The recruiting firms that fill the hard roles.
Specialist recruiters in New York, London, San Francisco Bay Area and 19 more, scored on public signals: how deep their niche runs, how actively they're hiring, and their track record.
The cities
22 cities, one method.
New York is our deepest index. The others open as early editions and grow every week as we add firms. The scoring is the same everywhere.
FlagshipNew York
United States1,112 firms ranked · most in Tech & Engineering
Full indexLondon
United Kingdom2,484 firms ranked · most in Tech & Engineering
Full indexSan Francisco Bay Area
United States318 firms ranked · most in Tech & Engineering
Full indexBoston
United States307 firms ranked · most in Tech & Engineering
Full indexChicago
United States409 firms ranked · most in Tech & Engineering
Full indexLos Angeles
United States335 firms ranked · most in Tech & Engineering
Full indexBerlin
Germany462 firms ranked · most in Tech & Engineering
Full indexMunich
Germany558 firms ranked · most in Executive Search
Full indexSingapore
528 firms ranked · most in Executive Search
Full indexSydney
Australia870 firms ranked · most in Tech & Engineering
Full indexHong Kong
319 firms ranked · most in Executive Search
Full indexManila
Philippines76 firms ranked · most in Executive Search
Full indexMelbourne
Australia555 firms ranked · most in Tech & Engineering
Full indexToronto
Canada459 firms ranked · most in Tech & Engineering
Full indexDubai
United Arab Emirates316 firms ranked · most in Executive Search
Full indexManchester
United Kingdom391 firms ranked · most in Tech & Engineering
Full indexHouston
United States258 firms ranked · most in Tech & Engineering
Full indexDublin
Ireland254 firms ranked · most in Tech & Engineering
Full indexAtlanta
United States174 firms ranked · most in Tech & Engineering
Full indexDallas
United States215 firms ranked · most in Tech & Engineering
Full indexAustin
United States118 firms ranked · most in Tech & Engineering
Full indexDenver
United States143 firms ranked · most in Tech & Engineering
Leaderboard · New York
Tech & Engineering, New York
| Rank | Firm | Focus | Fee model | Terms | Open roles | Index score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | EDE PartnersMidtown · since 2004 | DevOps, systems and open-source engineering in NYC | Contingency | Not disclosed | 28 | 92.2 |
| 02 | Consulting for Architects, Inc.since 1984 | Architecture, interior design, engineering and CAD/BIM; project, project-to-permanent and permanent placements | Not stated | Not disclosed | 40 | 78.8 |
| 03 | Intelateksince 2013 | Technology, software engineering, data and AI recruitment | Not stated | Not disclosed | 60 | 77.4 |
| 04 | Talon Professional Servicessince 2001 | — | Not stated | Not disclosed | 21 | 74.1 |
| 05 | Owen Thomas GroupJersey City · since 2017 | Construction, engineering, architecture and data center recruitment | Not stated | Not disclosed | 38 | 73.4 |
- 01EDE PartnersMidtown · DevOps, systems and open-source engineering in NYC92.2ContingencyNot disclosed28 open roles
- 02Consulting for Architects, Inc.Architecture, interior design, engineering and CAD/BIM; project, project-to-permanent and permanent placements78.8Not statedNot disclosed40 open roles
- 03IntelatekTechnology, software engineering, data and AI recruitment77.4Not statedNot disclosed60 open roles
- 04Talon Professional Services74.1Not statedNot disclosed21 open roles
- 05Owen Thomas GroupJersey City · Construction, engineering, architecture and data center recruitment73.4Not statedNot disclosed38 open roles
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