recruitment agency and headhunters in Occitanie
your next hire in Occitanie, in good hands.
We combine our data, our role experts and our AI algorithms to identify the headhunter most relevant to your role, from Toulouse to Montpellier, from Nîmes to Perpignan.
- no setup fees, pay on hire
- guaranteed replacement
- hire signed in under 26 days
they hire with muzzo
how do you hire across Toulouse, Montpellier and the rest of Occitanie?
Occitanie stretches from Toulouse to Montpellier, two metropolitan areas with different economies, and smaller hubs such as Nîmes or Perpignan. Muzzo hands your role to the headhunter who knows that specific area, from Toulouse's aerospace industry to Montpellier's health sector. You set the fee, from 5 to 30%, paid only when you hire.
how it works
you only pay if you hire
01
you describe the role
Using the form above: the role, your company, the work site. The rest is scoped in your first conversation with the Muzzo team.
02
the right headhunters get started
Those who have already recruited for this role, in your labour pool.
03
you meet the profiles
Already approached and qualified. You choose who you meet.
04
you hire, then you pay
Not before. If your new hire leaves within 3 months, we restart the search at no cost.
they hired with muzzo
Muzzo's strength is the diversity of its recruiters: there is always someone listening to our needs.
With Muzzo, I get the reactivity of a marketplace and the quality of a search firm.
let's talk about your role
Antoine and the Muzzo team help you scope your role and choose the right headhunters. Describe your role in the form: we'll call you back to discuss it.
Antoine GigomasCEO and co-founder of Muzzo
one last question?
With Muzzo, you set the fee for each role, between 5 and 30%, and you only pay it once you hire. No retainer, no fixed fees. A systems engineer in Toulouse isn't hired like a biotech engineer in Montpellier: the fee follows how hard the role is to fill and the area concerned.
You have a double guarantee. If your new hire leaves within 3 months, we restart the search at no cost. If we don't find a replacement within 4 months, we refund 50% of the fees. On average, 94% of Muzzo hires are still in post after 3 months.
our headhunters are ready to recruit for you in Occitanie
A hire signed in under 26 days. You only pay when you hire.
the reality
in Occitanie, two metropolitan areas and hubs apart
Toulouse and Montpellier, two different economies
Haute-Garonne and Hérault alone account for 42% of the region's hiring plans, but one bets on aerospace and space, the other on health and digital. The same job title doesn't target the same profiles.
defence is weighing more and more on the market
With 430 companies and close to 21,000 jobs, Occitanie is France's third-largest industrial and technological defence base. The current geopolitical context is sharpening needs in this sector, in direct competition with civil aerospace for the same skills.
secondary hubs have a shallower talent pool
Nîmes, Albi, Tarbes or Perpignan don't have the scale of Toulouse or Montpellier. For some skilled roles, you need to bring in a profile from another city, or even another region.
the roles
the profiles our headhunters find for you in Occitanie
From Toulouse's aerospace industry to Montpellier's health sector, the region hires for highly specialised roles. Each role goes to a headhunter who knows that job.
aerospace and space engineering
Embedded systems engineer, structural engineer, aerospace project manager. Toulouse and its industry concentrate a large share of these highly sought-after profiles.
health and life sciences
R&D project manager, biotech engineer, pharmaceutical quality manager. Montpellier and its health cluster hire year-round for these roles.
IT and data
Developer, data scientist, technical project manager. Both metropolitan areas compete for increasingly scarce digital profiles.
sales and business developers
Sales engineer, key account manager, sales director. The headhunter checks what the person signed and the sector they cover.
food processing and agriculture
Quality manager, agronomist engineer, production manager. The Gard, the Aude and the Gers carry weight in this long-standing regional industry.
general management and site management
CEO, plant director, branch director. The headhunter approaches executives already in post, discreetly, in Toulouse as in smaller hubs.
the method
one headhunter per role, not one firm for everything
We have tracked every headhunter since November 2020, on three criteria: how many hires they make, the quality of their profiles, their speed.
you describe the role
You fill in the form, then we talk it through: the job, the workplace in Occitanie, the salary. You set the fee, between 5 and 30%.
we choose the headhunters
From more than 2,500 selected headhunters, we keep those with the most hires in your field.
you meet the right profiles
The headhunters approach and check every profile. You receive a handful of CVs, all of them relevant.
you only pay if you hire
Nothing to pay upfront. No fixed fees, no deposit.
the figures
the Occitanie job market in figures
source: Insee, full statistical profile of Occitanie (opens a new window), 2023 data
source: Insee, full statistical profile of Occitanie (opens a new window), 2023 data
source: France Travail Occitanie, BMO 2026 survey, cited by La Lettre M (opens a new window), 2026 data
source: Apec, executive hiring forecast 2026, Occitanie (opens a new window), 2026 data
Occitanie: salaried jobs by department
For each department in the region, the town with the most salaried jobs.
| department | code | leading town | salaried jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ariège | 09 | Pamiers | 8,312 |
| Aude | 11 | Carcassonne | 31,514 |
| Aveyron | 12 | Rodez | 19,991 |
| Gard | 30 | Nîmes | 80,081 |
| Haute-Garonne | 31 | Toulouse | 349,860 |
| Gers | 32 | Auch | 17,450 |
| Hérault | 34 | Montpellier | 167,297 |
| Lot | 46 | Cahors | 15,447 |
| Lozère | 48 | Mende | 9,624 |
| Hautes-Pyrénées | 65 | Tarbes | 23,972 |
| Pyrénées-Orientales | 66 | Perpignan | 70,201 |
| Tarn | 81 | Albi | 31,391 |
| Tarn-et-Garonne | 82 | Montauban | 37,501 |
source: Insee, Flores 2024 (opens a new window), salaried jobs and employer establishments at the end of December 2024, public and private sectors.
Insee does not validate town-level data one by one: treat small numbers with caution.
hiring in Occitanie: what you need to know
how do you choose a recruitment agency in Occitanie?
Choose a recruitment agency in Occitanie on three criteria: real knowledge of your field, verifiable results on comparable roles, and knowledge of the local job market where the role is based. Hiring in Toulouse is nothing like hiring in Montpellier or Nîmes.
That is how Muzzo works. We give your role to the headhunters with the best results in that field, chosen from more than 2,500 selected headhunters. You keep one point of contact, even when you hire across several sites in the region.
how much does a recruitment agency cost in Occitanie?
Agencies in the region charge in one of three ways: a flat fee, a success fee, or a mix of both with a retainer up front. The fee is usually a percentage of the new hire's gross annual salary, and higher for senior executives.
With Muzzo, you set the commission yourself, between 5 and 30%, depending on how urgent the role is. Nothing is due before the hire: no retainer, no fixed fees. Getting started is free and non-exclusive.
Toulouse and Montpellier: two metropolitan areas, two economies?
Haute-Garonne and Hérault account for 42% of the region's hiring plans, according to France Travail. Toulouse is built around aerospace, space and embedded systems, with the Aerospace Valley competitiveness cluster and the Toulouse Aerospace campus. Montpellier leans more towards health, agronomy and digital.
For an employer, that means two distinct job markets less than 250 kilometres apart, with salary levels and competition between employers that look nothing alike.
why is defence hiring more and more in Occitanie?
Occitanie is France's third-largest industrial and technological defence base, with 430 companies and close to 21,000 jobs, or 10% of the sector's national workforce, according to France Travail Occitanie. More than 1,300 SMEs and mid-sized firms contribute to producing equipment for the armed forces.
The current geopolitical context is sharpening these needs, on skills often close to those of civil aerospace: systems engineering, electronics, precision mechanics. The two industries sometimes compete for the same profiles.
which hubs are hiring beyond the two metropolitan areas?
Nîmes remains a crossroads between Montpellier and the Rhône valley. Albi, Tarbes and Perpignan form smaller hubs, with their own industries (aerospace subcontracting, tourism, food processing). According to France Travail, 23% of the region's companies plan at least one hire in 2026.
For the third year running, hiring difficulties are easing in Occitanie: 41% of hiring plans are rated difficult in 2026, against 44% nationally. The region ranks third among mainland regions for the lowest difficulty rate, with sharp contrasts between the Pyrénées-Orientales or Hérault and the more stretched Hautes-Pyrénées or Aveyron.
how do our headhunters recruit in Occitanie?
You describe the role and the relevant area: Toulouse, Montpellier or a smaller hub. The headhunters most active in that field and that territory get started, and you meet profiles already approached and checked.
On average, a Muzzo hire is signed in 26 days, across all roles. If your new hire leaves within 3 months, we restart the search at no cost.
your questions about hiring in Occitanie
Less than elsewhere: 41% of hiring plans are rated difficult in 2026, against 44% nationally, placing Occitanie among the three least stretched mainland regions. 200,470 hiring plans are expected in the region, down 8% on the year.
According to Apec, 19,500 executive hires are forecast for 2026 across Occitanie, up 6%. Software development tops job ads (6%), ahead of accounting (4%) and quality (3%).
No. Toulouse concentrates aerospace, space and embedded systems, Montpellier health, agronomy and digital. Our headhunters know the market specific to each metropolitan area, rather than treating the region as a single territory.
Because the region is France's third-largest industrial and technological defence base, with 430 companies and close to 21,000 jobs. The current geopolitical context is sharpening needs that often overlap with those of civil aerospace.
Because the regional market is split between two metropolitan areas with different economies and smaller hubs. A headhunter knows where to look for your field and your site, and approaches people already in a job. With Muzzo, the headhunter who knows your area best takes it on.