Results for the year to June 30 2014 show the UK and Ireland operation posted an operating profit of £26.2m compared to £5.6m last time.
Net fees were up to £246m from £222m while Hays took on an extra 228 recruiters.
Construction and property was the best performing sector for Hays in the UK with an annual growth of 21% during the year.
Alistair Cox, Chief Executive, said: “This is a strong financial performance, and we are ahead of schedule in terms of our aspirations to broadly double the Group’s operating profits by 2018.”
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