What TMP Worldwide does

TMP Worldwide UK (legal entity: PeopleScout Limited) is a London-headquartered digital and social employer brand agency that provides employer branding, recruitment marketing, media planning, assessment, and recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) services. It serves UK government departments, local authorities, and large private enterprises — including named clients such as the Environment Agency, Home Office, Civil Service Fast Stream, NHS England, Serco, Knight Frank, Circle Health Group, and Aegon UK — and runs a specialized sub-brand, TMP268, which holds the landmark Armed Forces Recruitment Service contract uniting Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force recruitment. The company operates from five UK offices (London, two in Bristol, Highams Park, Edinburgh) with 101–250 employees, and manages approximately £40m in annual client media spend.

The portfolio combines a suite of professional services (social/digital strategy, employer branding, creative communications, in-house film production, digital experiences, programmatic media, public notice advertising, assessment, and RPO via PeopleScout) with two proprietary technology products: the Outthink Index, a tiered employer brand benchmark (£2,500 First Act / £6,000 Encore / £12,500 Ovation) covering APAC, UK, US, and Europe; and the Predictive Media Analytics Tool, launched January 2026, which synthesizes 1M+ rows of recruitment data with ONS and DWP datasets across 7,000+ UK towns and cities to drive recruitment media planning. The business earns revenue through professional services fees, multi-year subscription benchmarking products, managed RPO contracts, and specialized armed forces recruitment services.

The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TrueBlue Inc. (NYSE: TBI), a US-listed global talent solutions provider, operating with distinct UK brand identity (TMPW, TMP268, PeopleScout, Outthink Index) while drawing on parent-company scale and platform. Distribution is sales-led via direct B2B engagement through website contact channels and a sales contact (Robert Peasnell), supported by LinkedIn Gold Channel Partner, Google Partner, and Indeed verified partner status.

Name

TMP Worldwide

Legal name

PeopleScout Limited

Website

https://tmpw.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

TMP Worldwide UK is a London-based employer branding and recruitment marketing agency serving UK government, armed forces, and large enterprises through proprietary benchmarking (Outthink Index), predictive media analytics, RPO (PeopleScout), and the AFRS-armed-forces sub-brand TMP268, as a subsidiary of TrueBlue Inc.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Recruitment Marketing Services: Full-service recruitment marketing agency providing strategic employer branding, recruitment advertising, and talent acquisition solutions. Manages £40m in annual client spend. Revenue generated through service fees for consulting, campaign management, media planning, and creative services.
2. Outthink Index Benchmark Products: Three-tier employer brand benchmarking product suite: First Act (£2,500), Encore (£6,000), and Ovation (£12,500). Provides high-level views, deep dives, and comprehensive employer brand reviews with competitor analysis.
3. RPO - PeopleScout: Recruitment Process Outsourcing solutions delivered through PeopleScout business unit. Employer brand-led RPO services designed for hard-to-find talent acquisition.
4. TMP268 - Armed Forces Recruitment: Specialized recruitment services for UK armed forces (Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force) through the AFRS (Armed Forces Recruitment Service) division in Bristol.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

TMP Worldwide is a UK-based employer branding and recruitment marketing agency that helps organizations attract, engage, and retain talent through employer brand strategy, creative campaigns, digital experiences, media planning, assessment, and recruitment process outsourcing. The firm delivers end-to-end talent acquisition solutions for government agencies and large private enterprises, supported by proprietary tools such as the Outthink Index employer brand benchmark and the Predictive Media Analytics Tool.

Product overview

TMP Worldwide is a transformative digital and social employer brand agency offering a portfolio of services and proprietary products. The core offering centers on the Outthink Index (First Act, Encore, Ovation tiers) as their industry-leading employer brand benchmarking product, supplemented by a Predictive Media Analytics Tool built on 1M+ data points. Service offerings include Social & Digital Strategy, Employer Branding & Insight, Creative Communications, Film production, Digital Experiences (careers sites, AR/VR, apps), Recruitment Marketing, Media (programmatic), Public Notice Advertising, Assessment, RPO through PeopleScout, and Early Careers solutions. TMP268 serves as a specialized sub-brand for armed forces recruitment. The portfolio is connected through their 'outthink' philosophy emphasizing data-driven, tech-enabled talent attraction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TMP268: Bristol-based business arm home to AFRS (Armed Forces Recruitment Service), providing recruitment services for the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force
• PeopleScout
• Outthink Index

Products and services

• Social & Digital Strategy Employer brand strategy services for social and digital space, including community building, conversation starting, storytelling, advocacy, activation, and influencer marketing for enterprise and government clients.
• Employer Branding & Insight Expert research and strategy service that finds, recognizes, and articulates insights that make organizations stand out in talent competition through employer reputation management.
• Creative Communications Multi-award winning creative service providing clever, compelling, and thought-provoking communications solutions across all channels and talent audiences.
• Film Production In-house film production service creating captivating and shareable content, from short-form social videos to comprehensive employer brand films.
• Digital Experiences Digital solutions including apps, careers sites, AR/VR experiences, and immersive brand-enhancing experiences for candidate engagement.
• Recruitment Marketing Integrated recruitment marketing campaigns and one-off executions leveraging expertise in recruitment marketing, with over 50 major awards in the past decade.
• Media Planning & Buying Programmatic media approach with advanced analytics and sophisticated audience behavior analysis delivering optimized media solutions including paid search, paid social, and campaign management.
• Public Notice Advertising Market-leading de-risk solutions for public notice advertising, having helped 70+ local authorities and government agencies reduce costs and streamline processes.
• Assessment Sophisticated brand-led assessment experiences delivering best-fit, highest-performing talent through innovative assessment process design.
• RPO - PeopleScout Employer brand-led Recruitment Process Outsourcing solutions through PeopleScout business, designed for hard-to-find talent acquisition.
• Early Careers Expert in-house early careers recruitment covering sourcing, assessment, digital, and creative, powered by Outthink Index insights and Gen AI thought leadership.
• Outthink Index Industry-leading employer brand benchmarking product that reviews key candidate touchpoints against vital indicators including social/digital optimization, candidate UX, employee experience, and content quality.
• Predictive Media Analytics Tool Proprietary data engine synthesizing 1M+ rows of data over three years with ONS and DWP integration across 7,000+ UK towns and cities, enabling expert-led recruitment media planning with hyper-local mapping and multi-source intelligence.

Quantifiable outcome

• +172% mobile session duration for Circle Health Group careers site
• +12 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• SercoflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 January 2026TMP Worldwide UK to provide recruitment services for Serco in landmark UK Armed Forces Contract. Serco awarded contract to deliver the Armed Forces Recruitment Service (AFRS) uniting Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force recruitment for the first time. TMP268 Bristol business arm handles this initiative.
• LinkedIncoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLinkedIn Talent Solutions FY25 Gold Channel Partner status. LinkedIn is a primary platform for employer branding, recruitment marketing, and talent acquisition services. The partnership enables TMPW to offer premium LinkedIn recruitment solutions to clients.
• GooglecoreTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Partner status enables TMPW to leverage Google's advertising and analytics platforms for recruitment marketing campaigns. Uses Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Google Ads for campaign management and performance tracking.
• IndeedcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerIndeed TMPW badge holder. Indeed is a key job board platform for recruitment advertising and candidate sourcing. TMPW offers Indeed Booster Bundle to enhance client recruitment strategies.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• PeopleScout: TMP Worldwide UK's sister brand under TrueBlue; both operate in recruitment marketing and employer branding with overlapping service portfolios and a shared talent solutions platform, making them the closest comparable peer despite being part of the same parent group.
• Ph.Creative: UK-based employer branding and recruitment marketing agency serving enterprise and government clients with similar employer brand strategy, creative campaigns, and digital experience services — a directly competing specialist agency.
• Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS): Global RPO and talent acquisition solutions provider with employer branding and recruitment marketing services; directly competes with TMPW/PeopleScout RPO offering and serves similar enterprise clients.
• Cielo: Global RPO and talent advisory firm combining recruitment process outsourcing with employer brand and candidate experience services; comparable business model and target customers to TMPW's PeopleScout RPO division.
• Havas People: Specialist recruitment advertising and employer brand agency within Havas network, delivering employer branding, media and creative services similar to TMPW's portfolio; competes directly for the same enterprise and government clients.
• Universum: Employer branding research and analytics firm producing employer brand benchmarks and talent insights comparable to TMPW's Outthink Index product; serves overlapping enterprise and government clients with similar data-driven employer brand services.
• Morgan Heeler: UK-based recruitment marketing and employer branding agency with similar full-service capabilities (creative, media, digital, assessment), often competing for the same UK enterprise and public sector briefs.

Broad incumbents

• Pontoon / Adecco RPO: Global RPO and talent solutions arm of Adecco Group, offering employer brand-led RPO and MSP services; competes with PeopleScout/TMPW at the enterprise RPO level with broader scale and corporate backing.
• Korn Ferry RPO: Global consulting and RPO division of Korn Ferry offering end-to-end talent acquisition with employer brand components; competes with TMPW/PeopleScout for large enterprise RPO contracts as a broader, listed incumbent.

Regional players

• Saltworks / Blackbridge: UK-based creative and recruitment marketing agency offering employer branding and candidate attraction campaigns for enterprise clients; comparable in scale and specialism but operates in a narrower geographic footprint relative to TMPW.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/tmpworldwideuk
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@TMPWorldwideUK
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tmp-worldwide-uk
• Instagraminstagram.com/tmpworldwideuk
• TikToktiktok.com/@tmpworldwideuk

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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