Senior Backend EngineerFintech scale-upENG · PermanentPlacedin6 days12 open roles·Hiring this week — 128 open rolesSalary guide 2026 →
Recruitment & staffing agency· London
Staffora places permanent, contract and executive talent across tech, healthcare, finance, hospitality and industrial. Brief on Monday, shortlist by Friday.
- 0Placements
- 0 daysMedian shortlist
- 0%Still in role at 12 months
Open roles12LiveLDN --:--:--
- ENGLondon · HybridPermanent£95kNew
- FINManchesterPermanent£78kHot
- HLTBirminghamContract£38/hr3 left
- HOSEdinburghPermanent£62kNew
- INDLeedsTemp£17/hr12 seats
- EXERemote · UKExec search£180kConfidential
Just placedSenior Backend Engineer → Fintech scale-up · placed in 6 days
Hire
Send the brief on Monday. By Friday you have three people who can do the job and want it.
- Permanent, contract and temp
- Sector consultants who have done the job
- 12-week replacement guarantee
Get placed
One consultant, honest salary numbers, and no profile sent anywhere without your yes.
- Free for candidates, always
- Interview prep and salary data
- Confidential searches while employed
Placed this month
Every ticket is a real placement: the role, where they went, and the days it took from brief to signed offer.
Senior Backend EngineerFintech scale-upENG · PermanentPlacedin6 days
Head ChefBoutique hotel groupHOS · PermanentPlacedin9 days
Warehouse Shift Lead3PL operator, LeedsIND · TempPlacedin2 days
ICU Registered NursePrivate hospitalHLT · ContractPlacedin3 daysSenior Backend EngineerFintech scale-upENG · PermanentPlacedin6 daysHead ChefBoutique hotel groupHOS · PermanentPlacedin9 daysWarehouse Shift Lead3PL operator, LeedsIND · TempPlacedin2 daysICU Registered NursePrivate hospitalHLT · ContractPlacedin3 daysSenior Backend EngineerFintech scale-upENG · PermanentPlacedin6 daysHead ChefBoutique hotel groupHOS · PermanentPlacedin9 daysWarehouse Shift Lead3PL operator, LeedsIND · TempPlacedin2 daysICU Registered NursePrivate hospitalHLT · ContractPlacedin3 days
Six sectors
Every desk is run by someone who did the job first. That is why the shortlist fits.
- ENGTechnologyEngineers, data and product for scale-ups and enterprise38 open rolesView roles →
- HLTHealthcareNurses, carers and clinical managers, compliance-checked26 open rolesView roles →
- FINFinanceQualified accountants, payroll and controllers19 open rolesView roles →
- HOSHospitalityChefs, general managers and front-of-house leaders17 open rolesView roles →
- INDIndustrialShift leads, engineers and temp workforce at volume22 open rolesView roles →
- EXEExecutive searchC-suite and VP searches, retained and confidential6 open rolesView roles →
How a week with us goes
Mon The brief
Forty minutes with the hiring manager: the job, the team, the money, the non-negotiables.
Tue Long list
Our own bench first, then the market. Every profile gets a call, not a keyword match.
Wed Interviews
We interview eight to ten people ourselves and check the right to work and references.
Thu Shortlist built
Three people who can do the job and want it, with notes, salary and notice period.
Fri Shortlist sent
You read three profiles, not forty. Interviews booked for the following week.
Open roles
Salary shown, location shown, the consultant who owns it named. Apply in two minutes, no account.
The record
- 00000Placements since 2014
- 0Days to a shortlist, median
- 000Still in role after a year
- 000To fill a temp seat
The desk
An ex-engineer runs technology. A former ward sister runs healthcare. An ACCA runs finance. They read a CV the way a hiring manager does.
Salary guide 2026
Bands from the placements we made this year, not from adverts. Forty-eight roles across six sectors, updated quarterly.
Technology
- Backend Engineer£65k – £110kmedian £88k
- Data Platform Lead£90k – £135kmedian £112k
- Product Manager£70k – £115kmedian £92k
Healthcare
- Registered Nurse£32k – £48kmedian £39k
- Care Home Manager£42k – £62kmedian £50k
- Clinical Lead£55k – £78kmedian £66k
Finance
- Financial Controller£65k – £95kmedian £78k
- Payroll Specialist£32k – £46kmedian £38k
- FP&A Manager£70k – £98kmedian £84k
Hospitality
- Head Chef£42k – £68kmedian £55k
- Hotel General Manager£55k – £90kmedian £66k
- Operations Manager£40k – £60kmedian £48k
Employer stories01 / 04
North Quay · Technology
“Twelve engineers in a quarter, and every one of them is still here a year later.”
Hannah Cole, VP People
12engineers placedin 90 days
A Series B payments company needed to double its platform team before a licence deadline.
Employer stories02 / 04
Harbour Hotels · Hospitality
“Two general managers and a head chef before the season opened. We had tried for months.”
Marcus Bell, Operations Director
3leaders in 5 weeksin 35 days
A coastal hotel group opening two properties in one spring.
Employer stories03 / 04
Midland 3PL · Industrial
“Forty temp seats filled in 48 hours for the peak. Zero no-shows on day one.”
Ruth Adeyemi, Site Manager
40seats in 48 hoursin 2 days
A distribution centre facing peak season with a third of its floor unfilled.
Employer stories04 / 04
Caldwell Care · Healthcare
“Compliance files arrived complete. Our CQC inspection went through without a single staffing note.”
Dr. Ian Caldwell, Director
98%nurse retentionin 14 days
A care group replacing agency dependence with a permanent nursing bench.
Insights
- GuideSalary guide 2026: what the market pays nowBands for 48 roles across six sectors, from the placements we made this year.
- ProcessHow a five-day shortlist actually worksMonday brief, Friday shortlist. The calendar behind the promise.
- EmployersHiring in a flat market without overpayingWhere the talent is moving, and what makes a counter-offer stick.
Questions
Permanent placements are a percentage of first-year salary, invoiced on start date, with a 12-week replacement guarantee. Contract and temp are an hourly margin. Retained searches are staged: a third on brief, a third on shortlist, a third on placement.
Five working days is the median across all sectors. Temp and industrial seats are usually filled within 48 hours; executive searches run 25 to 40 days.
Every permanent placement carries a 12-week guarantee. If someone leaves in that window we re-run the search at no charge.
Never. Employers pay our fee. Candidates get interview prep, salary data and honest feedback for free.
Yes. We never send a profile to an employer without your yes, and confidential searches hide your name until you agree to talk.
Technology, healthcare, finance, hospitality, industrial and executive search. Each has a dedicated consultant who has worked in that field.
Employers
What do you charge?
Permanent placements are a percentage of first-year salary, invoiced on start date, with a 12-week replacement guarantee. Contract and temp are an hourly margin. Retained searches are staged: a third on brief, a third on shortlist, a third on placement.
Still asking?
Call the desk or send the question. A consultant answers, not a bot.
Send a brief or send a CV. Either way a consultant, not a form, gets back to you today.
128roles open right now