About Us

Born in 2014 with the aim to bring an excellent quality of service and life to clients, candidates and our team.

We could write a lot of mumbo jumbo here, but you’ve probably heard it all before, so here’s what you really need to know about us.
Where we started…

In 2014, our Managing Director Matt was bored of the never-ending corporate recruitment rat run. Matt and 4 ex-colleagues took a leap… and VIQU was born.

Where we are now…

We’re an IT & tech recruitment agency with over 25 members of staff spread across 2 offices in central Birmingham and Southampton. Our 2 teams comprise of experienced IT recruiters that have the knowledge and determination to give our clients and candidates great results whilst delivering a top-notch service.

We’ve always prioritised the quality of life our clients, candidates and team have, and we’re proud to say that this philosophy has continued to sit at the heart of the business.

Our Timeline

  1. 2014

  4. 2015

  8. 2016

  10. 2017

  13. 2018

  19. 2019

  22. 2020

  27. 2021

  33. 2022

  40. 2023

  1. Our founders met to discuss their vision for VIQU

    7th August

  2. Our founders filmed our iconic 'The A Team' video

    8th September

  3. VIQU opened for business

    9th October

  4. VIQU's headquarters were completed

    10th June

  5. VIQU’s prestigious APSCo membership was confirmed

    11th July

  6. VIQU’s 1st birthday celebration

    12th October

  7. Team trip to Dublin for Christmas conference

    13th December

  8. VIQU’s 2nd birthday celebration

    14th October

  9. Team trip to St Petersburg for Christmas conference

    15th December

  10. VIQU attended the APSCo Awards for Excellence and won 'Best Client Initiative of the Year 2017'

    16th October

  11. VIQU’s 3rd birthday celebration

    17th October

  12. Christmas conference in Dubai

    18th December

  13. We opened our Southampton office

    19th May

  14. Matt and Niyaa’s Dal Shoker created the Recruitment Canaries

    20th June

  15. Lauren and Matt signed our Time to Change pledge

    13th September

  16. We were finalists at the APSCO Awards for Excellence for 'Recruitment Company of the Year £3-10m Turnover'

    22nd September

  17. VIQU’s 4th birthday celebration

    23rd October

  18. Christmas conference in Dubai

    24th December

  19. Our team took part in a photo shoot to support the launch of our new website.

    1st August

  20. VIQU’s 5th birthday celebration

    25th October

  21. Havana incentive trip

    26th November
    Recruitment Jobs Birmingham

  22. We launched our new website!

    10th February

  23. We started our 'NHS IT Volunteer Initiative', eventually placing over 260 IT professionals into NHS Trusts on a voluntary basis during the covid-19 pandemic.

    27th April

  24. Our 6th birthday celebration!

    9th October

  25. We were shortlisted for 2 Recruiter Investing in Talent Awards - 'COVID-19 Champion' and 'Best Recruitment Team of the Year'!

    28th October
    Recruitment Award

  26. We won an award for 'Best Recruitment Team of the Year' at the Recruiter Investing in Talent Awards 2020.

    14th December
    West Midlands Recruitment

  27. We opened our newly-refurbished Southampton office!

    28th February
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  28. We were shortlisted for two Recruiter awards - Best IT/Tech Recruitment Agency and Best Small Recruitment Agency of the Year!

    19th March
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  29. We were excited to be announced as finalists at the 2021 TIARA Recruitment Awards!

    13th July
    TIARA recruitment award - VIQU finalist

  30. VIQU were announced as finalists for 'Best Small Recruitment Business' at the Global Recruiter UK Awards 2021!

    4th August
    IT recruitment

  31. We celebrated VIQU's 7th birthday with a trip to Michelin-starred Simpsons, followed by baseball and curl club curling!

    8th October
    IT recruitment Birmingham

  32. We were thrilled to be announced as the winners of 'Best Small Recruitment Business' at the Global Recruiter UK Awards 2021!

    14th October
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  33. Our Associate Director Nicholas Hopkins won 'Most Inspiring Team Leader / Manager' at the Recruiter Investing in Talent Awards 2021.

    1st February
    VIQU team

  34. VIQU's first social of 2022 to welcome and bond with new team members!

    10th February

  35. VIQU's Q1 conference took place. It was a fantastic opportunity to meet our new colleagues and learn about VIQU's growth plans for 2022.

    22nd April
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  36. VIQU's Q3 conference took place in Southampton!

    27th October

  37. Our colleague Melinda attended The British Recruitment Awards in London. We were thrilled to secure 'Highly Commended' for 'IT/Technology Recruitment Agency of the Year'.

    11th November

  38. Some of our team attended The Global Recruiter Awards 2022.

    17th November

  39. VIQU Christmas Conference in Marbella, Spain.

    3rd December

  40. Some of our team headed to Clent Hills to see the trees being planted as part of our 3 year green pledge!

    1st March

  41. Our Q4 incentive winners were treated to a trip to Dublin!

    10th March
    Q4 incentive hitters

  42. Team wine tasting event

    13th April

  43. Our very own Grant Baker won "Best Contractor" at The Contracting Awards

    22nd June

  44. Our H1 conference took place during our annual trip to Ross-on-Wye

    14th July
    Our H1 conference took place during our annual trip to Ross-on-Wye

  45. Our Southampton team hosted a breakfast event for local tech leaders in the Solent area to discuss "Innovations in AI"

    20th July
    Our Southampton team brought awareness to AI tech in the Solent region with their breakfast event!

  46. Our South African colleagues celebrated South Africa Heritage Day!

    24th September

  47. Our H1 incentive hitters had an amazing time in Faro, Portugal!

    30th September
    H1 incentive winners

  48. VIQU Christmas conference in Dubai!

    25th November
    Dubai 2023

We’re Nothing Without Our Team

We like to say that we’re hard to join, and even harder to leave. Now that’s not because we tie members of our recruitment team to a chair and refuse to let them go, it’s because we genuinely care about them and their quality of life in and out of work!

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