Companies · category

Top Recruitment Agencies: Temporary Staffing in the UK

32 of 61 recruitment agencies ranked on evidence in the Q4 2026 edition.

Between them, the 61 recruitment agencies on this page cover permanent recruitment (45), executive search (16), contract recruitment (13) and office and admin recruitment (12). They also list work in London, Manchester, Leeds and Nottingham. 61 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

We list 63 recruitment agencies in the UK listed for temporary staffing. The order comes from what each firm publishes and what has been verified about it, never from payment — at the top right now: 24-7 Staffing Limited, A Star Recruitment and Acorn Recruitment Ltd.

Before you shortlist, check

Their margin on top of the worker's pay, shown separately
Right-to-work and background checks, and who carries them out
The fee if you hire a temporary worker permanently
How quickly they can fill a gap, and what happens if they cannot

TrustList ranking

Q4 2026 edition

32 of 61 recruitment agencies ranked on evidence held on 12 October 2026: client reviews, vetting, awards and facts each business states on its own website, which we read and date. Nobody pays to be placed.

Positions are fixed for the quarter; the next edition is due in January 2027.

How this is ranked About this edition

All recruitment agencies 32 ranked SMEs 32 ranked

Filter by fitbudget, engagement, size and more

Acorn by Synergie
Construction and Property Recruitment · IT and Tech Recruitment · Permanent Recruitment · Also in Bristol
Acorn by Synergie places temporary, permanent and contract workers through a branch network across England and Wales.
Write a review
Why #1: Founded 1992 · ISO 9001, Cyber Essentials, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Catch 22
Construction and Property Recruitment · Public Sector Recruitment · Permanent Recruitment · Also in Leeds and Manchester
Catch 22 recruits exclusively for the facilities management sector in the UK.
Write a review
Why #2: In business 40+ years · professional accreditation, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Elite Personnel Services Ltd
Permanent Recruitment · Customer Service · Personnel · Also in Pudsey and Bradford
Independent West Yorkshire recruitment agency placing permanent, temporary and contract staff across office, technical and production roles
Write a review
Why #3: Founded 1998 · ISO 9001, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Joyce Guiness
Office and Admin Recruitment · Permanent Recruitment · Contract Recruitment · Also in London
Joyce Guiness is a London recruitment agency specialising in business support and personal assistant roles.
Write a review
Why #4: Founded 1969, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Harvey McQueen Recruitment
Contract Recruitment · Learning · Energy · Also in London
Harvey McQueen Recruitment is a recruitment agency serving employers and job seekers across the UK, and its site lists a Bolton base.
Write a review
Why #5: In business 50+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Earl Street Employment Consultants
Permanent Recruitment · Contract Recruitment
Earl Street Employment Consultants is a recruitment agency based in Maidstone, Kent. It has been placing people in jobs and helping employers find staff since 1977.
Write a review
Why #6: Founded 1977 · Family-run, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Jobwise
Office and Admin Recruitment · Driving and Logistics Recruitment · Accounting & Finance · Also in Liverpool and Stockport
Jobwise is a recruitment agency in the North West of England that has operated since 1979.
Write a review
Why #7: Founded 1979, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Berkeley Scott
Permanent Recruitment · Hospitality Recruitment · Energy · Also in Edinburgh and England
Berkeley Scott has recruited for hospitality, catering and support services since 1984.
Write a review
Why #8 (shared): Founded 1984, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Artisan People
Sales and Marketing Recruitment · Permanent Recruitment · Executive Search · Also in London
Artisan People is a recruitment group, founded in 1984, that supplies both temporary and permanent staff.
Write a review
Why #8 (shared): Founded 1984, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Express Recruitment Agency Nottingham
Office and Admin Recruitment · Sales and Marketing Recruitment · Public Sector Recruitment · Also in Derby and Leicester
Express Recruitment is a recruitment agency based in Nottingham and Derby, serving the East Midlands. It has provided temporary and permanent staffing solutions since 1987.
Write a review
Why #10: Founded 1987, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Career Moves Group
Finance and Accounting Recruitment · Permanent Recruitment · Executive Search · Also in London
Career Moves Group is a London recruitment agency and talent acquisition partner with more than 35 years in the business.
Write a review
Why #11 (shared): In business 35+ years, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Hcs uk catering recruitment
Permanent Recruitment · Hospitality Recruitment · Industrial · Also in Sheffield
HCS Recruitment supplies trained catering, hospitality and facilities staff from its base in Sheffield.
Write a review
Why #11 (shared): In business 35+ years, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Elizabeth Michael Associates
Construction and Property Recruitment · Permanent Recruitment · Executive Search · Also in Nottingham
Elizabeth Michael Associates is an independently owned recruitment business that has traded since 1991.
Write a review
Why #11 (shared): Founded 1991, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Avenue Recruitment
Permanent Recruitment · Also in Scotland
Avenue Recruitment, which also trades as Avenue Scotland, is an independent recruitment agency run from offices in Dunfermline, Fife.
Write a review
Why #14: Founded 1993, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Kaidy Employment Agency
Healthcare Recruitment · Medical · Also in London
Kaidy Employment Agency is a specialist recruitment company that supplies staff to the health and social care sector in London and the South East of England.
Write a review
Why #15: Founded 1998, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Huntress
Office and Admin Recruitment · Finance and Accounting Recruitment · Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) · Also in Leeds and London
Huntress is a UK recruitment agency, founded in 2000, that places people into temporary, contract and permanent jobs.
Write a review
Why #16: Founded 2000, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Kintec Recruitment Ltd
Construction and Property Recruitment · Permanent Recruitment · Executive Search · Also in New York City and Manchester
Kintec Recruitment Ltd is an international recruitment company set up in 2001. It specialises in technical and engineering-related hiring, and lists offices on several continents.
Write a review
Why #17 (shared): Founded 2001, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Inspired Recruitment Ltd
Permanent Recruitment · Contract Recruitment · Engineering Recruitment
Inspired Recruitment Ltd is a specialist recruiter for engineering and technical staff. It says it has provided recruitment services for around 25 years.
Write a review
Why #17 (shared): In business 25+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Extrastaff Limited
Driving and Logistics Recruitment · Manufacturing Recruitment · Industrial · Also in Leicester and London
Extrastaff Limited is a UK recruitment agency that places drivers, warehouse workers and other industrial staff.
Write a review
Why #19 (shared): Founded 2003, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Catermatch Solutions
Permanent Recruitment · Hospitality Recruitment · Also in Manchester
Catermatch Solutions is a hospitality and catering recruitment agency in Manchester, set up in 2003.
Write a review
Why #19 (shared): Founded 2003, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Cornwall Staff Agency
Permanent Recruitment · Catering · Learning
Cornwall Staff Agency is an independent recruitment firm in St Austell that has filled jobs across Cornwall since 2005.
Write a review
Why #21 (shared): Founded 2005, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Jo Holdsworth Recruitment Leeds
Office and Admin Recruitment · Permanent Recruitment · Executive Search · Also in Lisbon and Leeds
Jo Holdsworth Recruitment Leeds is a commercial recruitment agency based in Leeds and known across Yorkshire, with reach across the UK. It began in 2005.
Write a review
Why #21 (shared): Founded 2005, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Imperial Recruitment Agency LTD
Hospitality Recruitment · Also in London
Imperial Recruitment Agency LTD is a staffing firm in London that supplies hospitality workers. It places people in hotels, venues and catering firms across Central London.
Write a review
Why #23 (shared): In business 20+ years, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Brightwork Limited
Sales and Marketing Recruitment · Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) · Permanent Recruitment · Also in Scotland and Glasgow
Brightwork Limited is a Scottish recruitment agency headquartered in Glasgow and part of the Staffline Group.
Write a review
Why #23 (shared): Founded 2006, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

For vendors

Want to see your company here?

The order is earned on evidence: client reviews, vetting, awards and the facts a business states on its own website, which we read and date. Nobody can pay to move up. Add reviews or verified facts to your free profile to move up at the next edition; there are two ways to stand out now, and each one says what it is.

Not on TrustList yet? Add your company or claim its listing, free.

Get vetted

Free

We check your registration, your website and your clients
Approved listings show the Verified badge here and on their profile
It earns a rank number and counts towards the TrustList Score; renewed yearly

Apply for vetting How vetting works

Sponsor the Temporary Staffing ranking

Paid · always labelled

A Sponsored card above the Temporary Staffing ranked list
Marked Sponsored, and it never changes the order
Booked by the month; cancel any time

Book a spot See prices

How is this ranking worked out?

The order comes from what each firm publishes and what has been verified about it, and never from payment:

Profile completeness: the details a buyer needs to judge a firm — what it does, who it serves, how it prices, who it has worked for
Earned trust: verification, awards and the other checks a firm has actually passed
Client reviews, where they exist: the rating is smoothed, so one five-star review cannot outrank a firm with a hundred good ones, and volume counts with diminishing returns

Client reviews are still rare across this catalogue, so on most lists today the order is set by the first two. A firm near the top is the best-documented and best-verified one we hold, which is not the same claim as the best one to hire. Use the list to build a shortlist, then check the firms yourself.

Sponsored listings are labelled and shown apart from this list. How rankings work

Only firms whose profile names the UK are counted here, so a firm that lists a town but no country is not yet included.

Where else can I look?

The same list for the USA: temporary staffing in the USA (174).

Other specialisms in the UK: permanent recruitment (90) · executive search (55).

Every recruitment agency in the UK: the full list.

Every category in the UK: the UK country page.

Same subject

More recruitment agencies rankings

Every other way we rank recruitment agencies, by what they do and where they are.

All 65 rankings

Articles

More categories

Jump to another ranked category.

All categories

Keep exploring

More on TrustList

Everything here links back to the same verified catalogue. Pick your next stop.

Top Recruitment Agencies: Temporary Staffing in the UK

Acorn by Synergie

Catch 22

Elite Personnel Services Ltd

Joyce Guiness

Harvey McQueen Recruitment

Earl Street Employment Consultants

Jobwise

Berkeley Scott

Artisan People

Express Recruitment Agency Nottingham

Career Moves Group

Hcs uk catering recruitment

Elizabeth Michael Associates

Avenue Recruitment

Kaidy Employment Agency

Huntress

Kintec Recruitment Ltd

Inspired Recruitment Ltd

Extrastaff Limited

Catermatch Solutions

Cornwall Staff Agency

Jo Holdsworth Recruitment Leeds

Imperial Recruitment Agency LTD

Brightwork Limited