The Productivity Growth Top 20, ranks the top 20 UK staffing companies by growth in gross profit (GP), or net fee income per head, when compared to the previous year.

Sue Dodd, director of Agile Intelligence, who compiled both the HOT 100 and the Productivity Top 20, told Recruiter that productivity growth “is a good indicator that a staffing business is really doing something to improve their business”.

Dodd advised that long-term membership of the HOT 100, when used in tandem with this new data on productivity growth produced a more complete picture. “Not only does it give us an insight into the companies that have stayed at the top consistently, but it also gives us insight into new entrants and those with evolving business models or successful efficiency programmes,” she explained. 

The top-ranked company in the Productivity Growth Top 20 is Green Park Interim & Executive Search. The company saw a 40.6% growth in productivity with each employee delivering GP of more than £183k, up from last year’s figure of £130k. In addition to showing the highest productivity growth, Green Park Interim & Executive Search ranked second in the HOT 100 overall. 

Second in the Productivity Growth Top 20 is First Call Contract Services, which saw its GP per head rise by 30.3%. First Call Contract Services is a newcomer to the HOT 100, ranking 56th overall.

PRODUCTIVITY TOP 20

Green Park Interim & Executive   
40.6%

First Call Contract Services     
30.3%

Falcon Green Personnel           
28.3%

Angela Mortimer                  
25.2%

Rullion IT Plus                  
21.2%

Cognitive Group                   
18.7%

Forrest Recruitment                      
18.5%

PSR                                             
17.8%

Permanent Futures                       
16.8%

Experis                                          
16.2%

SystemsAccountants                    
15.8%

Henderson Scott                           
15.7%

Redrock Consulting                      
15.5%

Randstad Technologies                
14.8%

WA Consultants                            
13.5%

RIG Medical Recruit                      
13.3%

The Bridge (IT Recruitment)          
13.3%

Minstrell Recruitment                     
13.3%

Resource Solutions Group             
12.7%

Jenrick Engineering                        
12.3%