V35 Summary Release Notes
Welcome to the Summary Release Notes for version 35 of Mercury which will be rolling out to customers during October 2025. There is also important additional information for System Admins.
These notes are designed to give you the highlights that you can expect to see in this Release, but you can see a fully itemised list of everything covered in v35 here.
You can watch the highlights in this Release in the video below.
Timesheet Enhancements
This release, we have focused on improving the Timesheets area of Mercury. These enhancements will have a transformative impact across operational efficiency, compliance, candidate experience, and client satisfaction.
These enhancements will make Timesheets easier to manage and give you more functionality and flexibility, especially for those of you who manage non-UK Timesheets. These updates reduce administrative delays, improve financial visibility and lay the groundwork for an improved Candidate Portal experience in future releases.
Key Enhancements
- Editable Timesheet Lines (93438) – Admins can now edit candidate timesheets directly, removing the need for candidates to resubmit, cutting administrative delays.
- Forecast & Actuals Visibility (94541–94608, 97053) – New fields for Pay, Charge, Margin, and Markup (both forecasted and actual), including currency tracking for better planning and reporting.
- Automatic Working Days Calculation (94542) – Calculates working days for forecasting accuracy without the need for manual intervention.
- New Timesheet Chart (98173) – Simple to view comparison of Forecast vs Actual margin month-by-month giving you invaluable business insight.
- Timesheet Lines Visibility (98893) – Dropdown view shows all related lines without the need to open the record, so you have all the information you need at a glance.
Spec Sends
Spec Sends can be crucial, especially in a candidate rich market or for contractor recruiting businesses. The speed and quality of how you present candidates can make the difference between securing a placement or missing out.
In this release we have given you more flexibility around how you use Spec Sends, and particularly what you choose to do with a record that you create as part of a Spec Send. As a result you are now able to choose to convert it to either an Info or Vacancy record right away. This will reduce the amount of manual administration and get you making placements faster.
Key Enhancements
- Convert a spec send into either an Info or Vacancy Record (85694 and 97901) – automatically create an Info or Vacancy record using data you’ve added to the Spec Send, reducing your admin and saving you time.
- Automatically create a Shortlist if Vacancy created (97902) – having a Shortlist built instantly when converting means you can get your Candidates in front of Hiring Managers faster, boosting your chances of success.
Other Key areas of improvements
Enhanced UI across Mercury
In v35 we have improved consistency and accuracy across Compliance, Placements and other areas so it’s easier for you to find what you need with less confusion and better visual consistency across forms.. By standardising colours and labels to bring them in line with other areas of Mercury, you get a better, more consistent user experience.
We’ve also tidied up the Client “Related” menu so you can get to what matters faster.
Key Enhancements
- Improved Compliance UI (100370, 98861, 98862) – Consistent colour-coding and simplified sub-grids.
- Contact Hierarchy Enforcement (71922) – Only see relevant contacts during placement validation.
- Placement Form Tweaks (96224) – Parity and clarity between legacy and new UCI forms.
- Novate → “Change Client” (95419) – Plain-language relabel for clarity.
These improvements mean easier validation and onboarding checks, reduced data selection errors and improved visual clarity and user experience.
Vacancy Enrichment
Getting your Vacancies noticed can be difficult on busy job boards. In V35 we’re giving you more control over job ad formatting and presentation, helping your vacancies stand out.
Key Enhancements
- Rich Text Formatting (86180) – Create visually appealing job adverts with formatted descriptions.
- UI and Layout Tweaks (86884, 87249) – Consistent form design and better colour visibility for key statuses.
Now you can create richer job ads with consistent layouts, attract more candidates, improve user experience, and make training faster and simpler.
Work Contacts visible for Candidates
Reaching candidates quickly can be the difference between placing them in the perfect role or having to start your search again. Any delay risks them missing out and you losing valuable time.
With v35, you can now configure Mercury to display candidates’ work contact details (phone and email), giving you more ways to connect, faster response times, and a greater chance of securing the placement before your competitors.
There’s much more in the v35 Release so make sure you check out the full Release Notes which also includes the Software fixes that have been done as part of Mercury v35.