Recruitment Agency In The North West
Permanent, temporary and contract recruitment across Manchester, Liverpool, Warrington, Preston, Chester and the wider North West. Independently owned since 1987, with sector specialists who interview every candidate before you see a CV.
Specialist desks recruiting across The North West
Express Recruitment has supplied staff to employers in the North West for more than three decades. Each desk recruits for one sector and nothing else, covers the whole region, and travels in for client meetings, site visits and assessment days.
Manchester city centre salaries have moved a long way in five years and the towns around it have not moved at the same rate. We benchmark from our own placements so a Bolton or Blackburn vacancy is priced for its own market, and we are realistic about what it takes to pull a candidate back out of the city centre.
We recruit across Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire, Lancashire and Cumbria. Whether you need one permanent appointment in Chester, an interim team in Manchester or office cover arranged at short notice in Preston, the same sector team handles it from brief to start date.
The North West at a glance
Manchester and Cheshire to Merseyside and Lancashire
Every county and city in the region covered
DBS checks arranged in house
Clearances tracked by our own compliance team
Same day shortlists
For roles filled from our work ready pool
Written terms up front
Fees and charge rates agreed before we start
Where we recruit in the North West
The towns and areas each location covers. All eight divisions recruit in every location below, worked by a named sector desk rather than a general branch
Manchester
The city centre and inner boroughs, from Salford and Trafford to Oldham, Rochdale, Ashton, Altrincham and Stockport.
Liverpool
Liverpool and the docks, then Bootle, Kirkby, Speke, St Helens, Southport and across the water to Birkenhead and Wirral.
Warrington and Runcorn
The Mersey belt and mid Cheshire, including Runcorn, Widnes, Northwich, Winsford, Middlewich and Crewe.
Preston and Central Lancashire
Preston and the Fylde coast, out to Leyland, Chorley, Blackpool, Lytham, Fleetwood and Lancaster.
Bolton, Bury and Wigan
The old mill towns and the estates that replaced them, covering Bolton, Bury, Wigan, Leigh, Radcliffe, Horwich, Atherton and Skelmersdale.
Stockport and Trafford
The M60 corridor, including Trafford Park, Sale, Cheadle, Hazel Grove, Wilmslow and Handforth.
Chester and Ellesmere Port
Both sides of the border, from Chester and Ellesmere Port to Deeside, Queensferry, Flint, Broughton and Wrexham.
Blackburn and Burnley
The Pennine towns, taking in Blackburn, Darwen, Accrington, Burnley, Nelson, Colne and Rossendale.
Carlisle and Penrith
The whole county, from Carlisle and Penrith over to Workington and Whitehaven and south to Kendal, Ulverston and Barrow in Furness.
Client Testimonial
“We asked for two temporary administrators on a Thursday for a Monday start in Manchester. Both arrived, both stayed, and one of them is now our office manager.”
North West salary benchmarks
Indicative ranges from placements we have made across the north west in the last twelve months. Ask us for a full benchmark report for your sector and location.
| Customer Service Adviser | £26k to £29k | £25k to £27k | £13.25 to £14.75 ph |
| Administrator | £26k to £30k | £25k to £28k | £13.25 to £15.50 ph |
| Assistant Accountant | £32k to £38k | £30k to £36k | £16.50 to £19.50 ph |
| Project Engineer | £43k to £54k | £40k to £50k | £22.00 to £27.75 ph |
| Internal Sales Executive | £29k to £35k | £27k to £33k | £14.75 to £18.00 ph |
| HR Advisor | £35k to £43k | £33k to £40k | £18.00 to £22.00 ph |
North west recruitment questions
What employers and candidates in North West ask us most often.
Which parts of the North West do you cover?
All of it. We recruit across Manchester, Liverpool, Warrington, Preston, Bolton, Chester, Stockport, Blackburn and the surrounding towns, as well as business park and out of town locations that agencies often skip. If a role is remote or hybrid we search the wider region to widen your candidate pool.
Do you have an office in the North West?
Our office and payroll team are in Nottingham, and we recruit for employers in the North West from there. Your vacancy is handled by the consultant who specialises in that sector, and we travel to the North West for client meetings, site visits and assessment days. Enquiries are answered the same working day.
How quickly can you fill a role in the North West?
Do candidates in the North West pay any fees?
Never. It is free for candidates to register, be interviewed and be placed, permanent or temporary. Employers pay a percentage of starting salary for permanent hires, or an agreed hourly charge rate for temporary staff, confirmed in writing before we begin.
What vetting and compliance checks do you carry out in the North West?
Every candidate is interviewed by the consultant on your vacancy. We verify identity and right to work, take up references, and arrange DBS checks, qualifications, licences or tickets where the role requires them. A full audit trail is available on request.
Can you supply staff across multiple sites in the North West?
Yes. Multi site bookings are coordinated by one sector desk so you get a single point of reporting, one consolidated invoice and consistent charge rates, wherever in the North West the sites are.
Do you handle payroll for temporary workers in the North West?
How do I get in touch with the North West team?
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