Top Recruitment Agencies in Birmingham

Between them, the 17 recruitment agencies on this page cover permanent recruitment (5), IT and tech recruitment (3), accounting & finance (3) and executive search (3). They also list work in London, Manchester, Bristol and Edinburgh. 17 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

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   G2 Legal Limited

   Permanent Recruitment · Public Sector · Legal Recruitment · Also in Brighton and Leeds

   Specialist legal recruiter placing lawyers, company secretaries, IP attorneys and legal support staff in the UK and Australia

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   Why #1: Founded 1999 · professional accreditation, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026

   Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

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   Applause IT Recruitment

   IT and Tech Recruitment · Permanent Recruitment · Engineering · Also in United States

   Applause IT Recruitment is a specialist technology and digital recruitment consultancy in Birmingham.

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   Why #2: Founded 2001 · professional accreditation, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026

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   Fawkes & Reece

   Permanent Recruitment · Executive Search · Also in Southampton and Cardiff

   UK construction recruiter placing permanent, freelance, trades and executive staff across building, housing, rail and infrastructure

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   Why #3: Founded 2001 · Team of 180+, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026

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   Berkeley Scott

   Permanent Recruitment · Temporary Staffing · Hospitality Recruitment · Also in England and Leeds

   Berkeley Scott has recruited for hospitality, catering and support services since 1984.

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   Why #4: Founded 1984, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026

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   Connor

   Also in Austin and New York City

   Connor is a consultancy that helps organisations improve performance through their people, with a focus on managing change.

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   Why #5: In business 30+ years, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026

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   BCL Legal

   Legal Recruitment · Legal · Government · Also in Belfast and Edinburgh

   Recruiting lawyers since 2003, BCL Legal began in Manchester and now has offices in London, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Belfast, Dublin and New York.

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   Why #6: Founded 2003, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026

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   James Andrews Recruitment Solutions

   Accounting & Finance · Public Sector · Personnel · Also in City of London and Leicester

   James Andrews Recruitment Solutions is a UK recruitment agency that has operated since 2009.

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   Why #7: Founded 2009, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Birch HR

   Legal · Education · Charity

   Birmingham HR consultancy advising schools, businesses and charities on employee relations, investigations and leadership

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   Why #8: Founded 2016, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026

   Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

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    Alexander Daniels Global

    IT and Tech Recruitment · Executive Search · Manufacturing Recruitment · Also in Detroit

    Birmingham recruiter for Industry 4.0 employers, filling permanent roles in 3D printing, robotics, automation and software

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    EmployEasily Legal Services Limited

    Also in Glasgow and Manchester

    EmployEasily Legal Services Limited provides employment law advice to employers in the United Kingdom, trading on its site as Employment Law Services (ELS).

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    Evolve Hospitality

    Temporary Staffing · Hospitality Recruitment · Also in Nice and London

    Hospitality staffing agency with offices in London, Birmingham and Cambridge, supplying trade-tested chefs and front-of-house staff to hotels, venues, caterers and events.

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    Forde HR Solutions

    Forde HR Solutions runs an HR platform called Duo, which pairs software for everyday people management with built-in HR know-how.

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    French Selection UK

    Purchasing · Also in Manchester and London

    Recruitment consultancy placing bilingual and multilingual staff in international business and trade roles across the UK and Europe

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    Gleeson Recruitment Group

    Accounting & Finance · Personnel · Hr · Also in Reading

    Gleeson Recruitment Group is a recruitment business that places candidates into permanent roles for employers.

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    Harrison Scott Associates

    IT and Tech Recruitment · Manufacturing Recruitment · DataBase · Also in Glasgow and London

    Harrison Scott Associates is a recruitment consultancy that focuses on the printing, packaging and paper industries.

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    Investigo

    Accounting & Finance · Executive Search · Purchasing · Also in St. Albans and San Diego

    Investigo is a recruitment agency that places people from graduate level up to senior leadership, on both interim and permanent terms.

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    Jubilee Hospitality Recruitment

    Permanent Recruitment · Temporary Staffing · Hospitality Recruitment · Also in Bristol and Manchester

    Jubilee Hospitality Recruitment is a recruitment agency for the hospitality trade.

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