# Recruitment & executive search: what it costs and how to get quotes

Source: https://worklanded.com/find/recruitment-agencies (read 2026-11-13)

Recruitment & executive search typically costs £3,000 to £30,000 (agency fee per placement), according to MSC Headhunters fee structure, read September 2026.

## What happens to an enquiry sent here

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Typical cost | £3,000 to £30,000 |
| What that price is for | agency fee per placement |
| What you pay us | Nothing. Sending an enquiry is free and you agree prices with the firm. |
| Who gets your details | Up to three recruitment agencies, chosen by Worklanded. They contact you directly. |
| You are told | Each firm's name, by email, as your details go to it, with a link that stops any more firms receiving them. |
| What firms pay us | £30 per enquiry in the UK, a fixed price published on our lead price index. Never a share of what you pay them. |
| What a firm sees before it pays | The job and the area, without your name or contact details. |
| Where it is offered | the UK |

Source: [MSC Headhunters fee structure](https://www.msc-headhunters.com/fee-structure/), read September 2026.

## What a firm will ask you

- How are you hiring? (Permanent employees / Temporary or seasonal workers / Contractors on a day rate / A mix of permanent and temporary / Not sure yet, I want options)
- What sort of roles? (Industrial, warehouse or logistics / Office, administration or customer service / Technology and engineering / Finance and professional services / Health, care or education / Hospitality, retail or events / Construction and trades / Something else)
- How many people over the next twelve months? (One role / 2 to 5 / 6 to 20 / More than 20 / Ongoing temporary cover, hard to count)
- What sort of arrangement do you want? (One off, paid on placement / A preferred supplier arrangement / Exclusive to one agency for these roles / Open to advice on the right structure)
- When do you need people in post? (This week / Within a month / One to three months / Planning ahead, no fixed date)
- Company name

## What happens after you send it

1. Your enquiry is checked for spam and its contact details are checked so a firm can reach you.
2. Worklanded chooses up to three recruitment agencies that cover the area. A firm sees the job and the area before it decides to take it.
3. As your details go to each firm, we email you its name, with a link that stops any more firms receiving them.
4. The firms contact you directly. You agree the price and the work with them; Worklanded takes no part of that.

Send an enquiry: https://worklanded.com/find/recruitment-agencies#get-quotes (free). An AI agent can send one with the submit_enquiry tool at https://worklanded.com/mcp; the person confirms it by email before it goes anywhere.