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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

Outside IR35
North East England
£350 - £450 per day
£350 - £450 per day
£550 - £675 per day
Outside IR35
Inverness, Highlands
£550 - £675 per day
Negotiable
Up to £650 per day + Outside IR35
Burgess Hill, West Sussex
£35.00 - £40.00 per hour + Outside IR35
North West, England, UK
Negotiable
Manchester, Greater Manchester
Negotiable
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
£39000.00 - £56000.00 per annum + excellent benefits
Leicester, Leicestershire
Negotiable
Up to £80000.00 per annum
Up to £39000.00 per annum
£450 - £470 per day
£400 - £460 per day
£720 - £770 per day + via Umbrella
Up to £525 per day + Outside IR35
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Negotiable
£1000 - £1200 per day + Dependant on experience
£250 - £290 per annum
Leeds, West Yorkshire
£57000.00 - £72000.00 per annum + excellent benefits
Manchester, Greater Manchester
£400 - £500 per day + Outside IR35
£480.00 - £481 per day
£500 - £600 per day
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire
£17.00 - £20.00 per hour
£400 - £475 per day
Manchester, Greater Manchester
£90000 - £107000.00 per annum
Leeds, West Yorkshire
£50000 - £55000.00 per annum
North East England
£46000.00 - £52000.00 per annum + excellent benefits
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
£45000.00 - £52000.00 per annum + excellent benefits
£400 - £500 per day
Negotiable
Knutsford, Cheshire
£60000.00 - £95000.00 per annum
Negotiable
£80000 - £90000 per annum
Birmingham, West Midlands
Up to £65000 per annum
£500 - £600 per day
Negotiable
Bracknell, Berkshire
Up to £325 per day
Leeds, West Yorkshire
£450 - £500 per day
£550 - £600 per day
£500 - £650 per day
£400.00 - £401 per day
Birmingham, West Midlands
£500 - £600 per annum
Birmingham, West Midlands
£500 - £600 per annum
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
£45000.00 - £52000.00 per annum + excellent benefits
Manchester, Greater Manchester
£400.00 - £401 per day
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
£600 - £650 per day
Reading, Berkshire
£500 - £600 per day
£550 - £600 per day
Birmingham, West Midlands
Negotiable
Burgess Hill, West Sussex
£35.00 - £40.00 per hour + Outside IR35
Manchester, Greater Manchester
£550.00 - £575 per day
£600 - £660 per day
£55000.00 - £80000.00 per annum
£450 - £490 per day
£80000 - £90000 per annum

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