1. Market Definition

• Introduction
• Market Sectors
• General Permanent Recruitment
• Executive Recruitment
• Executive Search
• Recruitment Sectors
• Market Position
• Table 1: The Permanent Staff Recruitment Market Within The Overall Recruitment Market By Value Of Invoiced Business (£Bn And %), Year Ending June/July 1997-2002
• Market Trends
• A Much Tougher Market
• A More Varied Market
• More Stable Salary Levels
• Shortages Of Lower Skilled People
• Key Trade Associations
• The Recruitment And Employment Confederation
• Other Professional Bodies

2. Market Size

• Total Market
• By Value
• Table 2: The Permanent Staff Recruitment Market By Turnover (£Bn), Year Ending June/July 1998-2002
• By Volume
• Table 3: Number Of Permanent Staff Placements, Year Ending June/July 1998-2002
• Recruitment Sector Trends
• Secretarial/Clerical
• Technical And Engineering
• Professional And Managerial
• Financial
• Hotel And Catering
• Computing/It
• Nursing/Medical
• Blue Collar
• Education
• Drivers

3. Industry Background

• Introduction
• Recent History
• Number Of Companies
• Table : Number Of Vat-Based Uk Enterprises In The Recruitment Industry By Turnover Size (£000), 2000/2001/2002
• Employment
• Regional Variations
• Robustness Of The Market
• Legislation

4. Competitor Analysis

• The Marketplace
• General Permanent Recruitment
• Table 5: Leading Recruitment Companies Ranked By Estimated Number Of Permanent Placements In 2002
• Executive Recruitment
• Executive Search
• Market Leaders
• Table 6: Leading Uk Recruitment Companies In The Permanent Recruitment Sector By Total Turnover - Including Temporary Recruitment Revenue And Non-Recruitment Revenue (£M), 2000/2001
• Adecco Holdings (Uk) Ltd
• Carlisle Group Plc
• Michael Page International Ltd
• Solutions For Staffing In Software Ltd
• Tmp Worldwide Ltd
• Pertemps Recruitment Partnership Ltd
• Brook Street (Uk) Ltd
• Human Resource Group Plc
• Extra Personnel Ltd
• Psd Group Plc
• Whitehead Mann
• Melville Craig Group Ltd
• Advertising And Promotion

5. SWOT

• Strengths
• Weaknesses
• Opportunities
• Threats

6. Buying Behaviour

• Buyers’ Requirements
• Executive Search
• Choosing A Recruitment Firm Or Search Consultancy

7. Current Issues

• Market Conditions
• Executive Search
• Corporate Activity
• The Data Protection Act
• Online Recruitment

8. The Global Market

• Largest Markets
• Table : The World’s Five Largest Recruitment Markets, 2001 And 2002 ($Bn)
• Table : The Top Ten Executive Search Firms Worldwide By Revenue ($M), 2002

9. Forecasts

• Market Prospects
• Table : Forecast Permanent Staff Recruitment Market In The Year Ending June/July 2003-2007 (£Bn)
• Continuing Need For Recruitment Companies
• Restructuring Of The Recruitment Sector
• Strains In Online Recruitment
• Ageism

10. Company Profiles

• Adecco Holdings (Uk) Ltd
• Carlisle Group Plc
• Michael Page International Ltd
• TMP Worldwide Ltd
• Pertemps Recruitment Partnership Ltd
• Brook Street (Uk) Ltd
• Human Resource Group Plc
• Extra Personnel Ltd
• PSD Group Plc
• Whitehead Mann