Chemical recruitment insights, hiring guides and salary trends for leaders in specialty chemicals, manufacturing and personal care. Witan Search has spent years placing technical and commercial specialists across the UK and EMEA, and this is where we share what we learn. Use the guides below to understand what roles like technical sales and commercial technical leadership actually involve, what they pay, and how to hire for them when the talent is scarce.
Chemicals
Hiring across specialty and fine chemicals, formulation, adhesives and coatings. Where technical talent is moving, and what it takes to attract them.
Manufacturing
Recruitment trends across advanced manufacturing and machine tools, and the skills shortages reshaping European production in 2026.
Personal care
The R and D and commercial talent behind cosmetics, fragrance and formulation. What candidates expect and how teams keep pace.
Hiring Guides
Plain answers to the questions hiring managers ask. What technical sales is, what commercial technical leadership is, and how to pay for both.
