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	LandingPad	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Laneway Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Laurence Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Legal People	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Loop Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Lowrey Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Luxton Miller	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Lyngcoln Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Mackey Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Mahlab	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Manavale	Executive search and talent assessment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Manhattan Group	—	Retained	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Manworx	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Marexo Advisory	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Marque Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Max Executive	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	McKinley Green	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Medfuture	Permanent recruitment of GPs, specialist doctors, allied health, mental health and dental staff	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Meta Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Meta Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Method Recruitment Group	Finance, technology, business support, sales, marketing, HR, risk, compliance and executives.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	mexec	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Middleton Executive	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Milestone IT	Enterprise IT, SAP, ServiceNow, data, infrastructure and technology project recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Miller Leith	Executive appointments, finance, HR, marketing, sales, digital, engineering and supply-chain professionals.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	MJD Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Momentum Search & Selection	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Morgan Consulting	Accounting and finance, technology, business support, HR, digital, marketing and sales.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	MRUK IT Solutions	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Multinational Recruit	Permanent medical, education, technology and corporate placements	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Natural Selection GroupRichmond	Technology and SAP recruitment, contractor management and executive search	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	New Chapter Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	New Vision Software	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Oak Recruitment & Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	OomfBalaclava	Creative, design and agency-side recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Open Book Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Orbit Talent Solutions	Executive, technology, banking, finance and HR recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Outpouring Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Paralel	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Patterson Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Paxus	Software, cloud, cybersecurity, data and business transformation.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Payroll Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Peoplebank	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Permanser ConsultingDocklands	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Perspective Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Pharma People	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Phillip Riley	Renewable-energy engineering, development, finance and executive roles.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Preferable.	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Prima Facie Legal Talent Acquisition	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=241	Procruit	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8

=241LandingPad23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Laneway Talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Laurence Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Legal People23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Loop Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Lowrey Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Luxton Miller23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Lyngcoln Consulting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Mackey Consulting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Mahlab23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241ManavaleExecutive search and talent assessment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Manhattan Group23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Manworx23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Marexo Advisory23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Marque Talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Max Executive23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241McKinley Green23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241MedfuturePermanent recruitment of GPs, specialist doctors, allied health, mental health and dental staff23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Meta Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Meta Talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Method Recruitment GroupFinance, technology, business support, sales, marketing, HR, risk, compliance and executives.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241mexec23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Middleton Executive23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Milestone ITEnterprise IT, SAP, ServiceNow, data, infrastructure and technology project recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Miller LeithExecutive appointments, finance, HR, marketing, sales, digital, engineering and supply-chain professionals.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241MJD Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Momentum Search & Selection23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Morgan ConsultingAccounting and finance, technology, business support, HR, digital, marketing and sales.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241MRUK IT Solutions23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Multinational RecruitPermanent medical, education, technology and corporate placements23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Natural Selection GroupRichmond · Technology and SAP recruitment, contractor management and executive search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241New Chapter Talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241New Vision Software23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Oak Recruitment & Consulting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241OomfBalaclava · Creative, design and agency-side recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Open Book Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Orbit Talent SolutionsExecutive, technology, banking, finance and HR recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Outpouring Talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Paralel23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Patterson Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241PaxusSoftware, cloud, cybersecurity, data and business transformation.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Payroll Talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Peoplebank23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Permanser ConsultingDocklands23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Perspective Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Pharma People23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Phillip RileyRenewable-energy engineering, development, finance and executive roles.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Preferable.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Prima Facie Legal Talent Acquisition23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Procruit23.8
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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