Hiring Indicator heatmap

Every company on your list. Likelihood of a search for each seat in the next 12 months, from dated, sourced events and the Companies House register, scored on 5 Oct 2026.

100companies125high-likelihood seats222medium-likelihood seatsCFOmost frequent high seat (39)Intertek Grouphighest overall score (87)
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100 of 100
CompanyOverall scoreChairCEOCFOCOOCHROCMOCTO / CIOCISOGeneral CounselChief RiskNED / SIDExCo / divisional
Intertek Group
PLC, Testing, inspection & certification
87
of 100
Monzo
VC, Digital challenger bank
84
of 100
Frenkel Topping Group plc
PE, personal-injury & clinical-negligence wealth management, Har
84
of 100
Co-op Group
Private, Retail & mutual
82
of 100
Footasylum
Subsidiary, Footwear & streetwear retail
82
of 100
British Steel
Subsidiary, Primary steel manufacturer
81
of 100
Matalan
Private, Value fashion & homeware retail
78
of 100
Burberry
PLC, Luxury fashion house
77
of 100
Optimas Solutions
PE, industrial fasteners & precision components distribution, Ex
77
of 100
International Personal Finance plc
PE, international consumer home-credit finance, BasePoint Capita
76
of 100
Holland & Barrett
Private, Health, wellness & beauty retail
75
of 100
Higgs LLP
PE, law firm, August Equity-backed; first deal after investment
75
of 100
Vistry Group
PLC, Housebuilding
74
of 100
Boots
PE, Health & beauty retail
74
of 100
GSK plc
PLC, Mid/large-cap pharma
74
of 100
Wahaca
PE, Restaurant group
74
of 100
Dr Martens
PLC, Footwear brand
74
of 100
GB Bank
Private, Challenger/specialist property finance bank
74
of 100
G
Glenholme Specialist Care
PE, specialist residential care, STAR Capital Partnership-backed
74
of 100
Entain plc
PLC, Sports betting & gaming
74
of 100
S
Squarcle
PE, government & infrastructure supply-chain consulting/software
73
of 100
FNZ
PE, wealth management platform technology for financial institut
72
of 100
Tullow Oil
PLC, African-focused independent oil & gas E&P, London-listed
71
of 100
Cornish Lithium
Private, Lithium extraction and battery materials
71
of 100
Optio Group
PE, specialty insurance MGA platform, Cinven/La Caisse-backed 20
70
of 100
VodafoneThree
Subsidiary, Mobile telecoms
69
of 100
Santander UK
Subsidiary, Retail & commercial banking
69
of 100
Kitwave Group plc
PE, delivered wholesale / food & drink distribution, OEP Capital
69
of 100
Babcock International Group
PLC, Defence engineering services — naval/submarine, nuclear, lan
68
of 100
Hikma Pharmaceuticals plc
PLC, Generics and specialty pharma
68
of 100
Interpath Advisory
PE, restructuring & business advisory, Bridgepoint-backed 2026-0
68
of 100
CyberIAM
PE, identity & access management
67
of 100
Forge Care
PE, children's residential/specialist services, Endurance Capita
67
of 100
Spectris plc
PE, Scientific instrumentation
66
of 100
Poundland
PE, Discount/value retail
65
of 100
GeoPura
Subsidiary, Mobile/off-grid green hydrogen power generation
65
of 100
John Wood Group
Subsidiary, Global energy & industrial engineering/consultancy services,
65
of 100
ConvaTec Group plc
PLC, Medtech
64
of 100
Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc
Subsidiary, Clinical-stage biopharma
64
of 100
Bodycote plc
PLC, Thermal processing and metal treatment services for aerospac
64
of 100
Anochrome Group
PE, surface finishing & coatings
64
of 100
M
Myricx Bio
Subsidiary, Oncology biotech
64
of 100
John Lewis
Private, Department store
64
of 100
AstraZeneca plc
PLC, Large-cap pharma
63
of 100
River Island
Private, Fashion retail
63
of 100
Beauty Bay
PE, Beauty & cosmetics retail
63
of 100
Senior plc
PLC, aerospace, defence & industrial components manufacturing, Bl
63
of 100
Sizewell C Ltd
Subsidiary, Nuclear new-build — twin EPR reactor construction, 3.2GW
62
of 100
Turntide Technologies
VC, Smart/software-defined electric motor systems
61
of 100
YASA
Subsidiary, Axial-flux electric motor manufacturer; rare-earth-free moto
61
of 100
The Very Group
PE, Online department store / retail credit
61
of 100
Smith & Nephew plc
PLC, Medtech
59
of 100
Stella McCartney
Private, Luxury sustainable fashion house
59
of 100
N
N Brown Group
Private, Value/plus-size fashion retail
58
of 100
Marks & Spencer
PLC, Department store / general retail
57
of 100
Frasers Group
PLC, Retail conglomerate
54
of 100
Indivior
PLC, Specialty pharma
54
of 100
Primark
Subsidiary, Value fashion retail
54
of 100
ASOS
PLC, Online fashion retail
53
of 100
Ashtead Technology
PLC, Subsea equipment rental
53
of 100
Revolut
VC, Digital bank / fintech super-app
51
of 100
Drax Group
PLC, UK power generation — biomass, hydro, pumped storage — FTSE
51
of 100
Lloyds Banking Group
PLC, Retail & commercial banking
51
of 100
UK Power Networks
Subsidiary, Largest UK electricity distribution network operator
50
of 100
CellCentric
VC, Oncology biotech
50
of 100
F
FUJIFILM Biotechnologies UK
Subsidiary, CDMO — large-scale biologics/antibody manufacturing
50
of 100
Nscale
VC, AI infrastructure / GPU cloud hyperscaler
49
of 100
Debenhams Group
PLC, Online fashion marketplace/platform
49
of 100
CAB Payments Holdings plc
PLC, cross-border payments & FX infrastructure
47
of 100
Cobham Ultra
PE, Defence electronics, communications and precision control sy
46
of 100
Watches of Switzerland Group
PLC, Luxury watch & jewellery retail
44
of 100
Mountain Warehouse
Private, Outdoor & leisurewear retail
43
of 100
Alchemab Therapeutics
VC, Neurodegeneration/oncology biotech
43
of 100
Space NK
Subsidiary, Premium beauty retail
42
of 100
E
Elevara Medicines
VC, Clinical-stage biotech
42
of 100
Lightsource bp
Subsidiary, Utility-scale solar developer/operator
41
of 100
Johnson Matthey
PLC, Specialty chemicals — catalysts, PGM refining, hydrogen tech
41
of 100
P
Pinewood Technologies Group plc
PLC, automotive dealer management software, Ridgeview Partners pr
38
of 100
JD Sports Fashion
PLC, Sports fashion retail
38
of 100
9fin
VC, Fintech - credit & leveraged finance data/analytics platform
37
of 100
Gamma Communications plc
PLC, business telecoms / UCaaS, Epiris-approached 2026-09
36
of 100
D
Dark Blue Therapeutics
Subsidiary, Oncology biotech
34
of 100
ITM Power
PLC, PEM electrolyser manufacturer
32
of 100
H
Harrods
Private, Luxury department store
31
of 100
PhysicsX
VC, Engineering simulation / physics AI
30
of 100
Gymshark
Private, D2C fitness apparel, scale-up
29
of 100
Nuclera
VC, Lab instrumentation — desktop protein/DNA synthesis platform
29
of 100
Strolll
VC, Digital health / SaMD — AR neurorehabilitation
27
of 100
F
FYLD
VC, AI-powered frontline intelligence for global infrastructure
26
of 100
tem
VC, Energy transactions / smart energy management scaleup
26
of 100
Wayve
VC, Autonomous driving / self-driving AI
25
of 100
Superdry
Private, Fashion retail
24
of 100
Manolo Blahnik
Private, Luxury footwear
24
of 100
New Look
Private, Value/mid-market fashion retail
19
of 100
Agratas
Subsidiary, Battery gigafactory
17
of 100
Nobody's Child
Private, D2C sustainable fashion
14
of 100
P
Protium
Private, Green hydrogen project developer
14
of 100
JCB
Private, Construction and agricultural equipment manufacturer
9
of 100
Joules
Subsidiary, Heritage British lifestyle fashion
8
of 100
Molton Brown
Subsidiary, Premium fragrance & bath/body
8
of 100