Experienced Recruitment Consultant - Commercial & Office Division

Salary: Up to £45,000 Basic + Uncapped Commission + Career Progression

Are you an experienced Commercial or Office Recruitment Consultant ready to build something of your own? This role requires significant prior experience, offers a proven desk to grow from day one, and provides a direct path into divisional leadership. It represents a substantial career advancement opportunity for ambitious consultants who feel ready for more.

• Key Takeaway 1: Permanent placements in the UK grew in August 2026 for the first time since September 2022, according to the KPMG and REC Report on Jobs. This market recovery creates real momentum for a consultant ready to own a growing division.

• Key Takeaway 2: This role offers a basic salary up to £45,000, uncapped commission, and a structured progression framework into divisional leadership, without requiring you to move firms.

• Key Takeaway 3: You join with an established desk, existing client relationships, and live roles from day one, supported by dedicated resourcing, a fully integrated ATS and CRM, and structured business development coaching.

Role Responsibilities and Market Opportunity

This position centres on owning and growing an established recruitment desk specialising in commercial and office support. You will develop a sector specialism within your local market, win new business, and build lasting client relationships. The role carries genuine responsibility from day one, including mentoring future team members as the division expands. According to the latest KPMG and REC Report on Jobs, permanent placements in the UK grew in August 2026 for the first time since September 2022. This market recovery makes it an opportune moment to take ownership of a growing division.

• Managing a full 360 recruitment cycle across commercial and office support roles.

• Winning new client accounts through structured business development activity.

• Building and maintaining a candidate pipeline within your local market.

• Mentoring junior consultants as the division grows.

• Applying time management strategies for busy recruiters to protect high-value billing time.

Candidate Profile and Benefits Offered

We seek candidates with a minimum of two years' recruitment experience, a proven billing track record, and the ambition to progress into leadership. A background in commercial, office support, professional services, customer service, or administration recruitment is essential. Strong local market knowledge and an entrepreneurial mindset are highly valued. This role suits an ambitious recruiter who has built a successful desk and now wants more responsibility, greater earning potential, and a clear route into management. Keeping up with essential recruitment resources in 2026 gives you a genuine competitive edge in a recovering market.

What experience is needed for this role?

You need a minimum of two years' recruitment experience in commercial, office support, professional services, customer service, or administration sectors, with a proven billing track record. Strong business development skills, excellent local market knowledge, and an entrepreneurial mindset are essential. A clear desire to progress into leadership and team management is expected from day one.

What salary and benefits does this position offer?

The role offers a basic salary up to £45,000 with an uncapped commission structure, giving you direct control over your total earnings. You also receive genuine career progression into management, autonomy to develop your market your way, modern recruitment technology including a fully integrated ATS and CRM, and a long-term opportunity to build a team around your success.

How does career progression work in this division?

Divisional growth follows a clear process. You join with an established desk, meaning existing client relationships and live roles from day one. The leadership team removes administrative friction by providing dedicated resourcing support, market intelligence tools, and structured business development coaching. This frees your time for high-value activity that drives billing: client meetings, candidate engagement, and sector positioning. This model works because autonomy and accountability sit together. You own your numbers and your market. The business provides the back-office, technology, and progression framework. Consultants who commit to the model build a specialism, grow a team, and progress into leadership without needing to move firms. If you're weighing up whether a move is the right call, our insight on counter offers and why staying put isn't always the best career move is worth reading before you decide.

About the Author

Jamie Rafferty. With 40+ years in recruitment and 20+ years as a Rec2Rec Specialist, I bring deep industry knowledge and a UK-wide network. Starting as a trainee consultant in 1983, I've held roles from branch manager to MD. Today I partner with agencies to secure top recruitment talent, guided by honest advice, trust, and relationships built over four decades.

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