Contract Recruitment
Hiring exceptionally skilled and knowledgeable Contractor talent to elevate your projects and teams
Spectrum IT connects organisations with highly skilled IT and technology contractors, supporting businesses of all sizes in building effective project teams and achieving successful outcomes. We partner with clients across a broad range of sectors, from established software companies scaling their development capability to organisations with specific or time-critical resourcing requirements. Contractors offer specialist expertise exactly when it’s needed, whether for short-term support, urgent delivery demands, or longer-term project initiatives.
Since 2008, we’ve developed and maintained a deep, diverse network of IT professionals that underpins our recruitment capability. This extensive talent pool covers a wide range of technical skill sets, experience levels, and backgrounds, allowing us to match the right professionals to the right roles with speed and accuracy. Contractors can integrate quickly into existing teams, share valuable knowledge, support the upskilling of permanent staff, and help keep projects on track.
By combining our continually evolving candidate network with a consultative, quality-driven approach, we give clients access to high-calibre professionals who deliver immediate impact. This flexible resourcing model also enables organisations to evaluate future hiring needs, supporting informed workforce planning while maintaining focus on core business objectives.
Industry Leading CRM System
- Compliance storage
- Paperwork / process audit trails
- Automation suite
- Candidate engagement
- Active placement compliance
- End of assignment reminders
- Analytics suite
- KPI & MI reports
- Timesheet & financial reports
- Competitor analysis
- Benchmarking surveys
Right To Work Compliance
- Digital ID checks
- Provider: uComply (www.ucomply.co.uk)
- Certified - 'Digital Identity Certification Scheme'
- Certified background checks
- Provider: Verifile Limited (www.verifile.co.uk)
- ISO & Cyber Essentials Certified
- Right to Work, Visa, Credit Checks, DBS etc.)
- References
Contractor Payroll
- Fully compliant international payroll solutions across multiple jurisdictions
- Accredited global payroll partners, meeting recognised compliance and regulatory standards
- Support for both limited company and employer-of-record (EOR) models where required
- Alignment with local tax, employment, and compliance frameworks
- Timely payments, with guaranteed pay cycles (never “pay when paid”)
Contractor Portal
- Timesheets - submission and authorisation
- Expenses - submission and authorisation
- Electronic documentation process
Insurances
- Fully insured contractors on active assignments:
- Professional Indemnity
- Public Liability
- Employers Liability
- Cyber Security Plus
Market Insights
- Provide accurate rate benchmarking across all roles
- Ensure contractor rates are competitive and market-aligned
- Support effective budgeting and financial planning for projects
Looking to Submit a Vacancy?
Have an IT job you'd like to fill? Tell us about your job vacancy or send us a job specification and one of our consultants will be in touch to discuss it further