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Talent scouting
Research-led search and direct approach, before a role is advertised.
Explore serviceTechnology talent · Global search · Since 1991
Technology talent, found and proven.
Bennett & Fletcher is a global technology talent firm. We scout, assess and place engineers, data specialists, product people and technology leaders for companies worldwide.
Independent since 1991
200 people across 11 countries
Fortune 500 & FTSE 100 clients
REC & APSCo member
Trusted by
- Fortune 100 enterprise software
- Global payments
- FTSE 100 financial services
- AI & data scale-ups
- Cloud infrastructure
- Consumer technology
Why Bennett & Fletcher
A search firm built around evidence, not volume.
Most recruitment is a race to send CVs. We work the other way around. We start with the role, map the market properly, and assess every candidate against a scorecard agreed with you. It is slower at the start and faster where it matters.
Founded in 1991 by a technical search consultant and an occupational psychologist, that combination still shapes how we work. We were an early pioneer in online assessments for technology hiring, running remote work-sample assessments since 2003. Research finds the market. Assessment tells you what is actually there.
Services
The work behind a good hire.
Six services, one standard: evidence first, clear recommendations and a shortlist you can defend.
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Technical assessment
Structured, role-specific assessment with evidence you can discuss.
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Permanent & contract
Permanent, fixed-term and contract hiring across the UK, Europe and North America.
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Executive search
Retained, confidential search for CTO, CIO, CISO and VP Engineering appointments.
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Embedded talent
An extension of your hiring team for three to twelve months.
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Talent intelligence
Salary benchmarking, competitor mapping and practical hiring plans.
Explore serviceSectors
Deep enough to be useful.
Our work is concentrated in six technology markets, so we can offer a credible view of the people, pay and pressure points in each.
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AI & machine learning
Applied AI, machine learning engineering, research and MLOps.
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Software engineering
Backend, frontend, full-stack, mobile and engineering leadership.
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Data & analytics
Data engineering, analytics engineering, data science and data platforms.
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Cloud, platform & security
Platform engineering, SRE, DevOps, cloud architecture and cyber security.
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Product & design
Product management, product design, user research and technical delivery.
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Technology leadership
CTO, CIO, CISO, VP Engineering and transformation leadership.
35
Years in business
200
People across 11 countries
1,100
Placements in the last 12 months
94%
Still in post after 12 months
Case studies
What good looks like.
Client names are withheld under confidentiality. Metrics are verified with the client and references are available on request.
Global payments platform
46 engineering hires across six countries
An embedded search team helped a payments platform scale its engineering organisation across six countries in nine months, without lowering the technical bar.
- 46
- Engineering and platform hires
- 6
- Countries
- 94%
- Retention at 12 months
- 9 months
- Partnership length
Fortune 100 enterprise software company
Five leadership hires in fourteen weeks
A confidential retained search programme delivered five senior technology appointments across the US and UK in fourteen weeks.
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- Leadership hires
- 14 weeks
- From brief to offer
- 100%
- Retention at 24 months
- 180
- Leaders mapped
Series B AI scale-up
Twenty technical hires for an AI scale-up
A Series B AI business built a 20-person technical team in 18 months, with 70% of hires direct-scouted rather than inbound.
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- Technical hires
- 70%
- Direct-scouted
- 90%
- Retention at 12 months
- 18 months
- Build period
“They understood the difference between a good engineer and the right engineer for us. The shortlist was small, and every conversation was worth having.”
About us
A global firm, still independently minded.
Founded in 1991, we are now 200 people across 11 countries, working with clients in 31. Six offices, one standard.
We are employee-owned, which means the people doing the work have a stake in the standard. That is why we would rather extend a search than force a hire.
Read our story2003
Online assessment
We began running remote work-sample assessments through a bespoke online workflow, long before remote hiring became standard.
2014
Amsterdam office
The firm opened its European hub and Claire Devlin joined to lead enterprise client strategy.
2016
New York office
The firm opened its New York hub to support financial services and enterprise software clients on the US East Coast.
2018
Singapore office and leadership transition
The firm opened its Asia-Pacific hub. Richard stepped back from day-to-day search and Tomás Ferreira joined as chief operating officer.
2022
Dubai office
The firm opened its Middle East hub to support financial services and technology clients across the region.
Insights
What we’re seeing in the market.
The 2026 technology leadership market: smaller teams, higher expectations
Boards are hiring fewer technology leaders, but asking more of them. The searches are taking longer, the mandates are broader, and the evidence bar is higher.
Read the articleWhat good technical assessment actually looks like
Most technical hiring still relies on a conversation and a feeling. A good assessment process does not remove judgement; it gives judgement something to work with.
Read the articleHiring AI talent without the title inflation
AI titles have multiplied faster than the work has changed. The best hires are often found by looking at what someone has built, not what they are called.
Read the articleContact
Start with a conversation.
Tell us what you are building, the role you need to fill and the timeline. We will come back within one working day.