{
  "receipt_version": "1.0",
  "slug": "uk-tech-recruitment-ai-visibility-index-2026",
  "first_published": "2026-09-08",
  "last_updated": "2026-09-28",
  "word_count": 2265,
  "measurement_window": {
    "selection_questions": 53,
    "selection_usable_answers": 1436,
    "information_questions": 22,
    "information_usable_answers": 618,
    "engines": [
      "ChatGPT",
      "Gemini",
      "Google AI Overview"
    ]
  },
  "cohort": {
    "tracked_firms": 40,
    "named_positive_firms": 35,
    "zero_score_firms": 5,
    "zero_score_policy": "Five firms had no selection-answer mentions and are excluded from the public named distribution."
  },
  "cohort_medians": {
    "full_40_firms": {
      "answer_count": 38.5,
      "naming_rate": 2.68
    },
    "positive_35_firms": {
      "naming_rate": 4.11
    }
  },
  "definitions": {
    "naming_rate": "Distinct usable selection answers naming a firm divided by 1,436.",
    "source_note": "Source records are captured URLs in answers and do not equal upstream retrieval events."
  },
  "leaderboard": [
    [
      1,
      "Harvey Nash",
      18.94,
      272,
      "https://www.harveynash.co.uk/"
    ],
    [
      2,
      "Robert Walters",
      13.72,
      197,
      "https://www.robertwalters.co.uk/"
    ],
    [
      3,
      "Spencer Stuart",
      11.07,
      159,
      "https://www.spencerstuart.com/"
    ],
    [
      4,
      "Harnham",
      9.75,
      140,
      "https://www.harnham.com/"
    ],
    [
      5,
      "Egon Zehnder",
      8.98,
      129,
      "https://www.egonzehnder.com/"
    ],
    [
      6,
      "Heidrick & Struggles",
      8.29,
      119,
      "https://www.heidrick.com/"
    ],
    [
      7,
      "Russell Reynolds Associates",
      8.01,
      115,
      "https://www.russellreynolds.com/"
    ],
    [
      8,
      "Korn Ferry",
      7.73,
      111,
      "https://www.kornferry.com/"
    ],
    [
      9,
      "Aruba Exec",
      7.1,
      102,
      "https://arubaexec.com/"
    ],
    [
      10,
      "Intelligent People",
      6.62,
      95,
      "https://www.intelligentpeople.co.uk/"
    ],
    [
      11,
      "Hays Technology",
      6.06,
      87,
      "https://www.hays.co.uk/"
    ],
    [
      12,
      "La Fosse",
      5.92,
      85,
      "https://www.lafosse.com/"
    ],
    [
      13,
      "Richard Wheeler Associates",
      5.36,
      77,
      "https://www.rwaconsultants.com/"
    ],
    [
      14,
      "Xcede",
      4.74,
      68,
      "https://www.xcede.com/"
    ],
    [
      15,
      "Understanding Recruitment",
      4.6,
      66,
      "https://www.understandingrecruitment.com/"
    ],
    [
      16,
      "Burns Sheehan",
      4.32,
      62,
      "https://www.burnssheehan.co.uk/"
    ],
    [
      16,
      "Exec Capital",
      4.32,
      62,
      "https://www.execcapital.co.uk/"
    ],
    [
      18,
      "Christian & Timbers",
      4.11,
      59,
      "https://www.christianandtimbers.com/"
    ],
    [
      19,
      "Oliver Bernard",
      3.62,
      52,
      "https://www.oliverbernard.com/"
    ],
    [
      20,
      "Robert Half",
      3.13,
      45,
      "https://www.roberthalf.com/"
    ],
    [
      21,
      "OpenSource",
      2.23,
      32,
      "https://www.open-source.io/"
    ],
    [
      22,
      "Wilson Grey",
      1.95,
      28,
      "https://www.wilson-grey.com/"
    ],
    [
      23,
      "Adria Solutions",
      1.88,
      27,
      "https://www.adriasolutions.co.uk/"
    ],
    [
      24,
      "Signify Technology",
      1.46,
      21,
      "https://www.signifytechnology.com/"
    ],
    [
      25,
      "Trust in SODA",
      0.91,
      13,
      "https://www.trustinsoda.com/"
    ],
    [
      26,
      "OHO Group",
      0.77,
      11,
      "https://www.oho.co.uk/"
    ],
    [
      27,
      "Daversa",
      0.7,
      10,
      "https://www.daversa.com/"
    ],
    [
      27,
      "Riviera Partners",
      0.7,
      10,
      "https://www.rivierapartners.com/"
    ],
    [
      29,
      "Client Server",
      0.63,
      9,
      "https://www.client-server.com/"
    ],
    [
      30,
      "Optima Search Europe",
      0.56,
      8,
      "https://www.optimaeurope.com/"
    ],
    [
      31,
      "Renovata",
      0.28,
      4,
      "https://www.renovata.com/"
    ],
    [
      31,
      "The Up Group",
      0.28,
      4,
      "https://www.theupgroup.com/"
    ],
    [
      33,
      "Morgan McKinley",
      0.21,
      3,
      "https://www.morganmckinley.com/"
    ],
    [
      33,
      "SR2",
      0.21,
      3,
      "https://www.sr2rec.com/"
    ],
    [
      35,
      "Head Resourcing",
      0.14,
      2,
      "https://www.headresourcing.com/"
    ]
  ],
  "service_groups": {
    "permanent_technology_recruitment": {
      "questions": 18,
      "usable_answers": 490,
      "leader": "Harnham",
      "leader_naming_rate": 18.16
    },
    "technology_executive_search": {
      "questions": 18,
      "usable_answers": 495,
      "leader": "Spencer Stuart",
      "leader_naming_rate": 31.72
    },
    "contract_and_project_talent": {
      "questions": 17,
      "usable_answers": 451,
      "leader": "Harvey Nash",
      "leader_naming_rate": 18.18
    }
  },
  "source_table": [
    {
      "type": "supplier domain",
      "answers_containing_record": 721
    },
    {
      "type": "comparison or listicle URL",
      "answers_containing_record": 538
    },
    {
      "type": "LinkedIn or Reddit URL",
      "answers_containing_record": 123
    },
    {
      "type": "YouTube URL",
      "answers_containing_record": 10
    }
  ],
  "source_facts": {
    "groups_overlap": true,
    "unique_url_rows": 5510,
    "unique_domain_rows": 1790,
    "query_bearing_youtube_urls_retained": true
  },
  "takeaways": [
    "Harvey Nash leads the shared 1,436-answer selection denominator at 18.94 percent.",
    "The service leaders differ: Harnham for permanent technology recruitment, Spencer Stuart for technology executive search and Harvey Nash for contract and project talent.",
    "Captured source groups overlap, so their counts are evidence descriptors rather than components of a single percentage total."
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "Directional snapshot of a fixed question set and three answer engines.",
    "Does not prove revenue, placements, hiring quality or causation.",
    "Does not show that every firm should appear in every service group."
  ],
  "source_provenance": "Observed captured URLs are retained in the frozen dataset; researched opportunity URLs are not presented as observed retrieval evidence. Query-bearing YouTube URLs are retained verbatim in the frozen capture."
}