Nicholas Hopkins
Associate Director

Phone number
0121 227 8206Email address
nicholas.hopkins@viqu.co.uk
Our resident lawyer turned recruiter Nick studied Law at Hull University before gaining his LPC at BPP Law School. Nick stumbled into IT recruitment in 2009, whilst interviewing for another role – unsurprisingly, the agency liked him so much that they offered him a job… and the rest, as they say, is history!
In 2014 when VIQU was founded, Nick joined the business as one of our original founding team members. He’d worked with a number of our directors in the past, and when they decided to open VIQU in 2014, they all wanted Nick to come along for the ride due to his diligence, resourcefulness and work ethic. In June 2020, after four previous promotions, Nick was promoted to Associate Director!
Although IT recruitment is a completely different field, we think our marathon-running wine lover has been training to be a great contract recruiter for years, working in the past for Tesco’s as a Customer Service Representative. Nick ‘fondly’ recalls being slapped in the face with a gone-off steak, and having a lady throw a glass jar of Dolmio sauce at his head!
Getting a little deeper…
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Work moment you'd rather forget?
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The blasted “A-Team” video
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Excluding your own, if you had to choose a new accent, what would it be?
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I would choose an Irish accent – everyone loves the Irish!!
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Favourite place you've travelled to?
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It has to be the angkor wat temples in Cambodia. It was like being on a film set or in a lost city.
Latest jobs
from Nicholas
Business Analyst
Cardiff, United Kingdom
£300 - 350 per day + Remote Working
Business Analyst (Agile / GDS) – 3-month Contract – Remote Working – Outside IR35A senior Business Analyst is required to work for a leading NHS Trust on a major Programme to provide technology which enables...
Security Architect
London, United Kingdom
£400 per day + Remote Working
Cyber Security Architect (IaC) - 9 month Contract – Remote working – Outside IR35 An exciting opportunity for a Cyber Security Architect / Infrastrucure Architect has arisen to work for a leading global consultancy. The contract...
Front End Developer (Remote)
Birmingham, United Kingdom
£330 - 350 per day + Remote Working
Front End Developer & UX Designer (Remote) – 3 Month Contract (Initial)A Front end developer with strong UX Design experience is required to work on an exciting new project for a leading e-commerce organisation. The code...

Nicholas's latest articles

IR35: Use VIQU’s End-to-End Solution to Ensure Compliance
The reform to IR35 taxation is imminent, so we urge any businesses yet to make a plan for IR35 to get in touch regarding our compliant risk-free solution.

Is Christmas the Perfect Time for IT Job Hunters?
From my 10+ years in IT recruitment, I can safely say that the myth around recruitment in December is far from the truth, and I hope this article sheds some light on the myth and why IT professionals should start their job search now!

VIQU’s Award-Winning Tier 2 Workers Programme
As a company we’ve been recruiting for the development industry for a number of years, but in 2016, we observed that the industry was facing severe hiring challenges, compelling us to look further afield.