Recruitment Agency In Scotland
Permanent, temporary and contract recruitment across Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee and every region of Scotland. Independently owned since 1987, with sector specialists who interview every candidate before you see a CV.
Specialist desks recruiting across Scotland
Express Recruitment has supplied staff to Scottish employers for more than three decades. Each desk recruits for one sector and nothing else, covers the whole country, and travels in for client meetings, site visits and assessment days.
For employers in Scotland that means salary benchmarking built from live local data, candidates who have been interviewed properly before they reach your shortlist, and a consultant who understands the difference between hiring in Aberdeen and hiring in Motherwell. You will not receive the same CV from three different desks, and you will not be passed to a resourcer who has never seen your site.
We recruit across the Central Belt, the North East, the Highlands and Islands, the Borders and everywhere between. Whether you need one permanent appointment in Edinburgh, a temporary finance team in Livingston or a shift pattern covered at short notice in Dundee, the same sector team handles it from brief to start date.
Scotland at a glance
Central Belt to Highlands
Full national coverage, no branch gaps
PVG and Disclosure Scotland
Checks arranged in house where roles require them
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 Scotland
Coverage by city and region, with the sectors we are asked for most in each. Every location below is worked by a named sector desk rather than a general branch.
Glasgow
The city centre and West End, then out through Paisley, Renfrew, Clydebank, East Kilbride, Hamilton, Motherwell and Coatbridge.
Edinburgh
We work the city itself and the commuter towns that feed it, from Leith and Musselburgh to Dalkeith, Bathgate, Linlithgow.
Aberdeen
The city and harbour estates, Dyce and Westhill, then up the coast through Ellon, Peterhead and Fraserburgh and inland to Inverurie.
Dundee
Dundee and the waterfront, plus Monifieth, Carnoustie and Arbroath on the coast and Forfar, Brechin and Kirriemuir across Angus.
Inverness
The city centre and West End, then out through Paisley, Renfrew, Clydebank, East Kilbride, Hamilton, Motherwell and Coatbridge.
Stirling
The whole Forth Valley corridor, including Grangemouth, Alloa, Larbert, Denny, Bannockburn and the estates on both sides of the M9
Livingston and West Lothian
Livingston and the M8 estates, taking in Bathgate, Broxburn, Whitburn, Armadale and Blackburn.
Perth
Perth and Kinross, out to Crieff, Auchterarder, Blairgowrie and Pitlochry, plus the farms and estates in between.
Ayrshire and the Borders
Two ends of southern Scotland. Ayr, Kilmarnock, Irvine and Prestwick on the coast, then Galashiels, Hawick, Dumfries and Stranraer.
Client Testimonial
“We lost two of our finance team in the same month. Express had a temporary assistant accountant with us the following Monday and a permanent replacement offered inside three weeks. Four years on they handle every hire we make in Scotland.”
Finance Director, insurance services group
Scotland Salary Benchmarks
Indicative ranges from placements we have made across Scotland in the last twelve months. Ask us for a full benchmark report for your sector and location.
| Customer Service Adviser | £25k to £28k | £26k to £29k | £12.75 to £14.25 ph |
| Administrator | £25k to £29k | £26k to £30k | £12.75 to £14.75 ph |
| Assistant Accountant | £31k to £37k | £32k to £38k | £16.00 to £19.00 ph |
| Project Engineer | £42k to £52k | £43k to £54k | £21.50 to £26.75 ph |
| Internal Sales Executive | £28k to £34k | £29k to £35k | £14.25 to £17.50 ph |
| HR Advisor | £34k to £42k | £35k to £43k | £17.50 to £21.50 ph |
Scotland recruitment questions
What employers and candidates in Scotland ask us most often.
Which parts of Scotland do you cover?
All of it. We recruit across Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness, Stirling, Perth, Falkirk, Livingston, Paisley, Ayrshire and the Scottish Borders, 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 Scotland?
Our office and payroll team are in Nottingham, and we recruit for Scottish employers from there. Your vacancy is handled by the consultant who specialises in that sector, and we travel to Scotland for client meetings, site visits and assessment days. Enquiries are answered the same working day.
How quickly can you fill a role in Scotland?
Do candidates in Scotland 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 Scotland?
Every candidate is interviewed by the consultant on your vacancy. We verify identity and right to work, take up references, and arrange PVG scheme membership, Disclosure Scotland checks, qualifications, licences or tickets where the role requires them. A full audit trail is available on request.
Can you supply staff across multiple Scottish sites?
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, whether the sites are in the Central Belt, the North East or the Highlands.
Do you handle payroll for temporary workers in Scotland?
Yes. We manage pay, holiday accrual, pension auto enrolment, working time records and Agency Workers Regulations parity for every temporary worker we supply, and invoice you weekly against approved timesheets.
How do I get in touch with the Scotland team?
Call 0115 947 2271 or email jobs@express-recruitment.co.uk and you will be put straight through to the consultant covering your sector in Scotland. You can also submit an enquiry form and we will respond within one working day.
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