139Scope Medical Recruitment38.9
    Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
  41. 141Living Sectors Recruitment38.4
    Not statedNot disclosed9 open roles
  42. 142Superior People Recruitment38.3
    Not statedNot disclosed23 open roles
  43. =143Allura Partners37.8
    Not statedNot disclosed22 open roles
  44. =143Careers In DemandProfessional recruitment, vocational educators, facilities and hardware industry hiring37.8
    Not statedNot disclosed22 open roles
  45. =143KBH SolutionsAccounting, financial services, sales, legal and business support recruitment37.8
    Not statedNot disclosed22 open roles
  46. =143Mob Jobs Pty Ltd37.8
    Not statedNot disclosed22 open roles
  47. =143Montgomery AdvisoryLaw-firm partners, in-house counsel and legal professional recruitment37.8
    HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
  48. =143Project Resource Partners37.8
    Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
  49. =143Think TalentExecutive leadership and specialist digital, product, marketing and people roles.37.8
    Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
  50. 150Parity ConsultingProduct, digital, marketing, transformation and data recruitment37.7
    Not statedNot disclosed5 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 Melbourne: questions

How are these Melbourne 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 555 firms in Melbourne 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 Melbourne 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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