Recruitment Agency In The West Midlands
Permanent, temporary and contract recruitment across Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Solihull, Telford and the wider West Midlands. Independently owned since 1987, with sector specialists who interview every candidate before you see a CV.
Specialist desks recruiting across the West Midlands
Express Recruitment has supplied staff to employers in the West Midlands 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.
Birmingham city centre and the Black Country pay differently for the same job title, and candidates in both know it. We benchmark from our own placements, and because the conurbation is well connected we will tell you honestly when widening a search by ten minutes on the tram or train doubles your shortlist.
We recruit across the West Midlands conurbation plus Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Shropshire and Staffordshire. Whether you need one permanent appointment in Solihull, an interim team in Birmingham or office cover in Telford, the same sector team handles it from brief to start date.
West Midlands at a glance
Birmingham and Solihull to Staffs and Worcestershire
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 West Midlands
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
Birmingham
The city and inner suburbs, from Aston and Erdington to Kings Norton, Sutton Coldfield, Smethwick, Oldbury and Halesowen.
Coventry
Coventry and the Warwickshire towns, including Bedworth, Rugby, Leamington Spa, Warwick and Kenilworth.
Wolverhampton
The Black Country in full, taking in Bilston, Willenhall, Tipton, Dudley, West Bromwich, Brierley Hill and Cannock.
Solihull
Solihull and the M42 corridor, plus Shirley, Knowle, Dorridge, Hockley Heath and Coleshill.
Telford
Telford and the Shropshire market towns, out to Shrewsbury, Newport, Wellington, Bridgnorth and Market Drayton.
Stoke on Trent
The six towns and north Staffordshire, including Burslem, Longton, Newcastle under Lyme, Stone, Stafford and Leek.
Worcester and Redditch
Worcestershire top to bottom, from Redditch and Bromsgrove through Droitwich and Worcester to Malvern and Evesham.
Taunton and Bridgwater
Taunton and the M5 belt, including Bridgwater, Wellington, Highbridge, Street, Chard and Yeovil.
Kidderminster and Bromsgrove
The Wyre Forest and the smaller estates around it, including Stourport, Bewdley, Tenbury Wells and Cleobury Mortimer.
Client Testimonial
“Two of our Birmingham client teams were running on overtime for months. Express placed three coordinators and a team leader inside a week, all properly interviewed before we saw a CV.”
Operations Manager, national insurance broker
West Midlands salary benchmarks
Indicative ranges from placements we have made across South East 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 £53k | £40k to £50k | £22.00 to £27.25 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 |
West Midlands recruitment questions
What employers and candidates in the West Midlands ask us most often.
Which parts of the West Midlands do you cover?
All of it. We recruit across Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Solihull, Telford, Stoke on Trent, Worcester, Redditch 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 West Midlands?
Our office and payroll team are in Nottingham, and we recruit for employers in the West Midlands from there. Your vacancy is handled by the consultant who specialises in that sector, and we travel to the West Midlands for client meetings, site visits and assessment days. Enquiries are answered the same working day.
How quickly can you fill a role in the West Midlands?
Do candidates in the West Midlands 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 West Midlands?
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 West Midlands?
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 West Midlands the sites are.
Do you handle payroll for temporary workers in the West Midlands?
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 West Midlands team?
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