Omni Research – UK Resourcing – Market Insight – February 2026

Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) is a strategic solution designed to augment resource, optimise recruitment processes, enhance efficiency, and improve hiring outcomes.

Recruitment ROI measures the effectiveness of your organisation’s hiring efforts by evaluating the extent to which costs invested in recruitment drive tangible benefits to the business.

A multi-channel sourcing strategy is essential for reaching a diverse and high-quality talent pool. By leveraging various channels, organisations can maximise their reach, engage different types of candidates, and improve the overall effectiveness of their recruitment efforts.

We often hear that resourcing functions are critical to organisations, in getting the right talent, into the right place, at the right time and at the right cost. We hear less often about the part that Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) plays in making this happen, and how this sets organisations up for success in achieving the above. Arguably SWP is of equal importance to the Strategic Business Planning process. You can have the best business strategy in the world, but if the talent isn’t accessible or doesn’t exist at the right time to execute it, then things start to fall over.   

RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing) is growing in popularity thanks to its unique flexibility. Here, we look at what it is, what it can offer organisations, and how it is changing the way the recruitment process is handled.