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

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London recruiting firms ranked by index score
Rank	Firm	Focus	Fee model	Terms	Open roles	Index score
=700	KellerGreen	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	19	36.1
=700	MLabs Talent Partners	AI, machine learning, blockchain and advanced engineering recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	19	36.1
=700	Montpellier Resourcing	Banking, finance, accounting, compliance, risk and HR recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	19	36.1
=700	Uxbridge Employment Agency	Professional office recruitment across accounting, business support, HR, marketing, sales and compliance	Not stated	Not disclosed	19	36.1
705	Pathsince 2021	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	10	36.0
=706	Morgan Spencer	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	18	35.6
=706	Options Group	Financial services executive search, global markets, asset management and quantitative finance	Not stated	Not disclosed	18	35.6
=706	Stem7 Executive Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	18	35.6
=706	The Works Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	18	35.6
=710	Cipher Cyber	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	7	35.5
=710	Oak & Sage	AI, data science, data engineering, machine learning, governance and automation recruitment.	Not stated	Not disclosed	2	35.5
=710	Scott Merrick	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	2	35.5
=710	The Barton Partnership	Strategy, transformation and M&A search	Not stated	Not disclosed	7	35.5
=710	Vocative	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	7	35.5
=715	Druthers Searchsince 2016	Technology leadership search with a focus on diversity and inclusion	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	35.4
=715	Gene Eastsince 2016	Go-to-market recruitment for fintech, payments and digital risk	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	35.4
=715	Metis Searchsince 2016	Investment banking, private equity, credit, hedge funds and investor relations	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	35.4
=718	Burman Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	17	34.9
=718	Eaglecliff Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	17	34.9
=718	Invenire Group	Mid-to-senior accounting and finance recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	17	34.9
=718	Ritz Recruitment	Business support, HR and recruitment-to-recruitment placements	Not stated	Not disclosed	17	34.9
=718	Tarsh & Partners Marketing Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	17	34.9
=718	William Blake Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	17	34.9
=724	i3 Resourcing	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	8	34.8
=724	Nexa Life Sciences	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	8	34.8
=726	Accountancy Action	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	3	34.7
=726	Cyan Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	3	34.7
=726	Finspire Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	3	34.7
=726	Kodr	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	3	34.7
=726	Noventis Consulting	Civil, water, environmental and maritime engineering recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	3	34.7
731	Rhythm Careerssince 2023	Architects, architectural technologists, interior designers and design studio leadership.	Not stated	Not disclosed	11	34.4
=732	Auricoe	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	9	34.3
=732	Conexus International Recruitment	International executive, management, technical and business-function recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	16	34.3
=732	eSpace Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	16	34.3
=732	Ethos Education Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	16	34.3
=732	Impact Teachers	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	16	34.3
=732	LSP Renewablessince 2017	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	34.3
=732	LT HarperHolborn · since 2017	Cybersecurity, AI and data, transformation and technology GTM leadership recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	34.3
=732	OPAL	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	16	34.3
=732	PACE PeopleWaterloo	Clean energy engineering and finance recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	9	34.3
=732	Piccadilly Onesince 2017	CIO, CTO, CISO and senior technology leadership recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	34.3
=732	Pod Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	16	34.3
=732	RecruitBlock	Digital assets, crypto and Web3 specialist recruitment and executive search	Not stated	Not disclosed	16	34.3
=732	Sario Partnerssince 2017	Management consulting, strategy, transformation and private equity search	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	34.3
=732	ShareForce	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	16	34.3
=732	The Core Partnership	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	16	34.3
=732	Watson Recruitmentsince 2017	Executive search and professional recruitment in technology, finance, legal and sales	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	34.3
=732	WOW Recruitmentsince 2017	Events, experiential marketing, exhibitions, creative and client services	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	34.3
749	Runa Recruitmentsince 2022	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	9	34.1
=750	Cherry Pick People	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	10	34.0

=700KellerGreen36.1
Not statedNot disclosed19 open roles
=700MLabs Talent PartnersAI, machine learning, blockchain and advanced engineering recruitment36.1
Not statedNot disclosed19 open roles
=700Montpellier ResourcingBanking, finance, accounting, compliance, risk and HR recruitment36.1
Not statedNot disclosed19 open roles
=700Uxbridge Employment AgencyProfessional office recruitment across accounting, business support, HR, marketing, sales and compliance36.1
Not statedNot disclosed19 open roles
705Path36.0
Not statedNot disclosed10 open roles
=706Morgan Spencer35.6
Not statedNot disclosed18 open roles
=706Options GroupFinancial services executive search, global markets, asset management and quantitative finance35.6
Not statedNot disclosed18 open roles
=706Stem7 Executive Search35.6
Not statedNot disclosed18 open roles
=706The Works Search35.6
Not statedNot disclosed18 open roles
=710Cipher Cyber35.5
Not statedNot disclosed7 open roles
=710Oak & SageAI, data science, data engineering, machine learning, governance and automation recruitment.35.5
Not statedNot disclosed2 open roles
=710Scott Merrick35.5
Not statedNot disclosed2 open roles
=710The Barton PartnershipStrategy, transformation and M&A search35.5
Not statedNot disclosed7 open roles
=710Vocative35.5
Not statedNot disclosed7 open roles
=715Druthers SearchTechnology leadership search with a focus on diversity and inclusion35.4
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=715Gene EastGo-to-market recruitment for fintech, payments and digital risk35.4
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=715Metis SearchInvestment banking, private equity, credit, hedge funds and investor relations35.4
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=718Burman Recruitment34.9
Not statedNot disclosed17 open roles
=718Eaglecliff Recruitment34.9
Not statedNot disclosed17 open roles
=718Invenire GroupMid-to-senior accounting and finance recruitment34.9
Not statedNot disclosed17 open roles
=718Ritz RecruitmentBusiness support, HR and recruitment-to-recruitment placements34.9
Not statedNot disclosed17 open roles
=718Tarsh & Partners Marketing Recruitment34.9
Not statedNot disclosed17 open roles
=718William Blake Group34.9
Not statedNot disclosed17 open roles
=724i3 Resourcing34.8
Not statedNot disclosed8 open roles
=724Nexa Life Sciences34.8
Not statedNot disclosed8 open roles
=726Accountancy Action34.7
Not statedNot disclosed3 open roles
=726Cyan Partners34.7
Not statedNot disclosed3 open roles
=726Finspire Talent34.7
Not statedNot disclosed3 open roles
=726Kodr34.7
Not statedNot disclosed3 open roles
=726Noventis ConsultingCivil, water, environmental and maritime engineering recruitment34.7
Not statedNot disclosed3 open roles
731Rhythm CareersArchitects, architectural technologists, interior designers and design studio leadership.34.4
Not statedNot disclosed11 open roles
=732Auricoe34.3
Not statedNot disclosed9 open roles
=732Conexus International RecruitmentInternational executive, management, technical and business-function recruitment34.3
Not statedNot disclosed16 open roles
=732eSpace Recruitment34.3
Not statedNot disclosed16 open roles
=732Ethos Education Recruitment34.3
Not statedNot disclosed16 open roles
=732Impact Teachers34.3
Not statedNot disclosed16 open roles
=732LSP Renewables34.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=732LT HarperHolborn · Cybersecurity, AI and data, transformation and technology GTM leadership recruitment34.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=732OPAL34.3
Not statedNot disclosed16 open roles
=732PACE PeopleWaterloo · Clean energy engineering and finance recruitment34.3
Not statedNot disclosed9 open roles
=732Piccadilly OneCIO, CTO, CISO and senior technology leadership recruitment34.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=732Pod Talent34.3
Not statedNot disclosed16 open roles
=732RecruitBlockDigital assets, crypto and Web3 specialist recruitment and executive search34.3
Not statedNot disclosed16 open roles
=732Sario PartnersManagement consulting, strategy, transformation and private equity search34.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=732ShareForce34.3
Not statedNot disclosed16 open roles
=732The Core Partnership34.3
Not statedNot disclosed16 open roles
=732Watson RecruitmentExecutive search and professional recruitment in technology, finance, legal and sales34.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=732WOW RecruitmentEvents, experiential marketing, exhibitions, creative and client services34.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
749Runa Recruitment34.1
Not statedNot disclosed9 open roles
=750Cherry Pick People34.0
Not statedNot disclosed10 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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