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Top 25 Retained search services based in Australia

Name: Retained search services based in Australia
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026 1,182 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 1,182 retained search services headquartered in Australia as of September 2026 and tracks 10,715 professional contacts across them, including 4,028 with verified work emails. Sydney is the largest hub.

This list covers retained search services 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 21, 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 21, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

1,182Companies

10,715Contacts tracked

4,028Verified emails

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The 25 largest retained search services based in Australia

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 1,182 retained search services based in Australia, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to retained search services: 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	Davidson	Indirect evidence	Brisbane City, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	305 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As a proudly Australian company, over 30 years Davidson has evolved into a leader in enhancing workplace performance.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
2	Johnson Partners	Partial evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	n/a	285 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Johnson Partners is an independent, Australasian leadership advisory firm specialising in Board Search, Executive Search, Interim Executive Search and Leadership Succession.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
3	Sharp & Carter	Indirect evidence	Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	234 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “WORK WITH PASSION Looking for a new role or building your next team?” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
4	PAXUS	Indirect evidence	Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	188 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Paxus is one of Australia’s most experienced tech and digital recruitment specialists, connecting top talent with leading organisations across government, industrial, energy…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
5	Evolve Talent	Indirect evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	176 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 21, 2026
6	Employ	Indirect evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	n/a	158 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Employ approaches recruitment differently.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
7	Mars Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Perth, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	136 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 21, 2026
8	Derwent	Partial evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	133 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Derwent is one of Australia’s leading Executive Search and Board Advisory firms, partnering with organisations to appoint high-impact leaders who drive long-term success.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
9	Ethos Beathchapman	Partial evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	130 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Part of Nikkei-listed Will Group, inc, Ethos BeathChapman is an award-winning global executive search firm connecting exceptional talent with leading companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
10	SIX Degrees Executive	Indirect evidence	Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	117 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our commitment to sparking the right connections is what makes us ‘Expertly Human’.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
11	Bluefin Resources	Indirect evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	105 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 21, 2026
12	Searson Buck Group	Partial evidence	Hobart, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	102 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Searson Buck, we believe in the power of people.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
13	PKL Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	100 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Experts in Executive Support, HR & Recruitment, Office Support, Executive C-Suite, Project Management, Medical, Digital, Tech & Marketing.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
14	SHK Asia Pacific	Indirect evidence	Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	96 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “SHK connects great people to great work.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
15	Beaumont People	Indirect evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	92 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are a team clients love working with and candidates trust.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
16	Austcorp Executive	Indirect evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	89 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AustCorp Executive Recruitment, established in 1996, has expansive influence across Australia, New Zealand, and Asia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
17	The Andersen Partnership	Indirect evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	81 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established in 2010, we have brought together some of the industry's most experienced, proactive and dedicated recruitment executives servicing the mid to senior management levels…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
18	Lead Group	Indirect evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	81 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Lead Group is a group of specialist recruitment consultants with the experience of 8 to 12 years per consultant within the Construction, Healthcare, Manufacturing, MedTech &…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
19	Scotford Fennessy	Strong evidence	Perth, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	80 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Scotford Fennessy is a leading Western Australian recruitment and executive search firm partnering with organisations to attract, secure and retain exceptional talent.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
20	Horner Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	77 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 21, 2026
21	The Next Step	Partial evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	74 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Next Step is a recruitment and search consultancy dedicated exclusively to the Human Resources profession.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
22	Talenza	Indirect evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	73 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 21, 2026
23	Heidrick & Struggles	Partial evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	73 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Heidrick & Struggles is the premier provider of executive search, corporate culture and leadership consulting services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
24	PRA	Indirect evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	70 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “PRA is a multi-award-winning recruitment agency, founded in 2004.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
25	Momentum Consulting Group PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	67 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Momentum, we don’t just fill roles, we partner with organisations to shape their workforce strategy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 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: retained search services. 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 retained search services.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of retained search services, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name retained search services. 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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Retained search services based in Australia at a glance

As of Sep 21, 2026

37.6%Verified-email coverage

9.1Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

35.5%Largest-city concentration · Sydney

Sep 21, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

900

11-50

221

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 Australia, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Australia, over 1,182 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 retained search services, 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 “retained search services”. 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 retained search services), 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 retained search services, 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, 4,028 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 21, 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.

Retained search services 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 retained search services, 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 retained search services are there based in Australia?

RevenueBase identified 1,182 retained search services 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?

Davidson, headquartered in Brisbane City, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most retained search services?

Sydney leads with 420 headquartered companies, followed by Melbourne (248) and Brisbane (101).

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 4,028 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,182 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 21, 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.