Newbury is a smaller market than Reading with a distinct employer base and a tighter candidate pool, which makes local knowledge matter more rather than less. We recruit commercial talent across West Berkshire.
| Specialty | Specialist B2B sales, marketing and operations recruitment in Newbury. Roles from SDR to Sales Director and VP of Sales. |
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| Services | Contingency and retained search, confidential replacement searches, executive search, talent mapping, salary benchmarking and market intelligence. |
| Coverage | Newbury, Thatcham, Hungerford, Greenham, Chieveley and West Berkshire. |
| Location | Based in Twyford, Berkshire RG10 9AE. Independent agency, not a branch of a national network. |
| Rating | 4.9 out of 5 from 88 Google reviews. 94% client retention rate. |
| Typical timescale | Vetted shortlist within 48 hours of brief. Average 14 days from brief to offer. CV to hire ratio of three to one. |
Newbury punches above its size commercially, largely because of a long-established technology and telecoms presence alongside a strong energy and utilities sector. It is a market where a relatively small number of significant employers shape most of the available talent.
That concentration cuts both ways. The candidate pool is experienced and sector-literate, but it is also finite, and people know each other. Confidentiality matters more in Newbury than in a larger market, because a search that leaks tends to reach the candidate's current employer quickly.
We run a high proportion of our West Berkshire searches confidentially for exactly that reason.
Technology and telecoms lead, followed by energy and utilities, professional services and a cluster of specialist manufacturing and engineering businesses.
Demand skews towards Account Managers, Business Development Managers, Renewals and Partnerships roles, with periodic Sales Manager and commercial leadership requirements.
Newbury draws from Thatcham, Hungerford, Basingstoke, Andover and the Reading corridor. The rail link to Reading and Paddington extends reach, but the practical catchment is narrower than Reading's.
Because the pool is smaller, remote and hybrid flexibility moves the needle more here than almost anywhere else in Berkshire. Roles requiring five days in the office materially reduce the field.
Newbury packages typically sit slightly below Reading for equivalent roles, though energy and telecoms employers often close the gap at senior level. Full benchmarks by role and level are in our UK Sales Salary Guide 2026 and our Thames Valley Salary Guide.
We are based in Twyford, which puts Newbury inside our immediate patch rather than on the edge of a national territory. Every search is personally managed by a founder, every candidate is interviewed before you see them, and shortlists arrive within 48 hours of the brief.
If the role you have described does not exist at the salary approved, we will tell you in week one. That conversation is more useful than nine weeks of near-miss CVs.
Psixty UK recruits B2B sales, marketing and operations roles across Newbury and West Berkshire. We are based in Twyford and cover the full Thames Valley corridor.
Technology and telecoms lead, followed by energy and utilities, professional services, and specialist manufacturing and engineering. The employer base is more concentrated than Reading's, with a smaller number of significant businesses shaping the local talent pool.
The candidate pool is smaller and well connected, so people tend to know each other. A search that becomes public frequently reaches a candidate's current employer quickly. We run a high proportion of West Berkshire searches confidentially for that reason.
Typically slightly lower for equivalent roles, though energy and telecoms employers often close the gap at senior level. Lower living costs mean the real difference to a candidate is usually smaller than the headline figure.
Yes. Because the local candidate pool is smaller than Reading's, roles requiring five days in the office materially reduce the available field. Hybrid flexibility widens it considerably.
Tell us what you are hiring for and we will tell you honestly whether the brief is achievable at the budget approved. Vetted shortlist within 48 hours.
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