This year saw us join forces with HeadFirst Group to offer customers a one-in-a-million global tech and talent solution service, launch multiple reports focused on everything from candidate sentiment to gender diversity, hit 400,000 followers on LinkedIn and offer unique insights on our website.
We were also fortunate to work with some incredible clients and place some talented candidates in exciting roles over the year.
Here are some of our other highlights from 2024!
HeadFirst Group and Impellam Group announce strategic partnership
In March, it was announced that Impellam Group and HeadFirst Group have merged to become a leading global provider of STEM talent and Managed Services. The newly expanded group manages €8 billion in spending, employs 2,100 experts, and supports over 75,000 professionals serving clients worldwide.
Lorien’s 2024 guides and reports
As always, we launched a variety of guides and reports this year to help inform our clients on valuable insights and statistics in the industry.
Our first report of the year was What Tech Candidates Want, highlighting the latest research into what’s making tech candidates tick in today’s market.
Lorien’s annual Technology and Digital Salary Survey followed, where business leaders could discover UK annual salaries and daily rates alongside recent hiring trends in the technology sector.
The final Lorien report for this year, Women in Tech Insights, provided valuable insights into female candidates and highlights perspectives and experiences from women who are shaping the tech industry in the UK.
Our 2024 awards and achievements
We are delighted and proud to have been the recipient of a number of recognitions and accolades this year. This includes being shortlisted for ‘Best Supplier Partnership’ at The Talent Labs Awards for our partnership with Santander UK, and a shortlisting at the TIARA Talent Solutions Awards in the Netive VMS Client Service category. We were also ‘Highly Commended’ at the TIARA Talent Solutions Awards in the Giant Group DE&I Award due to our work with Coventry Building Society.
We received further recognition recently at the IHR Awards, achieving Bronze for Outsourced In-house Recruitment Team (RPO/Embedded Solution) for our onsite work with Coventry Building Society.
This year we were also excited to share that we were ranked as the #1 Largest IT Staffing Firm in the UK by the Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA). Everyone at Lorien helped us to reach this incredible achievement, and we celebrated the accomplishment together.
Everest Group recognitions
Lorien, as part of Impellam Group, was announced as a Leader by Everest Group across three PEAK Matrix® categories.
We maintained our Leader status in Contingent Workforce Management (CWM)/Managed Service Providers (MSP) and Services Procurement/Statement of Work (SOW), alongside our sister companies Guidant Global and Comensura.
Lorien alone was also named an Industry Leader in Everest Group’s UK IT Contingent Talent and Strategic Solutions PEAK Matrix® 2024 – one of only five companies in the UK to achieve this.
Is your organisation returning to the office?
Our thought leadership pieces always offer unique opinions that spark interesting discussion – and Adam’s piece on returning to the office was no exception. Adam explored the pros and cons of a return to the office.
How can I achieve a healthy work/life balance?
For Mental Health Awareness Week, we gathered some tips that could help usher in a healthy work/life balance for all workers, what exactly a ‘balance’ is and why it’s so important for everyone.
Diversity in the UK Cyber Security Industry
As the Cyber Security industry continues to grow and thrive, it is crucial to ensure that any barriers the sector faces – including gender, workplace challenges and the STEM education pipeline – are highlighted and worked on as we move towards greater diversity.
Looking ahead to 2025
We’ve got more exciting insights coming in 2025 to ensure that business leaders and candidates stay informed on advice and industry updates!
We hope you’ve enjoyed this round up and our year of insights. For more of our insights from the year, click here or explore our LinkedIn page. We’ll see you next year for more unique content!
