The London index

London recruitment agencies, ranked.

Every firm we track, scored on public signals: specialist focus, market activity and track record. Terms, claiming and sponsorship never change a rank.

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Firms tracked: 2,484
Specialties: 13
Open roles: 33,726
Updated: Nov 11

London, United Kingdom

The full leaderboard, London

London recruiting firms ranked by index score
Rank	Firm	Focus	Fee model	Terms	Open roles	Index score
=650	93MGMT	Fund finance, accounting and operations for private markets and alternative investment firms	Not stated	Not disclosed	10	37.8
=650	Bestman Solutions	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	10	37.8
=650	Bodhisince 2014	Marketing, CRM, MarTech, analytics, sales, revenue operations and go-to-market leadership.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	37.8
=650	Crowley Cox Financial Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	10	37.8
=650	Established Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	22	37.8
=650	HAIL Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	22	37.8
=650	HPR Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	22	37.8
=650	InfraRec	Energy and infrastructure engineering, project management and executive recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	22	37.8
=650	Linear Partnerssince 2014	Investment banking, M&A, private capital and senior finance recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	37.8
=650	Mind Detect	Data, machine learning and AI technology recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	22	37.8
=650	Nurolesince 2014	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	37.8
=650	TAP Searchsince 2014	In-house and private-practice legal recruitment, plus IT search	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	37.8
=663	Elite Audit & Finance Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	5	37.7
=663	KES EUShoreditch	SAP and enterprise software sales and consulting roles	Not stated	Not disclosed	5	37.7
=663	Nexus Spark Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	5	37.7
=663	PWMG	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	5	37.7
=663	Technical Resource Solutions	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	5	37.7
=663	Two RecruitmentTwickenham	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	5	37.7
=663	Wilson & Sterling Consulting	IT infrastructure, cloud, software development, cyber security and digital advertising	Not stated	Not disclosed	5	37.7
670	KZRec Consulting	Technology and telecom sales, presales and engineering recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	11	37.4
671	New Street Consulting Group	Executive search and interim leadership across private and public sectors	Not stated	Not disclosed	21	37.2
=672	AER International	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	12	37.0
=672	Vetivo	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	12	37.0
674	Ant Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	13	36.8
=675	Amida Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	20	36.7
=675	Borne Resourcing Limited	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	20	36.7
=675	CAMHS Professionals	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	20	36.7
=675	Hire Ground Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	20	36.7
=675	iPeople SC Solutions	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	20	36.7
=675	Levick Stanley	Change, transformation and technology recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	20	36.7
=675	Nicholson Glover	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	20	36.7
=675	SSA Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	20	36.7
=675	Worth Recruiting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	20	36.7
=684	air-recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	18	36.6
=684	Annabelle Charles Associatessince 2015	—	Contingency	Not disclosed	0	36.6
=684	Future Work	Marketing, digital transformation, product, data and commercial roles.	Not stated	Not disclosed	14	36.6
=684	Kingsley Gatesince 2015	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	36.6
=684	Loops Recruitment	Creative, design, product, gaming, software and marketing recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	19	36.6
=684	McLean Public	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	14	36.6
=684	Mecklenburgh SearchBloomsbury · since 2015	Permanent technology, operations, data and transformation recruitment	Contingency	Not disclosed	0	36.6
=684	Montagu Westsince 2015	AI and data, actuarial and risk, finance and technology transformation	Contingency	Not disclosed	0	36.6
=684	OCR Alphasince 2015	Hedge funds, quantitative trading, investment and non-investment professional search	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	36.6
=684	Talentfulsince 2015	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	36.6
=684	TRM Recruitmentsince 2015	Recruitment-to-recruitment placements, including entry-level and graduate recruiter roles	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	36.6
=684	Venatrixsince 2015	Technology company recruitment across sales development, go-to-market, technical and executive leadership roles.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	36.6
=696	IB Talent Search	—	Hybrid	Not disclosed	17	36.5
=696	VirtoTech	Contract recruitment in SAP, data and analytics, cloud, infrastructure, development and architecture	Not stated	Not disclosed	17	36.5
=698	Fourier	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	6	36.4
=698	Osborn Executive Recruitment	Real estate finance and property accounting	Not stated	Not disclosed	6	36.4
=700	Consto Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	19	36.1

=65093MGMTFund finance, accounting and operations for private markets and alternative investment firms37.8
Not statedNot disclosed10 open roles
=650Bestman Solutions37.8
Not statedNot disclosed10 open roles
=650BodhiMarketing, CRM, MarTech, analytics, sales, revenue operations and go-to-market leadership.37.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=650Crowley Cox Financial Recruitment37.8
Not statedNot disclosed10 open roles
=650Established Search37.8
Not statedNot disclosed22 open roles
=650HAIL Partners37.8
Not statedNot disclosed22 open roles
=650HPR Talent37.8
Not statedNot disclosed22 open roles
=650InfraRecEnergy and infrastructure engineering, project management and executive recruitment37.8
Not statedNot disclosed22 open roles
=650Linear PartnersInvestment banking, M&A, private capital and senior finance recruitment37.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=650Mind DetectData, machine learning and AI technology recruitment37.8
Not statedNot disclosed22 open roles
=650Nurole37.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=650TAP SearchIn-house and private-practice legal recruitment, plus IT search37.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=663Elite Audit & Finance Recruitment37.7
Not statedNot disclosed5 open roles
=663KES EUShoreditch · SAP and enterprise software sales and consulting roles37.7
Not statedNot disclosed5 open roles
=663Nexus Spark Group37.7
Not statedNot disclosed5 open roles
=663PWMG37.7
Not statedNot disclosed5 open roles
=663Technical Resource Solutions37.7
Not statedNot disclosed5 open roles
=663Two RecruitmentTwickenham37.7
Not statedNot disclosed5 open roles
=663Wilson & Sterling ConsultingIT infrastructure, cloud, software development, cyber security and digital advertising37.7
Not statedNot disclosed5 open roles
670KZRec ConsultingTechnology and telecom sales, presales and engineering recruitment37.4
Not statedNot disclosed11 open roles
671New Street Consulting GroupExecutive search and interim leadership across private and public sectors37.2
Not statedNot disclosed21 open roles
=672AER International37.0
Not statedNot disclosed12 open roles
=672Vetivo37.0
Not statedNot disclosed12 open roles
674Ant Talent36.8
Not statedNot disclosed13 open roles
=675Amida Recruitment36.7
Not statedNot disclosed20 open roles
=675Borne Resourcing Limited36.7
Not statedNot disclosed20 open roles
=675CAMHS Professionals36.7
Not statedNot disclosed20 open roles
=675Hire Ground Recruitment36.7
Not statedNot disclosed20 open roles
=675iPeople SC Solutions36.7
Not statedNot disclosed20 open roles
=675Levick StanleyChange, transformation and technology recruitment36.7
Not statedNot disclosed20 open roles
=675Nicholson Glover36.7
Not statedNot disclosed20 open roles
=675SSA Recruitment36.7
Not statedNot disclosed20 open roles
=675Worth Recruiting36.7
Not statedNot disclosed20 open roles
=684air-recruitment36.6
Not statedNot disclosed18 open roles
=684Annabelle Charles Associates36.6
ContingencyNot disclosed0 open roles
=684Future WorkMarketing, digital transformation, product, data and commercial roles.36.6
Not statedNot disclosed14 open roles
=684Kingsley Gate36.6
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=684Loops RecruitmentCreative, design, product, gaming, software and marketing recruitment36.6
Not statedNot disclosed19 open roles
=684McLean Public36.6
Not statedNot disclosed14 open roles
=684Mecklenburgh SearchBloomsbury · Permanent technology, operations, data and transformation recruitment36.6
ContingencyNot disclosed0 open roles
=684Montagu WestAI and data, actuarial and risk, finance and technology transformation36.6
ContingencyNot disclosed0 open roles
=684OCR AlphaHedge funds, quantitative trading, investment and non-investment professional search36.6
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=684Talentful36.6
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=684TRM RecruitmentRecruitment-to-recruitment placements, including entry-level and graduate recruiter roles36.6
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=684VenatrixTechnology company recruitment across sales development, go-to-market, technical and executive leadership roles.36.6
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=696IB Talent Search36.5
HybridNot disclosed17 open roles
=696VirtoTechContract recruitment in SAP, data and analytics, cloud, infrastructure, development and architecture36.5
Not statedNot disclosed17 open roles
=698Fourier36.4
Not statedNot disclosed6 open roles
=698Osborn Executive RecruitmentReal estate finance and property accounting36.4
Not statedNot disclosed6 open roles
=700Consto Group36.1
Not statedNot disclosed19 open roles

Score built from public signals · Fee model from firm websites · Terms reported by firms · Terms never affect the score

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Recruitment agencies in London: questions

How are these London recruitment agencies ranked?

Each firm gets a score from public data: how focused it is on one specialty, how many roles it is actively hiring for, and its track record. We rank 2484 firms in London so far and re-score them as new data comes in. The full method is on our methodology page.

Can a recruitment agency pay to rank higher?

No. There is no paid placement. Claiming a profile, adding terms and our sponsor never change a score or a rank.

What's the difference between a recruitment agency, a headhunter and an executive search firm?

They overlap. A recruitment agency fills roles for employers, usually on contingency. Headhunter is the informal name for a recruiter who approaches people who aren't job hunting. Executive search firms are headhunters for senior roles and usually work on a retained basis. We list all three when they fill professional, white-collar roles.

How much do 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.

My firm is missing or something is wrong. What can I do?

Firms can claim their profile for free and correct their details. Anyone can request a correction; we reply within three working days.

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London recruitment agencies, ranked.

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