Principal Consultant, Marketing Recruitment
Possible
Sponsorship likelihood
This job is eligible only on a shortage list. Likely if it's SOC 3531
£60,000 – £100,000 / year
Salary
Above P75 for SOC 3571
£41,700
Going rate
Offer clears by 1.4×
This role may qualify for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 3571 is an eligible occupation, but we are only 36% sure that is the right code. VMA Group is a licensed sponsor, so if the code fits, the role should qualify. Check the occupation eligibility rules against what the job actually involves.
We pick the code from the advert's text, so it is our best guess, not the employer's. Each code it could be has its own likelihood:
- Possible 3571 (Human resources and industrial relations officers) · 36% match
- Likely 3531 (Brokers) · 33% match
- Likely 2431 (Management consultants and business analysts) · 8% match
Ask VMA Group what the duties are.
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3571 Human resources and industrial relations officers Most likely code | £33,400 Clears | £41,700 Clears | £41,700 Clears | £41,700 Clears |
3531 Brokers Also possible | £36,700 Clears | £52,400 Clears | £52,400 Clears | £52,400 Clears |
2431 Management consultants and business analysts Also possible | £35,100 Clears | £40,200 Clears | £45,200 Clears | £50,200 Clears |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. A mark is for the top of the advertised pay. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
London Based. Hybrid Working: 3 x Office Days
OTE: £60,000 - £80,000
Finding a job in the recruitment sector isn’t difficult.
But securing the right recruitment job, to develop your successful career, is a whole lot harder.
Choosing to work for a recruitment business, that has been a leader in its field for over 45 years and trusted by many well-known brands, could be a great place to start?
VMA Group has been a leading international interim, contract and permanent recruitment and executive search specialist for communications and marketing for 43 years. We’re recognised and trusted by organisations of all shapes and sizes, including many well-known and exciting commercial brands, Not for Profit organisations and government – across both the UK, Europe and internationally.
For 48 years, we have focused on building strong and lasting relationships in the communications and marketing sectors, supporting a variety of clients to build formidable communications and marketing teams.
We consider ourselves to be a true career-partner, working with candidates who have become clients and clients who have become candidates, as they progress through their communication and marketing careers. None of our competitors possess the same heritage and tenure of relationships that we do.
Previous and current clients include: Premiership Football Teams, Global Banks, TV Celebrities, Luxury High Street Brands, Leading Tech Giants, High Profile Government Departments and Global Charities with a life changing social purpose. Think of a business or sector that interests you – we've probably worked with them...
VMA Group Specialisms include: Executive Search, Recruitment, Interim, Contract, Permanent, Corporate Communications, PR, Media Relations, Public Affairs, Marketing, Brand Marketing, Digital Marketing, Corporate Social Responsibility, Internal Communications and Employee Engagement.
VMA Group is currently searching for a Principal Consultant to join its team. The position will focus on providing ‘Marketing Recruitment’ support to organisations across the UK and internationally, across all industries, working with many well-known and exciting brands.
Our Values
We are genuinely committed to our core values: Ambitious, Collaborative, Committed, Commercial, Exceptional
Professional Standards
VMA Group is a committed member of our respected industry body, The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo)
The Opportunity
We are looking for an experienced recruitment professional to join our Marketing Recruitment practice. Someone with excellent relationship management skills, a proven commercial mindset and a genuine team player.
This is a great opportunity for someone ambitious to develop their level of responsibility and seniority within an established recruitment business. There is significant opportunity for career advancement and promotion in this team.
Responsibilities with be varied and broad, as you might expect in a senior recruitment position, including:
- To recruit at a senior level across marketing and digital industries
- To support the development of a market leading practice focused on marketing and digital recruitment
- To network and develop relationships with senior marketing and digital professionals across sectors
- To actively progress the practice from a reactive environment to a highly proactive one
- To support the growth in consultant headcount within the team, taking on people management opportunities where interested / where they exist.
- To ensure the development of VMA Group's brand as a marketing and digital recruitment provider, through events, thought leadership and strategic marketing
Experience & Skills Required
- Demonstrable recruitment consultancy experience, ideally in the marketing/digital/communications/PR sector (but we are open to other sector backgrounds)
- A proven track record of success
- Ambitious, with a desire to take on more responsibility to fast-track your career
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Highly commercial, with a positive, adaptable and flexible attitude
- A creative problem solver
If you would like to discuss this opportunity in more detail, please apply.
Due to a high volume of applicants, we are unable to respond to everyone. We will get in touch if you are successful in your application.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with VMA Group, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
Human resources and industrial relations officers (SOC 3571) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~137k in sample- Offer £60,000–100,000
- Middle half £28,912–42,432
- Median £33,904
- Going rate £41,700
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £33,400–37,530
Even the bottom of this range, £60,000, beats the market's 75th percentile. VMA Group pays in the top quarter for this occupation.
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About sponsorship for this role
Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. VMA Group holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 3571 going rate of £41,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.