Testimonial by IT recruitment agency VIQU IT’s Managing Director, Matt Collingwood. We’ve been a big fan of Recruit So Simple since we implemented the platform back in May 2018. At that point, we were a small team of 10 users, looking for a CRM that was intuitive, reliable, and capable of scaling to meet our […]

Did you know that over 40% of well-paid professionals are planning to leave their jobs within the next year? In a market where compensation isn’t enough to retain talent, how can recruitment agencies adapt? The answer lies in leveraging the right recruitment software to meet the evolving needs of both candidates and clients. From recruitment […]

The UK recruitment landscape is facing unprecedented pressures in 2026. With 75% of business leaders working with reduced hiring budgets compared to last year, and 40% reporting significant cuts, finding and securing top talent has become increasingly complex. Add to this the ripple effects of the Employment Rights Act reforms, which have prompted 65% of […]

The recruitment sector contributed about £40 billion to the UK economy in 2024-25, according to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC). Over two thirds of this sum was contributed by the temp/contract part of the industry.

Recent analysis from LinkedIn shows that demand for green skills in the UK has risen sharply, placing unprecedented pressure on recruitment processes across multiple sectors. For organisations using recruitment software UK solutions, understanding these shifts is essential to maintaining competitive advantage and ensuring compliance.

If you’re evaluating recruitment software right now, you’re probably being told that more AI equals better results. But here’s what vendors aren’t talking about: agencies implementing the most aggressive automation are quietly hiring humans to fix what their algorithms got wrong. For buyers of recruitment agency software UK solutions, this reveals an uncomfortable truth: unlimited […]

The UK recruitment sector has shifted from boom to bust with vicious speed; the numbers tell a stark story. Permanent placements dropped 33.5% between 2023 and 2024. Temporary billings have contracted across most regions. Yet some agencies are not just surviving but positioning themselves to dominate when recovery arrives. The difference? Their recruitment software.

The UK recruitment sector finds itself at a critical juncture following Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s Autumn Budget and subsequent amendments to the Employment Rights Bill. Whilst some measures have been softened, agencies still face mounting pressures that demand strategic adaptation, and the right technology could prove decisive.

The job market is unforgiving right now. Graduates are submitting 200+ applications without success. Tech positions have plummeted by 46 per cent. Desperate candidates are spending thousands on CV writers, premium subscriptions, and career coaches, often with little to show for it.

Are we there yet? If ‘there’ is a settled recruitment landscape, the answer is no. Vacancy numbers have declined for 39 consecutive periods whilst competition has intensified – the role of recruitment software has never been more critical in determining which agencies thrive and which merely survive.