Recruitment Agency

Bespoke Careers

Recruitment agency placing architects, interior designers and building-product staff in the UK, US and Australia

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TrustList summary

Bespoke Careers recruits for the architecture and design sector, placing staff with practices, studios and product suppliers. Chief executive Lindsay Urquhart set it up in 2004. It runs UK offices in London and Manchester and also operates in Australia, New Zealand and the United States, with many consultants who once worked as architects or designers themselves.

What Bespoke Careers offers

Architecture recruitment: roles from graduates and technicians up to project and senior architects.
Interior design recruitment: placements with large design studios and smaller agencies.
Product sales and specification: staff for suppliers of furniture, flooring, tapware and other building products.
Contract staffing: contractors for short projects, who log timesheets through the agency's site.
Retained search: strategic searches for senior hires.
Market information: salary guides, a salary calculator, market reports and portfolio reviews.

Customers and markets

Its clients are architecture and interior design practices and building-product firms, with roles in areas such as residential, heritage, education, defence and infrastructure projects. It also supports job seekers in those fields.

Key facts

Founded: 2004
UK offices: London and Manchester
Other regions: Australia, New Zealand and the United States
Hiring types: permanent, contract and retained

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

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Rankings

Bespoke Careers is ranked on 10 TrustList rankings: #4 on 1, #9 on 1, #10 on 1, #14 on 1, #20 on 1, #22 on 1, #26 on 1, #33 on 1, #34 on 1 and #46 on 1.

Every ranking orders its listings by their reviews, how complete the profile is and the Trust Score. Bespoke Careers 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 · 10 rankings

#4of 24
Austin
It is one of 2 here listing sales and marketing recruitment and one of 4 here listing permanent recruitment.
Of the 24 here, 8 also cover executive search and 4 also cover permanent recruitment; 6 also work in Houston and 4 also work in New York City.
Behind Gaines International, ahead of All About People.
#9of 33
Los angeles
It is one of 9 here listing executive search.
Of the 33 here, 8 also cover temporary staffing and 5 also cover legal recruitment; 9 also work in California and 6 also work in San Francisco.
Behind Culinary Staffing Service, ahead of Global Premier Staffing.
#10of 43
Manchester
It is one of 6 here listing sales and marketing recruitment and one of 8 here listing executive search.
Its profile: “It runs UK offices in London and Manchester and also operates in Australia, New Zealand and the United States, with many consultants who once worked as architects or designers themselves.”
Of the 43 here, 7 also cover IT and tech recruitment and 7 also cover contract recruitment; 20 also work in London and 9 also work in Edinburgh.
Behind Catermatch Solutions, ahead of We Are Adam.
#14of 30
New york city
It is one of 4 here listing sales and marketing recruitment and one of 5 here listing permanent recruitment.
Of the 30 here, 6 also cover information technology; 8 also work in York and 7 also work in New York.
Behind A-List Associates, Inc., ahead of KAS Placement.
#20of 53
Executive search › United kingdom
It is one of 8 here listing sales and marketing recruitment and one of 33 here listing permanent recruitment.
Of the top 52 here, 11 also cover construction and property recruitment and 8 also cover finance and accounting recruitment; 8 also work in Manchester and 4 also work in Glasgow.
Behind Adam Appointments, ahead of Jo Holdsworth Recruitment Leeds.
#22of 75
Sales marketing recruitment
It is one of 17 here listing permanent recruitment and one of 25 here listing executive search.
Of the top 50 here, 3 also work in Los Angeles and 3 also work in Minneapolis.
Behind JobPlus Employment Agency, ahead of KAS Placement.
#26of 110
Permanent recruitment › United states of america
It is one of 3 here listing sales and marketing recruitment and one of 16 here listing executive search.
Of the top 51 here, 9 also cover healthcare recruitment; 4 also work in Georgia and 2 also work in San Diego.
Behind Just In Time Staffing, ahead of KORE1.
#33of 88
Permanent recruitment › United kingdom
It is one of 7 here listing sales and marketing recruitment and one of 22 here listing executive search.
Of the top 50 here, 8 also cover office and admin recruitment and 8 also cover hospitality recruitment; 7 also work in Nottingham and 6 also work in Leeds.
Behind Catermatch Solutions, ahead of Jo Holdsworth Recruitment Leeds.
#34of 99
London
It is one of 9 here listing sales and marketing recruitment and one of 20 here listing executive search.
Its profile: “It runs UK offices in London and Manchester and also operates in Australia, New Zealand and the United States, with many consultants who once worked as architects or designers themselves.”
Of the top 54 here, 9 also cover sales and marketing recruitment and 9 also cover legal; 4 also work in Birmingham and 3 also work in Bristol.
Behind Care Recruitment UK Ltd, ahead of Burns Sheehan.
#46of 165
Executive search › United states of america
It is one of 4 here listing sales and marketing recruitment and one of 7 here listing permanent recruitment.
Of the top 58 here, 8 also cover engineering recruitment and 7 also cover manufacturing recruitment; 3 also work in Charlotte and 3 also work in Phoenix.
Behind Executive Search Associates, ahead of KAS Placement.