Cheshire

Recruit in Middlewich without the agency fee

Agencies charge 15–20% of salary, usually £8,000 to £11,000 for a professional hire. Floated is a flat £2,000 when someone starts, and free until then.

Middlewich firms sit within a 20-minute drive of Northwich, Winsford, Sandbach and Crewe, a wider pool than the town itself suggests.