Specialist Talent Solutions in

Government & Defence

We are a specialist talent solutions provider to the UK Government sector. Our expertise lies in sourcing hard to find, hard to reach, talent for a wide range of public sector opportunities.

These include the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and National Security, Central Government and Arm’s Length Bodies, National Policing and the wider Public Sector. We supply government capabilities directly via frameworks and we also work with key government suppliers to support talent acquisition specifically for their public sector divisions.

Our capability spans all DDaT, Project Management, Cyber, Engineering, Electronics and Corporate roles. Whilst our solutions range from contingent recruitment services through to partnered solutions, retained models, SOW, RPO, MSP and executive search, our partnership approach has helped our business deliver hard to reach talent to this extraordinary sector over the past 20 years. By working with you and building long term relationships we can solve the hardest of talent challenges and our commitment is to solve your talent problems.

What We Do

Dedicated Social Values

Celebrating Diversity

All of our staff undergo an extensive diversity awareness programme which educates them on a range of topics from allyship, to unconscious bias and micro aggressions.

This ensures that our staff have a heightened awareness of equity, equality and how to be great colleagues to one another.

We then apply this knowledge to improve their capabilities as recruiters, ensuring they have the skills and techniques to attract in a truly diverse manner, and the confidence to challenge our customers on best practice.

Inclusivity at our Core

We adapt processes and provide access to the necessary materials, ensuring everyone that meets the minimum criteria can continue through the process. That is irrespective of their circumstances. By doing this we ensure fairness and inclusivity.

We are a disability confident employer and choose to work with customers who are committed to making their processes more inclusive. Where possible we champion disability groups, working hard to facilitate connections between candidates and customers in a safe manner.

Protecting our Planet

At Sanderson, we take our corporate responsibility as a global business to fight climate change, seriously.

We are committed to achieving Net Zero by 2050. To ensure we meet this target we have invested in a global programme to monitor and reduce our carbon footprint. We have partnered with Green Element to establish our current global footprint and review the impactful actions we can take. We are one the first recruitment businesses in the UK to join the SBTi, leading the way in environmentally conscious companies.

Tech for Good

We believe we can make the most impact by working collaboratively with our clients, partners and industry groups. We are holders of the Silver Armed Forces Covenant, we are active members of Tech UK and Women in Tech, we work with Seidea (BAME Women and Cyber) and Colorintech.org. We will continue to challenge ourselves to continuously improve and raise awareness of the importance of equal opportunities in our markets.

Proud holders of the
Silver Armed Forces Covenant Award

We have been awarded the Silver Armed Forces Covenant in 2022.

This is in recognition that Sanderson Government & Defence supports the deployment of service personnel across our business and for our customers.

We actively promote policies towards Defence people issues, and support mobilisations for our Reservist employees.

Is the UK Government closing the digital skills gap?

The UK Government has just launched a new Digital Skills Council to tackle the skills gap, which is estimated to be costing the UK economy as much as £63bn a year, yes you read that right, its reported at that level, crazy isn’t it. Although it must be a figure cooked up by a consultancy firm based around perceived cost saving efficiencies that could come from a perfect world of digital transformation, adoption, and lots of automation one would imagine.