Our Fees
No Upfront Costs. No Risk. Just Results.
Unlike many headhunters, our fees are no higher than a typical recruitment agency—just far more effective. You only pay when we deliver, with no upfront costs or retainers. It’s a clear, success-based model that reflects the quality and focus of our headhunting approach.
Standard Fee Structure
We charge a percentage of the candidate’s annual salary, only once they’ve accepted the role and started. Our standard fee bands are:
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15% for roles with a salary up to £29,999
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17.5% for roles between £30,000 and £59,999
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20% for roles with a salary of £60,000 and above
This flexible, success-only model means you don’t pay anything unless we deliver a successful hire. There are no upfront commitments or hidden extras—just a clear percentage tied to the level of the role.
Each search includes tailored outreach, candidate shortlisting, interview coordination, and offer management as part of our fee. We invest significant time and energy into every hire to make sure it’s the right fit—not just a quick placement.
Prefer to Work Exclusively?
We like to form trusted partnerships—and it shows. Around 85% of our clients choose to work with us exclusively, which allows us to prioritise their roles and dedicate even more focus to each search.
If you’re happy to partner with us exclusively, we’ll fix your fee at just 15%, regardless of salary level.
Supporting the Charity Sector
We’re proud to support charities and not-for-profit organisations by offering a reduced, fixed fee of 12%, regardless of the salary level. This rate is our way of helping charitable organisations access high-quality, senior-level talent without stretching internal budgets.
Whether you’re recruiting for marketing or across multiple functions, we apply the same thorough, headhunting-led approach—ensuring you get candidates who align with your mission, values, and long-term goals.
What You Can Expect
Our fee isn’t just for placing a candidate—it covers a complete, high-quality recruitment process delivered with care, insight, and attention to detail. We work as a true partner, taking the time to understand your goals and bringing rigour to every stage of the search. Here’s what you can expect when you work with us:
Getting to Know You
Before any search begins, we invest time in getting to know your business, your culture, and the specifics of the role you’re hiring for. We’ll dig into what makes your team tick, what success looks like in the position, and what kind of personality will thrive in your environment. Whether you’re growing a marketing function, replacing a senior HR leader, or hiring for a standalone role, this stage helps us build a strong foundation and ensure we’re aligned from day one.
We’ll also offer guidance on role scope, salary benchmarking, and what the candidate market currently looks like—so your expectations and outcomes stay closely connected.
Targeted Search
We don’t post jobs and hope for the best. As headhunters, we actively search for and approach the right people—often those who aren’t actively job seeking but are open to the right opportunity. This includes direct outreach, tapping into personal networks, and using tailored search strategies to find high-quality marketing professionals who match your brief.
We represent your brand carefully throughout this process, acting as an extension of your business to create genuine interest and engagement from prospective candidates.
Careful Shortlisting
Once we’ve identified potential candidates, we begin a thorough vetting process. This includes detailed conversations, assessing not just skills and experience, but attitude, motivations, and alignment with your company culture. We don’t overload you with CVs—we focus on quality over quantity, presenting only those we’re confident can make a real impact.
Every shortlist we send is accompanied by clear context and rationale, so you know exactly why each person has been chosen and what they bring to the table.
End-to-End Support
Hiring doesn’t stop at the shortlist—and neither do we. We support you through interviews, feedback, offer negotiations, and onboarding, making sure communication is smooth at every step. We act as a sounding board, a buffer, and a partner—helping both you and the candidate feel confident in every decision.
And once your new hire starts, we stay in touch to ensure things are going smoothly. It’s all part of making sure your investment delivers real value.
Start Hiring Right.
With over 90% of our clients coming back, here’s why you should join them.
Alix Passey-Brown
HR Consultant & Founder of Twyford HR
Talent Seeker are our preferred supplier of recruitment services and the only talent supplier we endorse. Matt Edge-Wilkins has recruited to a number of senior and high profile posts for our clients, including recent placements at a leading independent school and a national sight loss charity. Whether technically complicated or within high competition talent market places, Matt’s success rate for our clients is 100%.
Anna Steed
Head of Planning & Performance - RNIB
Matt @ talent seeker was great to work with he brings a refreshing perspective to the recruitment experience. Very efficient and professional from both the candidate and employer perspective, he has placed multiple people at my current organisation. Highly recommended.
Karen Pearce
HR Director - Winchester College
I wanted to thank you again for all your support in helping me build my HR team. I would not have got this far with the quality of team members without you.
Holly Roberts
HR Manager - AFC Bournemouth
AFC Bournemouth have worked with Talent Seeker on a number of roles over the last three years, successfully placing key positions to the business. Matt is friendly, knowledgeable and has gone above and beyond to help us in a very difficult and challenging recruitment climate. Talent Seeker provide high quality candidates that fit the brief and they’re very communicative and helpful throughout the recruitment process.
Zaneta Kowalczyk
HR Manager - The Doctors Clinic Group
I could not recommend Matt enough from both candidate and the employer perspective. He has helped me to find my next role and he continues to support my current organisation with fulfilling our recruitment needs. He is friendly, professional, knowledgeable and has great communication skills. I am glad I can continue my working relationship with Matt and if you haven’t worked with him yet – do not wait as you are missing out!
Tina Flower
Marketing Consultant - Match Marketing
During my time as Head of Marketing for Platinum Property Partners, Talent Seeker worked in partnership with me to build a highly skilled and award winning marketing team. Working with them was a dream, they took time to understand the DNA and culture of our business and we collaborated closely throughout the entire process. I am now running my own marketing consultancy and Talent Seeker are the first company I contact for hiring needs.
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