Free to sign up, post unlimited roles and review your matches. You only pay when it actually works — 0.667% of the role’s salary to Unlock someone who has already said they’re interested.
Sign up free. Post as many roles as you like.
No monthly seat fees, no licence to renew.
No lock-in, no notice period. Walk away anytime.
You pay only when a candidate agrees to share their details.
One published rate. It scales with the role’s maximum salary, so a junior hire never costs what a director does.
| Role salary | One Unlock | Typical agency fee |
|---|---|---|
| £40,000 | £266.80 | £6,000–£8,000 |
| £45,000Mid-level | £300.15 | £6,750–£9,000 |
| £50,000 | £333.50 | £7,500–£10,000 |
Benchmarking roles, matching, scoring and ranking candidates, standardising profiles, and explaining the “why” of every match. The grunt work that used to eat your week.
It never makes the hiring decision. It never interviews anyone. It never replaces the human judgment, intuition and relationship-building that makes great recruitment work — because 84% of UK candidates want a human to decide, and so do we.
Only when you Unlock a candidate’s contact details — and only once they’ve agreed to share them. The price is quoted upfront before you Unlock anyone, so there are never surprises. Browsing matches and viewing Staying Power scores is always free.
An Unlock is when you reveal a matched candidate’s contact details so you can reach out. Browsing your matches and viewing Staying Power scores is always free — you only ever pay to Unlock.
Correct. No monthly seat fees, no annual licence, no lock-in. You pay per successful contact and nothing else. Walk away whenever you like.
It’s 0.667% of salary of the role’s maximum salary, with a minimum of £100 per Unlock, plus VAT. So a £45,000 role is £300.15 + VAT to Unlock one candidate. The exact figure is always shown before you commit, and the rate you verify on is fixed for 6 months.
78% response rate — 3–4× higher than traditional outreach. Candidates only see roles matching their own stated aspirations, so they’re genuinely interested before you spend anything.
LinkedIn charges £6,000–£10,000/year upfront for keyword search. describe.me costs £0 upfront, uses multi-layer skills-and-aspiration matching, and you only pay when a candidate agrees to share their details.
Yes. Earn £10 platform credit for every professional you refer who completes their profile — plus free Unlocks on every referred candidate, forever, across your whole company. See full programme details.
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