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Cathedral Appointments

Cathedral Appointments is a South West recruitment partner with offices in Exeter, Plymouth and Taunton, supporting employers and candidates across Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Bristol. For more than 37 years the consultancy has helped an entire generation of businesses build effective teams while guiding professionals to progress their careers. B Corp certified and consistently 5 star rated, the firm delivers permanent, contract and temporary recruitment and manages the full hiring lifecycle end to end, acting as an embedded partner or working alongside established in house teams. Cathedral Appointments recruits across a wide range of professional disciplines, including Accountancy and Finance, Business Support, Charity and Non profit, Customer Services, Engineering and Manufacturing, Executive leadership, Financial Services, Human Resources, IT and Tech, Legal, Logistics, Marketing and Creative, Project Management, Recruitment and Talent Acquisition, and Sales. The team is also a specialist in fractional and senior executive appointments, supporting flexible fractional leaders as well as permanent and interim C suite and senior management hires with a discreet, insight led approach that focuses on long term success and fit. To meet growing demand for digital skills, the company launched CA Tech Talent in 2022, a sister brand dedicated to sourcing software engineers, consultants and technology specialists across the region using advanced search tools and deep local networks. Clients benefit from market intelligence, salary and benefits benchmarking, role definition support, employer brand advice, compliant processes and thorough candidate screening, while candidates gain access to high quality opportunities, guidance on CVs and interviews, and ongoing career support. With simple online tools to register a job or submit a CV and an always current job search, Cathedral Appointments makes it easy to engage. Guided by values of integrity, teamwork and quality, the firm is committed to strengthening the region by matching great talent with thriving businesses.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceIndustrial MachineryChemical ManufacturingElectrical Engineering

HQExeter, United Kingdom

Clark Wood

Clark Wood is a specialist recruitment consultancy focused on connecting accountancy and finance professionals with employers that value technical rigour, commercial awareness, and long term potential. Operating across the UK market, the firm supports professional services partnerships and in house finance teams with hires spanning newly qualified through senior leadership, aligning each search with the clients operating model, culture, and growth plan. Core expertise covers roles across audit, tax, financial reporting, management accounting, corporate finance, and related advisory disciplines, enabling clients to access shortlists that combine qualifications with hands on sector exposure. Clark Wood delivers three complementary service lines permanent recruitment, contract staffing, and executive search and interim management which can be engaged on contingent or retained bases depending on complexity and urgency. Consultants prioritize a consultative approach built on structured intake briefs, targeted research and outreach, behavioural and competency based assessment, and transparent feedback loops that compress time to shortlist without compromising quality. For clients, the firm provides market insight that informs workforce planning and compensation decisions, including comparative salary data and candidate availability trends. For candidates, practical guidance on CV positioning, interview preparation, and offer negotiation is coupled with advice on qualification pathways and career progression within practice and industry. Every assignment is run with an emphasis on compliance, confidentiality, and inclusive hiring, using consistent evaluation criteria and documented process controls to mitigate bias and protect sensitive information. Whether the mandate involves a single specialist, a small team build, or a discreet leadership appointment, Clark Wood applies disciplined search methods, clear communication, and measured execution to secure outcomes that stand up to scrutiny. The result is a stable match between employer expectations and candidate capability, supported by post placement follow up to ensure onboarding success and sustained performance.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)InsuranceInvestment ManagementFinTech

HQBristol, United Kingdom

Gibbs Hybrid

Gibbs Hybrid is a workforce solutions partner that helps enterprises and high growth companies secure, manage, and optimize specialist talent for mission critical initiatives across technology and financial services. Building on a hybrid operating model, the firm combines managed service program expertise with outcome based statement of work delivery and agile contract staffing to give clients a single, scalable route to skills, capacity, and measurable results. Its teams focus on hard to find capabilities spanning software engineering, data and analytics, cloud, cybersecurity, digital product, change and transformation, project and program management, business analysis, testing, and IT infrastructure, as well as the risk, compliance, and operations roles essential to highly regulated environments. Gibbs Hybrid designs governance frameworks that align to client objectives, with clear service levels, transparent pricing, and robust MI and reporting to provide control of spend and performance across multi supplier ecosystems. The firm emphasizes compliance and risk management in areas such as onboarding, background checking, right to work, and contractor classification, and applies disciplined delivery management to SOW engagements to ensure scope, milestones, and benefits are achieved. Clients gain speed and flexibility through contingent talent pipelines and rapid deployment models, while centralized program management drives consistency, vendor neutrality, and improved candidate and hiring manager experiences. The company invests in candidate communities and continuous skills development to maintain access to niche expertise, and it partners closely with internal talent and procurement teams to complement existing processes and tools. With a culture grounded in accountability, collaboration, and measurable outcomes, Gibbs Hybrid aims to reduce time to productivity, increase workforce visibility, and deliver predictable value across transformation, run, and change portfolios. Its approach is designed to be practical, data informed, and resilient, enabling organizations to scale up or down quickly while maintaining quality and control.

MSPSOW/ProjectsContract StaffingSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceBankingInsuranceInvestment Management

HQKnutsford, United Kingdom

Heat Recruitment

Heat Recruitment is a UK based specialist recruitment partner delivering Digital and Professional Services talent across public and private sectors. From its hubs in Bristol and Manchester, the firm connects organizations with permanent hires, contractors, and senior leaders through retained and contingent search. With over 16 years of trading, its consultants operate in defined markets including Digital and Technology, Insurance, Financial Services, Legal, Public Sector, and Sales, combining deep domain expertise with modern sourcing technology. Employers tap into an active talent pool of 227071 candidates and a client roster of 2592 organizations, supported by a process that prioritizes quality over quantity, evidenced by 33 percent of CVs converting to interviews and an 86 percent satisfaction score from candidates who rate the service superior to other agencies. Heat blends data, market intelligence, and high touch advisory to deliver solutions that range from rapid contractor deployments to bespoke retained mandates for niche and executive appointments. The team invests heavily in community and insights, publishing annual salary surveys across Digital and Tech, Financial Services, Insurance, Legal, and Sales to help clients benchmark and plan workforce strategies. In Legal, the practice supports roles from paralegal to partner, serving both UK and US markets, while the Financial Services and Insurance teams cover wealth, broking, underwriting, claims, compliance, and wider risk and operations functions. Across Digital and Technology, consultants recruit for software engineering, infrastructure, data, cloud, cyber, and product disciplines. As a REC corporate member, Heat upholds rigorous professional standards and a people first culture built on teamwork, development, and long term partnerships. Whether scaling a team, securing a hard to find specialist, or hiring a transformative leader, Heat provides a configurable service built around clear communication, pace, and outcomes.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceFinTechManagement ConsultingLegal

HQBristol, United Kingdom

Hirecracker

Based in Chester, Hirecracker is an award winning, multi sector recruitment partner that helps organizations hire smarter across the UK and internationally. Born out of the award winning Searchability group and now 100 percent employee owned, the firm brings a brand led, data informed approach that blends hands on recruitment delivery with employer branding, DE&I consultancy, and events to engage talent across competitive markets. Hirecracker supports needs from a single critical hire through to high volume recruitment campaigns, underpinned by AI, tech and insight tools that improve reach, speed, and candidate experience. The business operates dedicated sector teams, including Military, which connects veterans, service leavers and the wider forces community with civilian careers; Operations, covering business operations, HR and office support; Education, delivering permanent, supply and support staff for schools and education providers; Sales, placing revenue generators across industry verticals; Finance, recruiting core accounting and financial professionals; and Planning, focused on built environment and town planning roles. Clients benefit from flexible engagement models, including traditional permanent search, supply and interim solutions, and embedded Talent as a Service options that scale with demand. Candidates can access job search, CV submission and interview preparation resources, with consultants offering practical guidance at every step. With 5 star reviews from both clients and candidates and case studies that span energy, utilities and other sectors, Hirecracker is trusted to deliver measurable outcomes, improve employer brand visibility, and reduce time to hire. The company serves employers across the public and private sectors from its UK headquarters, with aligned teams supporting sister sites in the USA, Australia and the UAE, and is committed to ethical, transparent processes backed by modern technology and a people first culture.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingRPOHigher Education (Faculty, Administration)Corporate Training & CoachingE-Learning & Online EducationCommercial Real EstateConstructionArchitecture

HQChester, United Kingdom

Hunter Adams

Hunter Adams is a UK based, employee owned HR consultancy and specialist HR recruitment partner that helps organizations of all sizes solve people challenges and build high performing teams. The firm blends hands on HR consulting, permanent and interim HR hiring, and flexible outsourcing to give clients exactly the support they need, when they need it. Its consulting practice covers the full HR spectrum, including employee relations and complex investigations, organisational development and culture change, mergers and acquisitions HR support and TUPE, diversity, equity and inclusion, employee wellbeing, compensation and reward, learning and leadership development, and HR technology and workforce analytics. When capacity needs to flex, Hunter Adams deploys fractional or full time interim HR professionals who embed quickly, deliver outcomes, and stabilize teams through change. For longer term needs, its HR recruitment practice delivers permanent and executive appointments through contingent and retained search, placing HR leaders and specialists who make a measurable impact. Growing businesses can also access an on demand HR department through scalable HR outsourcing that provides pragmatic advice without the overhead. With national reach across Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Manchester and London, the team has supported more than a thousand UK organizations, from scale ups and SMEs to FTSE level enterprises and global brands, across sectors such as energy, financial services, technology and not for profit. Clients value the firm for its people first approach, commercial focus, and the way its senior HR practitioners translate strategy into practical action. Whether the brief is resolving urgent ER issues, accelerating hiring for a critical HR role, reducing costs, coaching leaders, or navigating transformation, Hunter Adams listens first, clarifies outcomes, and delivers clear, workable solutions that help businesses grow with confidence.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingOil & GasRenewable EnergyMiningSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData Science

HQLondon, United Kingdom

JAM Recruitment

JAM is a UK based telephone answering and outsourced call handling specialist that has been trusted by businesses for more than 46 years. Established in 1977, the company delivers a 24/7 virtual receptionist service, emergency response and engineer callout coordination, outsourced call centre operations, appointment booking, order taking, call transfers, FAQ handling, and virtual office solutions such as mail forwarding, meeting rooms, and registered addresses. JAM differentiates itself with fully bespoke scripts and proprietary call handling software designed to manage complex call flows, including escalation paths and real time engineer dispatch. Its client portal provides message viewing with advanced search, live availability management for teams, caller recognition, VIP flagging, and detailed reporting and analytics, combining gold standard people with cutting edge technology. The company proudly holds ISO 9001 certification for the third consecutive year, underpinned by rigorous process audits, ongoing staff training, and AI driven quality assurance and co pilot tools to enhance consistency, reliability, and customer experience. With UK based receptionists answering in the client’s name around the clock, JAM helps organizations capture every opportunity, reduce overheads versus in house reception teams, and scale support flexibly through simple 30 day rolling agreements and fair pricing with no long contracts. Independently rated Excellent on Trustpilot, and cited by customers for responsiveness and reliability, JAM supports SMEs and large enterprises alike across diverse sectors, from healthcare and financial services to manufacturing and consumer brands. Whether a business needs overflow support, full front of house coverage, or mission critical out of hours callout management, JAM builds a tailored solution that safeguards every call, protects brand reputation, and turns conversations into measurable results.

MSPSOW/ProjectsContract StaffingBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementAutomotiveAerospaceDefense

HQBorehamwood, United Kingdom

Kingsley Adams - Banking and Insurance Recruitment

Kingsley Adams is a specialist recruitment partner focused on the banking and insurance sectors, helping regulated institutions and high growth firms secure talent that drives commercial performance and strengthens governance. The firm concentrates on permanent appointments, executive search, and interim or contract solutions, combining rigorous market research with a consultative approach to match skills, culture, and long term potential. Clients span retail, commercial, and investment banking, asset and wealth management, payments and fintech, as well as insurers, brokers, and MGAs, and they rely on Kingsley Adams for targeted access to front, middle, and back office professionals. Typical mandates include relationship managers, corporate bankers, underwriters, claims leaders, distribution heads, product and proposition specialists, risk, compliance, financial crime, credit, audit, legal, finance and accounting, actuarial, treasury, and operations. Drawing on deep domain knowledge and a curated network, the team designs a search strategy that blends headhunting, referral activation, and advertising where appropriate, then manages a structured process covering briefing, market mapping, outreach, screening, competency and values assessment, shortlisting, interview orchestration, and offer negotiation. The firm prioritizes candidate experience and confidentiality, provides salary and benefits benchmarking, and supports clients with employer branding, job design, and interview training to help reduce time to hire while improving retention and diversity outcomes. For critical leadership roles, Kingsley Adams delivers discreet executive search with succession planning insights and board ready shortlists; for change programs or peak workloads, it supplies experienced interim professionals on compliant contracts with clear deliverables. Every engagement is underpinned by transparent communication, measurable service levels, and a commitment to understanding the regulatory and risk context in which clients operate. By aligning talent strategy to business goals, Kingsley Adams enables financial services organizations to build resilient teams that serve customers, manage risk, and sustain growth.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementFinance & AccountingLegal & ComplianceSenior Executives

HQManchester, United Kingdom

Link Recruitment

LINK, operated by Link Scheme Holdings Ltd, is the United Kingdoms cash access network connecting a reliable estate of ATMs to every major bank and building society so that people and businesses can withdraw money and check balances wherever they live. Working in the public interest and under detailed oversight from multiple regulators, LINK focuses on maintaining good access to cash on every UK high street while usage patterns evolve. The network supports over 40,000 cash machines and helps dispense around GBP 1.6 billion each week, with extensive, transparent reporting of monthly values and volumes and weekly transaction indicators. LINK collaborates with communities to understand local needs through its Cash Assessment Process and a Request Access to Cash service, conducting site visits and publishing assessments to guide the placement of new services, including Banking Hubs and cash at the till solutions delivered with partners. The organization partners closely with government, regulators, law enforcement, consumer and industry groups, and a wide membership drawn from across the financial services sector to keep cash infrastructure safe, secure, and resilient. A comprehensive Cash Locator tool helps the public find ATMs, hubs, and other access points, while the Data and Research hub shares insight on how people use cash, the condition of the ATM network, bank branch trends, and wider thought leadership. Through a long standing financial inclusion program dating back to 2006, LINK protects access for communities at risk of being left behind as payments digitize, ensuring that people who prefer or rely on cash can continue to manage their money with confidence. Headquartered in Leeds, the organization maintains robust governance, publishes its footprint reports, and upholds high standards of security, accessibility, and transparency across the network.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementCloud ComputingTelecomGovernment Administration

HQLeeds, United Kingdom

Merje Recruitment

MERJE is a UK recruitment consultancy focused on delivering specialist talent to the financial services sector through permanent, interim, and executive search solutions. Founded in 2011 and operating from London, Manchester, and Glasgow, the firm partners with banks, building societies, insurers, wealth and investment managers, and fintech innovators to solve hiring challenges across governance, finance, operations, and actuarial disciplines. Its Governance practice spans compliance, credit risk and analytics, financial crime and fraud, legal, and risk management, while the Finance team covers the full spectrum of accounting and audit roles from newly qualified professionals to CFOs and Chief Auditors. MERJE's Operations experts deliver talent in business change and transformation, customer contact, operations, and strategy, and the Insurance practice recruits actuarial specialists from part qualified analysts to Chief Actuaries as well as claims and underwriting professionals. The consultancy prioritizes long term partnerships and cultural fit, combining deep market insight with a rigorous search methodology to secure candidates who drive measurable impact. A 75 percent repeat business rate, an 83 percent multiple hire rate, and a 4.7 star Google reviews rating underscore its commitment to quality and service. Beyond hiring, MERJE supports clients and candidates with market updates, salary benchmarking, and thought leadership, including industry events focused on customer experience, operations, and transformation. Whether clients require a single key hire, a rapid interim solution, or a full executive leadership search, MERJE adapts its approach to each mandate, leveraging decades of cumulative consultant experience and a UK wide network to deliver timely, accurate, and compliant results.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtContract StaffingBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementFinance & AccountingLegal & ComplianceGeneralist - white collar professionals

HQLondon, United Kingdom

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