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Top 25 Career development companies based in the United Kingdom

Name: Career development companies based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 1,923 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 1,923 career development companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 9,711 professional contacts across them, including 2,045 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers career development companies headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest career development companies based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 1,923 career development companies based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to career development companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Pareto	Indirect evidence	Wilmslow, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	297 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Pareto partner globally with organisations to take people from learning to leading.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	High Impact Careers	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	259 contacts →
	Strong evidence “EdTech & Career Development Company Building a Pipeline of Tech and Consulting Talents.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	Standguide LTD	Indirect evidence	Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	211 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Standguide Group” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	Primed Talent UK	Partial evidence	27 Old Gloucester Street, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	n/a	209 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Primed Talent's journey began in 2009, establishing our first group company with a vision to bridge the skill gap in the market and create promising careers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	GET SET UK	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	198 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Get Set UK is part of Palladium, a global organisation with over 60 years’ experience delivering large-scale social and economic programmes.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	Group GTI	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	186 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our mission is to help students realise their potential in the world of work through technology, content and tools.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	Not Actively Looking	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	146 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We help executives like yourself strategize, manage and advance your career through a suite of unique benefits and experiences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	Amberjack Global	Partial evidence	Newbury, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	125 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Amberjack is a global leader in Early Careers and Volume Hiring, dedicated to helping organisations attract, assess, select, and develop the talent they need to succeed in a…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	Hanover	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	109 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “From a small London office to a global presence, Hanover has grown by helping organisations worldwide unlock potential at every stage of their talent journey.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	Dormant Account GC Employment	Indirect evidence	Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	98 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We've moved!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	MBL Seminars LTD	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	94 contacts →
	Partial evidence “A learning & development provider for professional service firms.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	The Smarty Train	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	86 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “From employability and strategy formulation through to training programme design and delivery, we have been the engine behind award-winning and high-impact workplace initiatives…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	TNM Coaching	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	72 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Transforming your business from surviving to thriving.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	Inspira For Life	Strong evidence	Penrith, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	68 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Inspira manages and delivers inspiring personal development and career management programmes, helping adults and young people build skills for life and work.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	Working Transitions	Indirect evidence	Northampton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	66 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Working Transitions, we believe people drive business success.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	Careers Wales West	Partial evidence	Carmarthenshire, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	65 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Careers Wales provides a bilingual, all-age, advice and guidance service.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	AGCAS	Strong evidence	Sheffield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	64 contacts →
	Strong evidence “AGCAS is the expert membership organisation for higher education student career development and graduate employment professionals.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	Ahead Partnership	Indirect evidence	Leeds, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	59 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since 2004, Ahead Partnership has partnered with leading employers across the UK to help them maximise their social impact and be a force for good in their communities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	FWB	Indirect evidence	Edinburgh, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	58 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Headquartered in Edinburgh, FWB is one of the UK’s leading boutique Executive Search & Board Advisory businesses.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	10eighty	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	57 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “10Eighty is a pioneering consultancy that is focused on ROI and demonstrable improvements in organisational and people performance.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	Career Development Institute	Partial evidence	Stourbridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	55 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The CDI is the new single UK-wide professional organisation for all working in all fields of career education; career information, advice and guidance; career coaching and career…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	Development Beyond Learning DBL	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	51 contacts →
	Partial evidence “For organisations seeking to nurture their future leaders, Development Beyond Learning (DBL) is the premier Learning & Development partner for the early talent workforce.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	Harrison Careers	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	45 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Harrison Careers, we partner with families who want to give their students the strongest possible start in their professional lives.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	Hart Learning & Development	Partial evidence	Stevenage, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	44 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Hart Learning & Development is a progressive learning and development business which supports businesses of all sizes to engage with and invest in emerging talent.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Executive Connexions LTD	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	44 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Personalised career coaching programmes and outplacement individually designed for senior executives worldwide, seeking new roles and fresh opportunities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: career development companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names career development companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of career development companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name career development companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Career development companies based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

21.1%Verified-email coverage

5.0Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

38.1%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

1,606

11-50

246

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 1,923 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among career development companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “career development companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names career development companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among career development companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 2,045 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Career development companies by metro

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names career development companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many career development companies are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 1,923 career development companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Pareto, headquartered in Wilmslow, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most career development companies?

London leads with 733 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (42) and Bristol (27).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 2,045 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,923 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.