Systems Recruitment

Our consultants each focus on one area of the IT Systems market and keep up with it every day. They follow how NHS trusts are moving from EPR roll-out to optimisation, how housing providers and universities are modernising their platforms, how TechnologyOne is growing across the public sector, and where pay and day rates are heading. So when you brief us, we already understand your system and the service it supports. For senior appointments, such as Heads of Digital or clinical informatics leaders, that expertise extends into executive search.

The best systems specialists bring more than platform knowledge, so we look at the whole picture. Alongside hands-on experience with your system, we explore how well a candidate understands the service behind it, whether that’s repairs, admissions, clinical workflows or fares. We also look at how carefully they look after data quality, and how confidently they work with the frontline teams who use the system every day.

Every candidate you meet has been screened by a consultant who knows this market well. For urgent requirements, we can fill roles within two days, with typical fill rates of 96% through exclusive partnerships and 77% in a preferred supplier capacity.

We recruit across all areas of the systems markets, from support and analysis through to implementation and leadership, mainly across:

• Housing Management: systems analysts, functional consultants and application support specialists across repairs, rents, lettings and asset management.
• Higher Education: student records, admissions and timetabling specialists, system administrators and implementation leads supporting the full student journey.
• NHS Clinical and Patient Records: EPR analysts and builders, clinical systems trainers, integration specialists, clinical safety officers and EPR implementation and optimisation managers.
• TechnologyOne: functional and technical consultants across finance, HR, property and student modules, plus project leads for implementations and upgrades.
• Transport Ticketing: ticketing systems analysts, back-office and fares specialists, and support teams for smart and contactless ticketing platforms.

We also place data migration specialists, implementation and project managers, and systems leaders who own the platform and its roadmap.

Whether you’re preparing for a go-live, building the team that supports a platform day to day, or bringing in specialist help for an upgrade or integration, our aim is to make hiring simpler for you.

We start by understanding your system, your timeline and how the role fits your wider service. From there, we recommend the right mix of hiring solutions. That might be a permanent hire to build long-term ownership, a contractor to cover a critical phase, or a combination of both, so momentum isn’t lost. If you’re a system supplier or implementation partner resourcing client delivery, we’ll focus closely on the module, the deployment schedule and the availability you need.

For hiring and procurement managers, we keep the commercial side clear and straightforward. You’ll get transparent rates, contracts and onboarding handled by our compliance team, and contract engagements managed with IR35 considerations in mind. We’re available through recognised procurement frameworks, including G-Cloud 15, Constellia and Bloom,  making it easier to engage us within your established, compliant processes. For more on how we work, see our permanent recruitment and contract hiring pages.

We support organisations where systems directly shape the services people rely on:

• Housing associations and local authority housing: modernising housing management systems to improve repairs, resident services and asset data as standards for housing quality continue to rise.
• Higher and further education: universities and colleges strengthening student records, admissions and timetabling across the student lifecycle.
• NHS and healthcare: trusts and integrated care systems optimising and connecting EPRs, where clinical safety standards and data protection requirements shape every role.
• Local government and public bodies: councils and public organisations adopting TechnologyOne and other cloud platforms for finance, HR and property.
• Transport operators and authorities: rail, bus and urban transport organisations expanding smart and contactless ticketing.
• System suppliers and implementation partners: specialists to resource client delivery across all of the above sectors.

Specialist systems knowledge is hard to find on a CV alone, and the right hire makes a real difference to the services your organisation delivers. A specialist recruiter brings that understanding to every stage, from sourcing and assessment to market insight.

Our consultants look at what candidates have delivered on live systems, from implementations and upgrades to data migrations and optimisation. They explore that experience before anyone reaches your interview stage. We share up-to-date salary and day-rate insight, along with realistic availability, so you can plan with confidence. Our long-standing relationships reach systems specialists who aren’t actively looking or visible on job boards, which matters in markets where experienced people are well known within their sector.

We work across permanent, fixed-term and contract hiring with IR35 considerations in mind. We understand the context of housing, education, healthcare, local government and transport, and that knowledge shapes the brief, the search and the shortlist.