Case study · 2026 · Fixed Fee · SaaS

26 hires. £180,250 saved.
One fixed fee.

Scaling hiring for a London-based SaaS business on a fixed fee, alongside their in-house team. The same quality, at a fraction of the agency bill.

7,610
Applicants managed
26
Hires placed
£180,250
Recruitment costs saved
21 days
Average time to hire
01 · About the client

A SaaS business,
scaling out of London.

The client is a London-based SaaS business, hiring across general and technical roles as the company grew. They already ran an in-house talent acquisition team, but were leaning on recruitment agencies to keep up with demand.

02 · The challenge

Good hiring,
expensive hiring.

  • Recruiting through agencies at 15% of salary for general roles and 20% for technical hires.
  • An in-house talent acquisition team already running, but costs climbing with every agency placement.
  • A 45-day average time to hire that was holding up the wider hiring plan.
  • A need to scale hiring without scaling the recruitment bill.
03 · The Workvine solution

Fixed Fee Recruitment,
role by role.

Workvine ran Fixed Fee Recruitment across their vacancies, working alongside the in-house team and tailoring the process to each role.
A tailored process per role

Each vacancy scoped on its own terms, rather than a one-size template across very different roles.

Bespoke branded adverts

Written for the role and posted under the client’s brand, distributed across multiple job boards.

Active sourcing

Proactive search across CV databases and social profiles to reach candidates who weren’t actively applying.

Pre-screen and video interview

Structured pre-screening and video interviews before anyone reached the in-house team.

Shortlisting and interview coordination

Curated shortlists, then interview scheduling handled end to end.

Offer management, run on Talentvine

Offers managed to acceptance, with the whole process tracked in Talentvine, our ATS.

04 · The work in numbers

The work, in numbers.

31 campaigns, managed end to end on Talentvine.
7,610
Applicants managed

Across 31 fixed-fee campaigns, all handled in Talentvine.

119
Interviews arranged

Coordinated end to end, so the in-house team only met qualified candidates.

26
Hires placed

5 roles still open at the time of writing. 100% retention on those hired.

"Not only have we achieved savings with their fixed-fee model, but they've also freed up significant time for our PX team… Overall, Workvine has been a fantastic partner."
Sophie, People Director · SaaS business, London
"We liked that you only sent through the very best candidates… A cost-effective service, whilst providing very real tangible value."
Jago, People Experience · SaaS business, London
06 · The result

Same quality.
Less cost. Faster.

31 campaigns · 26 hires · time to hire more than halved.
31
Fixed-fee campaigns run across the engagement.
26
Hires placed, with 100% retention.
£180,250
Recruitment costs saved across the 26 hires.
21 days
Average time to hire, down from 45.
100%
Retention on hires made.
The bit at the end

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