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Higher Education

Accelerating digital transformation in Higher Education

With over 35 years’ experience, our Higher Education team, delivers solutions that connect organisations with the very best talent. Cost optimisation, world-class student experiences and market competitiveness are just some of the factors driving digital transformation agendas and hiring strategies across Higher Education and require expert advice to deliver on. This is where we excel.

Why Harvey Nash?

35+ years' experience.
Dedicated Higher Education practice with a team of experts.
Global leaders in technology recruitment.
Unrivalled access to talent who trust us with their careers.
Leading market insights and future trends from across the world.

Trusted talent partner to Higher Education

Our Higher Education team boasts top-tier tech consultants, skilled in delivering technology and transformation talent at all levels. Armed with expertise, flexibility and a personal approach, we deliver bespoke solutions for your talent needs, advising you on everything from skills availability to attraction strategies to secure them.

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If you're looking to secure your next role or make your next best hire, we'd love to help. Get in touch to speak with one of our consultants today.

Our track record

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University of Edinburgh

We provided the University of Edinburgh a blended recruitment model to deliver over 100 roles to support their service excellence transformation. Utilising a well-respected framework we ensured all hiring practices met rigorous governance standards as well as implementing IR35 best practices. The partnership resulted in a flexible interim delivery model providing a wide range of skilled talent with efficient coordination and collaboration managed by a dedicated account owner.

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University of Salford

Since 2016, we have delivered several campaigns to support the University of Salford’s increasing demand for digital specialists. This includes a retained CIO search, expenditure of their senior leadership team and a 95% fulfilment rate for contingent and permanent IT specialists from head of service to data architects. As well as bespoke multi-channel employer branded activities, adeptly communicating their employee value proposition and promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace.

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University of Sheffield

Since working with University of Sheffield since early 2021, we have optimised the full recruitment process to help them scale at pace without comprising on quality talent. We have placed over 150 candidates across the breadth of IT with 100% of hiring managers stating they would recommend Harvey Nash services.

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Heriot Watt University

Harvey Nash provided Heriot Watt University with a swift and cost effective hiring process to support their ERP (enterprise resource planning) programme. All skilled resources were supplied with clear and consistent coordination and execution, providing a remarkable time-to-hire record of less than two weeks for each role.

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University of Dundee

This exclusive partnership helped support university of Dundee’s digital Transformation Programme to deliver readily available top-tier talent with exceptional candidate care and streamlined, tailored recruitment processes including 48-hour CV turnarounds. All contributing to the successful advancement of the transformation programme.

“Phil and the team at Harvey Nash delivered outstanding support for our University’s IT recruitment campaign, successfully addressing critical challenges of location and market. Recruiting for a higher education institution requires a nuanced understanding of the academic environment and its unique demands, and Harvey Nash exceeded our expectations.

In addition to achieving impressive results, Phil and the team worked closely with us to enhance and refine our recruitment processes in line with University recruitment guidelines. By leveraging data-driven insights and modern recruitment technologies, they significantly improved our ability to attract and assess top-tier talent across IT leadership, architecture, and support roles. I would recommend Phil and the team at Harvey Nash to any organisation seeking IT recruitment support, particularly within the higher education sector."

Naomi Stewart, IT Resources Manager, Lancaster University

Clients we work with

We are delighted to provide bespoke talent solutions across Higher Education. Here’s some examples of the academic institutions we’re currently working with: 

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If you're looking to secure your next role or make your next best hire, we'd love to help. Get in touch to speak with one of our consultants today.

Latest Jobs

City of London, London
Up to £85000.00 per annum
Negotiable
Up to £648 per day
£60000.00 - £90000.00 per annum + Bonus, Shares, Pension
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Burgess Hill, West Sussex
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£400.00 - £425.00 per day
£500 - £600 per day + via Umbrella Company
£300 - £325 per day
Yorkshire and the Humber
Negotiable
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Negotiable
£40000.00 - £47000.00 per annum + excellent benefits
£70000 - £75000 per annum
Outside IR35
£105000.00 - £125000.00 per annum
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
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Reading, Berkshire
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€500 - €600 per day
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
£450 - £550 per day
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Derby, Derbyshire
Up to £55000.00 per annum
Reading, Berkshire
£400 - £491 per day
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Manchester, Greater Manchester
£75000.00 - £85000.00 per annum + Benefits Package
Edinburgh
Up to £350 per day
£35000 - £40000 per annum
£55000.00 - £90000.00 per annum + Bonus, Shares, Pension
£55000.00 - £90000.00 per annum + Bonus, Shares, Pension
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Negotiable
West Yorkshire
£600 - £700 per day + Outside IR35
Reading, Berkshire
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City of London, London
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City of London, London
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£75000.00 - £85000.00 per annum
Manchester, Greater Manchester
£70000.00 - £90000.00 per annum
City of London, London
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Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham
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Morpeth, Northumberland
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£550 - £650 per day + Via Umbrella or PAYE
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£40000.00 - £45000.00 per annum + excellent benefits
£100000 - £130000 per annum
£575 - £600 per day + Inside IR35
Birmingham, West Midlands
Up to £45000.00 per annum
£700 - £765 per day
£110000.00 - £130000.00 per annum
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Lancaster, Lancashire
£39906 - £46049 per annum + Benefits Package
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Lancaster, Lancashire
£39906 - £46049 per annum + Benefits Package
£550 - £648 per day
City of London, London
Up to £90000.00 per annum
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£400 - £450 per day
Reading, Berkshire
£550 - £648 per day
£650 - £700 per day
£150000.00 - £170000.00 per annum
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Negotiable

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