Cathcart Associates

Cathcart Associates is a technology recruitment firm, now presenting itself as Cathcart Technology, with its headquarters in Edinburgh. It fills permanent and contract jobs in technology teams and gives each client a single consultant as its point of contact. The business started with two people in an attic and has grown to more than 40 staff.

What Cathcart Associates offers

• Permanent tech recruitment — hires for roles such as security analysts and business analysts.
• Contract recruitment — contractors, including roles outside IR35, run by a dedicated contracts team.
• Team building — help to build and scale tech teams and improve staff retention.
• Salary benchmarking — a yearly guide to technology pay.
• Employer advice — articles on topics such as keeping staff engaged in difficult periods.

Who it works with

It serves employers and candidates in the Scottish tech sector and in Manchester and Leeds, and has a Nordic team working with Finnish companies from start-ups to large brands. Its recruiters also have experience in England and Thailand.

Key facts

• Based in: Edinburgh, Scotland
• Other office: Manchester
• Team: over 40 people
• Markets: UK and Finland