James Thomson has an extensive background in IT recruitment and consulting, with experience in cyber and information security. He studied Physical Education, Leisure & Tourism at Farnborough 6th Form College and continued his education at Edgbarrow. Thomson worked at companies such as Hays, QA Ltd, The Access Group, and MRL Consulting Group, where he held senior positions in account management and project management. With IT recruitment experience at Computer People and Skillsearch, he diversified his expertise in the recruitment sector.

Thomson's career began at Skillsearch, where he worked as an IT recruitment consultant for PeopleSoft/Oracle. Afterwards, he worked as a recruitment consultant at Computer People, before becoming an account director at QA Consulting. In his next position, Thomson was a senior consultant for cyber and information security at MRL Consulting Group. He then moved to QA Ltd, where he worked as a senior account manager before becoming the Business Unit Director - Intelligent Automation at Hays.