Market Insights
The tax hiring market in the UK
Key dynamics shaping tax hiring across the UK:
Regional Hubs
While London remains the global epicentre, significant growth in regional hubs like Manchester, Birmingham, and Edinburgh is driving competition for senior tax talent.
Regulatory Change
Constant shifts in UK and international tax legislation have heightened the demand for Transfer Pricing and Indirect Tax experts who can navigate Pillar Two and VAT reforms.
FS & PE Expansion
Financial Services and Private Equity-backed businesses are increasingly onshoring specialist tax functions to manage complex European reporting requirements.
International Reporting
Multinational groups in the UK are prioritising tax technology and automation hires to streamline global reporting and ensure robust compliance across jurisdictions.
Expertise
Roles we support in the UK
We deliver specialist search for technically demanding tax roles across multi-jurisdictional UK environments.
Corporate Tax
Specialist search for in-house tax teams, covering UK compliance, reporting, and advisory.
Transfer Pricing
Expert hires across planning, documentation, and economic analysis for UK-based multinationals.
International Tax
Strategic cross-border tax planning and structuring expertise within global organisations.
Indirect Tax / VAT
Supporting businesses navigating complex VAT, customs, and cross-border indirect tax frameworks.
Tax Technology & Transformation
Hiring professionals at the intersection of tax, data, systems, and process optimisation.
Tax Leadership
Heads of Tax, Tax Directors, and senior leadership appointments for critical UK hires.
Our Approach
Our approach in the UK
Positioning Taylor Curcio as a strategic advisor, we deliver precision hiring through search-led methodologies and deep UK market intelligence.
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Market-Led Search Strategy
Harnessing real-time UK market trends to design search strategies that identify high-calibre tax professionals across London and regional business hubs.
02
Role Feasibility & Location Strategy
Analysing talent density and compensation benchmarks across the UK to advise on optimal role structures and hub location feasibility.
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Precision Execution
A disciplined, research-intensive process focused on deep engagement with the UK’s most technical tax talent to ensure long-term alignment.
SELECTED MANDATES
Recently completed assignments
We deliver specialist search across complex, business-critical tax roles. Our recent mandates reflect our deeply focused, search-led approach to global talent acquisition.
Search-Led
Tax Director
Asset Manager — London
Secured senior leadership for a Tier 1 fund to manage UK tax governance and EMEA fund structuring initiatives.
Executive Lead
Senior Indirect Tax Lead
Retail Group - Hertfordshire
Hired for a FTSE 100 retailer to manage UK VAT strategies and global customs risk.
UK Tax Manager
Retail Giant — Birmingham
Appointed to manage a UK team responsible for all direct tax reporting and compliance processes.
Group Tax Lead
Fintech — London
Spearheading global tax strategy and overseeing tax reporting for the group.
Transfer Pricing Manager
Banking — Edinburgh
Retained search for a major UK banking group to oversee UK and cross-border TP strategy and documentation.