MPS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



In  connection  with the  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal  quarter
ending  March 31,  2004 of MPS Group,  Inc.  (the "Form  10-Q"),  I,  Timothy D.
Payne, President,  Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company, certify,
pursuant  to 18  U.S.C.  ss.  1350,  as  adopted  pursuant  to  ss.  906  of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1)  The Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The  information  contained in the Form 10-Q fairly  presents,  in all
          material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of
          the Company.



/s/ Timothy D. Payne
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Timothy D. Payne
President and Chief Executive Officer
May 7, 2004