The Dubai index

Dubai recruitment agencies, ranked.

Every firm we track, scored on public signals: specialist focus, market activity and track record. Terms, claiming and sponsorship never change a rank.

The index is free to read and free to be listed in. Our sponsor makes that possible, and has no say in any ranking.

Firms tracked: 316
Specialties: 12
Open roles: 3,646
Updated: Nov 11

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Dubai recruiting firms ranked by index score
Rank	Firm	Focus	Fee model	Terms	Index score
=123	Pedersen & PartnersJumeirah Lakes Towers	Executive search and leadership consulting across consumer, industrial, financial and technology sectors	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	People Connect Global	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	PG Search	Executive, board and senior Emirati leadership search	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	Piermont Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	QnS International HR Consultancy	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	Queenswood Recruitment	Finance leadership, accounting, FP&A, treasury and financial control	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	Ralph Recruitment & Consultancy	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	RAMTeCH PEOPLE	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	Recruitify Talent	—	Hybrid	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	RecruitME	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	RECRU-ME	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	Robbert Murray & AssociatesTrade Centre	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	Rootlink Advisors	—	Retained	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	Roundtable Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	RS Executive	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	RS Recruitment	Finance leadership, investment management, private equity and institutional financial services	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	SearchPlus	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	SGP Technology	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	Shareek	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	Sheffield Haworth	Financial services, technology, private markets and professional services executive search	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	Simply4Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	SkillBridge Talent Consultants	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	Solavea	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	Sphere Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	StaffingBird	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	Staff It Right	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	Stanley Mac	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	SteadPro Staffing Solutions	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	Sterling & Rowe	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	Synergi	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	Talent2Connect	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	Talent Enrich	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	Talent Fusion HR	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	Talent Higher	Finance, tax, legal, HR, technology, sales and marketing professional recruitment in the UAE.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	TalentHunter.Agency	Technology, engineering and executive recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	Talent Locker	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	Talent Seed	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	Talent Tap MENA	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	Talentum Global	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	Tandem Search	Senior financial services, strategy consulting, legal, technology and infrastructure executive recruitment.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	Taylor Birchwood	Senior corporate affairs, communications, investor relations and marketing recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	Templeton Global Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	TGC Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	The C-Suite & Co	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	The RIG Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	The Talent Cove	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	Top Remote Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	True Search	Executive search for corporate, private-equity and venture-backed businesses across technology and other sectors.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	Tura Executive	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=123	Vahura MEA	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8

=123Pedersen & PartnersJumeirah Lakes Towers · Executive search and leadership consulting across consumer, industrial, financial and technology sectors23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123People Connect Global23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123PG SearchExecutive, board and senior Emirati leadership search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123Piermont Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123QnS International HR Consultancy23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123Queenswood RecruitmentFinance leadership, accounting, FP&A, treasury and financial control23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123Ralph Recruitment & Consultancy23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123RAMTeCH PEOPLE23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123Recruitify Talent23.8
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=123RecruitME23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123RECRU-ME23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123Robbert Murray & AssociatesTrade Centre23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123Rootlink Advisors23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123Roundtable Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123RS Executive23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123RS RecruitmentFinance leadership, investment management, private equity and institutional financial services23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123SearchPlus23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123SGP Technology23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123Shareek23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123Sheffield HaworthFinancial services, technology, private markets and professional services executive search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123Simply4Talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123SkillBridge Talent Consultants23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123Solavea23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123Sphere Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123StaffingBird23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123Staff It Right23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123Stanley Mac23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123SteadPro Staffing Solutions23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123Sterling & Rowe23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123Synergi23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123Talent2Connect23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123Talent Enrich23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123Talent Fusion HR23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123Talent HigherFinance, tax, legal, HR, technology, sales and marketing professional recruitment in the UAE.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123TalentHunter.AgencyTechnology, engineering and executive recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123Talent Locker23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123Talent Seed23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123Talent Tap MENA23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123Talentum Global23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123Tandem SearchSenior financial services, strategy consulting, legal, technology and infrastructure executive recruitment.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123Taylor BirchwoodSenior corporate affairs, communications, investor relations and marketing recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123Templeton Global Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123TGC Consulting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123The C-Suite & Co23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123The RIG Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123The Talent Cove23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123Top Remote Talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123True SearchExecutive search for corporate, private-equity and venture-backed businesses across technology and other sectors.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123Tura Executive23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=123Vahura MEA23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles

Score built from public signals · Fee model from firm websites · Terms reported by firms · Terms never affect the score

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Recruitment agencies in Dubai: questions

How are these Dubai recruitment agencies ranked?

Each firm gets a score from public data: how focused it is on one specialty, how many roles it is actively hiring for, and its track record. We rank 316 firms in Dubai so far and re-score them as new data comes in. The full method is on our methodology page.

Can a recruitment agency pay to rank higher?

No. There is no paid placement. Claiming a profile, adding terms and our sponsor never change a score or a rank.

What's the difference between a recruitment agency, a headhunter and an executive search firm?

They overlap. A recruitment agency fills roles for employers, usually on contingency. Headhunter is the informal name for a recruiter who approaches people who aren't job hunting. Executive search firms are headhunters for senior roles and usually work on a retained basis. We list all three when they fill professional, white-collar roles.

How much do recruitment agencies in Dubai charge?

Most agencies charge a percentage of the hire's first-year base salary. Contingency recruiters are commonly quoted at around 15–25% and are paid only when you hire; retained and executive search firms often charge 25–35%, paid in stages as the search progresses.

My firm is missing or something is wrong. What can I do?

Firms can claim their profile for free and correct their details. Anyone can request a correction; we reply within three working days.

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