Adecco Group UK & Ireland

What Adecco Group UK & Ireland does

Adecco's technology stack has been increasingly built around AI, anchored by a partnership with OpenAI and proprietary AI agents that have surpassed 1 million candidate interactions, reportedly cutting time-to-deliver by 50%. These AI agents are being scaled across 10 countries and are embedded in sourcing, matching, and candidate engagement workflows. The group also publishes market intelligence such as the Adecco Business Leaders Research 2026, which functions as both a thought-leadership asset and a demand-generation channel. Note: the supplied input data describes the global Adecco Group AG rather than UK & Ireland specifically, so subsidiary-level financials and headcount are not directly available in this dataset.

Name

Adecco Group UK & Ireland

Legal name

Adecco Group AG

Website

https://adeccogroup.co.uk

Company type

Public

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Adecco Group UK & Ireland is the UK and Ireland arm of global workforce solutions provider Adecco Group AG, delivering temporary staffing, permanent placement, technology and engineering consulting (Akkodis), and career transition services (LHH) to enterprise, mid-market, and SMB clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing and Workforce Solutions

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (56132), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Office & Administrative Temp Staffing (BPACACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Recruiting Administration Outsourcing (Recruitment Support, Scheduling, Onboarding Ops) (BPACAKAG)

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Permanent placement
• Workforce solutions
• Talent development
• Recruitment outsourcing

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Temporary Staffing: Provides temporary workers to organizations across all sectors, generating revenue through mark-up on worker wages. Core staffing solutions for workforce flexibility needs.
2. Permanent Placement: Recruitment solutions placing candidates in permanent roles, typically earning a fee upon successful placement.
3. Outsourcing Services: Business process outsourcing and managed services for workforce management and business transformation.
4. Talent Development and Transition: Career development, upskilling, reskilling, and outplacement services through LHH brand, supporting workforce change navigation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Adecco Group UK & Ireland provides workforce solutions through its parent group's three global brands: temporary staffing, permanent placement, and business process outsourcing via Adecco; tech and engineering talent management via Akkodis; and talent development, career transition and reskilling via LHH. The company serves as the UK & Ireland regional arm of the publicly listed Adecco Group AG, supplying organizations with flexible labour and workforce strategy services across all sectors.

Product overview

The Adecco Group operates as a platform-plus-modules ecosystem built around three market-leading global brands. The portfolio consists of Adecco (core workforce solutions offering temporary staffing, permanent placement and outsourcing), Akkodis (tech and engineering expertise and talent management services), and LHH (talent development and transition services). Together, these brands provide a comprehensive 360° solution spanning workforce strategy, talent acquisition, skills development, and business transformation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Adecco: The world's leading workforce solutions company, offering temporary staffing, permanent placement and outsourcing across all sectors.
• Akkodis
• LHH

Products and services

• Adecco Workforce Solutions

Quantifiable outcome

• AI-powered candidate interactions reduced time-to-deliver by 50%

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AkkodiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of three market-leading global brands within The Adecco Group ecosystem. Akkodis offers global organisations tech and engineering expertise and talent management services to make the future smarter for everyone. Operates as an integrated brand alongside Adecco and LHH.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ManpowerGroup: Global staffing and workforce solutions competitor operating across temporary staffing, permanent placement, and talent development. Most direct comparable in scale, brand portfolio (Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions), and enterprise GTM motion.
• Michael Page International: Specialist recruitment firm (now part of PageGroup) operating across UK, Europe, and APAC. Direct competitor for permanent placement and mid-professional temporary staffing in UK & Ireland.
• Hays plc: UK-listed specialist staffing firm with strong presence across UK & Ireland, particularly in professional services, construction, and technology. Direct competitor for perm placement and skilled temporary roles in the same geography.
• Robert Half International: Specialist staffing firm focused on finance, accounting, technology, and administrative placements. Operates a comparable permanent-placement-plus-temp model with similar sales-led enterprise engagement.
• Reed: UK-headquartered family-owned generalist staffing and recruitment firm with deep UK & Ireland footprint. Comparable in service mix (temp, perm, training via reed.co.uk) and target SME-to-mid-market segments.
• Randstad: Dutch-headquartered global staffing leader with similar tri-brand structure (Randstad, Sourceright, Randstad RiseSmart) covering volume staffing, RPO/MSP, and outplacement. Direct competitor for both UK/Ireland and global enterprise clients.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm with executive search, professional search, and talent development practices. Comparable to Adecco's LHH brand for outplacement, reskilling, and senior-level permanent placement.
• Recruit Holdings: Japanese parent of Indeed and Glassdoor, also operates staffing brands (RGF Staffing). Operates both human-placement and digital-marketplace models, making it a direct functional peer across both Adecco's traditional staffing and emerging digital channels.

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn (Microsoft): Talent platform with LinkedIn Talent Solutions (recruiter seats, job slots, direct sourcing tools). Represents the largest indirect competitive threat by enabling enterprises and recruiters to bypass traditional staffing intermediaries for matching.

Emerging players

• Cielo: Pure-play Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) and managed talent acquisition provider. Competes directly with Adecco's outsourcing services line for enterprise RPO contracts, though smaller and more specialized.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/adeccogroupuki
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/life-at-the-adecco-group-uk-ireland

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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