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Pricing

Pay on placement. 32% cheaper than agencies.

Three plans for different hiring patterns. No upfront fees, no retainer, 90-day replacement guarantee.

Cost of NOT hiring well

Before our fee, here's what a bad hire actually costs.

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

Edit the values below to see your number

Direct costs (salary, benefits, equipment)£81,250
Hiring (22% agency)£28,600
Onboarding (mentor time, ramp)£26,000
Missed features / opportunity cost£65,000
Team morale / productivity drag£20,000

True cost of this bad hire

£220,850

That's 1.7× the engineer's annual salary — not 30% like the old SHRM rule.

Pricing

Transparent pricing. 32% cheaper than classical agencies.

Success-fee model. You only pay when you hire.

Recommended

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

Savings calculator

Recruo Standard (15%):£10,500
Classical agency (22%):£15,400
You save:£4,900 (32%)

Risk-free start

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. First placement at 50% fee for qualifying scale-ups closing their first mandate with us.

Get started

Ready to stop losing
engineering time to hiring?

Fill out the form and we'll reach out within 24 hours to scope your first role. Or book a 30-min discovery call directly.

No upfront fees

Pay only on placement

90-day guarantee

Free re-search if hire leaves

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