What Linden IT does

Linden-IT is a privately held Netherlands-based IT staffing, recruitment, and consultancy firm founded in 2016. It serves enterprises, public-sector organizations, mid-market companies, and IT professionals through temporary detachment, 12-month detavast, flex IT support, project staffing, direct recruitment, flex recruitment, IT consultancy, co-sourcing, and training. Its commercial model combines direct enterprise account management and online talent acquisition with hourly managed staffing, project and consulting fees, and one-time or monthly placement fees.\n\nThe delivery stack is an integrated staffing and learning platform with personal matching across personality, ambitions, skills, experience, and education; a multi-client professional pool for continuity and backup coverage; and the Linden-IT Academy, which offers 8,500+ practical training courses, certifications, workshops, and bootcamps. Linden-IT reports more than 4,200 IT professionals matched or contracted since founding and maintains offices in Amsterdam, Baarn, Stockholm, and Malmö. It became part of the BE-YND Group in 2025, while Van Uden Holding became a new shareholder in November 2025.

Name

Linden IT

Legal name

Linden-IT

Website

https://linden-it.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Linden-IT is a Netherlands-based private IT staffing, recruitment, and consultancy firm serving enterprises, public-sector organizations, and IT professionals through temporary deployment, permanent hiring, project services, co-sourcing, and training across multiple IT disciplines.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Staffing Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

IT & Software Engineering Staffing (BPACADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Vendor/Authorized Certification Training (Microsoft/AWS/Cisco, etc.) (BPAEANAA), ITIL/ITSM Process Consulting & Implementation (BPAEAJAB), Systems Administration & IT Operations (Windows/Linux, Monitoring, ITSM) (EDABAFAH)

Keywords

• IT staffing services
• IT recruitment solutions
• Detavast services
• IT consultancy
• IT training academy

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. IT Detachment/Staffing: IT professionals are employed by Linden-IT and deployed to client organizations. Clients pay hourly rates for professional services. Linden-IT handles payroll, benefits, training, and management. Flexible termination options with no costs for illness or vacation.
2. Detavast (Temp-to-Perm): Hybrid staffing model where IT professionals work for 12 months on detachment basis. After this period, clients can hire the professional permanently at no additional acquisition cost. Provides transition from flexible to permanent employment.
3. Recruitment & Selection: Direct placement of IT professionals who become employees of the client organization. One-time placement fee or ongoing fee structure (flex recruitment with monthly payments over 12 months).
4. IT Consultancy: Expert consultants analyze, advise, and implement IT improvements for organizations. Covers application management, infrastructure, servicedesk optimization, NIS2 compliance, and AI implementation.
5. Training & Academy Services: Custom training programs, bootcamps, and traineeships for organizations. Online Academy access. Traineeship programs to develop IT talent to meet specific organizational needs.
6. Flex IT Support: On-demand IT support services for organizations needing temporary coverage due to illness, vacation, peak periods, or migrations. Multi-client pool of pre-trained professionals.
7. IT Project Services: Project-based staffing for migrations, infrastructure, implementations, and IT initiatives. Can include project managers and full project teams.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Linden-IT is a Netherlands-based IT staffing and recruitment firm that matches IT professionals with client organizations through multiple engagement models. Core offerings include IT detachering (temporary staffing), detavast (12-month temp-to-perm), IT werving & selectie (direct permanent placement), flex recruitment, flex IT support, IT consultancy, co-sourcing, and IT project staffing. The company also operates the Linden-IT Academy, an online learning platform with 8,500+ training courses for IT professionals.

Product overview

Linden-IT is an IT staffing and recruitment services company offering a comprehensive portfolio of workforce solutions. The core offerings include IT Detachering (temporary staffing), Detavast (temp-to-perm), IT Werving & Selectie (direct recruitment), and Flex Recruitment (fee-spread recruitment), supported by specialized services such as Flex IT Support, IT Projecten, IT Consultancy, and IT Co-sourcing. The Linden-IT Academy serves as the education and training arm, providing over 8,500 online courses, certifications (Microsoft, ITIL, Scrum, Salesforce, Mendix), workshops, and custom traineeships. The company specializes in 16 IT expertises: AI, Business Intelligence, Data, Datacenter, Software Development, Testing & Quality Assurance, IT Projectmanagement, Low-code Development, Applicatiebeheer, Netwerkbeheer, Systeembeheer, Werkplekbeheer, Servicedesk & IT Support, Security, Management & Executive, and Overig. Founded in 2016 and part of BE-YND Group since 2025, the company operates offices in Amsterdam, Baarn, Stockholm, and Malmo.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IT Detachering (IT Staffing/Detachment) Temporary or long-term deployment of IT professionals employed by Linden-IT or sourced from their partner network, deployed to client organizations. Linden-IT handles payroll, benefits, training, and management, with flexible termination options and no costs for illness or vacation.
• Detavast Hybrid staffing model where IT professionals work for 12 months on detachment, after which the client can hire them permanently at no additional acquisition cost. Includes guarantee if professional decides not to transition.
• Flex IT Support On-demand flexible ICT support for organizations needing temporary or part-time IT support during illness, vacation, peak periods, migrations, or to support a small IT department. SLA-based with pre-planned or ad-hoc deployment from a multi-client pool.
• IT Projecten (IT Projects) Project-based IT staffing for migrations, infrastructure, and implementation projects. Can include project managers and full project teams with result or staffing responsibility.
• IT Werving & Selectie (IT Recruitment & Selection) Full-cycle direct permanent placement service from vacancy intake to successful onboarding, where IT candidates are placed directly as employees of the client organization. Includes guarantee period for replacements.
• Flex Recruitment Modern recruitment form where IT professionals are employed directly by the client, with placement fees spread over 12 months. Payment stops automatically if the employee leaves, with no long-term obligations.
• IT Consultancy Expert IT consultants deployed to advise and support organizations in deploying, managing, and optimizing IT systems and processes, including application management, infrastructure, servicedesk optimization, NIS2 compliance, and AI implementations.
• IT Co-sourcing Collaboration model where an external IT partner jointly performs certain IT tasks, with the client retaining control while gaining additional capacity and specialized expertise. Includes multi-client professional pools for guaranteed coverage of illness, vacation, and peak loads.
• Linden-IT Academy Online learning platform offering access to 8,500+ practical training courses, certifications (Microsoft, ITIL, Scrum, Salesforce, Mendix), workshops, bootcamps, and personalized learning plans for IT professionals at all career stages. Also available to non-employees for reskilling.
• IT Training & Opleidingen Custom training programs, bootcamps, and traineeships tailored to organizational needs, covering Microsoft 365, Azure, Salesforce, Mendix, helpdesk, and more, delivered by certified trainers in online, on-site, or hybrid formats.

Quantifiable outcome

• 87% of detachment professionals receive permanent contracts from clients
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers24 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered parent company, core, minor and strategic.

• BE-YND Groupparent companyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Linden-IT is part of BE-YND Group, an ecosystem of specialized companies bringing together talent, technology, and services. This provides Linden-IT with greater strength, broader network, and more possibilities for both professionals and organizations without changing the company's identity.
• CIMSOLUTIONScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Strategic partnership for IT staffing and detachment services, with joint customer case demonstrating successful collaboration in IT professional deployment.
• Salute Mission CriticalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership focused on datacenter talent with detavast transitions for infrastructure professionals. Multiple employee success stories documented from this partnership.
• Flex-ICTminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJoint partnership in winning public procurement (aanbesteding) for Haarlemmermeer municipality IT staffing needs.
• RAM-ITcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCustomer case partnership with dedicated account management and co-sourcing arrangement for IT staffing services.
• MicrosoftstrategicTechnology or IntegrationSilver Partner level certification indicating technical competency in Microsoft technologies including Azure, M365, and related platforms.
• Hogeschool UtrechtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partnership with University of Applied Sciences for talent development and educational programs.
• Regio CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partnership with regional college for MBO talent development and internship programs.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Yacht (Randstad Nederland): Yacht is the dedicated tech, IT, and engineering staffing brand of Randstad in the Netherlands, offering detachment, recruitment, and consulting services to enterprise clients. It directly competes with Linden-IT in Dutch IT staffing with a much larger national footprint and Randstad's global infrastructure.
• Brunel International: Brunel is a Dutch-founded global specialist in IT, engineering, and technical staffing with extensive operations across Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific. It competes with Linden-IT on Dutch IT detachment and consultancy while offering broader international reach.
• Hays Netherlands: Hays is a UK-headquartered global professional staffing firm with a strong Netherlands presence focused on IT, engineering, finance, and life sciences recruitment. It directly overlaps with Linden-IT's IT detachment, perm placement, and consulting offerings.
• Akkodis (Modis): Akkodis (formerly Modis) is the Adecco Group's technology and digital engineering staffing brand, providing IT and engineering consulting, detachment, and project services globally. It competes with Linden-IT across enterprise IT staffing and digital transformation consulting.
• Experis (ManpowerGroup): Experis is ManpowerGroup's global IT professional resourcing and project solutions brand with a dedicated Netherlands operation. It directly overlaps with Linden-IT's IT detachment, project staffing, and managed services portfolio.
• Computer Futures: Computer Futures is a SThree-owned international tech recruitment firm with Netherlands operations focused on permanent and contract IT placement. It directly competes with Linden-IT's IT werving & selectie and detavast offerings.
• Michael Page Technology: Michael Page Technology is the PageGroup's technology recruitment brand operating in the Netherlands, providing permanent and contract IT recruitment services. It competes with Linden-IT for mid-market and enterprise permanent IT placements.

Direct peers

• Spilberg: Spilberg is a Netherlands-based IT staffing and project services firm offering detavast, detachering, and recruitment for tech professionals. It is one of the closest mid-market direct competitors to Linden-IT in the Dutch market.
• CIMSOLUTIONS: CIMSOLUTIONS is a Dutch IT consulting and staffing firm specializing in software development, data, and enterprise platform professionals. It is both a documented strategic partner of Linden-IT and a direct competitor for IT professional placement in the Netherlands.
• Salute Mission Critical: Salute Mission Critical is a global datacenter and infrastructure staffing specialist with a documented detavast partnership with Linden-IT. While partner-comparable, it also competes for the same datacenter/infrastructure IT talent pool across European markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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