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Top 25 Payroll specialist recruitment firms based in the United Kingdom
RevenueBase identified 1,364 payroll specialist recruitment firms headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 13,391 professional contacts across them, including 3,091 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.
This list covers payroll specialist recruitment firms 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 29, 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.
The 25 largest payroll specialist recruitment firms based in the United Kingdom
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
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| 1 | 558 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We’re THE RECRUITMENT Co.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 323 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Our Approach Major Recruitment offers 34 years of experience within multi-specialist recruitment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 203 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Our Heritage Founded by Lady Virginia Tate in 1985, Tate Recruitment emerged with a firm vision: to be the best everywhere, all the time.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 152 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Established in 2002, Sellick Partnership is a market-leading professional services recruitment specialist.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 149 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Our business is finding the best people.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 118 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We’re LMA, part of Empresaria Group plc, a professional recruitment agency that’s powered by curiosity.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 116 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “In operation since 1977, our reputation for excellence has come from providing Companies and Individuals with an outstanding recruitment service to suit their every need.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 105 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Working collaboratively with our clients to connect them with the right talent, at the right time, is what we do best.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 98 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “With over 10 years of extensive knowledge and experience within the recruitment industry, specialising in Financial Services, IT, Construction, Engineering and Hospitality…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 97 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Established in 1993, Macildowie is a market leading recruitment firm, specialising in Human Resources, Accountancy & Finance, Procurement & Supply Chain, Office & Commercial…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 94 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “If you wanted no-frills, black and white recruitment you're in the wrong place.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 94 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “When it comes to recruitment needs, HRC Recruitment is the multi-sector consultancy that delivers high-end service and opportunities at all levels.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 92 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “About The Recruitment Crowd Our company is based on the belief that our customers' needs are of the utmost importance.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 87 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Established in 1965 Angel Human Resources is a leading independent specialist in recruitment solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 78 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “The ONE Group is a specialist recruitment consultancy offering tailored recruitment solutions to businesses across Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Peterborough, Hertfordshire…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 78 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “UK's Premier Hospitality Recruitment Agency | B Corp Certified | London & Manchester Change specialises in providing amazing talent for the hospitality industry at all levels and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 74 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “SAMpeople, SAMpeople Recruit and SAMpeople Payroll” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 70 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “GPW Recruitment has an enviable list of long-term clients ranging from Blue-Chip Multi-National Organisations who use our services as part of their corporate strategy, through…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 70 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “IDEAL RECRUIT LIMITED is a staffing and recruiting company with our Head Office based in Warrington.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 67 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “OA Recruitment & OA Solutions We are OA, an award-winning recruitment agency and talent solutions provider specialising in Temporary, Contract and Permanent appointments within…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 66 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “The Portfolio Group is a specialist recruitment agency dedicated to sourcing exceptional talent across four key divisions: Payroll, Credit Control, Procurement and HR, Benefits &…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 65 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, NRG has established a strong presence across the UK and has successfully expanded into key USA markets.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 63 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Based in Scotland and part of the Taranata Group, Change Recruitment is your specialist partner in sourcing exceptional talent across the UK.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 62 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “VWA is a London based recruitment consultancy specialising in the search and selection of exceptional talent.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 61 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Eximius Group helps business in the financial services, legal, technology, business support and energy sectors attract the best talent.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
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: payroll specialist recruitment firms. 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 payroll specialist recruitment firms.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of payroll specialist recruitment firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name payroll specialist recruitment firms. 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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Payroll specialist recruitment firms based in the United Kingdom at a glance
As of Sep 29, 2026Companies by employee count
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 1,364 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 payroll specialist 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 the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “payroll specialist 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 payroll specialist 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 payroll specialist recruitment firms, 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, 3,091 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 29, 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.
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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 payroll specialist 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 payroll specialist recruitment firms are there based in the United Kingdom?
RevenueBase identified 1,364 payroll specialist recruitment firms 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?
The Recruitment CO, headquartered in Northampton, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most payroll specialist recruitment firms?
London leads with 312 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (37) and Birmingham (24).
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 3,091 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,364 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 29, 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.
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