2,900+ placements
Technology & IT
Our technology recruiters are former engineers and long-time tech hirers. They speak your stack, run technical screens and know where the best...
Recruitment & staffing agency
Hire exceptional people, in days not months.
Peopleworks is a specialist recruitment agency for permanent, contract and executive hires. Tell us who you need today and meet a shortlist of pre-vetted candidates within 48 hours.
- Permanent recruitment
- Contract & temp staffing
- Executive search
- 9 daysMedian time to hire
- 62kPre-vetted candidates
- 4.9/5Average client rating
- 94%Still in role after a year
- 48-hour shortlistThree to five vetted candidates, fast
- Pay on successNo placement, no fee, no retainer to start
- 90-day guaranteeFree replacement if a hire does not work out
- Specialist recruitersConsultants who know your market and roles
Latest jobs
Open roles, hiring now.
Permanent, contract and remote jobs with employers we know personally. Every role has a named recruiter, a real salary range and feedback within five working days.
Senior Data EngineerBuild the data platform behind a fast-growing payments company, in a team of six engineers.Registered Nurse, ICU (Nights)A 13-week night-shift assignment in a modern 24-bed adult intensive care unit.Financial ControllerRun the finance function for a renewable energy company scaling across three markets.Product DesignerShape the digital patient experience for a healthcare group serving two million people.Project Engineer, RenewablesDeliver utility-scale solar projects from design through commissioning.Account Executive, SaaSSell workflow software to operations teams at a profitable, fast-growing SaaS company.
For employers
Your hiring pipeline, always in view.
Follow every search live: who we approached, who passed screening and who is ready to meet you. Book interviews, leave feedback and compare candidates side by side without a single chaser email.
- Candidates screened and referenced before you see them
- Interviews booked straight into your calendar
- Salary benchmarks for every role we fill
Sectors we recruit for
Specialist recruiters for every team you build.
Each desk is run by recruiters who have hired for that market for years, with their own network of candidates who are not on job boards.
2,100+ placements
Finance & Accounting
From a temporary payroll specialist next Monday to a permanent CFO search, our finance desk recruits qualified, systems-savvy people who make month-end...
3,400+ placements
Healthcare & Nursing
Our healthcare desk runs 24/7. Every clinician is license-verified and reference-checked before their first shift, and we manage rotas, timesheets and compliance...
1,600+ placements
Engineering & Construction
We recruit engineers who deliver on site and on schedule, from renewable energy and infrastructure to commercial construction. How we recruit for...
1,300+ placements
Sales & Marketing
Our revenue desk checks the numbers behind every candidate: quota attainment, deal sizes and sales cycles, so you hire proven performers. How...
1,100+ placements
Logistics & Supply Chain
From peak-season volume hiring to a new head of supply chain, our logistics desk keeps your operation staffed and moving. How we...
How we hire for you
From brief to signed offer in four steps.
One recruiter owns your search from the first call to your new hire's first day, and you always know what happens next.
Briefing call
Twenty minutes on the role, the team, the salary and what great looks like.
Search & screen
We approach our network, interview every candidate and check references.
Shortlist in 48h
Three to five candidates with notes, salary expectations and availability.
Offer & onboarding
We manage the offer, the notice period and check in after day one.
For candidates
Your next role, matched to you.
Register once and a recruiter who knows your field will match you to roles that fit your skills, salary and the way you want to work, including jobs that are never advertised.
- Honest salary ranges on every job
- Interview coaching and CV feedback, free
- Job alerts the moment a matching role opens
Peopleworks in numbers
Placements that last.
- 12,400+People placed since 2012
- 48hAverage time to first shortlist
- 1,150Employers hiring with us
- 3,800Contractors on assignment today
Hiring solutions
Simple, transparent recruitment fees.
Choose the model that fits the hire. No retainers on contingent searches and no hidden extras, ever.
Contingent recruitment
Pay only when you hire. Ideal for mid-level and specialist roles.
18%of first-year salary
- No placement, no fee
- Shortlist within 48 hours
- Interviewed, referenced candidates
- Offer and notice period managed
- 90-day replacement guarantee
Retained & executive search
A dedicated search team for senior, confidential and hard-to-fill roles.
25%of package, in three stages
- Dedicated search consultant and researcher
- Market map of every relevant candidate
- Confidential approach and assessment
- Weekly progress reports
- 6-month replacement guarantee
Contract & temp staffing
Vetted contractors and temps, often on site within 24 hours.
15%margin on pay rate, from
- Contractors available within 24 hours
- Payroll, timesheets and compliance handled
- Credential and right-to-work checks
- Temp-to-perm conversion option
- Next-day replacement
Hiring five or more people this year? Ask about volume pricing and recruitment process outsourcing (RPO).
Client & candidate stories
Teams built, careers moved.
We needed four data engineers before a product launch. Peopleworks sent a shortlist in two days and all four hires are still with us eighteen months later.
My recruiter actually understood what I do, prepped me for every interview and negotiated a better offer than I would have asked for.
Our temp nursing cover used to be a weekly scramble. Now one call covers the rota and every nurse arrives credential-checked.
Career advice & hiring insights
Advice for your next move.
CV tips, salary guides, interview advice and hiring playbooks from our recruiters.
How to write a CV that gets you shortlisted in 2026
Recruiters spend under a minute on a first read. Here is what they look for, and the five fixes that...
Salary guide 2027: what tech, finance and healthcare roles pay
Base salaries, bonuses and day rates from 2,000 placements this year, plus the skills that command a premium.
Inside our 48-hour shortlist: how we vet every candidate
Speed without shortcuts: the five checks every candidate passes before an employer sees their name.
Ready to meet your next great hire?
Send us the role today. You will speak to a specialist recruiter within the hour and see your first candidates in 48 hours.
Send us a vacancy