68% Micro
25% Small
5% Mid
2% Large
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - OCTOBER 2024
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
40,990
Annual Sales
£100bn +
Employees
902,575
Economic Contribution
£44bn
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Location of Recruitment Companies
Recruitment Companies by Size
Recruitment Companies by Age
32% Startup
32% Young
23% Established
9% Mature
4% New
Oldest Recruitment Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Recruitment Companies
40% Declining
23% Rapid
15% Healthy
14% High
9% Low
Fastest Growing Recruitment Companies
3yr CAGR
Recruitment Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Recruitment Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Recruitment Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
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 40,990 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £100 billion .
The Industry employs around 902,575 people and contributes £44 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Recruitment companies is London with 13,017 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 335.
The largest Recruitment company is Paystream My Max Limited with a turnover of £2.4bn. 68% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 5% Mid companies.
9% of the Recruitment Industry is made up of 9% Mature but the majority are Startup businesses (32%) 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 Paystream My Max 3 Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 169%. Other fast growing companies include Multiverse Group Limited (111%), Greenstaff Medical Limited (102%) and Paystream My Max Limited (94%).
The UK Recruitment Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 8.64x, Turnover multiple of 0.55x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.08x.
