69% Micro
24% Small
5% Mid
2% Large
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - FEBRUARY 2025
UK Recruitment Industry
UK Recruitment Industry Information
The recruitment industry involves listing employment opportunities and referring or placing applicants for temporary or permanent employment and the provision of human resources functions.
Active Businesses
41,660
Annual Sales
£98bn +
Employees
917,665
Economic Contribution
£44bn
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Location of Recruitment Companies
Recruitment Companies by Size
Recruitment Companies by Age
35% Young
29% Startup
26% Established
10% Mature
0% New
Oldest Recruitment Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Recruitment Companies
39% Declining
23% Rapid
15% Healthy
14% High
9% Low
Fastest Growing Recruitment Companies
3yr CAGR
Navolio Limited
121%
Recruitment Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Recruitment Industry Valuation
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Recruitment Industry Valuation
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Recruitment Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Employment activities Industry Insights
There are 41,660 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £98 billion .
The Industry employs around 917,664 people and contributes £44 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Recruitment companies is London with 13,261 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 344.
The largest Recruitment company is Paystream My Max Limited with a turnover of £2.5bn. 69% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 5% Mid companies.
10% of the Recruitment Industry is made up of 10% Mature but the majority are Young businesses (35%) the oldest company is The Papworth Trust founded in 1917.
Recruitment industry has a number of high growth companies (14%), the fastest growing company is The Uk Recruitment Co. Ltd with a 3 year growth rate of 204%. Other fast growing companies include Navolio Limited (121%), Multiverse Group Limited (111%) and Rx Delivery Solutions Limited (101%).
The UK Recruitment Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 8.25x, Turnover multiple of 0.65x and a Net Asset multiple of 1.97x.
