Transparent pricing for UK SMEs. Professional recruitment help without percentage fees or success charges.
If you've used recruitment agencies before, you know the frustration: you don't know what hiring will cost until you've already found someone.
A candidate on £35k? That's £7,000 in agency fees (at 20%). A candidate on £50k? That's £10,000. Same role, same effort from the agency, but wildly different costs.
Percentage-based fees make budgeting nearly impossible. You can't plan your hiring spend when the cost depends entirely on who you end up offering the job to.
Candidate salary
£30,000
Agency fee (20%)
£6,000
Candidate salary
£45,000
Agency fee (20%)
£9,000
Candidate salary
£60,000
Agency fee (20%)
£12,000
Hire 3 people in a year? That's £27,000+ in recruitment fees alone.
For growing SMEs, these costs are difficult to justify — especially when many of the roles you're hiring for aren't particularly hard to fill.
Fixed fee recruitment is exactly what it sounds like: you pay a set price for recruitment support, regardless of who you hire or what salary they're on.
Instead of paying a percentage of salary (which can be £6,000–£12,000+), you pay a flat fee for a defined period of hiring support — typically 30 days.
It's not about replacing agencies. It's about giving SMEs cost certainty and hiring support without the unpredictable fees.
| Candidate Salary | Agency Fee (20%) | Fixed Fee (Ari) | You Save |
|---|---|---|---|
| £30,000 | £6,000 | £695–£1,295 | £5,005+ |
| £40,000 | £8,000 | £695–£1,295 | £7,005+ |
| £50,000 | £10,000 | £695–£1,295 | £9,005+ |
| £60,000 | £12,000 | £695–£1,295 | £11,005+ |
Same support. Same process. Predictable cost.
Ari isn't a traditional recruitment agency. We're hiring support. Think of us like having an in-house recruiter for 30 days, but without the salary, benefits, or long-term commitment.
You pay one flat fee — from £695 for 30 days — and we handle all the recruitment admin. No percentage fees. No success fees. No retainers. No contracts.
You stay in control. You make the hiring decisions. We just take the workload off your desk.
We write clear, effective job adverts that attract quality candidates.
We post your adverts across multiple job boards and manage responses.
We search LinkedIn and CV databases to find candidates actively and passively looking.
We read every CV and weed out irrelevant applicants so you only see quality candidates.
We conduct phone interviews to assess skills, experience, and genuine interest.
We handle booking and scheduling so you don't have to chase people.
We hand over shortlisted, pre-screened candidates ready for you to interview.
Dedicated recruiter support throughout the entire 30-day campaign.
All of this for £695–£1,295. No hidden fees. No percentage charges.
Know your hiring costs before you start. No surprises based on who you end up hiring.
Save £5,000–£11,000 per hire compared to traditional percentage-based agency fees.
30-day campaigns only. No retainers, no contracts, no ongoing fees.
We support your process, not replace it. You decide who to interview and hire.
We handle the time-consuming admin so you can focus on running your business.
Ideal for businesses hiring 2–5+ people per year. Predictable per-hire costs add up to big savings.
Let's have a quick intro call about your hiring needs. No lengthy pitch, no pressure — just a straightforward conversation about whether fixed fee recruitment makes sense for your business.
Fixed fees from £695. No percentage charges. No success fees. No contracts.