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Sector ranking · tested October 2026

Best pharmacy and locum pharmacist agencies

40 agencies that work in pharmacy in the UK, ranked on the same tests. Shown as tiers; the Specialist mark shows which go deepest in pharmacy work.

Pharmacy · UK · 40

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Every ranking covers the whole UK: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Each agency's page shows the nations it works in.

Pharmacy by specialty

Top 10 pharmacy and locum pharmacist agencies

of 40 · unnumbered

  2. Day Webster

    16 yrs trading3 confirmed frameworksLoughton

    Group

  6. MedicsPro

    24 yrs trading3 confirmed frameworksRomford

  7. Team Locum

    25 yrs trading1 confirmed frameworkBirmingham

    Specialist

  8. Mediplacements

    20 yrs trading5 confirmed frameworksWaltham Abbey

    Group

All other agencies, A–Z

30 agencies
  1. Sensible Staffing
  2. Pro Nursing Healthcare
  3. Allied and Clinical Recruitments
  4. Integrated Care Group
  5. The Pharmacist Network
  6. Staff Partners Mental Health
  7. IMC Locums
  8. Cooke Reynolds
  9. Vivid Healthcare Search
  10. Globe Locums
  11. Pharmaseekers
  12. Atlantis Medical
  13. Ndima Healthcare
  14. Woodston Personnel
  15. Discover Medics
  16. Temporary Staffing Agency TSA
  17. Quality Care Cover
  18. Trident Healthcare Solutions
  19. Set Healthcare
  20. Edwin Healthcare
  21. Reachout Medical
  22. A24 Locums
  23. TotalLocum
  24. St Clair Healthcare
  25. Pharm-Assist
  26. Jarrodean Healthcare Recruitment
  27. Vela Medical Group
  28. Celsus Group
  29. Clarity Locums
  30. Locum Health UK

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The Top 10 pharmacy and locum pharmacist agencies in the UK for October 2026 include Pure Healthcare Group, Day Webster, Hunter AHP Resourcing, Compass Associates and Sanctuary Personnel. We assessed all 40 with one method, from official registers, public sector framework supplier lists, company filings and each agency's own website. Rankings are free and no agency can pay to rank. How we rank · Overall ranking.

  • 73% are on at least one public sector staffing framework
  • Half have traded for at least 9 years
  • 17 (43%) have open jobs on our site, and 14 of those show pay on most of them

About these pharmacy and locum pharmacist agencies in the UK

We rank 40 UK pharmacy and locum pharmacist agencies: 8% of the 484 healthcare recruitment agencies we test. Many also work in other sectors, so the same agency can appear in several rankings.

29 of these agencies (73%) are on at least one public sector staffing framework, about the same as the 71% across every agency we assess. The most common are HealthTrust Europe TWS3 (26) and Crown Commercial Service RM6281 (23).

The median agency here has traded for 9.7 years, and 1 has traded for under three. 17 (43%) have open jobs on our site, and 14 of those show pay on most of them.

The settings they most often supply are GP practices, NHS hospitals and private hospitals. 28 (70%) recruit for permanent roles as well as temporary or locum cover.

Further down the list, the longest-established is Team Locum, trading for 25 years. Sanctuary Personnel has the most open jobs on our site (1,853). The newest is The Pharmacist Network, trading for about a year.

At the top:

  1. Pure Healthcare Group: on 4 confirmed frameworks, trading 6 years.
  2. Day Webster: on 3 confirmed frameworks, trading 16 years.
  3. Hunter AHP Resourcing: on 3 confirmed frameworks, trading 9 years.
  4. Compass Associates: trading 16 years, 124 open jobs on our site.
  5. Sanctuary Personnel: on 3 confirmed frameworks, trading 20 years.
  6. MedicsPro: on 3 confirmed frameworks, trading 24 years.
  7. Team Locum: on 1 confirmed framework, trading 25 years.
  8. Mediplacements: on 5 confirmed frameworks, trading 20 years.
  9. Belmont Recruitment: on 2 confirmed frameworks, trading 10 years.
  10. Permanent Hire: on 3 confirmed frameworks, trading 6 years.

Figures are from our latest checks of each agency's website, Companies House and public sector framework lists. How we rank.

Questions

How are these pharmacy and locum pharmacist agencies ranked?

Every agency is assessed with the same method, at the same time, from evidence we can check: official registers, public sector framework supplier lists, company filings and what each agency publishes about itself. Rather than a position for every agency, we show tiers (Top 10, 25 and 50), because small differences in the middle of a ranking aren't meaningful. No agency can pay to be listed, to rank higher or to change a result.

What makes a good pharmacy and locum pharmacist agency?

Look for one that is on a public sector staffing framework, has a trading record, shows pay on its adverts and is clear about training, the checks you'll need before you start and when you'll be paid. Each agency's page here shows its frameworks, how long it has traded and its live jobs. Then talk to people who work through it.

What is a public sector staffing framework?

An approved supplier list that public sector buyers, such as NHS trusts, health boards and councils, use to book agency staff. To get on one, an agency has to meet the framework's standards on vetting, compliance and rates. Frameworks cover public sector bookings; an agency that supplies care homes, GP practices or private hospitals doesn't need one for that work. Each agency's page lists the frameworks it is on.

Do pharmacy and locum pharmacist agencies pay weekly?

Of the 33 agencies here whose websites we've read, 10 say they pay weekly. The rest don't say so on their website, so ask before you register. Rates depend on the role, location and shift; each job on our site shows its pay where the advert states it.