Simple Fee Structure

Three ways to work together, depending on your hiring need

Fee structure
22.5%
of total compensation (base + guaranteed bonus)
Example
Base salary£80,000
Guaranteed bonus£10,000
You pay£20,250
Best for: Single hires, speed-focused, lower commitment
How it works
No upfront cost
Fee only due on a successful hire
Non-exclusive, open search
Candidates may be in other processes simultaneously
What to expect
Faster access to candidates
Broader shortlists
Less control over candidate exclusivity
Candidates often running multiple processes
You receive
Access to our active candidate network
Targeted outreach to relevant profiles
Initial screening and qualification
Candidate delivery with weekly check-in calls
Fee structure
20%
of total compensation (base + guaranteed bonus)
Example
Base salary£80,000
Guaranteed bonus£10,000
You pay£18,000
Best for: High-impact and foundational hires
How it works
No upfront cost
Dedicated, prioritised search
Candidates submitted exclusively to you
Structured, milestone-driven delivery
What to expect
Higher signal to noise ratio
Greater control over candidate experience
Less competition for candidates
More predictable outcomes
You receive
Everything in Contingent, plus:
Search strategy and calibration — ideal candidate profile defined, target company list agreed before outreach, ongoing refinement based on feedback
Targeted headhunting — direct outreach to passive, high-performing candidates, not reliant on active applicants
2-stage qualification — commercial capability assessment plus motivation, drivers, and environment fit
Curated shortlists — typically 3 to 5 highly aligned candidates with video introductions to speed up your process
Full process management — interview coordination, feedback loops, offer management
Market insight — candidate expectations, compensation benchmarks, competitor activity
Fee structure
From £5,000/mo
depending on scope + 20% success fee on total compensation
Example
Base salary£80,000
Guaranteed bonus£10,000
Monthly retainer£5,000
Success fee (20%)£18,000
Total cost£23,000+
Best for: Foundational hires where the individual directly drives revenue performance
How it works
Rolling monthly partnership, fully embedded into your hiring process
Defined timelines, milestones, and weekly reporting
Built as a structured hiring system, not a reactive search
You receive
Everything in Contingent and Exclusive, plus:
Hiring strategy and role design — role scorecard, market positioning, and compensation alignment completed before any outreach begins
Full market mapping — complete visibility of the talent landscape including top performers, likely movers, compensation benchmarks, and competitor hiring activity
Talent attraction engine — tailored job brochure, active role marketing across relevant channels, and messaging optimisation based on response data
Funnel tracking — weekly pipeline reporting from outreach through to offer, with drop-off analysis at each stage
Process optimisation — interview structure refinement, bottleneck removal, offer strategy, and close support
Dedicated search ownership — committed timelines, weekly progress updates, and clear milestones from market mapping through to hire