Bustling UK Agenting Scene Grew Staff Base Last Year Amid Wider Industry Contraction – Report
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: The past 12 months may have been volatile for the UK film and TV industry with hundreds of layoffs, but new research has found that agencies grew their staff bases.
From February 2024 to February 2025, there was a 13% rise in employees at UK management companies of all sizes, according to a report from talent agency recruiter Sumo shared exclusively with Deadline, with an average eight hires per agency leading to a comfortable net positive for the sector.
Sumo’s research found that small (less than 10 staff) and medium-sized (10-40 staff) agencies grew at a far swifter pace than the big traditional players, both by around 16% to 17% compared with 2.3% for the large shops.
However, employees’ average tenure at the more boutique agencies is just two years compared with four at the bigger outfits.
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