IP People

The people and capability behind technology growth.

Specialist talent, leadership, intelligence and flexible capability for the technology services ecosystem.

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IP-People helps technology businesses access people, leadership, intelligence and capability.

Recruitment and headhunting remain the core of the business. Around it sit talent advisory, market intelligence and flexible capability. We are a boutique team by choice, so you get senior attention and straight answers. The routes below start with the problem, not the product.

What we do

All services
01 Recruitment & Headhunting Permanent, contract, interim, executive search, leadership hiring, specialist headhunting and team builds. 02 Talent Advisory & Capability Hiring strategy, process improvement, manager support and embedded talent capability. 03 Talent Intelligence Market mapping, candidate availability, salary and rate intelligence, skills availability and competitor insight. 04 Flexible TalentDeveloping Contractors, interim specialists and, as readiness develops, IP-Associates and project capacity.
Specialisms

Built around the technology services ecosystem.

All specialisms
Managed services and IT operations specialism
Coverage

MSPs, managed IT, service desk, NOC, ITSM, service delivery, operations, customer success, managed infrastructure, support

Cyber security and resilience specialism
Coverage

SOC, MDR and XDR, SIEM, Microsoft Sentinel, threat detection, incident response, GRC, IAM, vulnerability management, cyber architecture, cloud security, cyber leadership

Cloud, Microsoft and modern workplace specialism
Coverage

Azure, Microsoft 365, Modern Workplace, Intune, Teams, Copilot, Power Platform, cloud architecture, migration, infrastructure, FinOps

Networking, connectivity and SASE specialism
Coverage

Networking, LAN and WAN, SD-WAN, SASE, SSE, connectivity, fibre, ISP and carrier networks, network security, pre-sales, engineering

UCaaS, CCaaS and customer experience specialism
Coverage

Unified communications, Teams Voice, contact centre, CCaaS, UCaaS, collaboration, telephony, customer experience

Data, AI and automation specialism
Coverage

AI, automation, Copilot, Power Platform, data, AI engineering, AI leadership, integration, governance, transformation, adoption

Infrastructure, platforms and data centre specialism
Coverage

Private cloud, data centre, colocation, storage, backup, disaster recovery, VDI, Citrix and Omnissa, platform engineering, HPC and GPU infrastructure

Who we work with

Different markets. One connected technology talent ecosystem.

Technology Service Providers MSPs, MSSPs, cloud, cyber, connectivity, Microsoft and managed services firms. View
Professional Services Consultancies and transformation businesses delivering technology programmes. Coming soon
AI & Emerging Technology AI-native, automation, software and businesses building AI capability. Coming soon
Cloud, Microsoft and modern workplace specialism
Proof

Evidence sits beside the claim it supports, on every page.

Client logos, testimonials, verified statistics and case studies are placed throughout the site rather than isolated in one gallery. Nothing is published until it is approved.

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Insights

Useful intelligence for technology leaders, not recruitment noise.

All insights
Market intelligence

MSP and MSSP hiring trends, talent supply and role evolution

Salary & rate guides

Benchmarking assets built from real market evidence

Leadership insight

Founder-led, PE-backed, scaling and succession topics

Candidates Specialist opportunities across the technology services ecosystem. Find your next role

Talk to us about your growth plans

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