• 10/11/26
• North West, Manchester City Centre
• £30k - 50k per year
• Permanent
• Senior IT Appointments
• Full time

Senior / Principal Recruitment Consultant - Technology (Perm & Contract)

Location: Manchester(hybrid)

Join Xpertise, one of the UK's most respected and award-winning Technology, Data & Transformation Recruitment businesses where high performers are trusted, rewarded, and given the platform to build something significant, for the next ten years and not just the next two.

Why would you leave a £250k+ desk?

You probably don't need another job. But you might want a home.

We were founded in 2013 to put genuine relationships back into the industry, and it works: we've partnered with 125+ clients in the last 12 months alone, and 96% of the people we place are still in role a year later.

What makes us different

• You run your desk.No micro-management. No activity KPIs for the sake of it.
• Leaders with real networks.Work alongside Jason Rai, Julian Harrison, Andrew Scholes, Phil Brindley and Richard Harrison, plus our other leaders across Derby (HQ), Manchester, London and our US practice.
• Relationship-first, always.We win business through the tech community, not volume cold calling, hosting and sponsoring multiple leadership events a year. We'd rather lose a fee than mislead a client or a candidate.
• A platform, not a blank page.Terms with 350+ UK businesses,700+ Contractors placed over the last 5 years and 10 exclusive or trusted-partner clients, up from 2 last year. Our leaders' networks include 6,500+ C-suite contacts, so when someone in our network lands a new role, we usually get the call, and then everything else that flows down the chain. An established, proven platform for experienced recruiters to develop and monetise.
• Stable, profitable, reinvesting.Net fees are 28% ahead of budget, and our profit goes back into our people, tech and growth.
• A real stake.Our share scheme is designed to deliver £100-200k payouts for many of our people in 2030 at this level.
• People stay.Our people average 10+ years of experience, and we're a Platinum Investors in People employer (top 1% globally).
• Best tools in the market.You get an AI-native CRM, your own Claude AI licence and premium LinkedIn. Are you still stuck on Bullhorn?

Where we're heading

• 200+ placements and 40 new clients in 2026
• Contract book running 20%+ ahead of target, with an MSP win and new SoW/MSA agreements
• Weekly contract GP will have tripled since 2025 by January
• Xpertise Search is winning exclusive assignments
• Our US office is live and growing fast

The role

We'll shape the role around your strengths:

• Perm:build our desk across Cloud, Data, DevOps, AI/Engineering, Cyber, Software Engineering, Quality Engineering or Architecture.
• Contract:lead the growth of our contract and SoW practice, with scope to build a team around you.

You are

• A proven tech recruiter billing £250k+ a year, in perm, contract or both
• Relationship-led in how you win and keep business
• Clear on your values, and looking for somewhere that shares them
• Experienced in leading others, or ready to start

The rewards

• Uncapped commission of up to 40% - a £300k biller here earns £100k+
• Share scheme designed to deliver £100-200k payouts for many of our people in 2030 at this level
• We'll back you through your restrictive covenants with a guaranteed package while your desk builds
• Quarterly, fully company-paid trips to places like Ibiza, Chamonix and Budapest, plus a super billers trip to places like Rio and Miami
• 25-28 days' holiday plus your birthday off
• Hybrid working with an early Friday finish
• Clear, transparent billing and leadership tracks, so your career progression is in your control
• Private healthcare, pension, an annual wellbeing budget and the Xpertise Olympics, plus regular socials from F1 Arcade and Flight Club to bowling and crazy golf

We've won 22 industry awards and counting, including Best Technology Recruitment Agency at the Recruiter Awards, Best Client Service at the Global Recruiter Awards 2026 and Best Recruitment Company to Work For at the TIARAs.

No CV needed.Start with a confidential conversation.