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.

Most Recent Margin Summary

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

20.38%
- 3.19%

Commercial

23.37%
- 2.15%

Construction

13.85%
0.41%

Driving

20.15%
0.67%

Education

26.16%
- 0.81%

Engineering

23.55%
1.35%

Financial

22.96%
- 5.87%

General

21.62%
0.55%

Healthcare

27.34%
- 1.36%

Hospitality

26.25%
6.83%

Industrial

15.71%
- 2.14%

IT

23.37%
6.05%

Oil and Gas

19.87%
- 4.93%

Traffic Management

26.69%
2.65%

Care

27.34%
- 1.36%

Food

16.77%
0.09%

Architecture

25.46%
8.44%

Utilities

27.24%
27.24%

HR

17.93%
- 5.78%

Estate Agencies

29.26%
3.5%

Medical

16.66%
- 0.19%

Aerospace

21.85%
- 0.39%