James Andrews Recruitment Solutions

What James Andrews Recruitment Solutions does

James Andrews Recruitment Solutions is a UK specialist recruitment agency founded in 2009, operating from Birmingham, Bristol, and Manchester with coverage across England and Wales. The firm places contractors, consultants, and permanent professionals across 10+ sectors, with primary verticals in Corporate Services (Human Resources, Finance, Procurement, Legal, Governance), Housing and Property (Social Housing, Property Management, Surveying, Construction, Health and Safety), and Local Government, plus secondary lines in Support and Care, Engineering, and Technology. Revenue is generated through contingency-based permanent placement fees (a percentage of placed candidate salary) and margins on temporary/contract staffing billings, with all pricing negotiated per engagement rather than standardised.

The company operates two wholly-owned sub-brands — JA Tech (technology recruitment) and St Paul's Talent Solutions (Recruitment-to-Recruitment, Sales, and Graduate placements) — extending the core agency model into adjacent verticals. There is no proprietary technology platform; the firm relies on third-party SaaS including Vincere for CRM/ATS, TimeTemp for contractor timesheets, and LinkedIn OAuth for candidate login. Customer engagement is direct, consultative sales through 45+ sector-dedicated recruitment consultants, supported by a website job board, candidate referral scheme, and content marketing via blog and LinkedIn. Notable clients include Persimmon PLC, Birmingham City University, University of Salford, the National Portrait Gallery, the British Film Institute, and a long tail of housing associations including Newport City Homes, Stonewater, LLamau, Merthyr Tydfil Housing Association, and Newham Integrated Rough Sleepers Service.

The firm is privately held with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, or funding rounds. It holds ISO 9001 quality certification and Disability Confident Committed employer status, both relevant for public sector and regulated-client tenders. Headcount is reported in the 101-250 range, of which 45+ are specialist consultants and the remainder support functions; a candidate network of 90,000+ professionals and 6,000+ cumulative placements over 15+ years constitute the principal intangible assets of the business.

Name

James Andrews Recruitment Solutions

Legal name

James Andrews Recruitment Solutions

Website

https://jarsolutions.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

James Andrews is a UK specialist recruitment agency founded in 2009, placing permanent and temporary professionals across corporate services, social housing, property, local government, and technology sectors from offices in Birmingham, Bristol, and Manchester.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Agent of Record (AOR) / Contractor Engagement Services (BPACAGAB), Government & Public Sector Direct Hire (BPACAFAK)

Keywords

• Specialist recruitment services
• Permanent placement staffing
• Temporary contract staffing
• Social housing recruitment
• Corporate services recruitment

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Permanent Placement Fees: Contingency-based permanent placement recruitment where the company earns a percentage fee upon successful placement of a candidate in a permanent role.
2. Temporary/Contract Staffing: Supply of temporary workers and contractors to clients, with the agency earning margins on hourly rates charged to clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

James Andrews Recruitment Solutions is a specialist UK recruitment agency that places contractors, consultants and professionals in temporary and permanent roles. It runs dedicated sector teams covering Corporate Services (HR, Finance, Procurement, Legal, Governance), Housing & Property (Social Housing, Property Management, Surveying, Construction, Health & Safety), Local Government, Technology (JA Tech sub-brand) and Rec2Rec/Sales & Graduate placements (St Paul's Talent Solutions). The agency operates nationwide across England and Wales from three offices and earns revenue primarily from contingency-based permanent placement fees and margin on hourly temporary billings.

Product overview

James Andrews Recruitment Solutions is a specialist recruitment agency operating since 2009, offering a unified recruitment service platform across multiple sectors. The portfolio includes core recruitment services for Corporate Services (HR, Finance, Procurement, Legal, Governance), Housing & Property (Social Housing, Property Management, Surveying, Construction, Health & Safety), and Local Government. Two notable sub-brands extend the offering: JA Tech (dedicated technology recruitment division) and St Paul's Talent Solutions (covering Rec2Rec, Sales, and Graduate roles). The company operates nationwide across England and Wales from 3 offices, placing contractors, consultants, and permanent professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• JA Tech: Specialist technology recruitment division providing tech jobs and technology staffing solutions
• St Paul's Talent Solutions

Products and services

• Corporate Services Recruitment Sector-specialist recruitment services placing permanent and temporary professionals across Human Resources, Finance, Procurement, Legal and Governance functions for UK employers.
• Housing & Property Recruitment Recruitment services placing permanent and temporary/contract professionals in Social Housing, Property Management, Surveying, Construction and Health & Safety roles for UK housing associations, councils, charities and property/construction firms.
• Local Government Recruitment Recruitment solutions placing permanent and temporary professionals into UK local authority and public-sector roles across multiple disciplines including support & care, housing-related functions and professional services.
• JA Tech Specialist technology recruitment division of James Andrews offering client services and candidate placement for technology, IT and digital roles.
• St Paul's Talent Solutions Specialist division covering Recruitment-to-Recruitment (Rec2Rec), Sales roles and Graduate roles placement.

Quantifiable outcome

• 6,000+ successful placements across dedicated teams
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TimeTempcoreTechnology or IntegrationTimeTemp is an external timesheet management platform used by James Andrews to manage contractor timesheets and billing for temporary placements.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Carrington West: UK specialist recruitment agency focused on property, construction, surveying, and infrastructure — directly overlapping James Andrews' Property, Construction & Surveying vertical with a comparable mid-market positioning.
• Morgan Hunt Recruitment: UK specialist recruiter focused on public services, housing associations, social housing, and local government — directly overlapping James Andrews' flagship verticals (Social Housing, Local Government, Support & Care). Comparable size and consultant-led delivery model.
• Badenoch + Clark: UK specialist recruiter placing senior professionals across housing, HR, finance, legal, and public sector — closely mirrors James Andrews' candidate pool (mid-to-senior professional roles) and sector focus on housing and local government.
• Ackerman Pierce: UK recruitment specialist focused on social housing, local government, and social care — overlapping James Andrews' Social Housing, Local Government, and Support & Care segments with similar consultant-led, permanent and contract offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Hays UK: One of the UK's largest generalist recruitment agencies with deep coverage in finance, HR, legal, property, and construction — overlapping James Andrews' corporate services and housing/property desks, but operating at much greater scale and with broader international reach.
• Michael Page UK: Specialist permanent placement firm focused on professional services roles including HR, finance, legal, and property — overlapping James Andrews' Corporate Services and Property/Construction desks, with a much larger specialist consultant base.
• Reed Specialist Recruitment: UK-wide generalist recruiter with dedicated practices across HR, finance, property, public sector, and technology — competing with James Andrews for the same mid-market permanent and contract mandates, but with a much larger branch network and broader service portfolio.

Others

• Vincere (ATS provider): CRM/ATS platform already used by James Andrews for candidate workflow management — adjacency rather than competition; representative of the broader recruitment-tech ecosystem that any direct competitor could also leverage, reflecting the limited proprietary-tech moat.
• HAYS Housing & Property: Sector-specific practice within Hays UK dedicated to housing, property, construction, and surveying recruitment — competes head-on with James Andrews on social housing and property placements, while benefitting from Hays' broader enterprise and infrastructure spend.

Emerging players

• Veredus UK (part of Pertemps): Specialist recruitment consultancy focused on housing, property, and HR sectors across the UK — narrower scale than the broad incumbents but a direct niche competitor to James Andrews on housing and corporate services mandates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/james-andrews-recruitment
• Xx.com/jamesandrewsrs

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 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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