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Highest Paying Recruitment Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Recruitment Jobs Summary

There have been 1,065,701 listed Recruitment Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job TypeTotal JobsPercentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent1,051,15298.63 %
Contract (Inside IR35)10,9701.03 %
Contract (Outside IR35)3,5790.34 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)00.00 %

On average, there are 20,494 new Recruitment Jobs posted each week, or 88,808 each month.

Job TypeWeekly JobsMonthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent20,21487,595
Contract2791,212

The busiest month for new permanent Recruitment Jobs in the UK is January, whilst the quietest month is June.

The busiest month for new contract Recruitment Jobs is also January, and the quietest month is also June.


Last 12 Month Permanent UK Recruitment Jobs

Permanent Recruitment Jobs

Latest month: February 2026

Jobs listed

15,647

Up 148.9% vs last year

Average salary

£37,360.00

Down 6.9% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Recruitment Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: February 2026

Jobs listed

256

Up 141.3% vs last year

Average day rate

£470.00

Down 4.6% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: February 2026

Jobs listed

88

Up 199.2% vs last year

Average day rate

£480.00

Down 2.2% vs last year


Last 12 Month Total Listed Recruitment Jobs

Month 🔽Listed Jobsvs Prev Monthvs Prev 3 Monthsvs Prev 6 Monthsvs Prev Year
February 202615,647
January 202616,886
December 20254,190
November 20254,115
October 20255,738
September 20257,653
August 20256,938
July 20254,279
June 20253,518
May 20254,930
April 20255,309
March 20257,292

The Highest Paying Recruitment Jobs

Role TitleTotal JobsAverage 🔽
Head of HR48£81,120.00
Head Of Human Resources2£75,000.00
HR Director14£70,060.00
Sourcing Lead3£67,500.00
Senior Hr Business Partner8£66,840.00
Global Mobility Manager2£66,250.00
Change Manager349£65,220.00
Resource Planning Manager2£63,900.00
HR Operations Partner8£60,000.00
Workday Specialist7£57,750.00
Head of People10£55,780.00
Policy Manager10£54,835.00
Talent Acquisition Manager8£54,590.00
Resourcing Manager272£53,850.00
People Business Partner59£53,310.00
Sourcing Manager2£51,250.00
HR Business Partner565£50,595.00
Talent Manager46£50,580.00
Team Coordinator1£50,000.00
Global Mobility22£49,885.00
HR Manager964£46,970.00
HR Consultant78£44,445.00
HR Professional47£44,435.00
HSE Advisor19£44,065.00
Recruitment Manager374£43,700.00
HR Generalist180£42,280.00
Senior HR Advisor88£42,165.00
Recruitment Branch Manager28£42,125.00
It Recruiter36,417£41,300.00
Resourcer2,272£41,255.00
Resourcing2,257£41,180.00
Recruiter35,903£40,900.00
HR5,048£40,290.00
Employee Relations720£40,060.00
Talent Acquisition71£39,145.00
Employee Relations Advisor31£38,940.00
Employee Relations Specialist53£38,915.00
Human Resources220£37,250.00
HR Advisor1,031£37,150.00
Recruitment Advisor48£36,500.00
Global Mobility Consultant10£36,000.00
HR Analyst2£35,875.00
Senior Recruitment Consultant557£35,445.00
Recruitment Specialist175£34,700.00
Internal Recruitment47£34,465.00
HR Trainee99£33,815.00
Internal Recruiter45£33,790.00
Employment Advisor31£33,540.00
Internal Recruitment Consultant2£33,500.00
HR Officer180£33,375.00
Attendance Officer1£32,625.00
360 Recruitment Consultant124£32,000.00
Commercial Recruitment Consultant15£31,545.00
Learning & Development Advisor2£30,950.00
HR Coordinator118£30,895.00
Recruitment Account Manager52£30,655.00
Recruitment Officer19£30,620.00
Employment Engagement Officer9£30,500.00
Recruitment Assistant6£30,500.00
Recruitment Consultant4,408£30,430.00
Job Coach4£30,000.00
Driving Recruitment Consultant12£29,960.00
HR Administrator655£29,330.00
Delivery Recruiter2£29,000.00
Onboarding Coordinator5£28,375.00
HR Assistant182£28,340.00
Recruitment Coordinator29£27,690.00
Candidate Manager18£27,640.00
Trainee Recruitment Consultant816£27,275.00
Recruitment Administrator106£27,260.00
Recruitment Associate25£26,590.00
Learning & Development Administrator4£26,500.00
Recruitment Resourcer207£26,390.00
Human Resources Assistant2£26,350.00
Associate Recruitment Consultant31£26,330.00
Associate Recruiter31£26,200.00
Resource Planner7£25,000.00