TALiNT Partners has today launched its latest Top 500 Recruiters Ranking List. This list provides a comprehensive update on market-leading staffing and talent solutions companies.
The list on previous rankings to collate information on financial performance, sector and specialism to map the competitive landscape in recruitment and highlight the most resilient recruiters.
“The Top 500 Recruiters List is compiled using data direct from Companies House, or data submitted from companies featured,” explained David Head, TALiNT Partners research lead on this year’s rankings. “2022-2023 research shows UK’s top recruiters grow, with sector turnover hitting £59.9 billion.”
Key finding from TALiNT Partners Top 500 Recruiters include:
- Total turnover of the top 500 recruiters is £49.9 billion, up from £36.8 billion in 2020.
- The 100 largest companies reported sales of £37.6 billion, up from £26.8 billion in 2020.
- Only 9% of companies have posted losses, compared to 16% in 2020/21.
- The number of Companies with a turnover above £50 million has grown from 121 to 162.
- The number of Companies with over £20 million in revenues has grown to 361 from 311.
The Top 500 enables staffing and talent solutions firms to benchmark their performance against competitors by sector and specialism.
The research also highlighted growth into areas such as Statement of Work, RPO, MSP, Employer of Record and Workforce Planning.
“Whilst the results reflect a mix of the post-pandemic hiring spike and the more challenging market conditions in the second half of 2023, it is also an indicator of the sector’s most resilient recruiters and how diversification is fundamental in driving growth,” observed David Head. “The top 50 entries are dominated by companies offering solutions beyond ‘temp and perm’. In our 2019 rankings, none of the companies listed said they offered Statement of Work. Now there are 23.”
The Top 500 enables staffing and talent solutions firms to benchmark their performance against competitors by sector and specialism.
“Strategic growth is key for scale-up and enterprise recruiters,” says TALiNT’s Alex Evans, Making Director of TALiNT Partners. “Partnerships, mergers, and acquisitions are essential.”
“This research is timely and useful,” he adds. “It’s valuable for suppliers to the recruitment sector seeking potential clients.” Suppliers include technology, outsourcing, insurance, and legal advisors. The Top 500 Recruiters list is now a downloadable excel file.
Buyers can search and compare data with ease. “The list aids strategic decisions,” says CEO Ken Brotherston. This adaptation ensures each sentence is concise, with a maximum of 20 words, while retaining the original content’s meaning.
It is available to purchase for a fee of £1,500 + VAT.
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