An insight into the UK's
Recruitment Margins

'Benchmark your pricing strategy against the UK market’ instead of 'Achieving a good gross margin is the difference between making or losing money.
Powered by Simplicity, this unique Recruitment Margin Index provides an insight into margins achieved across sectors and regions. It charts past trends, highlighting which sectors are in growth.

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Margin Index for the current quarter

To find out how your business performance compares and plan for growth, select the period you want to review or click on the graph for each industry sector.

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Accountancy

25.24%
1.12%

Commercial

23.86%
1.21%

Construction

13.85%
0.41%

Driving

18.89%
- 0.44%

Education

26.15%
2.83%

Engineering

26.05%
- 1.54%

Financial

27.43%
4.01%

General

23%
1.97%

Healthcare

24.17%
- 2.62%

Hospitality

19.31%
- 4.42%

Industrial

15.42%
0.49%

IT

17.87%
- 4.04%

Oil and Gas

21.96%
0.77%

Traffic Management

24.9%
1.91%

Care

24.17%
- 2.62%

Food

9.95%
- 5.91%

Architecture

21.99%
- 1.76%

Utilities

18.05%
- 11.13%

Estate Agencies

29.36%
- 1.09%

Medical

16.6%
- 0.09%

Aerospace

21.86%
- 4.67%