Hire skilled Defence and Security staff in record time.
Under 30 seconds
Under 1 minute
Under 3 minutes
Reed.ai - the newest member of the Reed family
In short
Reed.ai is an AI recruitment agent that finds and shortlists Defence and Security candidates for UK employers. We charge 8% only when you hire, with nothing upfront, against the typical 15 to 25% agency fee. Built by Reed, recruiting since 1960, the agent searches 15 million UK candidates and returns a ranked shortlist in under 30 seconds. We cover roles such as systems engineers, security cleared software developers, intelligence analysts and physical security officers. It's a strong fit for UK firms of 49 to 250 staff hiring regularly, from primes and Tier 2 suppliers to security services companies. We work across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, with strong reach into defence clusters around Bristol, Portsmouth, Hampshire and the South West.
Save money. Save time. Get the right match.
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Save time
Get the right match
The roles you hire on repeat
Built for some employers, not all
You're a defence prime or Tier 2 supplier of 49 to 250 staff hiring engineers and developers regularly, and you want a faster, cheaper alternative to a 15 to 25% agency fee.
You need security cleared people, from SC to DV, and you want a shortlist ranked on real skills and clearance status in under 30 seconds.
You have no in-house talent team, so you want an AI agent that searches, contacts and books interviews while every hiring decision stays with you.
You hire across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and want one consistent process for every permanent role.
If you're a jobseeker looking for defence or security work rather than an employer, head to our candidate page, where it's always free to use.
If you want a fully managed search led by a consultant for a single hard-to-fill or executive role, Blended Pro is the better route.
If you need contract or interim people at scale, for example surge teams on a programme, Reed Talent Solutions is built for that.
If your hiring is mostly civilian engineering or manufacturing rather than cleared defence work, is likely the closer match.
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8% on a successful hire.No upfront cost.
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14 days
How a 180-staff Tier 2 supplier filled four cleared roles in 14 days
Challenge. A 180-staff Tier 2 supplier won a new programme and needed two systems engineers, a security cleared software developer and an intelligence analyst, with no in-house talent team to run the search.
Approach. They briefed Reed.ai once. The agent searched 15 million UK candidates and returned a ranked shortlist in under 30 seconds, contacted matched people in under 1 minute and booked first interviews in under 3 minutes.
Outcome. The hiring manager reviewed ranked shortlists for each role the same morning and kept full control of every decision, shortlisting only people with the right skills and clearance.
Result. All four roles were filled in 14 days, at a saving of around 80% against typical 15 to 25% agency fees, with 8% paid only on each successful hire.
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