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Fintech & Trading recruitment agencies, London

Fee models, from the firms' own websites: 1 retained and 3 hybrid. Together they advertise 1,603 open roles.

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Fintech & Trading firms ranked

Fintech & Trading recruiting firms in London, ranked within the specialty
Rank	Firm	Focus	Fee model	Terms	Open roles	Index score
01	Paragon Alpha	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	98	63.8
02	Octavius Finance	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	39	62.1
03	Quant Capital	Quant trading and financial technology	Not stated	Not disclosed	505	61.2
04	Sartre Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	20	59.5
05	Meredith Brown Associatessince 2002	Asset management, investment, distribution, custody and investor services recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	22	55.3
06	AMG Searchsince 2000	—	Hybrid	Not disclosed	14	50.5
07	Market TalentCity of London · since 2015	Banking, financial services, fintech, risk and compliance recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	16	47.1
08	Roly Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	5	46.2
09	Plexus Resource SolutionsCity of London · since 2017	Crypto, blockchain, digital assets and Web3 roles	Not stated	Not disclosed	18	46.1
10	Winsor International	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	14	45.6
11	Radley James	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	63	44.8
12	Dartmouth Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	29	43.2
13	Eton Clarke	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	9	42.5
14	Autonomai Recruitmentsince 2024	Trading, blockchain and fintech engineering, infrastructure and quantitative talent	Not stated	Not disclosed	69	42.4
=15	Richard James Recruitment Specialists	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	31	41.5
=15	Taylor James Resourcing	Financial markets, insurance, finance and professional support recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	32	41.5
17	Cynosure Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	28	41.4
=18	Alan Mitchell Financial Recruitmentsince 2002	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=18	Campbell Northsince 2009	Quantitative finance, technology and data science recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=18	Cavendish Searchsince 2010	Financial markets, banking, asset management and fintech executive search	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=18	Connect Resourcingsince 1999	Energy trading, quantitative analysis, risk and commercial professionals	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=18	Eiger Regulatory Partnerssince 2007	Regulatory compliance and anti-financial crime recruitment	Hybrid	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=18	Garthorne Associatessince 2005	Investment, research, data, AI and technology professionals for financial organisations.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=18	Hinton Rosesince 2009	Distressed debt, special situations, equities and credit investment recruitment	Hybrid	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=18	Kite Human Capitalsince 2004	Financial markets executive and specialist recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=18	Lewis Norton Limitedsince 2004	Investment research, supervisory analysts and research compliance recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=18	Trevose Partnerssince 2011	Banking, asset management and financial technology recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=18	Valentine Thomas & Partnerssince 2004	—	Retained	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=18	Victus Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	35	41.3
=18	Walbrook Searchsince 2009	Financial markets search across equities, derivatives, commodities, FX and fixed income	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=18	Wiseman FO	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	35	41.3
=32	Charles Levicksince 2008	Energy trading, financial services and renewables recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	1	41.2
=32	Greenwich Partners	Investment banking and asset management	Not stated	Not disclosed	24	41.2
34	Harrington StarrCity of London	Financial technology: engineering, data, trading tech and sales	Not stated	Not disclosed	39	41.0
=35	Campion Pickworth	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	44	40.8
=35	Compliance Professionals	Financial services compliance, financial crime, AML, KYC and regulatory recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	43	40.8
37	Blakemore Recruitment	Wealth management, financial planning, private banking, pensions, benefits and compliance recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	50	40.6
=38	Burns Brightiff Consultingsince 2012	Fintech and banking professional and executive search	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	40.1
=38	Captura Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	71	40.1
=38	EC1 Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	68	40.1
41	Marlin Selection	Financial markets recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	76	40.0
42	System Recruitment Specialists	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	22	39.1
43	Linear Partnerssince 2014	Investment banking, M&A, private capital and senior finance recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	37.8
44	OCR Alphasince 2015	Hedge funds, quantitative trading, investment and non-investment professional search	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	36.6
45	Fourier	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	6	36.4
46	Options Group	Financial services executive search, global markets, asset management and quantitative finance	Not stated	Not disclosed	18	35.6
47	William Blake Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	17	34.9
=48	eSpace Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	16	34.3
=48	RecruitBlock	Digital assets, crypto and Web3 specialist recruitment and executive search	Not stated	Not disclosed	16	34.3
=50	MW Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	10	34.0

01Paragon Alpha63.8
Not statedNot disclosed98 open roles
02Octavius Finance62.1
Not statedNot disclosed39 open roles
03Quant CapitalQuant trading and financial technology61.2
Not statedNot disclosed505 open roles
04Sartre Group59.5
Not statedNot disclosed20 open roles
05Meredith Brown AssociatesAsset management, investment, distribution, custody and investor services recruitment55.3
Not statedNot disclosed22 open roles
06AMG Search50.5
HybridNot disclosed14 open roles
07Market TalentCity of London · Banking, financial services, fintech, risk and compliance recruitment47.1
Not statedNot disclosed16 open roles
08Roly Recruitment46.2
Not statedNot disclosed5 open roles
09Plexus Resource SolutionsCity of London · Crypto, blockchain, digital assets and Web3 roles46.1
Not statedNot disclosed18 open roles
10Winsor International45.6
Not statedNot disclosed14 open roles
11Radley James44.8
Not statedNot disclosed63 open roles
12Dartmouth Partners43.2
Not statedNot disclosed29 open roles
13Eton Clarke42.5
Not statedNot disclosed9 open roles
14Autonomai RecruitmentTrading, blockchain and fintech engineering, infrastructure and quantitative talent42.4
Not statedNot disclosed69 open roles
=15Richard James Recruitment Specialists41.5
Not statedNot disclosed31 open roles
=15Taylor James ResourcingFinancial markets, insurance, finance and professional support recruitment41.5
Not statedNot disclosed32 open roles
17Cynosure Search41.4
Not statedNot disclosed28 open roles
=18Alan Mitchell Financial Recruitment41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=18Campbell NorthQuantitative finance, technology and data science recruitment41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=18Cavendish SearchFinancial markets, banking, asset management and fintech executive search41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=18Connect ResourcingEnergy trading, quantitative analysis, risk and commercial professionals41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=18Eiger Regulatory PartnersRegulatory compliance and anti-financial crime recruitment41.3
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=18Garthorne AssociatesInvestment, research, data, AI and technology professionals for financial organisations.41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=18Hinton RoseDistressed debt, special situations, equities and credit investment recruitment41.3
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=18Kite Human CapitalFinancial markets executive and specialist recruitment41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=18Lewis Norton LimitedInvestment research, supervisory analysts and research compliance recruitment41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=18Trevose PartnersBanking, asset management and financial technology recruitment41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=18Valentine Thomas & Partners41.3
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=18Victus Search41.3
Not statedNot disclosed35 open roles
=18Walbrook SearchFinancial markets search across equities, derivatives, commodities, FX and fixed income41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=18Wiseman FO41.3
Not statedNot disclosed35 open roles
=32Charles LevickEnergy trading, financial services and renewables recruitment41.2
Not statedNot disclosed1 open roles
=32Greenwich PartnersInvestment banking and asset management41.2
Not statedNot disclosed24 open roles
34Harrington StarrCity of London · Financial technology: engineering, data, trading tech and sales41.0
Not statedNot disclosed39 open roles
=35Campion Pickworth40.8
Not statedNot disclosed44 open roles
=35Compliance ProfessionalsFinancial services compliance, financial crime, AML, KYC and regulatory recruitment40.8
Not statedNot disclosed43 open roles
37Blakemore RecruitmentWealth management, financial planning, private banking, pensions, benefits and compliance recruitment40.6
Not statedNot disclosed50 open roles
=38Burns Brightiff ConsultingFintech and banking professional and executive search40.1
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=38Captura Search40.1
Not statedNot disclosed71 open roles
=38EC1 Partners40.1
Not statedNot disclosed68 open roles
41Marlin SelectionFinancial markets recruitment40.0
Not statedNot disclosed76 open roles
42System Recruitment Specialists39.1
Not statedNot disclosed22 open roles
43Linear PartnersInvestment banking, M&A, private capital and senior finance recruitment37.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
44OCR AlphaHedge funds, quantitative trading, investment and non-investment professional search36.6
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
45Fourier36.4
Not statedNot disclosed6 open roles
46Options GroupFinancial services executive search, global markets, asset management and quantitative finance35.6
Not statedNot disclosed18 open roles
47William Blake Group34.9
Not statedNot disclosed17 open roles
=48eSpace Recruitment34.3
Not statedNot disclosed16 open roles
=48RecruitBlockDigital assets, crypto and Web3 specialist recruitment and executive search34.3
Not statedNot disclosed16 open roles
=50MW Recruitment34.0
Not statedNot disclosed10 open roles

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Specialist focus: 40%
Market activity: 35%
Track record: 25%

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Fintech & Trading recruitment agencies in London: questions

How do fintech & trading recruitment agencies in London charge?

Of the firms ranked here, by their own websites: 1 retained and 3 hybrid. 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.

How are fintech & trading recruitment agencies ranked here?

Rank is within this specialty only. The biggest factor is specialist focus: the share of a firm's open roles that are in this field. Hiring activity and track record make up the rest. No firm can pay for placement.

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