Answers
Employer hiring questions, answered
Straight answers to what UK employers actually ask about hiring cost, timing and recruiters — with our own figures from 46 filled vacancies rather than industry averages.
Choosing a recruiter
- Can I hire without using a recruitment agency?
- How do I choose a recruitment agency?
- What does a recruitment agency actually do?
Cost and fees
- Do recruitment agencies charge you if you don't hire?
- How much does it cost to hire someone in the UK?
- Is there VAT on recruitment agency fees?
- What is a rebate period in recruitment?
- What is a typical recruitment agency fee in the UK?
Job adverts
- How long should a job advert run?
- How much does it cost to advertise a job in the UK?
- Should I put the salary in a job advert?
- Why is my job advert getting no applications?
Process and timing
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Comparison
Which UK recruitment companies charge a fixed fee and no commission?
A checked list of UK recruiters who charge a flat fee instead of a percentage of salary, with the prices each one actually publishes, what happens if the role is not filled, and who is cheapest for which kind of hire.
Cost comparison
Is flat-fee recruitment cheaper than an agency for a £45,000 hire?
Worked figures for a £45,000 UK hire — what a contingency agency bills at 15%, 20% and 25%, what the published flat fees are, what the real difference is once you count your own screening time, and the three situations where the agency is the better buy.
Benchmarks
How long does it take to fill a role in the UK?
The median role we filled took 42 days from brief to close, but the spread runs from 14 to 169 days. The per-sector breakdown, what actually drives the difference, and how to read a time-to-fill promise.