Does Hays operate in the US?

Yes, Hays has a US operation focused on technology and professional roles, but its depth sits in the UK, Germany, UAE, and Australia. In the US, TEKsystems fields far deeper contract tech benches.

What do TEKsystems and Hays charge?

Neither publishes rates. Buyers report 40 to 60% markups on contract technologists and roughly 20 to 28% of first-year salary on permanent tech hires. Hyring publishes a flat 7% of CTC in India and 14% in the US, UAE, and Europe.

Which is better for hiring developers in the UK or UAE?

Hays, between the two. Its London and Dubai desks are established, with local salary data and candidate networks TEKsystems cannot match there. Hyring's Dubai team places the same roles at a flat 14%, and remote India engineers cover UK and Gulf time zones at 60 to 70% lower cost.

Which is better for US contract developers?

TEKsystems, clearly. US contract technology staffing is its entire business, while Hays' US presence is smaller and perm-leaning. For remote-capable US roles, Hyring's flat-fee AI-screened model is the cost leader.

How fast can each deliver a tech shortlist?

Consultant and branch shortlists typically take one to three weeks at both firms. Hyring delivers AI-screened shortlists with coding scores and interview recordings in 48 to 72 hours because screening runs the day candidates apply.

Do these firms test coding ability?

Mostly through recruiter judgment and resumes, with assessments available on request. Hyring runs an AI Coding Interviewer on every technical candidate by default, plus an English proficiency test for distributed and client-facing roles, so skill arrives as a score with a recording behind it.

How is Hyring different from TEKsystems and Hays?

Hyring is an AI-native recruitment agency with flat, published fees: 7% of CTC in India and 14% in the US, UAE, and Europe. AI screening backed by 900,000+ interviews covers every candidate, thousands of recruiting partners work each role, and clients get a live portal with Insight by Hyring on augmented teams. Book a call to price your open roles.

Agency Comparison

TEKsystems vs Hays: US Contract Power or International Tech Recruitment?

America's contract IT machine against the UK-born international specialist whose largest business is technology. Two strong firms, two geographies, and a flat-fee third column that undercuts both where they overlap.

Last updated on: July 10, 2026Read time: 10 mins

Written byAdithyan RKFact checked bySurya N

TEKsystems in US IT contracting

255K

Hays placements per year, perm + temp

7% / 14%

Hyring flat fee, India / rest of world

48–72h

Hyring AI-screened shortlist

Put a map on the table and this comparison mostly draws itself. TEKsystems owns US contract technology staffing through Allegis Group's branch network. Hays owns specialist recruitment desks across the UK, Germany, the UAE, and Australia, placing 43,000 permanent and 212,000 temporary workers a year with technology as its biggest line. They overlap in the middle: US perm tech roles and international contract work, where neither is at full strength.

Hyring writes the third column. We are an AI-native recruitment agency with delivery hubs in the US, India, and Dubai, our fees are published, and our screening runs on an engine trained across 900,000+ interviews for Fortune 500 companies. Where the two incumbents overlap is exactly where we price sharpest, and the tables below show it.

Quick Verdict

TEKsystems wins US contract tech, Hays wins UK, European, and Gulf professional recruitment, and Hyring wins the overlap on fee and speed.

Pick TEKsystems

When the seats are US-based contract developers and branch bench depth is the deciding factor.

Pick Hays

When the role sits in London, Dubai, Berlin, or Sydney and you want a consultant with genuine local market data.

Pick Hyring

When the role is remote-capable or fee-sensitive anywhere. Flat 14% across the US, UAE, and Europe, 7% in India, shortlists in 72 hours.

Who Are TEKsystems and Hays?

TEKsystems is Allegis Group's dedicated US IT contracting brand; Hays is an international specialist recruiter with technology as its largest specialism.

TEKsystems' model is proximity. Branches in every significant US tech metro, recruiters who only work technology, and contract benches that refresh weekly. Its parent Allegis is the largest staffing company in the US, and TEKsystems is the reason a big share of Fortune 500 IT departments never shop elsewhere.

Hays' model is specialist desks with passports. A consultant in the Dubai office owns banking technology; one in Berlin owns engineering software; the January salary guides they publish get read by the whole market, competitors included. The firm was first to a million LinkedIn followers among staffing companies and now sits above seven million, which tells you how much of its engine is brand gravity.

The Geography Question Decides More Than Brand Does

US contract roles favor TEKsystems, UK and Gulf professional roles favor Hays, and remote-capable roles favor whoever prices them lowest.

Be honest about where the seats are. Twenty on-site contractors in Austin: TEKsystems, and it is not close. A fintech engineering lead in London or a bank technology hire in Dubai: Hays, with real local data behind the shortlist. Our global staffing desk plays a different move on the same board: Dubai delivery for Gulf roles at a flat 14%, European placements remote-first at the same rate, and for any role that can run distributed, engineers in India at 60 to 70% below Western contractor cost, on overlapping hours, employed and payrolled by us.

That last option is the one neither incumbent leads with, because it shrinks the billing base their models depend on. It is also the option that changes budgets rather than trimming them, which is why we built IT staff augmentation around it and put Insight by Hyring on every engagement so the remote team is more visible to you than an on-site contractor ever was: tracked hours, focus patterns, and a BI bot your managers can question in plain English, with employees seeing their own data first.

What Do TEKsystems and Hays Cost?

Buyers report 40 to 60% contract markups and 20 to 28% permanent fees across both firms, against Hyring's published 7% and 14% flat.

Contract staffing: 40 to 60% markups over pay rate. A $78/hour developer bills around $109 to $125/hour.
Permanent placement: roughly 20 to 25% at TEKsystems for tech, 20 to 28% at Hays with senior international roles at the top.
UAE and Europe: 20 to 25% is the commonly reported perm band at Hays' international desks.

Hyring's direct hire fee: 7% of CTC in India, 14% flat everywhere else. A $145,000 DevOps lead in the US costs $20,300 to place. The identical role filled remotely from India typically runs $50,000 to $70,000 fully loaded, total, salary included. Different budget lines, same standup.

Perm fee on a $145,000 US DevOps lead

Competitor figures are typical reported ranges; Hyring fee is published

On a Dubai package of AED 380,000, the same 14% flat fee is AED 53,200 against a typical AED 76,000 to 95,000 at reported ranges.

Full Comparison Table: TEKsystems vs Hays vs Hyring

The three split on geography, contract versus perm strength, fee transparency, and screening instrumentation.

Head-to-head across ten buying criteria
Criteria	TEKsystems	Hays	Hyring
Home strength	US contract IT	UK, Europe, UAE, Australia perm	US, India, UAE hubs, remote-first
Tech focus	100% technology	Largest specialism among several	Tech-led, plus professional roles
Perm fee	~20–25% (typical)	~20–28% (typical)	7% India, 14% US, UAE, Europe, flat
Contract pricing	~40–60% markup (typical)	~40–60% markup (typical)	~30% below big-firm quotes
UAE presence	Thin	Established Dubai desks	Dubai delivery team, 14% flat
Remote India model	Not a lead offering	Not a lead offering	Core: 60–70% savings, compliance handled
Technical screening	Branch recruiter screens	Consultant interviews, skills checks	AI coding, video, and English tests on every candidate
Time-to-shortlist	Days to weeks	One to three weeks	48–72 hours for most roles
Client visibility	Account manager updates	Consultant updates, salary data	Live portal, Insight tracking post-hire
Best for	US on-site contract tech	International specialist perm roles	Remote-capable and fee-sensitive hiring anywhere

Screening and Speed: Desk Judgment vs Funnel Instrumentation

Specialist consultants screen a curated few, while AI screening measures every applicant on code, communication, and role fit within a day.

Hays' consultants know their patch; TEKsystems' recruiters know their stack. Both models cap at human hours, which is why one to three weeks is the honest shortlist estimate at either firm.

Our funnel starts at the application. Candidates arrive from the Hyring Jobs portal and the Recruiting Partners network, thousands of independent recruiters paid on results, get ranked by the AI Resume Screener, then face the battery: AI coding interview, AI video interview, and an English proficiency test where communication carries the role. The motivated ones prep with the free Jobseeker Toolkit and the interview questions library. Two or three days later your shortlist is in the portal with recordings, and your team never runs a first round again.

Fact

Hiring internationally for the first time? The market-entry hiring guides in our Learn hub cover UK, UAE, and India specifics, the salary benchmarks keep offers honest across 93 roles, and the free HR Toolkit has offer-cost calculators among its 150+ tools. All free before any conversation with us.

STEP 1

Brief the role

Send your JD or adapt one from 900+ templates in the JD library. Intake call within 24 hours.

STEP 2

AI screens the pool

Portal applicants and partner submissions pass coding, video, and English screening automatically.

STEP 3

Review in the portal

Watch recordings, compare calibrated scores, shortlist in 48 to 72 hours.

STEP 4

Hire flat-fee

14% US, UAE, Europe. 7% India. Augmented teams run on Insight.

Which One Should You Pick?

Pick TEKsystems for US contract benches, Hays for international specialist desks, and Hyring when the role can travel or the fee must shrink.

Location-locked requisitions go to the local champion: TEKsystems in the US, Hays in the UK and Gulf. Everything that can run remotely, and the honest audit usually finds most of the list can, deserves the flat-fee quote first. One requisition briefed in parallel gives you the answer in your own data within a week, and if the local champion still wins for that role, at least the decision was priced, not assumed.

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Adithyan RK

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CEO & Co-founder, Hyring

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Adithyan RK is the Co-Founder and CEO of Hyring, an AI-native recruitment platform that has run over 900,000 AI interviews for companies ranging from early-stage startups to the Fortune 500. He has spent 18 years building technology businesses, starting with a digital consultancy in 2008 and a staff augmentation firm in 2017, before founding Hyring in 2022 to rebuild hiring around evidence instead of guesswork. Read more

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CTO & Co-founder, Hyring

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Surya N is the Co-Founder and CTO of Hyring, where he architected the AI interviewing engine that has now conducted over 900,000 interviews for companies ranging from early-stage startups to the Fortune 500. A mechanical engineer who moved into artificial intelligence, he spent 6 years building AI applications inside a technology consultancy before co-founding Hyring, and wrote the first version of its AI interviewer from scratch. Read more

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Send us a tech role and we will return three numbers within 72 hours: US hire at 14% flat, UAE or Europe hire at 14% flat, and the remote India option fully loaded, each with an AI-screened shortlist sample. Compare them against your incumbent quote and keep the best.

FAQs

TEKsystems is a US-centric contract IT staffing brand under Allegis Group, strongest at placing technology contractors through local branches. Hays is an international specialist recruiter, strongest in permanent and temporary professional placements across the UK, Europe, UAE, and Australia, with technology as its largest specialism.