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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

  1. =799Luna PartnersPA, EA, HR and business support recruitment31.9
    Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
  2. =799Metric31.9
    RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
  3. =799MP ExecSales, accounting, payroll and office recruitment31.9
    Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
  4. =799Noto GroupExecutive and board recruitment for consumer, outdoor, lifestyle, food and wellness businesses.31.9
    Not statedNot disclosed5 open roles
  5. =799Sayer HaworthCity of London31.9
    Not statedNot disclosed5 open roles
  6. =799Springboard Success31.9
    Not statedNot disclosed5 open roles
  7. =799TT Tech Talent31.9
    Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
  8. =799WorkInCrypto.GlobalCrypto and Web3 executives, technology, operations and compliance31.9
    Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
  9. =809Banc31.6
    Not statedNot disclosed12 open roles
  10. =809Biscuit Recruitment31.6
    Not statedNot disclosed12 open roles
  11. =809Creative RecruitmentCreative, design and digital marketing31.6
    Not statedNot disclosed12 open roles
  12. =809MTS RecruitmentTechnical professional recruitment in project management, surveying, estimating and sales31.6
    Not statedNot disclosed12 open roles
  13. =809OHUK Recruitment31.6
    Not statedNot disclosed12 open roles
  14. =809Remedy Recruitment GroupQualified social work and local government interim finance, IT, procurement and project recruitment.31.6
    Not statedNot disclosed12 open roles
  15. =809Symes CollinsSenior compliance, risk and corporate governance search31.6
    Not statedNot disclosed12 open roles
  16. =809Tarka TalentFitzrovia · Consulting, strategy and transformation31.6
    Not statedNot disclosed12 open roles
  17. =809WPR31.6
    Not statedNot disclosed12 open roles
  18. 818Rocc Madden31.4
    Not statedNot disclosed10 open roles
  19. =819Apt Talent Solutions31.2
    Not statedNot disclosed6 open roles
  20. =819Daemon RecruitmentWaterloo · Software, infrastructure, cyber security and data roles31.2
    Not statedNot disclosed6 open roles
  21. =819Douglas Scott Global Recruitment50 people · Private practice, in-house, partner and legal support recruitment31.2
    Not statedNot disclosed117 open roles
  22. =819Harrington Recruitment31.2
    Not statedNot disclosed6 open roles
  23. =819Herringbone SearchRevenue and growth leadership for B2B digital, technology and software companies31.2
    RetainedNot disclosed6 open roles
  24. =819Neon Search31.2
    Not statedNot disclosed6 open roles
  25. =819The Sustainable PartnershipEnergy-transition engineering, development, trading and corporate recruitment31.2
    Not statedNot disclosed6 open roles
  26. =826AthonaRecruitment of medical consultants, doctors and allied health professionals30.9
    Not statedNot disclosed11 open roles
  27. =826Creative Crowd30.9
    Not statedNot disclosed11 open roles
  28. =826enteles Search30.9
    Not statedNot disclosed11 open roles
  29. =826GRL Legal30.9
    Not statedNot disclosed11 open roles
  30. =826IDA RecruitmentOffice support, finance, HR, legal and marketing recruitment30.9
    Not statedNot disclosed11 open roles
  31. =826MKL Careers30.9
    Not statedNot disclosed11 open roles
  32. =826Newsom Consulting30.9
    Not statedNot disclosed11 open roles
  33. =826Plus Staff Recruitment30.9
    Not statedNot disclosed11 open roles
  34. =826QS Quest Global Markets Ltd30.9
    Not statedNot disclosed11 open roles
  35. =826Skyward SelectMEP project delivery, commercial management, design, estimating and senior leadership appointments.30.9
    Not statedNot disclosed11 open roles
  36. =826Sure Exec Search30.9
    Not statedNot disclosed11 open roles
  37. =837Almanac RecruitmentWorkday, SAP SuccessFactors and HR information technology recruitment30.8
    Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
  38. =837Baldwin BoyesLegal business services, transformation, operations, technology and commercial finance recruitment.30.8
    Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
  39. =837CyberForce GlobalCybersecurity and AI commercial, product, engineering and security search30.8
    Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
  40. =837Impact Talent30.8
    Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
  41. =837Pretium SearchCommercial leadership search and team hiring for private equity portfolio firms and strategy consultancies.30.8
    Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
  42. =837Techbroker RecruitmentTechnology recruitment across fintech, cybersecurity, data and software30.8
    Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
  43. =837VDV SearchCreative agency leadership, strategy, client services and design recruitment30.8
    Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
  44. =837Williamson GreeneLegal partner, associate, general counsel and law firm executive search30.8
    Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
  45. =845Pioneer Search30.7
    Not statedNot disclosed7 open roles
  46. =845Varnom RossCommercial property recruitment30.7
    Not statedNot disclosed7 open roles
  47. 847BisonRSRevenue Operations, Sales Operations, customer success operations and GTM systems recruitment30.6
    Not statedNot disclosed3 open roles
  48. =848Arion Recruitment30.4
    Not statedNot disclosed1 open roles
  49. =848BMS Tech Sales30.4
    Not statedNot disclosed8 open roles
  50. =848Camber Morris30.4
    HybridNot disclosed1 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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