The Vet Service

What The Vet Service does

The Vet Service Ltd operates a global digital recruitment marketplace dedicated exclusively to the veterinary profession. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, the company connects veterinarians, veterinary nurses, and related professionals with veterinary practices across six countries: the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. The platform uses proprietary digital matching algorithms to pair candidates with roles based on preferences, qualifications, and location, and is supported by specialized sub-products including country- and county-level job boards, graduate placement, locum/relief work, international work-abroad placement with visa and licensing support, an Education Hub with salary reports, and a Continuing Professional Development resource.

The platform is free for job seekers, while veterinary practices pay placement fees structured as a percentage of contract value for permanent hires, transaction-based fees for locum and temporary bookings, an optional annual subscription that the company reserves the right to waive, and a 15% uplift fee when a temporary worker converts to permanent engagement within a year. A 12-week outcome-based guarantee rebates a portion of the fee if a placed candidate leaves early, with the rebate stepping down from 60% to 10% across weeks one through twelve.

Distribution is primarily digital: self-service registration and candidate portal on the supply side, combined with direct sales engagement and regional area advisors on the employer side. Marketing is anchored in content and SEO via the Education Hub, the Global Vet Salary Report, and the US State Vet Salary Report, supplemented by paid search (Google AdWords, Doubleclick, AdRoll), organic social, email, and SMS notifications. The Vet Service Ltd is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, funding rounds, or acquisitions, and operates as an independent standalone entity under director Edwin Taylor (BVMS MRCVS).

Name

The Vet Service

Legal name

The Vet Service Ltd

Website

https://thevetservice.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Vet Service is a global digital recruitment marketplace that connects veterinarians and vet nurses with veterinary practices across the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand via proprietary matching algorithms, charging practices percentage-based placement fees while keeping the service free for job seekers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Coleraine

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Practice Placement Fees: Fees charged to veterinary practices for permanent placements of veterinarians and veterinary staff. Based on a percentage of total contract value.
2. Temporary Worker Booking Fees: Percentage of total contract value for Temporary Fixed Term Contracts. Individual locum shifts are booked with similar value-based fees.
3. Subscription Fees: Annual fee payable by Client for use of services. The Vet Service reserves the right to waive the subscription fee at any time.
4. Permanent Uplift Fee: 15% of total contract when a practice converts a temporary worker to permanent engagement within one year of initial engagement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Vet Service operates a global digital recruitment marketplace connecting veterinary professionals (veterinarians, vet nurses, locums, and new graduates) with veterinary practices across the USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. It uses proprietary matching algorithms to pair candidates with suitable permanent, temporary, and locum positions. The platform is free for job seekers; veterinary practices pay placement, subscription, and booking fees for recruitment services.

Product overview

The Vet Service operates as a unified digital recruitment platform that connects veterinarians and veterinary practices globally. The core product is the The Vet Service Platform, which uses unique matching algorithms to pair candidates with suitable positions. The platform is supported by specialized sub-products including: Job Board by Country (with state/county level filtering for USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand), Job Types Directory (covering Associate, Small Animal, Mixed Animal, Equine, Farm Animal, Emergency, Specialist, Vet Nurse, Medical Director, and Pharma roles), Graduate Veterinary Jobs (for new graduates), Locum Vet Jobs (temporary placements), Work Abroad Programme (international placements with visa/relocation support), Education Hub (salary reports and career blog), Vet Practices Employer Portal (free job posting for clinics), SMS Job Notification Service, and Continuing Professional Development resources. The platform is free for job seekers while employers pay placement fees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Vet Service Platform A global digital veterinary recruitment platform using proprietary matching algorithms to connect veterinary professionals with veterinary practices worldwide. Free for job seekers; practices pay placement and subscription fees.
• Graduate Veterinary Jobs Specialized placement service and career guidance for newly qualified veterinary graduates, including first-job advice and graduation package information.
• Locum Vet Jobs Temporary and relief veterinary staffing service offering flexible shift-based placements for veterinary professionals and emergency coverage for practices.
• Work Abroad Programme International veterinary placement service with visa guidance, relocation support, and licensing advice for veterinarians moving between countries.
• Vet Practices Employer Portal Free job posting and recruitment management platform for veterinary practices and clinics to find and hire veterinary staff.
• Education Hub Career resource center featuring the veterinary career blog, Global Vet Salary Report, and US State Vet Salary Report.
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Professional development resources and educational content for veterinary CPD hours as required by national registration bodies.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn: Largest generalist professional network with extensive veterinary job listings and recruiter tools. Overlaps with The Vet Service on candidate discovery and employer job posting, but lacks vertical specialization and credentialing support.
• Indeed: Global generalist job board with significant veterinary listings and sponsored placement products. Comparable as a broad alternative for practices and candidates but without the vet-specific matching and licensing workflow.

Direct peers

• AVMA Career Center: The American Veterinary Medical Association's official job board for veterinary positions in the US. Comparable as a trusted, domain-credentialed channel for veterinary recruitment, especially for US-based hires.
• Vet Times: UK veterinary industry publication and jobs board serving veterinary professionals and practices. Comparable as a UK-centric veterinary recruitment and content resource with overlapping employer and candidate audiences.
• British Veterinary Association Jobs: The BVA's official jobs board for veterinary roles in the UK. Comparable as an association-backed recruitment channel competing for the same UK candidates and employers.
• Roo: A venture-backed veterinary relief and locum staffing marketplace that connects veterinarians with practices for temporary shifts. It is the most direct functional peer to The Vet Service's Locum Vet Jobs and broader recruitment platform.
• RecruitVet: US-based specialist veterinary recruitment firm offering permanent and locum placement. Comparable as a vet-only recruiter targeting similar practice and candidate segments in the US market.
• iHire (iHireVet): Specialist veterinary job board within the iHire vertical-jobs network, offering resume search, job posting, and candidate matching. Directly comparable as a niche veterinary recruitment platform serving practices and job seekers.

Others

• Mars Veterinary Health: Global corporate owner of veterinary practice networks (e.g., Banfield, VCA, BluePearl). Relevant as a major potential employer customer of The Vet Service and as a vertically integrated competitor building internal recruiting.
• CVS Group: UK-listed corporate veterinary group operating practices and referral hospitals. Relevant as a large UK employer customer of The Vet Service and as a vertically integrated recruiter through its own talent function.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/thevetservice
• Facebookfacebook.com/thevetservice
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/thevetservice
• Instagraminstagram.com/thevetservice/?hl=en

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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