Pricing
Pay on placement. 32% cheaper than agencies.
Three plans for different hiring patterns. No upfront fees, no retainer, 90-day replacement guarantee.
Standard
Scale-ups hiring 3–10 engineers/year, mixed seniority.
15%
of annual salary, paid on placement
- Full 6-step flow
- Shortlist of 3–5 candidates per role
- AI CV screening + technical interview
- Human soft-skills interview
- 90-day replacement guarantee
- Unlimited roles in the month
- AI Skills Validation (optional add-on)
Fixed-fee
Junior/mid roles below $60K salary, or when you want capped cost.
$8,000
per placement, predictable spend
- Same full flow as Standard
- 90-day replacement guarantee
- Capped cost per hire
- Ideal for volume hiring
Retained
Urgent VP/Head/C-level roles where you need dedicated sourcing and the deepest possible validation.
Custom
1/3 up front, 1/3 at shortlist, 1/3 on placement
- Dedicated recruiter assigned
- Exclusive search + passive headhunting
- AI Skills Validation included
- Recruo Secure Browser included
- Weekly progress calls
- Executive reference checks
First Hire Pilot — 25% off
Your first placement at 25% off our Standard fee (11.25% effective) — for scale-ups closing their first mandate with us. Pay only on placement, same 5-day shortlist, same guarantee.
90-day replacement guarantee
If your hire leaves or is let go in the first 90 days, we re-run the search at no cost. No upfront fees on Standard and Fixed-fee plans.
Cost of NOT hiring well
Now weigh the fee against a bad hire.
Most scale-ups find the bad-hire bill is 1.5–2× the engineer's annual salary — before any agency fee enters the math. Plug in your scenario.
Bad hire cost calculator
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True cost of this bad hire
£220,850
That's 1.7× the engineer's annual salary — not 30% like the old SHRM rule.
FAQ
Pricing questions, answered.
How does the 15% success fee work?
You pay 15% of the first-year annual salary, only on placement — no upfront fees, no retainer. Example: for a £70,000 engineer the fee is £10,500, versus £15,400 with a UK contingency agency charging 22% — a saving of £4,900 (32%).
What does the $8,000 fixed fee cover?
One placement with the same full 6-step flow as Standard — AI CV screening, AI technical interview, and a human soft-skills interview — plus the 90-day replacement guarantee. The cost per hire is capped, which suits junior/mid roles below $60K salary and volume hiring.
When does the Retained plan make sense?
For urgent VP, Head, or C-level roles that need a dedicated recruiter, exclusive search with passive headhunting, and the deepest validation — AI Skills Validation, Recruo Secure Browser, executive reference checks, and weekly progress calls. Pricing is custom: 1/3 up front, 1/3 at shortlist, 1/3 on placement.
How does the 90-day replacement guarantee work?
If your hire leaves or is let go within the first 90 days, we re-run the search at no cost. The guarantee is included on Standard and Fixed-fee placements, which also carry no upfront fees.
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Pay only on placement
90-day guarantee
Free re-search if hire leaves
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