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.

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: 555
Specialties: 13
Open roles: 3,328
Updated: Nov 11

Melbourne, Australia

The full leaderboard, Melbourne

Melbourne recruiting firms ranked by index score
Rank	Firm	Focus	Fee model	Terms	Index score
=241	Altair Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Alt Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Amadeus Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Amicus Legal Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Ampersand	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Anteo Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Apex Labour Hire	Process engineering, CAD drafting, PLC programming and professional office recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Appetency Recruitment Services	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Aptus Personnel	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Archistaff	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	ARC Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	ARMIDA Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Armstrong Personnel	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Ash Executive	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Aspect Personnel	Professional recruitment for the built environment.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Atlas Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Atlas Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Aurum Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Barnaby Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Bastion Recruitment	Engineering and professional recruitment across defence, manufacturing and power	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Bayside Group	Engineering, science, technical roles, administration and education.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	BeautyConnections Australia	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Better People Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Birmont Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Blaze Staffing Solutions	Accounting, finance, sales and engineering recruitment through its professional practice	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Bluefin Resources	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Bluestone Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Boehunter	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Bond Executive	Corporate finance, investment banking, supply chain leadership and data analytics recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	BOOM Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Boyd & Moore Executive Search	Executive search across technology, industry, life sciences and corporate functions in Australia and APAC	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Brebner Somerville	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Bridge IT	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	BrightSide Executive Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Brooker Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	BROOK Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	bta Sales	Sales professionals and sales management across technology, healthcare, industrial and business services.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Building Environs Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Burrows Legal	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Buxton Pratt Consulting	Property managers, real estate executives and property business support	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Cachet Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Calima Workforce Solutions	Direct permanent engineering, IT, environmental and sustainability recruitment.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Career of the Day	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Carrington King	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Cedar Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Chandler Macleod	Professional accounting, finance, government, HR, technology and executive recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	ChapterSix Professional Services	Engineering, project directors, executives, HR, finance and legal professionals	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Charterhouse Partnership	Accounting, finance and specialist corporate recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Christie Executive	—	Retained	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Circuit Recruitment Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8

=241Altair Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Alt Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Amadeus Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Amicus Legal Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Ampersand23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Anteo Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Apex Labour HireProcess engineering, CAD drafting, PLC programming and professional office recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Appetency Recruitment Services23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Aptus Personnel23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Archistaff23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241ARC Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241ARMIDA Consulting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Armstrong Personnel23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Ash Executive23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Aspect PersonnelProfessional recruitment for the built environment.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Atlas Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Atlas Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Aurum Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Barnaby Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Bastion RecruitmentEngineering and professional recruitment across defence, manufacturing and power23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Bayside GroupEngineering, science, technical roles, administration and education.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241BeautyConnections Australia23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Better People Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Birmont Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Blaze Staffing SolutionsAccounting, finance, sales and engineering recruitment through its professional practice23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Bluefin Resources23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Bluestone Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Boehunter23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Bond ExecutiveCorporate finance, investment banking, supply chain leadership and data analytics recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241BOOM Talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Boyd & Moore Executive SearchExecutive search across technology, industry, life sciences and corporate functions in Australia and APAC23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Brebner Somerville23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Bridge IT23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241BrightSide Executive Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Brooker Consulting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241BROOK Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241bta SalesSales professionals and sales management across technology, healthcare, industrial and business services.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Building Environs Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Burrows Legal23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Buxton Pratt ConsultingProperty managers, real estate executives and property business support23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Cachet Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Calima Workforce SolutionsDirect permanent engineering, IT, environmental and sustainability recruitment.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Career of the Day23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Carrington King23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Cedar Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Chandler MacleodProfessional accounting, finance, government, HR, technology and executive recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241ChapterSix Professional ServicesEngineering, project directors, executives, HR, finance and legal professionals23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Charterhouse PartnershipAccounting, finance and specialist corporate recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Christie Executive23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Circuit Recruitment Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 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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