Specialty leaderboard · Updated Nov 11, 2026

HR recruitment agencies, London

Fee models, from the firms' own websites: 1 hybrid. Together they advertise 2,838 open roles.

203

HR & Talent firms ranked

HR & Talent recruiting firms in London, ranked within the specialty
Rank	Firm	Focus	Fee model	Terms	Open roles	Index score
01	HR Headssince 2009	Senior HR, people leadership and interim HR recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	14	66.2
02	Oakleaf Partnershipsince 2005	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	52	65.6
03	RMS Recruitmentsince 2000	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	49	58.1
04	ISE Partnerssince 2007	EA, business support, HR and operations recruitment for investment and professional firms	Not stated	Not disclosed	53	58.0
05	Prize PlacementsWimbledon · since 2001	Office support, administration, finance and sales support roles	Not stated	Not disclosed	72	57.5
06	Frazer Jones	Specialist HR, talent acquisition, reward, payroll and human capital recruitment.	Not stated	Not disclosed	129	53.7
07	REC2 Recruitmentsince 2014	Recruitment-to-recruitment appointments for construction, engineering, energy and technical recruitment businesses	Not stated	Not disclosed	202	53.2
08	Clarus Educationsince 2015	Qualified teachers, school leaders, education administrators and learning support	Not stated	Not disclosed	77	52.8
09	Lily Shippensince 2016	Executive assistant, personal assistant, chief of staff, business support and human resources recruitment.	Not stated	Not disclosed	96	51.4
10	Macmillan Davies	HR executive search, permanent recruitment and interim appointments	Not stated	Not disclosed	35	51.3
11	Bis Recruitsince 2004	Executive assistants, personal assistants, HR and office support recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	15	51.2
12	Catalyst Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	20	50.4
13	Oriel Partnerssince 2018	Corporate personal assistants, executive assistants, office management and administrative support	Not stated	Not disclosed	47	50.0
14	TalentYard Ltdsince 2016	HR, PA, executive assistant and business support recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	17	46.6
15	Grafton Haymes	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	13	46.3
16	Buckingham RecruitmentCovent Garden · since 2010	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	8	46.1
17	Coby Philipssince 1997	HR, business support, finance and marketing recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	7	45.3
18	Paragon Personnelsince 1989	Executive assistants, administrative and professional business-support recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	6	44.5
=19	Gray Recruitment Specialistssince 1994	Administrative and professional recruitment for higher education, charities, regulatory and membership organisations	Not stated	Not disclosed	5	43.7
=19	Lamb Personnelsince 2007	Office and executive support, finance, HR, marketing and IT recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	5	43.7
=21	Annapurna	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	35	41.3
=21	Gordon Yates	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	35	41.3
=21	Leaman Consultingsince 2007	Executive assistants, HR, office management and corporate business support recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=21	Teach Plus	Qualified school teachers, SENCOs and teaching support recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	35	41.3
=25	Master Class Education	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	29	41.2
=25	Red 5 PeopleKing's Cross	Employment support, apprenticeship and justice-sector roles	Not stated	Not disclosed	37	41.2
27	Australasian Recruitment Company	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	38	41.1
=28	Envision Education	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	40	41.0
=28	Love Success	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	40	41.0
=28	Morgan Law	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	61	41.0
=31	Education Matters Group Ltd	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	46	40.7
=31	Talent Lift	Senior recruitment agency appointments and executive search industry partners	Not stated	Not disclosed	28	40.7
=31	The Maine Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	47	40.7
=34	Indigo Lane Recruitment	Recruitment to recruitment, from trainee consultants to directors.	Not stated	Not disclosed	27	40.3
=34	Strictly Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	59	40.3
=34	Wise May	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	27	40.3
37	Bain and Gray	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	65	40.2
=38	C&C Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	83	39.9
=38	Education 365Teddington	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	82	39.9
=38	Think Specialist Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	80	39.9
=41	ASQ International	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	93	39.8
=41	Kayman Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	26	39.8
=41	Unity Education	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	26	39.8
44	Qualiteach	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	106	39.7
45	RULE RecruitmentWimbledon	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	121	39.6
=46	Aston Educationsince 2019	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	11	39.1
=46	Tempting Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	279	39.1
48	Protocol Education	Primary, secondary, SEND and early-years teaching and school staffing	Not stated	Not disclosed	360	39.0
=49	Alderson Jamessince 2013	—	Hybrid	Not disclosed	0	38.9
=49	Julie Rose Recruitmentsince 2013	Office support and professional administration recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	38.9

01HR HeadsSenior HR, people leadership and interim HR recruitment66.2
Not statedNot disclosed14 open roles
02Oakleaf Partnership65.6
Not statedNot disclosed52 open roles
03RMS Recruitment58.1
Not statedNot disclosed49 open roles
04ISE PartnersEA, business support, HR and operations recruitment for investment and professional firms58.0
Not statedNot disclosed53 open roles
05Prize PlacementsWimbledon · Office support, administration, finance and sales support roles57.5
Not statedNot disclosed72 open roles
06Frazer JonesSpecialist HR, talent acquisition, reward, payroll and human capital recruitment.53.7
Not statedNot disclosed129 open roles
07REC2 RecruitmentRecruitment-to-recruitment appointments for construction, engineering, energy and technical recruitment businesses53.2
Not statedNot disclosed202 open roles
08Clarus EducationQualified teachers, school leaders, education administrators and learning support52.8
Not statedNot disclosed77 open roles
09Lily ShippenExecutive assistant, personal assistant, chief of staff, business support and human resources recruitment.51.4
Not statedNot disclosed96 open roles
10Macmillan DaviesHR executive search, permanent recruitment and interim appointments51.3
Not statedNot disclosed35 open roles
11Bis RecruitExecutive assistants, personal assistants, HR and office support recruitment51.2
Not statedNot disclosed15 open roles
12Catalyst Partners50.4
Not statedNot disclosed20 open roles
13Oriel PartnersCorporate personal assistants, executive assistants, office management and administrative support50.0
Not statedNot disclosed47 open roles
14TalentYard LtdHR, PA, executive assistant and business support recruitment46.6
Not statedNot disclosed17 open roles
15Grafton Haymes46.3
Not statedNot disclosed13 open roles
16Buckingham RecruitmentCovent Garden46.1
Not statedNot disclosed8 open roles
17Coby PhilipsHR, business support, finance and marketing recruitment45.3
Not statedNot disclosed7 open roles
18Paragon PersonnelExecutive assistants, administrative and professional business-support recruitment44.5
Not statedNot disclosed6 open roles
=19Gray Recruitment SpecialistsAdministrative and professional recruitment for higher education, charities, regulatory and membership organisations43.7
Not statedNot disclosed5 open roles
=19Lamb PersonnelOffice and executive support, finance, HR, marketing and IT recruitment43.7
Not statedNot disclosed5 open roles
=21Annapurna41.3
Not statedNot disclosed35 open roles
=21Gordon Yates41.3
Not statedNot disclosed35 open roles
=21Leaman ConsultingExecutive assistants, HR, office management and corporate business support recruitment41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=21Teach PlusQualified school teachers, SENCOs and teaching support recruitment41.3
Not statedNot disclosed35 open roles
=25Master Class Education41.2
Not statedNot disclosed29 open roles
=25Red 5 PeopleKing's Cross · Employment support, apprenticeship and justice-sector roles41.2
Not statedNot disclosed37 open roles
27Australasian Recruitment Company41.1
Not statedNot disclosed38 open roles
=28Envision Education41.0
Not statedNot disclosed40 open roles
=28Love Success41.0
Not statedNot disclosed40 open roles
=28Morgan Law41.0
Not statedNot disclosed61 open roles
=31Education Matters Group Ltd40.7
Not statedNot disclosed46 open roles
=31Talent LiftSenior recruitment agency appointments and executive search industry partners40.7
Not statedNot disclosed28 open roles
=31The Maine Group40.7
Not statedNot disclosed47 open roles
=34Indigo Lane RecruitmentRecruitment to recruitment, from trainee consultants to directors.40.3
Not statedNot disclosed27 open roles
=34Strictly Recruitment40.3
Not statedNot disclosed59 open roles
=34Wise May40.3
Not statedNot disclosed27 open roles
37Bain and Gray40.2
Not statedNot disclosed65 open roles
=38C&C Search39.9
Not statedNot disclosed83 open roles
=38Education 365Teddington39.9
Not statedNot disclosed82 open roles
=38Think Specialist Recruitment39.9
Not statedNot disclosed80 open roles
=41ASQ International39.8
Not statedNot disclosed93 open roles
=41Kayman Recruitment39.8
Not statedNot disclosed26 open roles
=41Unity Education39.8
Not statedNot disclosed26 open roles
44Qualiteach39.7
Not statedNot disclosed106 open roles
45RULE RecruitmentWimbledon39.6
Not statedNot disclosed121 open roles
=46Aston Education39.1
Not statedNot disclosed11 open roles
=46Tempting Recruitment39.1
Not statedNot disclosed279 open roles
48Protocol EducationPrimary, secondary, SEND and early-years teaching and school staffing39.0
Not statedNot disclosed360 open roles
=49Alderson James38.9
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=49Julie Rose RecruitmentOffice support and professional administration recruitment38.9
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles

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

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HR recruitment agencies in London: questions

How do hr recruitment agencies in London charge?

Of the firms ranked here, by their own websites: 1 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 hr 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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