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• Unlocking Higher Value

  21-09-2025 19:16 via ukrecruiter.co.uk
  A guest blog from Jon Brooks as part of our From Surviving to Thriving: Practical Ways to Boost Margins Right Now series.
  Great companies will always require great people, and more often than not they need a great recruiter to help them get those people. As technology erodes the lower end of the recruitment market, your future is in creating more value for your clients at the higher end of the market.
  With higher value comes better margins. Your clients will be able to achieve more with you
  
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• Recruitment Smarts #1213

  18-02-2026 09:17 via ukrecruiter.co.uk
  A Note from the Editor
  The results are in from last week’s survey. Among almost 100 recruitment agency professionals, AI’s impact is far from decisive. While 63% report at least some improvement, a substantial 31% say it hasn’t really improved their process – suggesting that although AI adoption is widespread, meaningful transformation isn’t yet universal across agencies.
  This might be because many agencies are adopting AI in small, surface-level ways without fully
  
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• How Recruitment Funding Really Works (Beyond The Percentage)

  16-02-2026 12:43 via ukrecruiter.co.uk
  The recruitment funding percentage doesn’t tell the full story. When recruitment agencies review funding options, the conversation often starts, and end, with the percentage.
  But experienced agency owners know the headline rate rarely reflects how funding behaves day to day. What really matters is how funding works when contractor numbers increase, invoices age, or risk levels change.
  Understanding these mechanics is what determines your real cost, margin predictability and operational con
  
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• Closing the Candidate: Fact versus Fiction

  13-02-2026 12:19 via ukrecruiter.co.uk
  How much time have you spent focusing on improving your skills at identifying and recruiting new candidates? Probably a great deal. Now ask yourself this. How much time have you spent thinking about and learning advanced level closing principles and techniques? Much less, right?
  This isn’t your fault. There is a serious deficiency of the knowledge of how to close effectively in our industry. And along with that, there are serious misunderstandings. These will cause any recruiter – no
  
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• Growing a Recruitment Agency Without Cash Flow Bottlenecks

  12-02-2026 11:58 via ukrecruiter.co.uk
  Scaling a recruitment business is often portrayed as a simple equation – win more clients, place more candidates, grow revenue. Because recruitment businesses must manage payroll alongside client payment terms, growth can place pressure on both operational capacity and cash flow. Aligning these areas is often key to scaling sustainably.
  True expansion requires more than simply increasing placements. Agencies need a deliberate balance between operational capability and financial structure t
  
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• Recruitment Smarts #1212

  11-02-2026 09:30 via ukrecruiter.co.uk
  A Note from the Editor
  Sorry to mention AI so early in the newsletter – but we’d love to hear your thoughts
  Has AI actually improved your recruitment process yet? Yes – significantly  Somewhat  Not really  Too early to tell
  Share your vote on our Linkedin poll.In the newsletter this week, we shared insights on:The Technology Decisions That Make or Break a New Recruitment Agency from JSBC Labs
  Recruitment Pay Facts and Stats Hub from New Millennia
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• Recruitment Pay Facts and Stats Hub: Updated for 2026

  10-02-2026 18:11 via ukrecruiter.co.uk
  This article from New Millennia compiles up-to-date UK recruitment pay data, explaining how recruiter compensation and agency fees work, typical salaries by role and location, hiring costs, and industry earning potential to help readers understand pay trends in 2026. Perfect if you’re starting a recruitment agency!
   
  See the full article on the New Millennia website.
  The post Recruitment Pay Facts and Stats Hub: Updated for 2026 appeared first on UK Recruiter.
  
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• Best EOR Companies in the UK: Post-Brexit Guide

  10-02-2026 09:59 via ukrecruiter.co.uk
  Our partners at Borderless AI have put together this guide exploring the UK Employer of Record landscape in a post-Brexit environment.
   
  The United Kingdom maintains its position as a premier destination for global talent, featuring a highly educated, diverse workforce with exceptional capabilities across financial services, technology, creative sectors, and life sciences. While Brexit has reshaped EU labor movement patterns, the UK preserves a mature business ecosystem with robust worker p
  
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• How the French Job Search Platform Landscape is Evolving

  09-02-2026 11:19 via ukrecruiter.co.uk
  The French labour market has undergone a significant digital transformation over the last decade. What was once driven primarily by public employment services and informal networks is now shaped by a diverse mix of digital platforms, algorithms, and candidate experience tools.
  For both local talent and international professionals, navigating this landscape is no longer about simply uploading a CV. It requires understanding how different platforms operate, what they prioritise, and how effectivel
  
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• The Technology Decisions That Make or Break a New Recruitment Agency

  07-02-2026 10:08 via ukrecruiter.co.uk
  Launching a recruitment agency has never been easier. Scaling one successfully is another story.
  In the early days, most new agencies focus on winning clients, placing candidates, and generating cash flow. Technology decisions are often made quickly, sometimes reactively, and usually with short-term convenience in mind. But those early choices have long-term consequences.
  Get the tech foundations right, and you create a business that can scale without friction. Get them wrong, and you quietly bu
  
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• Joint and Several Liability (JSL): What the April 2026 Reforms Mean for Recruitment Agencies

  05-02-2026 10:07 via ukrecruiter.co.uk
  You’ll have heard a lot about the upcoming Law change already. It dominated industry conversations at the end of 2025, and agencies that haven’t started preparing really do need to start now. This shift has the potential to disrupt contractor payroll and increase your agencies exposure to liability costs.
   
  …. Read the full blog on the 3R website.
  The post Joint and Several Liability (JSL): What the April 2026 Reforms Mean for Recruitment Agencies appeared first on UK Rec
  
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• Recruitment Smarts #1211

  04-02-2026 09:39 via ukrecruiter.co.uk
  A Note from the Editor
  Recently, we ran a LinkedIn poll asking agency recruiters what they mostly rely on for interview scheduling today, and the results were telling.
  It’s one of those processes that should be “solved” by automation or AI. In theory, calendar links and scheduling tools promise speed and efficiency. In reality, the poll showed that manual scheduling, often outside the CRM, still leads the way for many agencies.
  One respondent summed up why: calendar tools quic
  
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• Recruitment Smarts #1210

  28-01-2026 09:35 via ukrecruiter.co.uk
  A Note from the Editor
  One of our big focuses on our Recruiter Zone channel this year is building conversations that actually matter to recruiters – the kind you’d genuinely make time for in a busy week, designed to be practical, honest, and grounded in the realities of running and growing a recruitment business today.
  Over the coming weeks, we’ll be digging into topics like how to build a recruitment podcast or webinar people actually want to listen to (Mon 2 Feb),
  
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• £100k Won’t Save You If Your Fees Aren’t Protected

  27-01-2026 09:19 via ukrecruiter.co.uk
  This blog from RecLAW is part of our “The £100k Growth Question for Recruiters” series.
  If a recruitment agency was handed £100,000 tomorrow, most would instinctively think the same things.
  More recruiters. New tech. A shiny CRM. A bigger marketing push.
  All sensible on the surface. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: you can double your billings and still go backwards if the foundations of your business aren’t right.
  Growth doesn’t fail because recruite
  
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• Recruitment Smarts #1209

  21-01-2026 09:35 via ukrecruiter.co.uk
  A Note from the Editor
  How are agency recruiters handling interview scheduling today?
  Hung Lee recently ran a poll with in-house/TA teams and shared the results in Recruiting Brainfood. The responses were more mixed than expected, which got us wondering whether agencies are in a different place.
  We’ve run a similar poll focused on agency recruiters and would love you to take part – and if you don’t already get Recruiting Brainfood, it’s well worth a read.Building a
  
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• Tech Roles Top Salary Scale in 2026: New Totaljobs Analysis Reveals the Sectors Where UK Workers Are Earning the Most

  16-01-2026 09:36 via ukrecruiter.co.uk
  If you want to know more about salary surveys in the UK, check out our Salary Survey and Salary Calculator page.
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  UK salary growth is becoming concentrated in high-skill, specialist roles, according to new analysis from Totaljobs. Analysis of over 21.6M job ads across the market found that median advertised pay has risen 7.5% year-on-year to just over £33,500, driven largely by strong demand for technical, data and AI expertise, while lower-paid industries and regions continue to
  
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• Contract vs Perm: The Reality for Recruitment Agencies Today

  15-01-2026 19:35 via ukrecruiter.co.uk
  The big question for many agency owners is: should a recruitment agency focus on contract or permanent recruitment? The truth is, there isn’t a one-size-fits-all answer. Decisions are driven by strategy and your aspirations to scale – your business plan, your market, the sectors you operate in, and what your clients actually need all play a part.
  Read the full article from 3r here.
  The post Contract vs Perm: The Reality for Recruitment Agencies Today appeared first on UK Recruiter.
  
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• A Recruiter’s Guide to Smarter Talent Assessment Strategies

  14-01-2026 15:17 via ukrecruiter.co.uk
  Hiring the wrong person costs more than money. It drains team morale, disrupts workflows, and sets projects back by months. Yet many recruiters still rely on gut instinct and polished Curriculum Vitae (CVs) to make decisions that shape entire departments.
  The best candidates aren’t always the ones who interview well or have the shiniest credentials. They’re the ones whose skills, thinking patterns, and working styles actually match what your role demands. But spotting them requires a
  
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• Recruitment Smarts #1208

  14-01-2026 09:30 via ukrecruiter.co.uk
  
  
  A Note from the Editor
  Shape the AI in Recruitment Benchmarks for 2026 
  Take a 5-minute survey and be first to get Access Recruitment’s 2026 AI Outlook. Most recruitment agencies say they’ve adopted AI. Far fewer can say whether it’s actually delivering value.
  The 2026 AI in Recruitment Outlook Report will show what’s driving success and the reality gap between AI adoption and results. The findings will shape how hundreds of agencies ap
  
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• The £100k Growth Question for Recruiters Series

  13-01-2026 11:29 via ukrecruiter.co.uk
  Our last blog series, The 2026 Playbook: What Recruiters Need to Do Differently, struck a chord with recruiters everywhere. It brought together voices from across the industry, experts in tech, training, marketing, people, client strategy, and more, all sharing one goal: to help recruitment agencies understand what needs to change to thrive in 2026.
  In the £100k Growth Question for Recruiters Series our contributors will be imagining that your recruitment agency has just been handed &poun
  
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• ‘‘Should I Stay, or Should I Go?” Totaljobs Data Reveals a Workforce Set to Split in 2026 Between Jobseekers and ‘Job-Huggers’

  12-01-2026 10:12 via ukrecruiter.co.uk
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  New research from Totaljobs reveals a workforce increasingly split between those preparing to move for better pay and those staying put in search of security.
  Totaljobs’ Salary and Benefits Report 2026 found that over two-fifths of workers (41%) are either actively looking for a new role, or plan to in 2026, with higher pay (51%) stated as the main motivation for doing so. Movement is highest among younger workers, rising to 48% of those aged 18–29 and 47% of those aged 30&nd
  
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• Immediate Job Market Bounce Back in the Balance as 2026 Begins

  08-01-2026 09:51 via ukrecruiter.co.uk
  A survey of businesses suggests that rising costs from the National Minimum Wage, National Insurance changes and new employment rights puts an immediate job market recovery in the balance.
  An online survey of employers conducted by Whitestone Insight on behalf of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) straight after the Autumn Budget, suggests a sudden major bounce back in the labour market is unrealistic at the start of this year – but there is scope in business sentiment for
  
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• Recruitment Smarts #1207

  07-01-2026 09:30 via ukrecruiter.co.uk
  A Note from the Editor
  We plan to spend time this year giving our UK Recruiter Supplier Directory some serious attention, making it more comprehensive and useful than ever.
  The directory is an online hub of trusted suppliers to the recruitment industry, covering everything from Job Boards and Financial Services to Software Developers and specialist providers.
  With hundreds of suppliers listed across categories including Business Services, Financial & Legal, Start-Ups, Job Advertising, Techn
  
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• Recruitment Smarts #1206

  17-12-2025 09:30 via ukrecruiter.co.uk
  A Note from the Editor
  Well… here we are. The final UK Recruiter newsletter of the year.
  If this year has felt like it flew by and dragged on at the same time, you’re not alone. It’s been a year of shifting markets, evolving candidate expectations, and no shortage of “well, that’s new” moments for anyone working in recruitment.
  As always, we’re grateful you’ve spent some of that time with us, reading, sharing, and replying with thoughts of your ow
  
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• How Traditional Recruiters Are Catching Up with Crypto Jobs

  15-12-2025 09:22 via ukrecruiter.co.uk
  The world of recruiting is finally catching up with crypto. For years, most recruiters dismissed blockchain as a passing trend. Now, with Web3 companies scaling fast and investment flowing back into the space, traditional recruiters are racing to understand and serve this booming job market.
  For everyone interested in landing remote crypto jobs, this evolution matters. It changes how jobs are found, how talent is evaluated, and how recruiters think about digital-first work.
  From Ignorance to Int
  
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• Recruitment Smarts #1205

  09-12-2025 09:31 via ukrecruiter.co.uk
  A Note from the Editor
  Pretty much every week Louise hosts Recruitment Smarts Live over on Crowdcast. Here’s a little snapshot of some of the content you might have missed, and can watch on replay:
  Just last week she talked with Peter Felix from Sonovate about Funding US Expansion: A Strategic Briefing for UK Recruitment Leaders. Peter shared advice for UK recruiters looking to expand into the US. She also spoke with Nick Woodward, from ETZ about The Autonomous Recruitment Agenc
  
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• 5 Effective Ways to Enhance Recruitment with Technology

  08-12-2025 19:04 via ukrecruiter.co.uk
  Technology has completely flipped the script on how we find and hire talent, and frankly, if you’re not keeping up, you’re falling behind.
  Gone are the days when posting a job ad in the newspaper would bring in dozens of qualified candidates. Now? We’re dealing with talent shortages, remote work complications, and candidates who expect a seamless digital experience. The good news is that technology can solve most of these headaches – if you know how to use it right
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• Recruitment Smarts #1204

  02-12-2025 09:49 via ukrecruiter.co.uk
  A Note from the Editor
  If you’ve ever felt that recruitment still suffers from outdated stereotypes and siloed thinking, the JobAdder Breakfast Club offers something different.It’s a series of three-hour, no-fluff in-person workshops around the country designed to equip agencies, whether large or boutique, with actionable tools: a bite-size AI implementation plan, a revenue-ops audit, and a 90-day business-development + client-retention roadmap.Add in networking over breakfast and y
  
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• Navigating 2026: What High-Performing Agencies Are Doing Now

  01-12-2025 09:52 via ukrecruiter.co.uk
  The past few years have shown that waiting for the “right moment” to scale is rarely a winning strategy. Recruitment has been operating under sustained pressure, and as we move into 2026, that reality isn’t changing quickly. Competition is intensifying, margins are tighter, and clients are more cautious than ever.
  Yet, within this challenging environment, a clear pattern is emerging. Some agencies are standing still, hoping for stability to return. Others are taking decisive a
  
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• REC Awards 2025

  28-11-2025 12:58 via ukrecruiter.co.uk
  REC Awards 2025 showcased the best of recruitment in a demanding year for the sector
  Recruiters who went above and beyond in a challenging year for the sector and economy were celebrated at the REC Awards 2025, held last night (Thursday). This included firms which have helped career returners into jobs, the homeless get ready for work and provided training for people who are Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEETs).
  The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) stages the REC Awards
  
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