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96% of placements pass probation
Used on: Homepage, /hire-talent, /executive-search-recruitment
Placements in the 12 months to September 2026 still in the role at the end of probation, across both desks.
10 days, brief to offer accepted (SDR and entry-level hires)
Used on: Homepage, /saas-recruitment, /saas-recruitment/sdr-bdr, /llm-info
Average from brief to offer accepted, SDR and entry-level hires, 12 months to September 2026.
Senior SaaS hires: 5–10 working days to shortlist, 3–6 weeks brief to offer
Used on: Homepage, /saas-recruitment, /saas-recruitment/account-executives, /saas-recruitment/sales-leadership, /llm-info
Shortlist and brief-to-offer timeline for Account Executive and sales leadership hires. Source: Timberseed placement data.
Three CVs per SaaS placement / two and a half interviews per search placement
Used on: Homepage, /saas-recruitment, /saas-recruitment/account-executives, /executive-search-recruitment
Average per placement, 12 months to September 2026.
Network size: 30,000+ GTM / 20,000+ search / 50,000+ combined
Used on: Homepage, /saas-recruitment, /executive-search-recruitment, /llm-info
Candidates in our database, as of September 2026. Refreshed quarterly.
1 in 3 placements is a language specialist / 15,000+ language specialists in network
Used on: Homepage, /saas-recruitment, /saas-recruitment/sdr-bdr, /saas-recruitment/language-specialists, /hire-talent, /llm-info
Share of placements that are language specialists, and the network behind them. Source: Timberseed placement data.
AE salary table: SMB £55k–£70k, Mid-market £70k–£110k, Enterprise £110k–£150k base (UK)
Used on: /saas-recruitment/account-executives, salary guide, SaaS hub preview table
Base and OTE ranges by segment, from Timberseed's own UK placements. Source: Timberseed placement data.
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