With IT set to become the “it” industry of the future, it’s becoming increasingly more difficult trying to land a great role when you’re competing with an Olympic-sized pool of other driven and qualified candidates.
The good news is that if you’re an aspiring or seasoned programmer or IT specialist looking for temporary or full-time employment, you could turn to a recruitment agency for a helping hand.
And these top IT specialists will take your résumé and match you to the tech job that best suits your skills. Here are the 30 best IT recruiters in the world!
1. Venturi Group
Venturi is the go-to staffing agency when it comes to all things IT.
Founded in 2009, and with team members in the US, UK, Germany and the Netherlands, the Venturi team has been helping professionals around the world for well over a decade.
With key foundations in all major areas of IT (including business intelligence, infrastructure and cloud, web development and design, big data and data science, and network and security), Venturi can help you find your dream job in no time.
2. Real Staffing
With a history dating back to 1998, Real Staffing is a multinational recruitment company that prides itself on delivering market-leading solutions across the STEM industries. Their key to success is through recognition of talent and value of relationships with hiring managers and big businesses.
Real Staffing can help you find both remote and on-site jobs in the US and abroad, so you can find the right role for you, whether you’re looking to work from home, at the office or even relocate for work.
3. TEKsystems
TEKsystems is an international agency that prides itself on its IT staffing and services, and sends out over 80,000 IT professionals each year to help at more than 6,000 client sites. They currently provide technology, business and talent solutions for over 80% of Fortune 500 companies.
Their partnerships include tech giants such as Amazon, Google Cloud and Microsoft.
4. Akkodis
Akkodis has been helping big tech companies find staff since the 1980s.
They specialize in SAP, business intelligence, aerospace, defense and engineering, Microsoft dynamics, development, digital and infrastructure, as well as help candidates prepare for the recruitment process, ensuring they make the most of their professional skills and potential.
With 40 years of cross-industry experience and an annual revenue of $4 billion, jobseekers know they’re in good hands with Akkodis!
5. 52 Limited
This digital staffing agency represents the entire creative industry in the tech sector.
52 Limited typically works with marketing and engineering departments, brands, startups, design firms, as well as advertising and interactive agencies in the Portland, Seattle and San Francisco areas.
52 Limited is an outspoken advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion in hiring practices, and they have partnered with STEM like a Girl, TechTown, and Partners in Diversity.
6. WunderLand
WunderLand has provided staffing services for digital, creative and marketing companies since 2009. They offer solutions for temporary, part-time and full-time employment, helping you find the ideal position for the ultimate work–life balance.
As far as their achievements go, they have so far paired hundreds of candidates with employers, won numerous awards, and work with 10% of Fortune 500 companies.
7. Robert Half
Robert Half connects talent with employers across a range of industries, with tech jobs being one of their areas of expertise. Their database of active job listings is expanded every day with new opportunities, and currently includes thousands of jobs that are on-site, hybrid or remote, so you can find the one that’s right for you.
The talent solutions firm was founded in 1948. Since then, it has grown to a professional services organization that’s valued at around $7 billion and has received accolades such as a place in the Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies and Forbes America’s Best Professional Recruiting Firms lists.
8. Talent Groups
Talent Groups was formed in 2023 when three tech staffing firms joined forces — namely Talent Group, EdgeLink and Queen Consulting Group.
Prior to the merge, Talent Group had focused on contract staffing, direct hire and executive search. EdgeLink, meanwhile, had 20 years’ experience in staffing solutions for both startups and established brands (including Fortune 100 companies), and Queen Consulting Group specialized in IT hiring for healthcare, pharma and finance companies.
Bringing various kinds of expertise together, Talent Groups stands out as a powerhouse when it comes to helping people progress their careers.
9. Epitec
Epitec’s sole vision is to be a tech staffing company that is employer-focused, customer-driven and process-oriented. With over 40 years of experience in the industry, and the motto “placing people first” informing their processes, they are a go-to recruiter for a lifelong career.
What makes them stand out is the amount of emphasis they place on getting to know their clients’ needs and goals.
10. Diversant
Diversant, a certified minority business enterprise, has thousands of opportunities for you to explore, whether you’re starting off your IT career or trying to climb up the career ladder.
One group of people that Diversant is particularly interested in helping are veterans. That’s why they have created a veteran program that sources, vets, trains and places professionals in IT positions around the US.
11. Advanced Resources
Advanced Resources is an IT solutions firm assisting clients in finding the ideal candidates to fill their progressive roles.
The areas they focus on include program/project management and PMO consultants, business analysis, technical architecture, application development, infrastructure, quality assurance, cloud, mobility, big data, web and ecommerce, database/data warehousing, ERP (SAP, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards), and cybersecurity.
12. IntePros
IntePros prides itself on its extensive candidate database and unique customer relationships. Each consultant has their niche area of expertise and focuses on delivering only the best talent for a more focused approach.
Their consultants specialize in filling out roles across the following business practices: information technology, PMO suite, and quality and regulatory compliance.
13. GDH
GDH is an annual Best of Staffing award winner and a trusted Fortune 500 recruitment solutions partner.
The US-wide staffing agency has a division dedicated to matching IT wizards to their ideal position. Their consultants take the time to get to know candidates more than their résumés, and this helps them better match your skill set to the ideal role.
14. ALKU
ALKU is dedicated to matching top-tier talent with the latest, most sought-after opportunities.
With over 70 years’ experience in providing highly customized and niche-focused consulting solutions, ALKU’s team is committed to matching candidates with their chosen niche. Specifically, their staff specialize in filling technology, healthcare IT, lifestyle sciences and government roles.
15. Experis
Experis is ManpowerGroup’s global IT resourcing and services brand, currently placing more than 12,000 professionals in various roles each year.
Experis acquired Ettain Group in 2021, allowing it to diversify its offerings further, as Ettain had been one of the largest privately held IT resourcing and services providers in the country — and an award-winner, at that — with clients in financial services, healthcare IT, and tech.
16. Technology Partners
Technology Partners helps you discover your ideal career with their experienced consultants. They match your talent to the available positions to ensure you have a fighting chance.
You’ll go through an intensive screening process to make sure you are only put forward for suitable roles — making the process easier for the hiring manager and for yourself.
17. Aquent
Aquent started off as a temp recruitment agency that specialized in Mac-savvy opportunities. Today they’ve grown into an international brand with over 30 offices worldwide, and they specialize in all digital areas, including technological solutions, and marketing and management positions.
Their website also features a blog with resources that can prove useful during your job search, such as salary guides and other pieces packed with industry-related insights.
18. Kineticom
Kineticom is classed as the “global home” for top technical talent and aims to help clients build a strong and successful workforce, focusing on engagement, retention and growth. They pride themselves on having a large network and having the capabilities to offer their clients top-quality solutions.
Specifically, they specialize in sourcing talent across the telecom, fiber and renewable energy industries.
19. Adecco
Adecco has a global team of some 25,000 recruitment experts working with jobseekers in more than 60 countries. Given the size of their network, they are currently able to provide jobs to hundreds of thousands of people every day in all parts of the world.
As a US-based jobseeker, you can expect to find thousands of active job listings on their website within the IT sector and other STEM fields.
20. MagicHire
MagicHire is an IT recruitment agency specializing in connecting remote software developers with companies across the world.
Having been on the market for a decade, they have expanded their talent pool to include hundreds of mid-level and senior-level professionals, assisting both jobseekers and companies to make the right selection.
21. talent.io
talent.io is on a mission to simplify the job hunt for you. When you sign up, you get a dedicated coach (your “Talent Advocate”) who matches you with suitable employers on the daily, helping you find and land your next tech role within a few weeks.
As a jobseeker, you can browse both freelance and permanent roles in fields such as software development, data analysis and product management.
22. Onward Search
Onward Search is an award-winning staffing solutions provider that has been connecting employers with top talent in the creative, marketing and technology sectors for over 15 years.
Their recruitment specialists can provide assistance in your job search, helping you find the role you dream of, which includes hybrid and remote opportunities across the US.
Onward Search also has free resources that can come in handy while you look to advance your career, including salary guides and in-demand jobs lists.
23. TechNET IT Recruitment
TechNET IT assists professionals working in IT, digital, sales and other fields find work in multiple parts of the world, from the US to Europe and beyond.
Established in 2001, its recruiters have extensive experience in connecting talent with employers offering the latest IT and technology jobs.
Some of the companies they have sourced talent for include Cognizant-Google, Santander, eBay and IBM.
24. Connections of New York
Connections of New York is a full-service boutique staffing agency specializing in executive recruitment.
Founded in 1989, the human capital firm has become a leader in the information technology sector, with its recruiters specializing in connecting talent with companies and startups in financial services, insurance, software development, healthcare and other fields.
25. Bridge Technical Talent
Bridge Technical Talent helps fill short- and long-term contracts as well as permanent positions within the IT sector by connecting skilled professionals with companies in a number of industries. These include finance, software, healthcare and manufacturing.
Founded in 2002, the IT services firm secures top talent for various industries, with 70% of their candidates making it through to the interview stage.
26. Altis Technology
Altis Technology (which acquired boutique IT recruitment agency Stafflink in 2023) is one of Canada’s top IT recruitment firms.
With over 35 years of experience in the tech recruitment sector, Altis Technology helps IT professionals find work in the Canadian public and private sectors, in fields such as project management, business intelligence, AI development, DevOps, application and software development, and more.
27. HW Select
London-based staffing and recruiting firm HW Select boasts 25 years’ experience in the IT and technology field.
If you’re looking to relocate for work and have got your eye on the United Kingdom, these IT recruitment experts can offer their advice on the best-suited positions as well as how you can improve your opportunities and make the most of your potential.
28. Langley James
Founded in 1999, Langley James has an extensive network of thousands of registered candidates and a success rate of filling hundreds of roles year on year within the IT sector.
The IT recruitment firm helps UK-based professionals find work in the following fields: service delivery management, IT training, network security engineering, AV engineering, Mac support (3rd, 2nd and 1st line support), CTO IT management, full stack development, web development, ERP analysis, CRM development, business analysis and project management.
29. PurplePower Recruitment
Another UK-based agency, PurplePower Recruitment prides itself on “getting it right the first time”.
They spend a lot of time getting to know your skill set and talents, and will only recommend you for well-suited roles. They motivate you and take the time to fully understand what roles you’re looking for prior to connecting you with prospective employers, ensuring that you’re taking steps towards fulfilling your career goals.
30. Deerfoot
Deerfoot is a UK-based agency that prides itself on their honesty. They always seek your approval before sending your résumé to a client and will always inform you about who the end client is.
What’s refreshing about this agency is that they donate £1 to a wildlife conservation charity every time they pass your résumé on to a client.
Final thoughts
Hiring a headhunter might sound like a gimmick to you at first, but these experts have the skills and contacts to put you ahead of the rest of the competition and get the ball rolling.
However (even though they will do a lot of the work for you), the more prepared you are when you approach them, the more successful the process will be. It's important to clearly define your career goals and what type of lifestyle you envision to ensure that the match is as fine-tuned as possible!
Got another IT recruitment agency to recommend? Let us know in the comments section below!
This article is a partial update of an earlier version originally published on February 21, 2018, and contains contributions by Joanna Zambas.
