Specialty leaderboard · Updated Nov 11, 2026

Tech recruitment agencies, London

Fee models, from the firms' own websites: 1 hybrid. Together they advertise 4,046 open roles.

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Tech & Engineering firms ranked

Tech & Engineering recruiting firms in London, ranked within the specialty
Rank	Firm	Focus	Fee model	Terms	Open roles	Index score
=01	Ignis Partnerssince 2017	Architecture, BIM, interiors, landscape, urban design and built-environment support	Not stated	Not disclosed	100	78.5
=01	NoirCity of London	Microsoft technology: .NET, Dynamics, Azure and related roles	Not stated	Not disclosed	400	78.5
03	Octopus Computer Associatessince 1976	IT, ERP, software, data science, AI, cybersecurity and infrastructure recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	31	77.8
04	FUSION Management Services	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	68	74.9
05	Nova Tech Connections	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	28	72.6
06	Walker Dendle Technical	Structural, civil infrastructure and façade engineering recruitment.	Not stated	Not disclosed	36	71.6
07	Momentum Security Recruitmentsince 1999	Corporate security, cyber security, electronic security and facilities management recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	15	71.2
08	RGB Network	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	98	70.5
09	LEAD Careers	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	213	70.0
=10	Cavendish Professionals	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	36	68.8
=10	Future Engineering Recruitment LtdCity of London · since 2009	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	116	68.8
=10	Oakland Search	Software, infrastructure, quant development and AI engineering	Not stated	Not disclosed	24	68.8
13	ZenTech Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23	67.7
=14	Ashdown Groupsince 1999	IT and professional recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	102	66.6
=14	Hexwired Recruitment	Software development, embedded software and electronics engineering	Not stated	Not disclosed	168	66.6
16	Michael Bailey Associatessince 1989	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	28	65.8
17	JustEng RecruitmentCricklewood	Structural, civil, MEP and forensic engineering for the built environment	Not stated	Not disclosed	161	65.1
18	Prism Digital	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	39	64.7
19	SSR Personnel	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	120	64.2
=20	GreatFind Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	21	63.2
=20	Revolution Technologysince 2014	Software, cloud and data recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	10	63.2
22	Architecture Social	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	54	62.0
23	Opus Recruitment Solutionssince 2008	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	17	61.8
=24	Ncounter Technology Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	76	60.3
=24	RTL Group	Civil engineering, construction management, quantity surveying, M&E and renewables	Not stated	Not disclosed	25	60.3
26	Empire PartnershipCity of London	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	45	60.2
27	Block MB	IT infrastructure, cyber security, software, data and AI recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	166	59.3
28	SR2	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	75	58.6
29	SoCodesince 2016	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	6	58.4
30	Human Capital Solutions UK	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	19	58.0
31	Signum People Solutions	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	26	57.9
32	OpenSource	Software engineering, product, data, AI and technology leadership	Hybrid	Not disclosed	14	57.7
33	Connected Careers	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	20	57.3
34	iO Associates	Technology and engineering recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	142	57.2
35	Brookwood Recruitmentsince 2015	Technology and transformation recruitment, software engineering, data, SAP, HR and commercial specialists.	Not stated	Not disclosed	100	56.9
36	Formula.	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	47	56.7
37	PlaceSoho	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	429	56.6
38	We Recruit Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	18	56.4
39	Levy GlobalClerkenwell	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	36	56.2
40	Leep Talent	Permanent and contract recruitment for IT, digital, data and HR professionals.	Not stated	Not disclosed	22	56.0
41	Stott and May	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	132	55.6
42	Intec Selectsince 2016	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	12	55.4
43	NST – Nova Source Technologies	IT, technology sales and clean-energy recruitment, including permanent, contract and executive appointments.	Not stated	Not disclosed	52	54.2
44	Sanderson	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	177	54.0
45	Arrows	AI, machine learning, data and software engineering recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	74	53.9
46	Venquis	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	170	53.7
47	Emtech Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	10	53.0
48	Iceberg	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	46	52.8
49	Elitegroup RecruitmentMayfair · since 2015	IT infrastructure, cloud, ERP, software, cybersecurity and data recruitment, alongside finance.	Not stated	Not disclosed	80	52.7
50	Korn Ferry	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	119	52.6

=01Ignis PartnersArchitecture, BIM, interiors, landscape, urban design and built-environment support78.5
Not statedNot disclosed100 open roles
=01NoirCity of London · Microsoft technology: .NET, Dynamics, Azure and related roles78.5
Not statedNot disclosed400 open roles
03Octopus Computer AssociatesIT, ERP, software, data science, AI, cybersecurity and infrastructure recruitment77.8
Not statedNot disclosed31 open roles
04FUSION Management Services74.9
Not statedNot disclosed68 open roles
05Nova Tech Connections72.6
Not statedNot disclosed28 open roles
06Walker Dendle TechnicalStructural, civil infrastructure and façade engineering recruitment.71.6
Not statedNot disclosed36 open roles
07Momentum Security RecruitmentCorporate security, cyber security, electronic security and facilities management recruitment71.2
Not statedNot disclosed15 open roles
08RGB Network70.5
Not statedNot disclosed98 open roles
09LEAD Careers70.0
Not statedNot disclosed213 open roles
=10Cavendish Professionals68.8
Not statedNot disclosed36 open roles
=10Future Engineering Recruitment LtdCity of London68.8
Not statedNot disclosed116 open roles
=10Oakland SearchSoftware, infrastructure, quant development and AI engineering68.8
Not statedNot disclosed24 open roles
13ZenTech Talent67.7
Not statedNot disclosed23 open roles
=14Ashdown GroupIT and professional recruitment66.6
Not statedNot disclosed102 open roles
=14Hexwired RecruitmentSoftware development, embedded software and electronics engineering66.6
Not statedNot disclosed168 open roles
16Michael Bailey Associates65.8
Not statedNot disclosed28 open roles
17JustEng RecruitmentCricklewood · Structural, civil, MEP and forensic engineering for the built environment65.1
Not statedNot disclosed161 open roles
18Prism Digital64.7
Not statedNot disclosed39 open roles
19SSR Personnel64.2
Not statedNot disclosed120 open roles
=20GreatFind Recruitment63.2
Not statedNot disclosed21 open roles
=20Revolution TechnologySoftware, cloud and data recruitment63.2
Not statedNot disclosed10 open roles
22Architecture Social62.0
Not statedNot disclosed54 open roles
23Opus Recruitment Solutions61.8
Not statedNot disclosed17 open roles
=24Ncounter Technology Recruitment60.3
Not statedNot disclosed76 open roles
=24RTL GroupCivil engineering, construction management, quantity surveying, M&E and renewables60.3
Not statedNot disclosed25 open roles
26Empire PartnershipCity of London60.2
Not statedNot disclosed45 open roles
27Block MBIT infrastructure, cyber security, software, data and AI recruitment59.3
Not statedNot disclosed166 open roles
28SR258.6
Not statedNot disclosed75 open roles
29SoCode58.4
Not statedNot disclosed6 open roles
30Human Capital Solutions UK58.0
Not statedNot disclosed19 open roles
31Signum People Solutions57.9
Not statedNot disclosed26 open roles
32OpenSourceSoftware engineering, product, data, AI and technology leadership57.7
HybridNot disclosed14 open roles
33Connected Careers57.3
Not statedNot disclosed20 open roles
34iO AssociatesTechnology and engineering recruitment57.2
Not statedNot disclosed142 open roles
35Brookwood RecruitmentTechnology and transformation recruitment, software engineering, data, SAP, HR and commercial specialists.56.9
Not statedNot disclosed100 open roles
36Formula.56.7
Not statedNot disclosed47 open roles
37PlaceSoho56.6
Not statedNot disclosed429 open roles
38We Recruit Talent56.4
Not statedNot disclosed18 open roles
39Levy GlobalClerkenwell56.2
Not statedNot disclosed36 open roles
40Leep TalentPermanent and contract recruitment for IT, digital, data and HR professionals.56.0
Not statedNot disclosed22 open roles
41Stott and May55.6
Not statedNot disclosed132 open roles
42Intec Select55.4
Not statedNot disclosed12 open roles
43NST – Nova Source TechnologiesIT, technology sales and clean-energy recruitment, including permanent, contract and executive appointments.54.2
Not statedNot disclosed52 open roles
44Sanderson54.0
Not statedNot disclosed177 open roles
45ArrowsAI, machine learning, data and software engineering recruitment53.9
Not statedNot disclosed74 open roles
46Venquis53.7
Not statedNot disclosed170 open roles
47Emtech Recruitment53.0
Not statedNot disclosed10 open roles
48Iceberg52.8
Not statedNot disclosed46 open roles
49Elitegroup RecruitmentMayfair · IT infrastructure, cloud, ERP, software, cybersecurity and data recruitment, alongside finance.52.7
Not statedNot disclosed80 open roles
50Korn Ferry52.6
Not statedNot disclosed119 open roles

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Tech recruitment agencies in London: questions

How do tech 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.

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