Specialty leaderboard · Updated Nov 11, 2026

HR recruitment agencies, London

Fee models, from the firms' own websites: 2 hybrid. The typical firm has 2 people; together they advertise 490 open roles.

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HR & Talent firms ranked

HR & Talent recruiting firms in London, ranked within the specialty
Rank	Firm	Focus	Fee model	Terms	Open roles	Index score
=51	Dovetail & SlateSpitalfields	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	24	38.8
=51	Marcilly Recruitment Ltd	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	24	38.8
=53	Joyce Guiness	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23	38.3
=53	Val Wade Recruitment	Office administration, business support, digital and customer support	Not stated	Not disclosed	23	38.3
=55	HAIL Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	22	37.8
=55	HPR Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	22	37.8
57	Hire Ground Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	20	36.7
58	TRM Recruitmentsince 2015	Recruitment-to-recruitment placements, including entry-level and graduate recruiter roles	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	36.6
59	IB Talent Search	—	Hybrid	Not disclosed	17	36.5
60	Morgan Spencer	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	18	35.6
61	Ritz Recruitment	Business support, HR and recruitment-to-recruitment placements	Not stated	Not disclosed	17	34.9
=62	Ethos Education Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	16	34.3
=62	Impact Teachers	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	16	34.3
64	Runa Recruitmentsince 2022	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	9	34.1
65	Elliott Scott HR	HR leadership, business partnering, talent acquisition, compensation and benefits recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	10	34.0
=66	Equitas Staffing	Education recruitment for teachers, school leadership and support professionals	Not stated	Not disclosed	15	33.7
=66	Front of House Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	15	33.7
=66	Lavender Jones	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	15	33.7
=66	LRA Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	15	33.7
=66	NL Education	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	15	33.7
=66	Wild Berry Associates	Office, professional, sales and customer service recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	15	33.7
72	Next Best Move2 people · since 2021	Technology, accounting, HR, marketing and professional business support recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	33.3
73	Talent Storm Recruitmentsince 2018	HR, talent acquisition, office support and operations recruitment	Hybrid	Not disclosed	0	33.1
74	Covent Garden Recruitment Ltd	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	14	33.0
75	Luna Partnerssince 2019	PA, EA, HR and business support recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	31.9
76	Biscuit Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	12	31.6
77	Plus Staff Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	11	30.9
=78	Access Appointments Consultancy	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	10	30.2
=78	Angela Mortimer	Office and executive support, PA/EA, administration, HR and related professional recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	10	30.2
80	Lennox Recruitment Ltdsince 2023	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	5	29.7
=81	KMK Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	8	28.6
=81	Pascal Academy Ltd	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	8	28.6
=83	Hera Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	7	27.8
=83	Langton Not 4 Profit	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	7	27.8
=83	PA London	PA, executive assistant, secretarial, administrative and business support recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	7	27.8
=83	Red Personnel	Office support, HR, finance and customer service permanent and temporary recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	7	27.8
87	Victoria Lindfield Associates	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	6	27.0
=88	Braundton Consulting	Office support, administration, HR, finance and procurement recruitment in London and north-west Kent	Not stated	Not disclosed	5	26.2
=88	Excel Recruitment Ltd	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	5	26.2
=88	Recruitment People	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	5	26.2
=88	Team One UK	Permanent, contract and temporary professional recruitment across office support, finance, HR, sales, legal and IT.	Not stated	Not disclosed	5	26.2
92	Zentrix Talent Solutions	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	3	24.7
=93	Love & Tate	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	2	24.1
=93	Place Recruitment	Executive assistant, personal assistant and senior business support recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	2	24.1
=95	Admiral Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=95	AESN	Teaching, executive and office support, IT and business analysis placements	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=95	Allegis Global Solutions	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=95	Amigos	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=95	Aquinas Teacher Recruitment	Qualified teacher recruitment for UK schools and multi-academy trusts	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=95	arava search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8

=51Dovetail & SlateSpitalfields38.8
Not statedNot disclosed24 open roles
=51Marcilly Recruitment Ltd38.8
Not statedNot disclosed24 open roles
=53Joyce Guiness38.3
Not statedNot disclosed23 open roles
=53Val Wade RecruitmentOffice administration, business support, digital and customer support38.3
Not statedNot disclosed23 open roles
=55HAIL Partners37.8
Not statedNot disclosed22 open roles
=55HPR Talent37.8
Not statedNot disclosed22 open roles
57Hire Ground Recruitment36.7
Not statedNot disclosed20 open roles
58TRM RecruitmentRecruitment-to-recruitment placements, including entry-level and graduate recruiter roles36.6
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
59IB Talent Search36.5
HybridNot disclosed17 open roles
60Morgan Spencer35.6
Not statedNot disclosed18 open roles
61Ritz RecruitmentBusiness support, HR and recruitment-to-recruitment placements34.9
Not statedNot disclosed17 open roles
=62Ethos Education Recruitment34.3
Not statedNot disclosed16 open roles
=62Impact Teachers34.3
Not statedNot disclosed16 open roles
64Runa Recruitment34.1
Not statedNot disclosed9 open roles
65Elliott Scott HRHR leadership, business partnering, talent acquisition, compensation and benefits recruitment34.0
Not statedNot disclosed10 open roles
=66Equitas StaffingEducation recruitment for teachers, school leadership and support professionals33.7
Not statedNot disclosed15 open roles
=66Front of House Recruitment33.7
Not statedNot disclosed15 open roles
=66Lavender Jones33.7
Not statedNot disclosed15 open roles
=66LRA Search33.7
Not statedNot disclosed15 open roles
=66NL Education33.7
Not statedNot disclosed15 open roles
=66Wild Berry AssociatesOffice, professional, sales and customer service recruitment33.7
Not statedNot disclosed15 open roles
72Next Best Move2 people · Technology, accounting, HR, marketing and professional business support recruitment33.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
73Talent Storm RecruitmentHR, talent acquisition, office support and operations recruitment33.1
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
74Covent Garden Recruitment Ltd33.0
Not statedNot disclosed14 open roles
75Luna PartnersPA, EA, HR and business support recruitment31.9
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
76Biscuit Recruitment31.6
Not statedNot disclosed12 open roles
77Plus Staff Recruitment30.9
Not statedNot disclosed11 open roles
=78Access Appointments Consultancy30.2
Not statedNot disclosed10 open roles
=78Angela MortimerOffice and executive support, PA/EA, administration, HR and related professional recruitment30.2
Not statedNot disclosed10 open roles
80Lennox Recruitment Ltd29.7
Not statedNot disclosed5 open roles
=81KMK Recruitment28.6
Not statedNot disclosed8 open roles
=81Pascal Academy Ltd28.6
Not statedNot disclosed8 open roles
=83Hera Search27.8
Not statedNot disclosed7 open roles
=83Langton Not 4 Profit27.8
Not statedNot disclosed7 open roles
=83PA LondonPA, executive assistant, secretarial, administrative and business support recruitment27.8
Not statedNot disclosed7 open roles
=83Red PersonnelOffice support, HR, finance and customer service permanent and temporary recruitment27.8
Not statedNot disclosed7 open roles
87Victoria Lindfield Associates27.0
Not statedNot disclosed6 open roles
=88Braundton ConsultingOffice support, administration, HR, finance and procurement recruitment in London and north-west Kent26.2
Not statedNot disclosed5 open roles
=88Excel Recruitment Ltd26.2
Not statedNot disclosed5 open roles
=88Recruitment People26.2
Not statedNot disclosed5 open roles
=88Team One UKPermanent, contract and temporary professional recruitment across office support, finance, HR, sales, legal and IT.26.2
Not statedNot disclosed5 open roles
92Zentrix Talent Solutions24.7
Not statedNot disclosed3 open roles
=93Love & Tate24.1
Not statedNot disclosed2 open roles
=93Place RecruitmentExecutive assistant, personal assistant and senior business support recruitment24.1
Not statedNot disclosed2 open roles
=95Admiral Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=95AESNTeaching, executive and office support, IT and business analysis placements23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=95Allegis Global Solutions23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=95Amigos23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=95Aquinas Teacher RecruitmentQualified teacher recruitment for UK schools and multi-academy trusts23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=95arava search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles

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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: 2 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.

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.