What Searchability does

Searchability is a privately held tech and digital recruitment firm founded in 2012 and headquartered in Chester, United Kingdom, with a registered office in Ashton-under-Lyne. The company specializes in connecting technology professionals with employers across four core verticals: AI/Machine Learning and Data Science, Software Engineering, CRM and ERP, and Aerospace and Defense, the last of which includes security-cleared candidates for defense contractors and government agencies. The firm operates globally through offices in Austin, San Francisco, New York, Amsterdam, Sydney, and Dubai, and serves a customer base that spans Silicon Valley startups to Fortune 500 enterprises including Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems, MITRE, and NATO.

The company's technology stack combines the proprietary JobHoller portal — a subscription-based ATS and employer branding platform — with Searchability.AI, an AI-driven market intelligence offering that produces salary benchmarking, hiring demand forecasts, and skill-trend analyses covering 100+ UK tech and digital job functions. Its underlying recruitment infrastructure relies on third-party tools including Bullhorn, Kyloe, Herefish, and Broadbean for candidate management and analytics, while Stripe handles JobHoller subscription billing under a Holler Dollars prepaid credit system. Automated Boolean searching and AI-powered candidate-to-role matching are positioned as core technical capabilities, though no proprietary trained models or patents are disclosed.

Searchability generates revenue through a diversified mix of streams: contingency-based permanent placement fees, contract staffing fees, milestone-based retained search fees, subscription-based TaaS (Talent as a Service) offerings including Hybrid RPO and Scalability plans, monthly and annual JobHoller portal subscriptions, employer branding professional services, and paid market insights reports. The business operates as Searchability (UK) Ltd, a privately held, founder-owned company with no external institutional investment identified, employing 100+ people globally and structured around multiple wholly-owned sub-brands including Klickstarters for graduate recruitment, the Employer Branding Agency, the Hollerings digital magazine, and a Guaranteed Employer Brand Subscription with a money-back clause.

Name

Searchability

Legal name

Searchability (UK) Ltd

Website

https://searchability.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Searchability is a privately held UK tech recruitment firm with global offices connecting AI, software engineering, CRM/ERP, and aerospace/defense professionals with employers via permanent, contract, and retained search services, plus the JobHoller ATS portal and Searchability.AI market insights.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tech Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Executive Search Services (561312), Advertising Agencies (541810)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Talent Acquisition (Recruiting) & Applicant Tracking (ATS) (BPACAPAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Technology & Product Leadership Search (CIO/CTO/CDO/CPO) (BPACAAAC)

Keywords

• Tech recruitment services
• Talent acquisition solutions
• Applicant tracking system
• Security cleared recruiting
• Employer branding services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Permanent Recruitment: Contingency-based permanent placement fees where clients pay upon successful placement of a candidate. The company specializes in connecting companies with permanent tech talent.
2. Contract Recruitment: Contract staffing services placing temporary or contract workers with clients, with ongoing engagement fees throughout the contract period.
3. Retained Recruitment: Exclusive retained search assignments typically involving an upfront fee and milestone payments for executive and senior-level placements.
4. TaaS (Talent as a Service): Subscription-based talent solutions including Hybrid RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing) and Scalability subscription services, providing ongoing recruitment support.
5. JobHoller Portal Subscription: SaaS subscription for the JobHoller portal offering employer branding campaigns, ATS management, and social media profile management. Available as monthly or annual subscription with credit-based Holler Dollars payment system.
6. Employer Branding Services: Services including employer branding, marketing services, and employee workshops to help clients attract and retain top tech talent.
7. Market Insights Reports: Paid market insights reports providing salary data and hiring trends for UK tech market, targeting both employers and candidates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Searchability is a global tech and digital recruitment firm that connects companies with technology and security-cleared professionals through permanent, contract, and retained placement services. The company operates the proprietary JobHoller applicant tracking and employer branding portal alongside Searchability.AI market intelligence, supplemented by Talent as a Service (TaaS) subscriptions and employer branding consultancy across the US, UK, Europe, Australia, and MENA regions.

Product overview

Searchability is a global tech recruitment services company operating a platform-plus-services model. The core offering combines the Job Holler ATS (Applicant Tracking System) portal with Searchability.AI-powered market intelligence, supported by a suite of recruitment services (permanent, contract, and retained hiring), Talent as a Service (TaaS) subscription, and employer branding consultancy. The company specializes in AI/ML/Data Science, Software Engineering, CRM & ERP (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Infor), and Aerospace & Defense sectors, connecting tech professionals with innovative companies across the US, UK, Europe, Australia, and MENA regions. Job Holler serves as the operational portal for employer branding campaigns, social media management, and candidate organization, while Searchability.AI powers market insights and hiring intelligence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Employer Branding Agency: An employer branding agency that specializes in giving companies the power to attract, engage and retain top talent using expertise in employer branding.
• Multi-Sector Recruitment Agency
• Hollerings
• Klickstarters
• Guaranteed Employer Brand Subscription

Products and services

• Permanent Recruitment Direct hire recruitment service placing candidates in permanent tech positions, with contingency-based placement fees paid upon successful hire.
• Contract Recruitment Contract and temporary staffing service placing contract tech workers with clients, including contractor management, timesheet processing via Anfold, and DBS checks where required.
• Retained Recruitment Exclusive retained search service for senior-level and hard-to-fill executive and specialized technical positions, with upfront fees and milestone payments.
• Talent as a Service (TaaS) Subscription-based talent solution providing scalable recruitment capacity including Hybrid RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing) and Scalability subscription options for ongoing hiring needs.
• Employer Branding Employer branding agency service helping companies attract, engage, and retain top talent through brand positioning and employee workshops.
• Marketing Services Marketing support services within the employer branding suite, including social media marketing and content creation for talent attraction.
• JobHoller Portal Proprietary SaaS job portal and ATS (Applicant Tracking System) allowing employers to build employer branding campaigns, manage social media profiles, and organize candidates, available via monthly or annual subscription with a credit-based Holler Dollars payment system.
• Searchability.AI (AI, Tech and Insights) AI-powered market intelligence platform providing hiring demand data, fastest-growing skill analysis, candidate EVP preferences, and AI impact assessments for tech sectors including aerospace & defense, CRM & ERP, and software engineering.

Quantifiable outcome

• Access to security-cleared candidates for defense and government positions
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

AI capability8 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Nigel Frank International: Specialist technology recruitment firm focused on Microsoft, cloud, and ERP/CRM ecosystems — the most direct peer to Searchability's CRM & ERP and Software Engineering verticals with a similar permanent/contract/contingency model.
• Anderson Frank: Salesforce/CRM-focused tech recruiter competing head-to-head for the same customers and candidates in the CRM & ERP segment where Searchability has a dedicated vertical.
• Mason Frank International: Salesforce ecosystem recruitment specialist with a comparable permanent/contract model and similar niche-focused employer brand approach to Searchability's CRM & ERP practice.
• Frank Recruitment Group: Tech-focused recruitment group operating several vertical-specific brands (Microsoft, Salesforce, SAP) with a multi-region footprint closely analogous to Searchability's platform.

Broad incumbents

• TEKsystems: Large US-headquartered IT staffing and services firm serving enterprise clients across software engineering, cloud, and AI — overlaps with Searchability's Software Engineering and AI/ML verticals but at significantly larger scale.
• Insight Global: Large US staffing firm with a dedicated technology practice serving enterprise tech hiring needs — comparable on enterprise field sales and contract/permanent staffing model.
• Hays plc: Global FTSE-listed recruitment firm with a Technology practice covering permanent and contract IT hiring — directly overlapping on enterprise tech recruitment with much broader geographic and segment reach than Searchability.
• Robert Half International: Established global staffing firm with a dedicated Technology division placing software, infrastructure, and project professionals — comparable on enterprise perm/contract tech placement.
• SThree plc: STEM-focused global recruiter (with brands including Computacenter, Real Staffing) specializing in technology, life sciences, and engineering talent — overlaps with Searchability's tech vertical model.
• Kforce Inc: US-listed tech and finance staffing firm placing technology professionals in contract and permanent roles — comparable on technology-segment focus and enterprise client base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SearchabilityUs
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Searchability-USA
• Facebookfacebook.com/SearchabilityUSA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/searchability

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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