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Top 25 Executive recruitment firms based in Manchester, United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 195 executive recruitment firms headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 1,597 professional contacts across them, including 514 with verified work emails and 166 with mobile numbers. Across the United Kingdom, London is the largest hub for this category (2,505 companies); Manchester follows with 166.

This list covers executive recruitment firms headquartered in Manchester, 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 12, 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 12, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
195Companies
1,597Contacts tracked
514Verified emails
166Mobile numbers
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The 25 largest executive recruitment firms based in Manchester, United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 195 executive recruitment firms based in Manchester, United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 12, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to executive recruitment 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 evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 12, 2026n/a217 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Eleven connects dynamic people and businesses where bold ideas will help shape the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
2Partial evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 12, 2026n/a120 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We are Humankind Global Recruitment, a specialist recruitment consultancy connecting the global ambitions of our clients with the personal ambitions of exceptional individuals.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
3Indirect evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 12, 202651-20060 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Bringing together ambitious talent and compelling opportunity is our focus and our passion.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
4Partial evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 12, 202611-5040 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Warren Partners is a leading purpose driven, employee-owned search firm, devoted to building and supporting diverse boards and executive leadership teams internationally.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
5Partial evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 12, 202611-5035 contacts →

Partial evidence

“ASP Group was established in 2006 with the objective of creating a specialist professional recruitment consultancy offering an unrivalled service across a range of industry…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
6Indirect evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 12, 202611-5034 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“MERJE is a widely trusted specialist talent solutions provider.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
7Indirect evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 12, 202611-5028 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“As of 2024, QED Legal has completed its transition to employee ownership via an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT).”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
8Indirect evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 12, 202611-5028 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“With well over 100 years of combined experience in the market, we take the time to fully understand the people and businesses we work with.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
9Indirect evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 12, 202611-5025 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We help companies build teams with people you won’t find on the market.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
10Partial evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 12, 20261-1022 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Finegreen is a specialist recruitment consultancy connecting talented people with organisations across the public and private sectors.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
11Indirect evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 12, 202611-5020 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Nixor helps businesses secure the best Technology & Transformation Talent in less than 3 weeks for Permanent hires & 5 days for Interim / Contract.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
12Indirect evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 12, 202611-5019 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Our ethos is simply this- For our clients, we offer unparalleled access to top talent.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
13Partial evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 12, 20261-1015 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Neo International Partners specialise in Construction executive search across Infrastructure, Clean Energy & Mission Critical.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
14Partial evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 12, 202611-5015 contacts →

Partial evidence

“IRG is an international executive search firm, specialising in both locating, and securing top level talent on a global basis.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
15Partial evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 12, 202611-5013 contacts →

Partial evidence

“CapeClarke is a specialist legal recruitment consultancy, covering the UK and UAE.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
16Partial evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 12, 202611-5013 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We’re not just recruiters, we shape futures From the pinnacle of Executive leadership to the beating heart of HR, Marketing and Digital departments, we act as partners in your…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
17Partial evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 12, 202611-5013 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Gibson Hollyhomes Recruitment is a business aspiring to deliver what every agency claims but few manage.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
18Partial evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 12, 20261-1012 contacts →

Partial evidence

“NSTR is a recruitment business specialising in the professional services, accounting practice and corporate finance sectors; we work with the very best clients and candidates in…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
19Partial evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 12, 20261-1012 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Neemar Search is an executive search and interim management firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
20Partial evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 12, 202611-5012 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Manchester Staff is part of the UK Staffing Group, a highly successful group of specialist recruitment companies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
21Partial evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 12, 202611-509 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Anakin Seal has been established as a specialist legal recruitment company since 1993 and as such has built up its reputation on providing the best possible service to both its…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
22Indirect evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 12, 202611-508 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“pronounced so-when-er) It's Cornish for success.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
23Partial evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 12, 20261-108 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Miller Grace Recruitment is a boutique and ambitious legal recruitment agency, founded by solution-focused specialists who are passionate about connecting the right people with…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
24Indirect evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 12, 202611-508 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Over the last decade, we’ve built up a global reputation for working side-by-side with our clients to identify brilliance.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
25Strong evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 12, 20261-107 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Biometric Talent provides contract, permanent and executive search recruitment for organisations looking to recruit professionals in technology.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026

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Executive recruitment firms based in Manchester, United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 12, 2026
32.2%Verified-email coverage
10.4%Mobile-number coverage
8.2Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
Sep 12, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
152
11-50
39
51-200
3
201-500
1

Freshness & accuracy

How recently the business emails were verified and the company information checked

Email last verified

Median 15.0d

Company record updated

Median 77.0d

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 executive recruitment 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 Manchester, United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “executive recruitment 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 executive recruitment 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 executive recruitment firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Manchester 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, 514 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 12, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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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 executive recruitment 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 executive recruitment firms are there based in Manchester, United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 195 executive recruitment firms headquartered in Manchester, 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?

Eleven, headquartered in Manchester, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city in the United Kingdom has the most executive recruitment firms?

London leads the United Kingdom with 2,505 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (166) and Leeds (152).

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 514 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 195 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 12, 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.