Recruitment Agency In Yorkshire
Permanent, temporary and contract recruitment across Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Hull, York and the wider Yorkshire region. Independently owned since 1987, with sector specialists who interview every candidate before you see a CV.
Specialist desks recruiting across Yorkshire
Express Recruitment has supplied staff to Yorkshire employers for more than three decades. Each desk recruits for one sector and nothing else, covers the whole county, and travels in for client meetings, site visits and assessment days.
Four city economies sit within an hour of each other here, which means candidates are far more mobile than the postcode on their CV suggests. We benchmark Leeds professional salaries separately from the rest, and we will tell you when a Wakefield or Rotherham vacancy is competing with Leeds whether you intended it to or not.
We recruit across West, South, North and East Yorkshire. Whether it is one permanent appointment in Leeds, an interim finance team in Sheffield or holiday cover in York, the same sector team handles it from brief to start date.
Yorkshire at a glance
Leeds and York to South and East Yorkshire
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 Yorkshire
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
Leeds
The city and the West Yorkshire towns around it, including Morley, Pudsey, Garforth, Guiseley, Dewsbury and Wetherby.
Sheffield
Sheffield and the Advanced Manufacturing Park, plus Rotherham, Barnsley, Dronfield, Maltby and Chapeltown.
Bradford
Bradford and the Aire and Calder valleys, taking in Shipley, Bingley, Keighley, Halifax and Brighouse.
Hull and Beverley
Both banks of the Humber, from Hull and Brough to Beverley, Goole, Bridlington, Immingham and Grimsby.
York
York and the surrounding market towns, including Selby, Tadcaster, Easingwold, Thirsk, Malton and Harrogate.
Doncaster and Goole
The M18 and M62 corridor, covering Doncaster, Goole, Thorne, Rossington, Bawtry and Scunthorpe.
Wakefield and Rotherham
The estates either side of the M1, including Castleford, Pontefract, Normanton, Barnsley, Rotherham and Maltby.
Harrogate
Harrogate and the Nidderdale and Wharfedale towns, plus Knaresborough, Ripon, Boroughbridge, Wetherby and Skipton.
Scarborough and Whitby
The East Yorkshire and North Yorkshire coast, from Filey and Bridlington up through Scarborough to Whitby, plus Pickering and Driffield.
Client Testimonial
“Express staffed a new Leeds customer team from scratch in eleven days, twelve advisers, all referenced and right to work checked. Their consultant was in the office for the first two mornings.”
Contact Centre Manager, utilities provider
Yorkshire salary benchmarks
Indicative ranges from placements we have made across Yorkshire in the last twelve months. Ask us for a full benchmark report for your sector and location.
| Customer Service Adviser | £25k to £28k | £25k to £27k | £12.75 to £14.25 ph |
| Administrator | £25k to £29k | £25k to £28k | £12.75 to £14.75 ph |
| Assistant Accountant | £31k to £37k | £29k to £35k | £16.00 to £19.00 ph |
| Project Engineer | £42k to £52k | £40k to £49k | £21.50 to £26.75 ph |
| Internal Sales Executive | £28k to £34k | £27k to £32k | £14.25 to £17.50 ph |
| HR Advisor | £34k to £42k | £32k to £40k | £17.50 to £21.50 ph |
Yorkshire recruitment questions
What employers and candidates in Yorkshire ask us most often.
Which parts of Yorkshire do you cover?
All of it. We recruit across Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Hull, York, Doncaster, Wakefield, Rotherham 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 Yorkshire?
Our office and payroll team are in Nottingham, and we recruit for employers in Yorkshire from there. Your vacancy is handled by the consultant who specialises in that sector, and we travel to Yorkshire for client meetings, site visits and assessment days. Enquiries are answered the same working day.
How quickly can you fill a role in Yorkshire?
Do candidates in Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire?
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 Yorkshire?
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 Yorkshire the sites are.
Do you handle payroll for temporary workers in Yorkshire?
How do I get in touch with the Yorkshire team?
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