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"I have used Premier Group in my last number of roles to hire technical staff into my teams. As soon as we engage with them I know I am in safe hands and the right profiles will be comign my way. They have often worked weekends to fill urgent needs for me and they are truly the agency that goes the extra mile"
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Technical Director
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"Premier Group have placed me in my last eight contract roles and I cannot recommend them highly enough, their end to end service from sourcing the perfect role to placing and pay-rolling is one of the best I have ever experienced. I recommend them to everyone I meet!"
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BOX 1:
Digital Salary Survey
Digital Salary Survey
An update from the market including data from talent pools, salary information and trends from the industry.
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BOX 2:
IT Salary Survey - London
IT Salary Survey - London
An update from the market including data from talent pools, salary information and trends from the industry.
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BOX 3:
IT Salary Survey - UK
IT Salary Survey - UK
An update from the market including data from talent pools, salary information and trends from the industry.
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BOX 4:
Engineering Salary Survey - North UK
Engineering Salary Survey - North UK
An update from the market including data from talent pools, salary information and trends from the industry.
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BOX 5:
Engineering Salary Survey - South UK
Engineering Salary Survey - South UK
An update from the market including data from talent pools, salary information and trends from the industry.
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BOX 6:
Finance Salary Survey
Finance Salary Survey
An update from the market including data from talent pools, salary information and trends from the industry.
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LATEST BLOGS
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![Premier Turns 21!]()
Premier Turns 21!
โPremier turns 21! This week marks our 21st birthday as a business and what a journey itโs been. Especially after a tough year last year globally for businesses, we are proud to reach this milestone and hope to continue going from strength to strength. Hereโs just a few of our milestones and standout achievements along the way:โ2000 - Premier is Born!Andrew Woosnam (now our Chairman) opens the doors to our first Reading office as we operate as a company focusing on just IT Recruitment.โ2005 - The formation of our Engineering brandAfter great success with our IT brand, we expand our expertise to cover Engineering sectors too! Our Engineering teams have continued to go from strength to strength providing amazing service to clients and candidates.โ2007 - We make the move into the Capital cityOne office becomes two as we open up our office in London. As of June 2021, we have secured new, modern offices for our London team just in time for Summer!โ2012 โ Manchester bound!As we expand further as a business in the UK, we head to the North and open our Manchester office.โ2013 โ Sunday Times Best Companies Awards โ first entry!This year marked our first entry into the โSunday Times Best Companies to Work Forโ lists, placing 13thย and our first 3* accreditation with Best Companies. We have now placed in the lists and kept our 3* accreditation for 9 years in a row!โ2014 โ Thames Valley Business Magazine AwardsPremier wins โManagement Team of the Yearโ in the Thames Valley Business Magazine Awards.โ2015 โ Birmingham office opensWith offices already in the South, London and the North, we complete our UK office rota by opening up in Birmingham!โ2015 โ 1000 Companies to Inspire BritainPremier continue to be among the awards lists, this time being included in the list for โ1000 Companies to Inspire Britainโ for London Stock Exchange.โ2015 โ The Southโs Most Ambitious CompaniesPremier Group is included in the list for Decision Magazineโs โThe Southโs Most Ambitious Companiesโโ2016 - HQ MoveAfter expanding our teams in our Reading office, we make the move to Abbey Gardens. A more modern and spacious premises, this is definitely a great space to call our HQ!โ2016 - The launch of โPremier TalksโWe launch our โPremier Talksโ event series. Hosting events and meet-ups for tech and digital communities around the globe, weโve had fantastic speakers from companies such as HubSpot, Conde Nast, Facebook, Accenture and Shiseido.โ2016 - Introduction of Wellbeing WeekWe introduced our annual Wellbeing Week as we wanted to make a conscious effort to improve the wellbeing and happiness of staff at work. The weeksโ consist of fresh fruit and healthy lunch deliveries, team bonding, professional health check-ups (mental and physical), free weekly gym memberships and yoga sessions.โ2017 - Premier goes global!With demand coming in from clients in the States, we open our first US office in New York which is now going from strength to strength.โ2019 โ Employee milestoneNow a global business, we reach 100 employees across all of our offices!โ2019 โ Contractor milestoneAnother fantastic milestone achieved, Premier hits 400 contractors out.โ2020 โ ยฃ30 million milestone!Premier hits a fantastic ยฃ30 million in sales!โ2020 โ Expanding in the StatesWith the New York office going from strength to strength, it was the perfect time to expand in the US with the opening of our office in Austin. The team have just secured lovely new offices to move in to as well.โ2021 - Restructure and promotionsWe were absolutely thrilled to announce the promotions of Andrew Thorning to CEO, Uni Patel to CFO and Paul Wheeler to COO.โ2021 โ 3rd Best Recruitment Company to Work For!Best Companies introduced a new award for 2021 which saw Premier rated as the third best recruitment company to work for! A fantastic achievement to get when taking into consideration the thousands of recruitment companies in the UK!โ2021 - 14th Best Company to Work For in the South EastPremier also placed 14th in the โSouth Eastโs Top Companies to Work Forโ list at the Best Companies awards ceremony.โ2021 - 20th Best Mid Sized-Company in the Best Companies AwardsTo top of an already amazing 2021 so far, Premier placed a very impressive 20th in the โBest Mid-Sized Companies to Work Forโ list. This was our first year being in the Mid-Sized category, a brilliant achievement!โWhat does the future hold for Premier?After a tough year for businesses globally, we are thrilled to reach the 21 milestone! Having already broken several internal records across all our offices and brands this year, we hope to continue to push ourselves even further. We will also continue to provide the very best service to our clients and candidates around the globe. If you'd like to join in the fun and success then we have some fantastic recruitment opportunities available across all offices. Drop a message to Steph Bush to find out more - sbush@pg-rec.com | 0118 902 8800โโHappy 21st Birthday to us!
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![International Women's Day - #ChooseToChallenge]()
International Women's Day - #ChooseToChallenge
โโA challenged world is an alert world and from challenge comes change. So, let's all choose to challengeโ.โThe above quote is taken directly from the International Womenโs Day website, relating to this yearโs topic - #ChooseToChallenge. It shows the importance of challenging bias and celebrating womenโs achievements in the hope that there will be equality for both men and women in and out of the workplace.โPremier is proud to be able to work with clients and candidates in some fantastic industries including Technology, Engineering and Creative. But do these industries show gender equality across their businesses or is there still more to do?โTechnologyThe world of technology and ecommerce has long been dominated by men, with top level roles in tech, digital and ecommerce being filled mostly by males. Women do continue to be underrepresented in the tech industry, however there have been some increases in women in senior IT roles in companies recently (Tech Republic). Anna Curzon, Chief Product Officer at Xero has stated how a better balance between men and women means broader insight, more empathy and fresh ideas. Having that gender equality across Tech teams can only be a positive thing as it will certainly bring a sense of collaboration, helping to get the most out of everyoneโs knowledge and skills.โEngineeringAccording to Farnaz Ronaghi, CTO and Founder of NovoEd, there are still issues in attracting women to STEM. Silicon Republic have also stated how the interest is still there with female students in pursuing a career in engineering, however, there needs to be encouragement โ simply seeing more women in engineering roles could really inspire young females to continue in the field. There have been some steps in the right direction with groups such as โInternational Day of Women & Girls in Scienceโ continuing to champion gender equality in the industry. However, with women only currently making up 12% of engineers, there is still lots of work to be done for in order to represent both men and women equally.โCreativeAlmost 1 in 8 UK companies are now creative companies showing just how fast the creative industry is growing. With millions of people in the industry, there are still changes that need to be made in order to ensure gender equality across the sector. According to Workbrands, representation of women in creative has increased throughout the years, however the creative economy only has 37.1% of jobs filled by women, compared to 46.9% in the UK as a whole. This demonstrates the need for businesses to do more in the sector in order to eradicate the gender bias that exists.โAlthough there have been some positive changes over the years in all industries, the inequality that still occurs just proves how important it is to continue to challenge any bias in the workplace and in everyday life too.In line with trying our best to decrease the inequality that still occurs, Premier promotes awareness throughout the business by training staff both internally and externally, such as unconscious bias workshops from a third party. We have a policy to reflect diversityย &ย inclusionย and ensure this is practiced as well as having anonymised CVโs being presented to our hiring team, as well as offering this service to our clients.โHappy International Womenโs Day!
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![Premier Group Announce New Women in Technology Mentorship Program]()
Premier Group Announce New Women in Technology Mentorship Program
Premier Group is delighted to announce our new Women in Technology Mentorship program today.ย We are looking forward to connecting people across the industry to help coach, learn and develop their skills in the technology sector.Ben Broughton MD said โThis is a new and exciting challenge for us but itโs something we have wanted to do for quite some time. The last few months have really demonstrated the strength in coming together and sharing knowledge. We are delighted to launch our first mentorship program in this area and look forward to connecting people, knowledge and ideas.โFor now we are on the lookout for people who want to give back to the community we all know and love!ย If you are a male or female leader in technology who believes you can add value to another individual in the sector or youย would be interested to gain a mentor to help navigate the industry then please emailย hello@pg-rec.com
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![Premier Announce Rebrand of Premier Digital to Premier Create]()
Premier Announce Rebrand of Premier Digital to Premier Create
โPremier is excited to announce the rebrand of Premier Digital to Premier Create.โBuilding creative talent solutions across the design and client delivery space.โCreate will be overseen by two of our Divisional Managers, Jamie Burley and Helen Graham. Helen is the latest addition to London. Helen joins Create with over 6 years of recruitment experience and a wealth of knowledge and success within design sector, she will be heading up the creative arm of the brand and building the team. Jamie will lead the Client Services team as well as overseeing business development for the brand. Jamie has over 11 yearsโ experience within client services recruitment having been in both internal and agency roles throughout his career.Our Managing Director Ben Broughton says โThe transition from Digital to Create comes with the opportunity for us to increase our scope around building creative teams and strong partnerships with our clients. The support that the Create brand has with both Helen and Jamie at the helm fills me with confidence that our client expectations will be exceededโ
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![Premier Group Announce Opening of Second Office in the US]()
Premier Group Announce Opening of Second Office in the US
โPremier Group are delighted to announce expansion in the USA with the opening of our second US office in Austin, Texas earlier this year. Heading up the team is our Business Leader Ridha Lachhab. Ridha joined us earlier this year with over a decade of experience in technical recruitment, the last 4 of these years spent in Texas. ย ย Ben Broughton, Managing Director of Premier Group commentedย โThis is an incredibly exciting time for Premier and we are delighted to be growing the team further in America. Our New York office has seen great results allowing us to expand into Texas. Austin is the fastest growing metro area in the US and where many tech companies are moving to from Silicon Valley. Weโre excited to be in the heart of this and to support the growth. We look forward to matching the success across the rest of the business with our new teamโย For further information on Premierโs expansion or if youโd like to be part of this please contactย talent@pg-rec.com
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![Mental Health Awareness Week - Kindness]()
Mental Health Awareness Week - Kindness
โMental health is always a very important topic of discussion and Mental Health Awareness Week is a fantastic way of bringing this to peopleโs attention. This yearโs focus is all about kindness. How can a simple act of kindness have a positive impact in both your personal and professional life?ย โTeam MoraleIn a professional capacity, kindness goes a long way! Complimenting someone on your team on a project theyโve completed or a sale theyโve made can really help to boost their morale and confidence โ and this level of positivity reaches the whole team too! ย Kindness is ContagiousAn act of compassion works wonders for our wellbeing and mind frame. If someone does something nice for you, you are more likely to spread that kindness to others โ a win-win situation.ย Increased Energy LevelsActs of kindness release a hormone called serotonin. This can help you to feel calm and even build your confidence and self-esteem. These are all qualities that can help you thrive in the workplace.ย Kindness is MotivatingYou can feel rejuvenated to tackle challenging parts of your job or tasks from everyday life after colleagues, friends or family have given you encouragement. This boost in morale can really motivate you to push boundaries.ย Is Kindness the Key to Success?Successful professionals have shown that building a fantastic culture within a business, built on trust, kindness and integrity, creates a strong team of employees that strive to do their best. โWhat have you done lately to show kindness to your colleagues, clients or friends? #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
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![Premier Group Reach Significant Milestone With 20 Years in Business]()
Premier Group Reach Significant Milestone With 20 Years in Business
โ2000 to 2020 - 20 years of recruiting.โPremier Group Recruitment are reaching a significant milestone this year as 2020 marks our 20th anniversary.โFounder and Chairman Andrew Woosnam comments: โAs we look back on two decades of helping companies to hire technology and engineering staff across the world we would like to say a massive thank you to all of our clients, candidates and employees โ both past and present โ for playing their part in our journey. As we all know 2020 will prove to be one of our most challenging years but Premier will be doing everything we can to support and assist everybody to ensure that we all come out of this stronger."โIf any clients or candidates, existing or new, need assistance with anything from remote onboarding, to working from home tips, to CV writing, please do get in touch with us today - hello@premiergroupuk.com
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![The Importance of Gender Diversity in the Workplace]()
The Importance of Gender Diversity in the Workplace
โHappy International Womenโs Day! Talking about gender diversity in 2020 may seem redundant, but in some workplaces, women are still underrepresented. Having a balanced, diverse workforce is so important and here are just a few reasons why:ย 1.ย ย ย Different Skills & PerspectivesBy having a diverse workforce, youโll automatically have a whole host of viewpoints and skills across your employees. These different perspectives will spark new innovations and creativity which can lead to exciting opportunities within your business. The wide range of skills between both men and women can only be a winning formula!ย 2.ย ย ย CollaborationWomen are traditionally known to have great listening skills which aids in group discussion, bringing teams together when brainstorming ideas or conducting employee meetings. Having both women and men in teams together encourages collaboration helping to get the most out of everyoneโs knowledge and skills.ย 3.ย ย ย Boost Your Brandโs ReputationHaving a diverse business is great for boosting your brandโs reputation! Throughout the recruitment process, more and more people are choosing a company based on having a brilliant company culture, but also diversity in the workplace.ย 4.ย ย ย Customer CommunicationIn most businesses, youโll have a customer base from different backgrounds. Having both women and men as prominent figures in the company will ensure effective communication and engagement with customers and clients, really helping you to stand out from competitors!โ5.ย PositivityHaving gender diverse policies in place can boost the positivity and overall atmosphere of an office! It becomes a space in which individuals can communicate their ambitions resulting in job satisfaction and an increase in motivation.โAt Premier, we pride ourselves on having a very diverse workforce, whether that's gender, race or ethnicity - this diversity truly makes Premier a fantastic place to work! Is your business doing everything it can to encourage workplace diversity? We hope everyone enjoys the International Womenโs Day celebrations this weekend!
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