Start your search to find your closest local or specialist agency
MacArthur Recruitment Ltd are Engineering, Construction, and IT specialists that place talent into roles in private and public sectors nationwide and globally. Headquartered in Cumbria, they have helped fill a broad array of vacancies since 1997. These include Software Developer, Enterprise Manager, Android Developer, and Technical Support Engineer. They are a family-run agency and are members of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation.
Portinscale, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5RW
Riverside Recruitment UK offer staffing support for the Industrial, Distribution, Engineering, Office & Professional, Hospitality & Catering, and Accountancy & Finance sectors. Since 1991, they have been supplying permanent and temporary staff to various clients across Cumbria and South-West Scotland. They are partnered with Pertemps Network Group (PNG), the largest independent recruitment company in the UK.
Riverside View, Warwick Road, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 2BS
NXT Recruitment is an agency in Carlisle that was founded in 2014. The company offers various temporary and permanent job vacancies for industry sectors like Commercial, Engineering, Industrial, and Hospitality. Some positions they recruit for include Quality Assurance, Sales Advisor, Payroll, Diesel Fitter, IT Manager, Rural Surveyor, and more. Their services extend throughout Cumbria and into Southern Scotland.
ModVillage, Baron Way, Kingmoor Business Park, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 0LJ
Stafforce recruits for the following sectors: Construction, Food and Drink Engineering, Industrial, Ports and Logistics, and Office. They have branches nationwide and supply permanent, flexible, contract, and temporary to permanent candidates.
54 Lowther Street, Carlisle, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8DP
+ 18 other offices
NRL is a Wigan-based specialist agency for the Engineering industry. It focuses on Nuclear; Renewables; Conventional Power; Advanced Facilities; Built Environment; Defence; Infrastructure; Oil, Gas and Petrochemical; and Transmission and Distribution. Established at Sellafield in 1983, they won Best Contractor Recruitment Agency at The Contracting Awards 2019, and Recruitment Company of the Year at the APSCo Awards for Excellence 2015.
The Old Lodge, Main Street, Egremont, Cumbria, CA22 2DB
+ 8 other offices
Adecco provides support to candidates and employers on a temporary, permanent or contract basis; they recruit for a multitude of roles across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
16c Market Place, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4TN
+ 57 other offices
With a population of roughly 500,000 people, Cumbria is a county relatively sparse in population and low in demand for construction roles. It is a county known more for its vibrant tourism industry, a growing presence in manufacturing and large public sector. But alongside these other fields, there are still opportunities available for applicants seeking to find employment in the construction sector through recruitment agencies.
As the largest settlement in the region, the most jobs are available in and around Carlisle. Thanks to a population increase of 12,000 within Cumbria in the last 10 years, there has been a need for construction staff to work on both public and private housing initiatives. And with major businesses such as BAE systems, Carr’s food manufacturers and Pirelli tyres and the Sellafield nuclear processing site, which is the region’s largest private employer, the need for buildings and infrastructure to support them has helped to maintain demand through the course of the recent recession.
Salaries in Cumbria are in line with national averages at between £30,000 and £35,000 a year, although this can vary considerably between senior engineering or surveying roles and part-time shifts for labourers on an hourly rate. As with other parts of the country, working hours for construction staff in Cumbria can be long and antisocial at times.