SERVICES & FEES
Recruitment that fits
your hiring plans.
Whether you need one permanent hire, support for a project or a longer-term recruitment partner, we’ll help you choose an approach that suits your business. These are our UK fees; international assignments are quoted separately.
01 / PERMANENT
Contingency
recruitment
15%
Of starting annual salary
A familiar way to make your next hire.
We find, assess and introduce candidates for your permanent vacancy. There’s no upfront fee, and you pay when your new employee starts.
From the first briefing to interviews and the offer, you have a single point of contact keeping the search moving.
The placement fee is invoiced on the start date, with 30 days to pay. All fees exclude VAT.
02 / COMMITMENT
Commit to the search.
Reduce the fee.
9.9%
Of starting annual salary
Plus £500 upfront
A shared commitment to finding the right person.
An upfront campaign fee lets us dedicate time and resources to your vacancy from the outset. In return for an initial four-week exclusive search, you receive a lower placement fee.
The £500 is a non-refundable fee for the agreed recruitment work, separate from the 9.9% success fee. If you don’t hire, there’s no success fee to pay. Recruitment work does not guarantee a hire.
We agree the role and salary together, work directly with the hiring decision-maker, and plan interviews and timely feedback to keep things moving.
What does that look like on a £50,000 salary?
£500 upfront + £4,950 when your hire starts = £5,450 total, compared with £7,500 on contingency. All figures exclude VAT.
What’s included in the commitment option? Role briefing, sourcing, screening, interview coordination and offer support, with up to two defined campaigns for the same unfilled role. We agree their scope and timing before starting. The initial exclusive period is four weeks. We agree how direct applicants and existing introductions are handled, and ask for interview feedback within two working days. At the end of the period, we review progress and agree the next steps. Any material changes, extra campaigns or replacement search after a hire are covered separately in the agreed terms. The £500 is not deducted from the placement fee and is non-refundable where the agreed services are delivered, even if no hire results. Rights relating to a failure to deliver those services are unaffected. The success fee is invoiced when the candidate starts, with 30 days to pay. Full terms are agreed before work begins.
03 / TEMPORARY & FREELANCE
The experience you need.
For the time you need it.
20%
Added to the full agreed cost of supply
Flexible recruitment, with the back-office support in place.
We recruit white-collar professional, technical and management staff for projects, interim roles and temporary cover. You receive a clear hourly or daily charge before the assignment starts.
For PAYE temporary staff, we first calculate the full employment cost: the worker’s gross pay, employer National Insurance, holiday pay, pension contributions and any other applicable, agreed payroll costs. We then add our 20% recruitment fee to that total.
For umbrella, eligible CIS and limited-company contractors, we add 20% to the agreed contractor supply costs. All charges exclude VAT.
We offer 30-day payment terms and credit facilities, subject to approval and agreed limits. Our specialist back-office partner supports payroll, administration and compliance, helping the assignment run smoothly from the start.
What will my quotation include? We confirm the pay or contractor supply rate, applicable employment and agreed payroll or funding costs, our 20% fee and the final client charge. The fee is added after those costs have been calculated, rather than being taken from the worker’s pay. We also agree the payment terms, credit arrangements and appropriate engagement route. CIS and limited-company arrangements are not suitable for every role. An umbrella supply rate includes employment costs and is not the worker’s take-home pay. International assignments are quoted separately.
04 / PLANNED HIRING
Planning your hiring?
Consider a subscription.
Spread the cost of planned recruitment over the year, with ongoing support from a recruiter who gets to know your business.
Subscriptions run for a minimum of 12 months. The monthly payment covers the agreed recruitment work, with a separate success fee when you hire. Monthly payments remain due if no hire is made; packages are based on planned roles, not guaranteed hires. All fees exclude VAT.
Typically suited to planned permanent roles up to £55,000. We’ll agree the roles, search allowance and support included before you sign up.