Recruitment Agency

Applause IT Recruitment

Birmingham recruitment consultancy filling permanent and contract IT, data and digital roles for UK employers

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TrustList summary

Applause IT Recruitment is a specialist technology and digital recruitment consultancy in Birmingham. Since 2001 it has placed technical staff with employers across the UK, from a company's first hires up to leadership roles, on permanent or contract terms. Clients can engage it on a contingency, retained or exclusive basis.

Products and services

Software engineering hires: developers and engineers, including Java and embedded specialists.
Data and BI: analysts and data leads, such as roles using Snowflake.
Infrastructure, DevOps and IT support: engineers for servers, networks and support desks.
Delivery and design roles: project, product, QA and design staff.
Sales and marketing: technical pre-sales and sales people for tech firms, including cyber security.
Talent consultancy: workforce planning, salary benchmarking, employer branding, onboarding guides and retention surveys, sold separately.

Who it works with

It recruits for UK employers in technology, digital and sales, and also helps candidates looking for new roles in those fields.

Key facts

Based in: Birmingham, UK
Founded: 2001
Memberships: APSCo partner and member of The Recruitment Network
Feedback: consultants rated by clients and candidates through Recruiter Insider

Summary written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Sep 2026.

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Rankings

Applause IT Recruitment is ranked on 6 TrustList rankings: #1 on 1, #2 on 2, #6 on 2 and #8 on 1.

Every ranking orders its listings by their reviews, how complete the profile is and the Trust Score. Applause IT Recruitment has no reviews yet and 3 of the 10 profile details we look for. Where no listing on a page has been reviewed, the order follows the profiles alone.

Recruitment agency · 6 rankings

On 2 of these it sits behind G2 Legal Limited, ahead of 3Search.

#1of 164
It recruitment
It is the only one of the top 51 here listing collaboration and creative.
Its profile: “Applause IT Recruitment is a specialist technology and digital recruitment consultancy in Birmingham.”
Of the top 51 here, 28 also cover executive search and 20 also cover permanent recruitment; 5 also work in London and 3 also work in Philadelphia.
Behind AVID Technical Resources, ahead of Acorn by Synergie.
#2of 25
United states
It is the only one of the 25 here listing cybersecurity and DevOps.
Of the 25 here, 6 also cover medical and 5 also cover temporary staffing; 4 also work in Texas and 3 also work in Dallas.
Behind e-care India Pvt Ltd, ahead of FirstPro, Inc.
#2of 17
Birmingham
It is the only one of the 17 here listing ERP and PHP.
Its profile: “Applause IT Recruitment is a specialist technology and digital recruitment consultancy in Birmingham.”
Of the 17 here, 3 also cover IT and tech recruitment and 3 also cover accounting & finance; 6 also work in Manchester and 4 also work in Bristol.
Behind G2 Legal Limited, ahead of Fawkes & Reece.
#6of 88
Permanent recruitment › United kingdom
It is the only one of the top 50 here listing video and one of 5 here listing travel.
Of the top 50 here, 24 also cover contract recruitment and 9 also cover construction and property recruitment; 7 also work in Nottingham and 6 also work in Leeds.
#6of 193
United kingdom
It is one of 7 here listing engineering and IT and tech recruitment.
Of the top 60 here, 10 also cover legal and 9 also cover sales and marketing recruitment; 8 also work in Edinburgh and 6 also work in Birmingham.
Behind G2 Legal Limited, ahead of I Love My Job Ltd.
#8of 353
Permanent recruitment
It is the only one of the top 81 here listing collaboration and creative.
Of the top 81 here, 12 also cover finance and accounting recruitment and 12 also cover healthcare recruitment.