The best recruitment agencies in Australia

Directory of 48 recruitment agencies in Australia, with specialisation, location and website for each. Compare and shortlist the right agency.

The best recruitment agencies in Australia

2XM Technology

Australian IT recruitment specialist since 2011 with offices in Sydney & Perth; expert-level recruiters in banking, finance, digital, construction.

5th Wave Recruiting

Melbourne data-driven tech recruiter founded 2020, operates in Melbourne, Sydney & Singapore.

AddWorth

Website (addworth.io) is active and accessible; digital marketing and advertising staffing agency based in Sydney, Australia.

Agile Talent - Executive Search

Australian IT executive recruitment firm with APAC coverage, led by 2 founding directors with 15+ years experience; operates in Sydney with specialization in C-suite and VP placements.

Aquent Australia

Sydney-based division of global Aquent; won 2024 RCSA Diversity/Equity award; specializes in marketing, design, tech talent with offices across 6 Australian cities.

Augment Talent

Founded 2018, Sydney Australia; creative/design/digital recruitment agency; offers permanent, contract and temporary recruitment solutions.

AWX

Australia-wide labour hire firm backed 23 years; supported by ASX-listed PeopleIN; specializes in construction, mining, food and manufacturing.

Bluefin Resources

Established 2003, Australia's leading specialist recruiter in financial services & tech; places 700+ professionals annually with placement rates 2x industry average.

Candle

IT/telecommunications recruitment firm founded 1984, headquartered at Level 9, 1 York Street, Sydney NSW; 51-200 employees with offices in Brisbane, Wellington and Auckland. Formerly part of Clarius Group; supplied IBM, Telstra, Westpac and Optus. Now rebranded and operating as Ignite (igniteco.com).

CareCone Group

Canberra-based staffing firm with 47 employees and $5.8M revenue; provides recruitment, payroll, managed services across Australia, NZ, UAE, and Southeast Asia.

Catador

Sydney tech recruitment firm founded 2016 specializing in software development and global engineering talent with cultural fit methodology.

ConnectingUs

Melbourne-based boutique tech recruiter founded by Tai Ifopo; specializes in software development, DevOps, AI/ML, and senior CTO/CIO placements.

Excelsis Deo

Melbourne cyber, cloud, data & SaaS recruitment specialist; recruits across AWS, GCP, Azure, offers executive placement and assessments.

Expert360

Sydney-founded 2013, ANZ on-demand expert network, 42K+ vetted consultants, 3.5K+ clients, tier-1 consulting/Fortune 500 talent.

Finite Recruitment

ANZ's leading IT/digital/business transformation recruiter; 9 offices; SEEK-recognized as Australia's favourite large IT recruiter 2010.

Fulcrum

Sydney embedded talent partner specializing in media, digital agencies, performance marketing, data analytics; offers full-stack recruitment delivery.

Goldrick Executive

Boutique Perth-based executive search firm with 20+ years APAC/Europe experience; focuses on energy, mining, chemicals, infrastructure, technology sectors.

GRB Global

Australian mining and autonomous technology staffing firm in Eton, Queensland; fastest-growing in mining labour sector with focus on AHS field service roles.

HR Partners by Randstad

Australian HR recruitment specialist established 1997, part of Randstad (world's 2nd largest HR services company), multiple Sydney locations.

Inverse-Group

Perth-based white-collar recruiter focused on oil/gas, mining, renewables; offers search, contract, payroll management services

Inview Consulting

Australian-owned specialist IT talent search firm operating since 2008, HQ Level 14, 5 Martin Place, Sydney NSW 2000 (ABN 81 133 111 878). Focus on leadership, go-to-market and technology roles across ANZ/APAC; permanent and contract. Directors Skye Kirkby-Gray (18+ yrs) and Paul Davila (25+ yrs).

luvo Talent

Sydney-based IT recruiter founded 2014. Specializes in quality assurance, DevOps, project management. JOSCAR-accredited for aerospace/defence sectors.

ManpowerGroup Australia

Established 1965; 10,001+ employees; headquarters at Level 9, 201 Kent Street Sydney; 2024 revenue AUD 184.4 million.

Marshall McAdam

Founded 2009 as Marshall McAdam; rebranded to Emmbr in 2022 after 13 years. Staffing/recruiting firm, 11-50 employees (~20 on LinkedIn). HQ 18/357 Collins St, Melbourne VIC, plus Sydney office (14/5 Martin Place). Specializes in technology, data & digital, and project/change/transformation recruitment plus leadership search across permanent and contract roles in the Australian tech market.

Michael Bailey Associates, Australia

Australian arm of multinational IT/ICT recruiter Michael Bailey Associates; its LinkedIn entity lists founding 2004 and 11-50 employees. HQ at Level 9, 171 Clarence Street, Sydney NSW 2000. Provides contract, permanent and interim technology staffing across Australia and New Zealand. (Global MBA group dates to 1989.)

Mind Recruitment | specialists in Technology, Executive & IT Sales recruitment

Web search found no verifiable information about this Melbourne agency despite multiple search attempts.

Motion Recruitment

Founded 2014; 11-50 employees; 17 Randle St Level 5 Surry Hills Sydney; AUD 5.9 million 2025 revenue; tech focus.

nDeva

Melbourne-founded 2016 (8+ years active) tech recruitment specialist for startups/scaleups across AU/NZ; founded by Kiwi entrepreneurs with 80+ offices noted, 19-day avg fill time.

NGO Recruitment

Sydney Australia's leading nonprofit recruiter (2004); 100% exclusive exec search success rate; offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane.

PureTech Talent Australia

Sydney-based (2019) software engineering and technology recruitment; covers .Net, Java, Python, cloud technologies for startups to enterprise.