Specialist recruitment across Greater Manchester
Manchester talent.Properly matched.
We work with employers building teams and with professionals planning their next move — across permanent, temporary and interim recruitment, in nine specialist disciplines.
Based in
Cheetham Hill, Manchester
Covering
Within 30 miles of Manchester
Built around Manchester
An integrated group of specialist recruitment brands
The SO&SO Group is deliberately dedicated to clients in Manchester. Rather than spreading ourselves thinly, we concentrate on one city region and the specialisms that matter within it.
That focus runs through permanent, temporary and interim recruitment, and it shapes how we work: fewer, better introductions and a level of service we would want to receive ourselves.
Permanent
Long-term appointments across all nine disciplines.
Temporary
Cover and flexible capacity when workloads shift.
Interim
Experienced professionals for defined pieces of work.
Specialist disciplines
Nine areas of focus
- Accountancy & FinanceFinance functions of every shape, from transactional teams through to qualified and senior finance leadership.
- Business SupportThe administrative and operational roles that keep organisations running day to day.
- Engineering & ManufacturingTechnical and production roles across engineering disciplines and manufacturing environments.
- Leadership & ExecutiveSenior appointments where discretion, context and careful assessment matter most.
- MarketingBrand, digital and demand-generation roles across in-house teams and agencies.
- People & HRGeneralist and specialist people roles supporting culture, capability and compliance.
- Procurement & Supply ChainEnd-to-end sourcing, planning and logistics roles across commercial and industrial settings.
- SalesRevenue-generating roles from new business through to account management and sales leadership.
- Technology & TransformationTechnical delivery and change roles that modernise systems, data and ways of working.
For employers
Tell us about the role, the team and the timescale. We’ll advise on the approach — permanent, temporary or interim — and manage the search across the relevant discipline.
For candidates
Share where you are now and what you’d like next. We’ll keep the conversation confidential and only introduce you where a role genuinely matches your brief.
What makes us different
Institutional partnerships
We’re proud to partner with leading bodies and institutions. Working alongside reputable organisations keeps our skills and market knowledge current — which is what employers and candidates rely on when the stakes are high.
We don’t publish partner names or logos on this site.
- Knowledge that stays current across our specialisms
- Standards informed by working with established bodies
- Advice grounded in the Manchester market, not generic national data
How we work
A considered process, on both sides
Employers
- 01Understand the briefWe talk through the role, the team around it and what good looks like in practice.
- 02Search and shortlistWe approach the market across our specialist disciplines and present considered candidates.
- 03Support the processWe coordinate interviews, keep both sides informed and stay involved through to start date.
Candidates
- 01Get to know youA straightforward conversation about your experience, priorities and what you want next.
- 02Introduce you properlyWe only put you forward where the role and the organisation genuinely fit your brief.
- 03Keep you informedPreparation before interviews, honest feedback afterwards and support on any offer.
Serving Manchester and locations within approximately 30 miles.
Next step
Let’s make the right introduction
Whether you are building a team or planning your next move, a short conversation is the quickest way to work out how we can help.