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	Index score
=1027	Calibre Hiring	Litigation, dispute resolution and law-firm partner recruitment.	Hybrid	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Calibre One	Board and executive search for technology, finance, healthcare and consumer businesses	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	CALIO Consulting Group (CCG)	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Cameron Pink	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Camino Partners	Accountancy and recruitment business functions	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Camino Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Candela Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Candi.	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Candr	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Canon Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Canvas Careers	Architecture and interior design recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Capital Futures	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Capumen Executive Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Cara Executive Search	Financial services, fintech and cleantech executive search	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Caravel	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Carbon Search	Financial services executive, leadership team and board search	Retained	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Care 2 Smile Recruitment Services	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Career Hub	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Career Legal	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Career Teachers	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Carisbrook Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Carlton Hodges	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Carpenter Farraday	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Carson & Carson	Professional recruitment across finance, HR, legal, technology and commercial functions	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	CarterJay Legal	Law firm lawyers from newly qualified to partner	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Cassidy Education Ltd	Special educational needs teaching and education staff recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	CassonX	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Cavenagh Health	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Cavendish Medical Search	Private healthcare senior clinical and commercial appointments.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Cavendish Search and Selection Ltd	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Cayhill Partners	Corporate affairs, communications, investor relations, marketing and executive committee appointments	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	CBM Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	CBS Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	CBW Staffing Solutions	Facilities management, project, engineering management and senior professional recruitment.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	CDH Professionals	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Centric Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	centr-link	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Cesium	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	CF Leadership	Board and executive search, leadership succession and senior talent advisory	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Chamberlain Career Management	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Chandler Chase Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Changing Energy	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Chartres Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Chattertons	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Chemical Search International	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Chi Square Group	Analytics, economics and consulting recruitment	Hybrid	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Christopher Janes Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	CHS Group	Mechanical and electrical building services recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	CityGrad	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	City Recruitment Associates	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8

=1027Calibre HiringLitigation, dispute resolution and law-firm partner recruitment.23.8
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Calibre OneBoard and executive search for technology, finance, healthcare and consumer businesses23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027CALIO Consulting Group (CCG)23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Cameron Pink23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Camino PartnersAccountancy and recruitment business functions23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Camino Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Candela Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Candi.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Candr23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Canon Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Canvas CareersArchitecture and interior design recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Capital Futures23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Capumen Executive Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Cara Executive SearchFinancial services, fintech and cleantech executive search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Caravel23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Carbon SearchFinancial services executive, leadership team and board search23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Care 2 Smile Recruitment Services23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Career Hub23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Career Legal23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Career Teachers23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Carisbrook Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Carlton Hodges23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Carpenter Farraday23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Carson & CarsonProfessional recruitment across finance, HR, legal, technology and commercial functions23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027CarterJay LegalLaw firm lawyers from newly qualified to partner23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Cassidy Education LtdSpecial educational needs teaching and education staff recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027CassonX23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Cavenagh Health23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Cavendish Medical SearchPrivate healthcare senior clinical and commercial appointments.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Cavendish Search and Selection Ltd23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Cayhill PartnersCorporate affairs, communications, investor relations, marketing and executive committee appointments23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027CBM Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027CBS Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027CBW Staffing SolutionsFacilities management, project, engineering management and senior professional recruitment.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027CDH Professionals23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Centric Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027centr-link23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Cesium23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027CF LeadershipBoard and executive search, leadership succession and senior talent advisory23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Chamberlain Career Management23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Chandler Chase Consulting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Changing Energy23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Chartres Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Chattertons23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Chemical Search International23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Chi Square GroupAnalytics, economics and consulting recruitment23.8
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Christopher Janes Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027CHS GroupMechanical and electrical building services recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027CityGrad23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027City Recruitment Associates23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 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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