Specialty leaderboard · Updated Nov 11, 2026

Healthcare recruitment agencies, London

Together they advertise 2,168 open roles.

109

Healthcare & Life Sciences firms ranked

Healthcare & Life Sciences recruiting firms in London, ranked within the specialty
Rank	Firm	Focus	Fee model	Terms	Open roles	Index score
01	Carrot Life Sciencessince 2006	Pharma, biotech and medtech professional recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	24	66.5
02	Caritas Recruitmentsince 2009	Qualified social workers, mental health professionals and social care managers	Not stated	Not disclosed	30	59.1
03	Hunter Gatherer AHP	Allied health, pharmacy and biomedical science recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	219	58.9
04	Zenopasince 1991	Medical devices, pharmaceutical, life sciences, scientific and technical commercial recruitment.	Not stated	Not disclosed	49	58.1
05	Scale Health	Clinical, commercial, governance and executive leadership recruitment for regulated healthcare	Not stated	Not disclosed	64	56.1
06	Advantage Medical Staffing	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	137	54.6
07	CY Partnerssince 2008	Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, clinical research, chemistry and scientific professional recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	15	51.2
08	ProfDoc	Recruitment of GPs, medical consultants, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals	Not stated	Not disclosed	339	45.2
09	Evergood Associatessince 2003	Recruitment of hospital doctors, psychiatrists, GPs and qualified social workers	Not stated	Not disclosed	3	45.1
10	Hindsight Recruitment	Permanent and locum speech and language therapy recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	12	43.8
11	Permanent Hire	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	5	43.4
12	Discover International	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	41	43.2
13	Riverbank Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	27	43.1
=14	Day Webster Groupsince 2009	Recruitment of doctors, allied health professionals, psychological therapists and social workers	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=14	GenSearchsince 2010	Life sciences executive search and leadership advisory	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=14	Globe Locumssince 2011	Recruitment of allied health professionals, health scientists, doctors and psychological therapists	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=14	Medicuresince 1994	Recruitment of doctors and allied health professionals for NHS and private healthcare providers	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=14	Skills Alliancesince 2005	Life-sciences and STEM executive search and specialist recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=19	Pertemps Social Care	Qualified social work, occupational therapy and local authority leadership	Not stated	Not disclosed	36	41.2
=19	Proclinical	Life sciences recruitment across clinical, regulatory, medical, scientific and commercial functions	Not stated	Not disclosed	36	41.2
=21	Medacs Healthcare	Recruitment of doctors and allied health professionals for permanent, contract and locum roles	Not stated	Not disclosed	27	40.3
=21	Tempest Resourcing Ltd	Education, social work, public-sector finance, housing and executive recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	249	40.3
23	PE GlobalCity of London	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	224	39.8
=24	Marylebone Services	Permanent dental nurses, dentists, hygienists and practice managers; separate early-years recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	3	39.7
=24	Maven Consulting Group Ltd	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	98	39.7
26	Ardent Social	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	123	39.6
=27	Merritt Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	25	39.3
=27	NonStop Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	194	39.3
29	Established Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	22	37.8
30	Vetivo	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	12	37.0
31	Ant Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	13	36.8
=32	CAMHS Professionals	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	20	36.7
=32	iPeople SC Solutions	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	20	36.7
34	Nexa Life Sciences	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	8	34.8
35	Dental Recruitment Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	10	34.0
36	Luminosince 2018	Cannabis industry executives, commercial leaders, R&D, pharmaceutical and clinical professionals.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	33.1
=37	CareUgo	Permanent nursing and clinical or care-management recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	4	33.0
=37	Pulse Workforce Solutions	Permanent doctors, allied health, healthcare sciences and psychological therapists	Not stated	Not disclosed	4	33.0
39	Remedy Recruitment Group	Qualified social work and local government interim finance, IT, procurement and project recruitment.	Not stated	Not disclosed	12	31.6
40	Harrington Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	6	31.2
41	Athona	Recruitment of medical consultants, doctors and allied health professionals	Not stated	Not disclosed	11	30.9
42	MSI Pharma	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	10	30.2
43	R&D Partners	Life sciences recruitment across clinical research, regulatory affairs, quality, biometrics and scientific engineering.	Not stated	Not disclosed	9	29.4
44	Mantell Associates	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	8	28.6
45	Duchesse Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	3	27.6
=46	Arphia Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	4	26.7
=46	Hunter Healthcare	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	4	26.7
48	Tashida Pharmaceutical	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	4	25.4
=49	CHR Life Sciences	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	2	24.1
=49	HCRG Staffing	Recruitment of doctors, allied health professionals, health scientists and qualified social workers	Not stated	Not disclosed	2	24.1

01Carrot Life SciencesPharma, biotech and medtech professional recruitment66.5
Not statedNot disclosed24 open roles
02Caritas RecruitmentQualified social workers, mental health professionals and social care managers59.1
Not statedNot disclosed30 open roles
03Hunter Gatherer AHPAllied health, pharmacy and biomedical science recruitment58.9
Not statedNot disclosed219 open roles
04ZenopaMedical devices, pharmaceutical, life sciences, scientific and technical commercial recruitment.58.1
Not statedNot disclosed49 open roles
05Scale HealthClinical, commercial, governance and executive leadership recruitment for regulated healthcare56.1
Not statedNot disclosed64 open roles
06Advantage Medical Staffing54.6
Not statedNot disclosed137 open roles
07CY PartnersPharmaceutical, biotechnology, clinical research, chemistry and scientific professional recruitment51.2
Not statedNot disclosed15 open roles
08ProfDocRecruitment of GPs, medical consultants, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals45.2
Not statedNot disclosed339 open roles
09Evergood AssociatesRecruitment of hospital doctors, psychiatrists, GPs and qualified social workers45.1
Not statedNot disclosed3 open roles
10Hindsight RecruitmentPermanent and locum speech and language therapy recruitment43.8
Not statedNot disclosed12 open roles
11Permanent Hire43.4
Not statedNot disclosed5 open roles
12Discover International43.2
Not statedNot disclosed41 open roles
13Riverbank Recruitment43.1
Not statedNot disclosed27 open roles
=14Day Webster GroupRecruitment of doctors, allied health professionals, psychological therapists and social workers41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=14GenSearchLife sciences executive search and leadership advisory41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=14Globe LocumsRecruitment of allied health professionals, health scientists, doctors and psychological therapists41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=14MedicureRecruitment of doctors and allied health professionals for NHS and private healthcare providers41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=14Skills AllianceLife-sciences and STEM executive search and specialist recruitment41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=19Pertemps Social CareQualified social work, occupational therapy and local authority leadership41.2
Not statedNot disclosed36 open roles
=19ProclinicalLife sciences recruitment across clinical, regulatory, medical, scientific and commercial functions41.2
Not statedNot disclosed36 open roles
=21Medacs HealthcareRecruitment of doctors and allied health professionals for permanent, contract and locum roles40.3
Not statedNot disclosed27 open roles
=21Tempest Resourcing LtdEducation, social work, public-sector finance, housing and executive recruitment40.3
Not statedNot disclosed249 open roles
23PE GlobalCity of London39.8
Not statedNot disclosed224 open roles
=24Marylebone ServicesPermanent dental nurses, dentists, hygienists and practice managers; separate early-years recruitment39.7
Not statedNot disclosed3 open roles
=24Maven Consulting Group Ltd39.7
Not statedNot disclosed98 open roles
26Ardent Social39.6
Not statedNot disclosed123 open roles
=27Merritt Recruitment39.3
Not statedNot disclosed25 open roles
=27NonStop Consulting39.3
Not statedNot disclosed194 open roles
29Established Search37.8
Not statedNot disclosed22 open roles
30Vetivo37.0
Not statedNot disclosed12 open roles
31Ant Talent36.8
Not statedNot disclosed13 open roles
=32CAMHS Professionals36.7
Not statedNot disclosed20 open roles
=32iPeople SC Solutions36.7
Not statedNot disclosed20 open roles
34Nexa Life Sciences34.8
Not statedNot disclosed8 open roles
35Dental Recruitment Group34.0
Not statedNot disclosed10 open roles
36LuminoCannabis industry executives, commercial leaders, R&D, pharmaceutical and clinical professionals.33.1
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=37CareUgoPermanent nursing and clinical or care-management recruitment33.0
Not statedNot disclosed4 open roles
=37Pulse Workforce SolutionsPermanent doctors, allied health, healthcare sciences and psychological therapists33.0
Not statedNot disclosed4 open roles
39Remedy Recruitment GroupQualified social work and local government interim finance, IT, procurement and project recruitment.31.6
Not statedNot disclosed12 open roles
40Harrington Recruitment31.2
Not statedNot disclosed6 open roles
41AthonaRecruitment of medical consultants, doctors and allied health professionals30.9
Not statedNot disclosed11 open roles
42MSI Pharma30.2
Not statedNot disclosed10 open roles
43R&D PartnersLife sciences recruitment across clinical research, regulatory affairs, quality, biometrics and scientific engineering.29.4
Not statedNot disclosed9 open roles
44Mantell Associates28.6
Not statedNot disclosed8 open roles
45Duchesse Recruitment27.6
Not statedNot disclosed3 open roles
=46Arphia Partners26.7
Not statedNot disclosed4 open roles
=46Hunter Healthcare26.7
Not statedNot disclosed4 open roles
48Tashida Pharmaceutical25.4
Not statedNot disclosed4 open roles
=49CHR Life Sciences24.1
Not statedNot disclosed2 open roles
=49HCRG StaffingRecruitment of doctors, allied health professionals, health scientists and qualified social workers24.1
Not statedNot disclosed2 open roles

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How these firms are scored

Rank here is within Healthcare & Life Sciences. Every score is built from public signals and measures specialisation and activity, not a guarantee of service quality. Terms, claiming and sponsorship never change it.

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

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Healthcare recruitment agencies in London: questions

How do healthcare recruitment agencies in London 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.

How are healthcare 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.

Should I use more than one recruiter?

For contingency roles many employers brief two or three firms at once. Retained searches are exclusive by design. Posting one brief here sends it to the specialists and lets you compare their approach and terms before you commit.