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

26.13%
- 0.77%

Commercial

23.79%
- 0.13%

Construction

17.98%
3.93%

Driving

21.74%
1.51%

Education

27.07%
- 2.75%

Engineering

20.26%
0.1%

Financial

25.39%
13.71%

General

25.17%
1.83%

Healthcare

25.24%
- 4.85%

Hospitality

24.18%
3.51%

Industrial

22.72%
1.81%

IT

22.32%
4.64%

Oil and Gas

23.89%
3.11%

Sales

32.21%
- 1.14%

Care

25.24%
- 4.85%

Food

19.19%
2.22%

Architecture

21.53%
21.53%

White Collar Construction

14.8%
- 0.11%

Estate Agencies

20.23%
- 5.86%

Medical

16.69%
0.02%

Aerospace

17.36%
- 0.48%