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Top 25 Higher education recruiting based in the United Kingdom

Name: Higher education recruiting based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 3, 2026 144 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 144 higher education recruiting headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 3,803 professional contacts across them, including 360 with verified work emails and 196 with mobile numbers. London is the largest hub.

This list covers higher education recruiting 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 3, 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 3, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

144Companies

3,803Contacts tracked

360Verified emails

196Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest higher education recruiting based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 144 higher education recruiting based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 3, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to higher education recruiting: 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	Uniquest LTD	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	201-500	117 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We're student engagement, admissions and conversion experts.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
2	IDP Education, UK And Ireland	Indirect evidence	Bedford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	201-500	113 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “IDP is the strategic partner of choice for institutions seeking access to engaged student communities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
3	Shabuj Global Education	Strong evidence	Whitechapel, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	51-200	82 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Shabuj Global Education is a UK-based international students recruiting and educational consultancy organisation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
4	Findauniversity	Indirect evidence	Sheffield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	51-200	65 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “For over 20 years, FindAUniversity have been leading the way in online postgraduate student recruitment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
5	Hotcourses Group	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	201-500	59 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Please note: we're in the process of updating our brand name on About us: IDP Connect is a division of IDP Education, global leaders in student marketing and recruitment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
6	Equal Education Partners	Strong evidence	Cardiff, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	51-200	52 contacts →
	Strong evidence “School Recruitment \| Edtech Recruitment \| Higher Ed & STEM Programmes Our Recruitment teams introduce first class professionals to roles across the education sector, including…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
7	Xede Education	Partial evidence	Truro, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	11-50	33 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We have teamed our experience with the best education recruiters to create a service that suits the industry perfectly.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
8	ADGEN	Partial evidence	Leamington Spa, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Adgen, we’re experts in media for education.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
9	The Education HUB	Partial evidence	Newquay, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Education Hub, we are committed to supporting the future of education across the UK and the World.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
10	Applebough Education	Partial evidence	Stourbridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	1-10	19 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Whether you are looking for new employment opportunities and challenges within the education sector, or you are an educational organisation looking for outstanding staff, please…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
11	Gold Education Recruitment	Partial evidence	Chelmsford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	1-10	17 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Gold Education offers a unique experience for Candidates and Schools by providing a gold recruitment service.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
12	Apple A DAY Supply	Partial evidence	Hilperton Trowbridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	51-200	14 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are a local award -winning teacher-led education recruitment, retention and consultancy company based in Wiltshire.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
13	Banyan Educational Consultancy	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “For twenty years, Banyan has helped international families navigate one of the most genuinely complicated decisions a young person faces: where to study, and why.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
14	Teach Plus UK Limited	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Teach Plus is an independently owned education recruitment agency founded in 2022 with over 17 years of expertise within the education industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
15	Worldteachers Recruitment	Partial evidence	Village, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Worldteachers was established in 2009 and is a specialist recruitment company operating within the international education sector.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
16	Dixon Walter	Partial evidence	Edinburgh, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Dixon Walter, we pride ourselves in providing high quality, flexible and innovative executive search services designed to meet the specialist requirements of all our clients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
17	UES Education	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	11-50	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “UES are specialists in US university and school admissions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
18	Energy Insider	Partial evidence	Aberdeen, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Partial evidence “An education and recruitment tech product.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
19	LSC Education	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Partial evidence “LSC Education supports schools and education organisations world-wide, to recruit exceptional leaders.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
20	Eight Global	Indirect evidence	Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	11-50	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Here at Eight we pride ourselves on offering both candidates and clients a personalised experience on the journey to finding work and hiring new talent.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
21	Searchhigher	Strong evidence	Coventry, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	51-200	5 contacts →
	Strong evidence “SearchHigher is an executive search firm that specialises in senior appointments within the Higher Education Sector.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
22	Imperium Consultancy Global LTD	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Imperium Consultancy Global Ltd is a registered students recruiting company, based in London, United Kingdom.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
23	Think Postgrad	Indirect evidence	Cheltenham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Think Postgrad is all about postgraduate student recruitment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
24	Studylon	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Studylon is a management consulting company based out of 307, Linen Hall, 162-168 Regent St, Soho, London, United Kingdom.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
25	Christie Miller Consulting	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 3, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our mission as university admissions consultants is to help the students we work with obtain acceptances that truly reflect their potential, and to do so in a manner that is both…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 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: higher education recruiting. 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 higher education recruiting.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of higher education recruiting, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name higher education recruiting. 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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Higher education recruiting based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 3, 2026

9.5%Verified-email coverage

5.2%Mobile-number coverage

26.4Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

48.6%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 3, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

5,001-10,000

Freshness & accuracy

How recently the business emails on this list were verified

Email last verified

00–30

3631–60

21661–90

10790–180

1180+

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 higher education recruiting, 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 “higher education recruiting”. 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 higher education recruiting), 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 higher education recruiting, 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, 360 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 3, 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.

Higher education recruiting by metro

Higher education recruiting in London70

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 higher education recruiting, 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 higher education recruiting are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 144 higher education recruiting 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?

Uniquest LTD, headquartered in London, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most higher education recruiting?

London leads with 70 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (7) and Edinburgh (4).

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 360 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 144 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 3, 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.