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

24.12%
3.74%

Commercial

22.65%
- 0.72%

Construction

13.44%
- 0.41%

Driving

19.33%
- 0.82%

Education

23.32%
- 2.84%

Engineering

27.59%
4.04%

Financial

23.42%
0.46%

General

21.03%
- 0.59%

Healthcare

26.79%
- 0.55%

Hospitality

23.73%
- 2.52%

Industrial

14.93%
- 0.78%

IT

21.91%
- 1.46%

Oil and Gas

21.19%
1.32%

Traffic Management

22.99%
- 3.7%

Care

26.79%
- 0.55%

Food

15.86%
- 0.91%

Architecture

23.75%
- 1.71%

Utilities

29.18%
1.94%

Estate Agencies

30.45%
1.19%

Medical

16.69%
0.03%

Aerospace

26.53%
4.68%