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Connecting High-growth Technology firms with the people & skills they need to make a difference. We introduce bright minds to companies who share their values across IT, Software Development, Digital Marketing and Managerial roles.

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Front End, Full Stack, Web or Systems Development, we recruit for a full range of Tech, In-house and Agency roles.

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Grow your Digital Marketing function with local candidates across Communcations & CRM, Marketing Applications, Lead Gen & Customer Acquisition, eCommerce, Product Managers and Analysts to help you grow your brand footprint

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Whether you have a Data Science & Analytics function already, or you’d like to meet with Business Intelligence / Data Specialists to help you set this up, we can help. We are also seeing more around Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence as these cutting edge techniques and skills enter the mainstream

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What a great service from Louis at Shift F5. It’s been a great pleasure to have Louis look after me and multiple roles while looking for a job. He was on point with everything! From keeping in touch with me and the clients, answering any question I had and being completely understanding of my decisions. Many recruiters would be less personal with you or pressure you to take jobs you don’t want. Not Louis! Thank you Shift F5 for helping me secure a job and for making the process so pleasant, giving great feedback along the way!

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