Recruitment Agency

Eden Scott

Scottish recruitment agency placing permanent, contract and temporary staff across many sectors, including the public sector

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Biotechnology
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TrustList summary

Eden Scott is a recruitment agency based in Scotland, set up in Edinburgh in 2003 by three recruiters who came from a larger agency. It places people in permanent, contract and temporary jobs, from graduate level to senior executive posts.

Services

Sector recruitment: specialist teams for accountancy and finance, legal, HR, technology, engineering, renewable energy, life sciences, property, food and drink, hospitality and procurement.
Public sector hiring: staffing for health boards, councils and other public bodies.
Executive search: a separate team handles senior-level appointments.
Assessment centres: employers can commission assessment days planned and run by the agency.
Recruitment campaigns: online advertising built around an employer's vacancies.
TalentSpark: a hiring service for start-ups and early-stage firms.

Who it works with

Its website showcases work for Glasgow City Council, the Scottish Ambulance Service, Historic Environment Scotland and the University of Glasgow. The agency also publishes salary guides and a podcast.

Key facts

Based in: Edinburgh, with offices in Glasgow and Aberdeen
Founded: 2003
Team: around 40 recruiters, by its own account
Sectors covered: more than 15

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

Rankings

Eden Scott is ranked on 6 TrustList rankings: #1 on 2, #2 on 1, #5 on 1 and #10 on 2.

Every ranking orders its listings by their reviews, how complete the profile is and the Trust Score. Eden Scott 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 3 of these it sits behind Fawkes & Reece, ahead of Ethos BeathChapman.

#1of 15
Glasgow
It is the only one of the 15 here listing biotechnology and catering and hospitality.
Its profile: “Its website showcases work for Glasgow City Council, the Scottish Ambulance Service, Historic Environment Scotland and the University of Glasgow.”
Of the 15 here, 6 also cover permanent recruitment and 5 also cover manufacturing; 6 also work in Edinburgh and 3 also work in London.
Ahead of Berkeley Scott.
#1of 7
Aberdeen
It is the only one of the 7 here listing accounting & finance and defence.
Of the 7 here, 4 also cover executive search and 3 also cover energy.
Ahead of Bright Purple.
#2of 26
Edinburgh
It is the only one of the 26 here listing hospitality & leisure and industrial.
Its profile: “Eden Scott is a recruitment agency based in Scotland, set up in Edinburgh in 2003 by three recruiters who came from a larger agency.”
Of the 26 here, 7 also cover accounting & finance and 7 also cover science; 9 also work in Manchester and 6 also work in Glasgow.
Behind G2 Legal Limited, ahead of Berkeley Scott.
#5of 53
Executive search › United kingdom
It is the only one of the top 52 here listing information technology and SME.
Of the top 52 here, 16 also cover contract recruitment and 15 also cover temporary staffing; 5 also work in New York City and 4 also work in Nottingham.
#10of 193
United kingdom
It is the only one of the top 60 here listing food & drink and renewable energy.
Of the top 60 here, 10 also cover legal and 9 also cover sales and marketing recruitment; 6 also work in Birmingham and 5 also work in Leeds.
#10of 479
Executive search
It is the only one of the top 83 here listing energy & natural resources and hr.
Its profile: “- Executive search: a separate team handles senior-level appointments.”
Of the top 83 here, 19 also cover IT and tech recruitment and 16 also cover finance and accounting recruitment; 3 also work in Austin and 3 also work in Charlotte.

As of 2026-10-31. Organic ranks only; sponsored placements are never ranks. How TrustList ranks

What the business tells TrustList

Founded: 2003 (23 years) evidence sent
Number of staff: 40 people evidence sent

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