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Top 25 Contingent search firms based in Australia

RevenueBase identified 887 contingent search firms headquartered in Australia as of September 2026 and tracks 12,805 professional contacts across them, including 3,581 with verified work emails. Sydney is the largest hub.

This list covers contingent search firms headquartered in Australia, 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.

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887Companies
12,805Contacts tracked
3,581Verified emails
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The 25 largest contingent search firms based in Australia

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 887 contingent search firms based in Australia, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to contingent search firms: 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.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceMelbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-5001,090 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in 1984, IPA by Synergie has grown from a small team in Melbourne to an international presence with a deep commitment to trust, understanding and quality recruitment…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Indirect evidenceMelbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200495 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Since 1965, HOBAN Recruitment has been providing innovative recruitment solutions Australia wide.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Indirect evidenceMelbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200313 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“DFP Recruitment Services is one of Australia’s leading recruitment companies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Indirect evidenceWest Perth, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000309 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Need someone who fits with your business and is ready to work?”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Indirect evidenceMelbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200234 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“WORK WITH PASSION Looking for a new role or building your next team?”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Indirect evidenceHallam, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000185 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Staff Australia is your biggest supporter in your mission to find meaningful employment and your most trustworthy business partner when seeking to recruit the best.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Indirect evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200176 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Since 2004, we have been committed to delivering first-class recruitment services through accessibility, agility and consistency, Evolve Talent has scaled from a start-up to a…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Indirect evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a158 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Employ approaches recruitment differently.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Indirect evidenceBrisbane, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200152 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At u&u.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Indirect evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200151 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We place the people that build Australia.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Indirect evidencePerth, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200136 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Industry Specialists Our carefully selected specialist Consultants have years of hands-on experience within their industry verticals.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Indirect evidenceGlebe, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000127 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“For over 25 years, Trojan Recruitment Group has been matching the right people to the right roles.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Indirect evidenceHawthorn, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200111 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Fuse Recruitment, we believe in the power of meaningful connections.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Indirect evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200105 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“When the stakes are high, the briefs are complex, and the pressure is on, Bluefin Resources delivers.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Partial evidenceHobart, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-50102 contacts →

Partial evidence

“At Searson Buck, we believe in the power of people.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Indirect evidenceMelbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500101 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Bayside Group has been a trusted partner to employers and job seekers since 1976.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Indirect evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5092 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are a team clients love working with and candidates trust.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Indirect evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20089 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“AustCorp Executive Recruitment, established in 1996, has expansive influence across Australia, New Zealand, and Asia.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Indirect evidenceTullamarine, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,00087 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Cornerstone HR (CHR) has offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth specialising in temporary labour hire & recruitment solutions across various industry sectors.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Indirect evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20084 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Spinifex Recruiting is a forward-thinking recruitment partner trusted across the City, Country and Coast.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Indirect evidenceAdelaide, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-50083 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“With offices in Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, Darwin, Perth and Sydney, Zancott Recruitment has quickly emerged as one of Australia’s leading Job Recruitment Agencies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Indirect evidenceMelbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5077 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Horner raises the bar in recruitment and HR, providing tailored support for organisations Australia-wide in a broad range of blue- and white-collar industries and government.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Indirect evidenceVarsity Lakes, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5077 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Omni Recruit is a privately owned recruitment agency providing a range of temporary and permanent staffing solutions for clients across a wide range of industries including…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Indirect evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20073 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Talenza is a full-service technology and business operations recruitment agency with extensive experience across both permanent and contract recruitment across a broad range of…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Indirect evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20070 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“PRA is a multi-award-winning recruitment agency, founded in 2004.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Contingent search firms based in Australia at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
28.0%Verified-email coverage
14.4Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
24.1%Largest-city concentration · Sydney
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
527
11-50
228
51-200
80
201-500
32
501-1,000
10
1,001-5,000
7
5,001-10,000
1
10001+
1

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Australia, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Australia, over 887 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 contingent search firms, 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 Australia whose own description of what they do matches “contingent search firms”. 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 contingent search firms), 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 contingent search firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Australia 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, 3,581 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.

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 contingent search firms, 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 contingent search firms are there based in Australia?

RevenueBase identified 887 contingent search firms headquartered in Australia 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?

IPA, headquartered in Melbourne, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most contingent search firms?

Sydney leads with 214 headquartered companies, followed by Melbourne (138) and Brisbane (80).

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 3,581 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 887 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.