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.

The index is free to read and free to be listed in. Our sponsor makes that possible, and has no say in any ranking.

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	G.L.M. Executive Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Global Digital Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Global Networks	Finance, tax and transformation recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Global Resourcing Solutions	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Globetec Solutions	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	GNB Partnership	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Godliman Partners	Asset-management executive search, investment leadership and distribution	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	GoldFern	Public sector and not-for-profit leadership	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Gordon & Eden	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Grace Blue Europe	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Grainstone Lee	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Gramercy Search	Board and C-suite executive search for banking, insurance and consumer finance	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Granger Reis	Natural resources, real assets and infrastructure executive search	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Granite Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Graphite Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Gravitas Recruitment Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Grays Search and Selection	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Greco Advisors	Private equity portfolio operations, executive search and interim leadership	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Green Data Talent International	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Green Executives	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Green Sapiens	Executive and specialist recruitment for renewable energy, clean technology and related supply chain businesses.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Gregory Walker	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Griffin Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Grosvenor Clive & Stokes	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Grosvenor Search	Senior legal, compliance and COO recruitment for investment firms	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Groupe Adéquat UK	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	GrowthGeeks	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	G Squared International	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	GTM Exec	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Guava Talent Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Gyoury-Hales Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	HAeX (Hire AI Experts)	Permanent hiring of machine learning engineers, data scientists, AI product managers and related specialists.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Halcyon Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Halliday Marx	Permanent and interim accounting, finance, tax, audit and planning recruitment.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Halsey Keetch	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hamden Executive Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hamilton Barnes	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hamilton Finch	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hamilton Mackenzie	Forensic accounting, disputes, investigations, financial crime and forensic technology	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hammond Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hana Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hanami International	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Handle Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Handpicked Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hanison Green	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Harcourt Matthews	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Harcourt Michaels	Senior leadership recruitment across the built environment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Harmonic Finance	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Harper Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Harrington Moore	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8

=1027G.L.M. Executive Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Global Digital Talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Global NetworksFinance, tax and transformation recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Global Resourcing Solutions23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Globetec Solutions23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027GNB Partnership23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Godliman PartnersAsset-management executive search, investment leadership and distribution23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027GoldFernPublic sector and not-for-profit leadership23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Gordon & Eden23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Grace Blue Europe23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Grainstone Lee23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Gramercy SearchBoard and C-suite executive search for banking, insurance and consumer finance23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Granger ReisNatural resources, real assets and infrastructure executive search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Granite Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Graphite Talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Gravitas Recruitment Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Grays Search and Selection23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Greco AdvisorsPrivate equity portfolio operations, executive search and interim leadership23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Green Data Talent International23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Green Executives23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Green SapiensExecutive and specialist recruitment for renewable energy, clean technology and related supply chain businesses.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Gregory Walker23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Griffin Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Grosvenor Clive & Stokes23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Grosvenor SearchSenior legal, compliance and COO recruitment for investment firms23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Groupe Adéquat UK23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027GrowthGeeks23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027G Squared International23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027GTM Exec23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Guava Talent Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Gyoury-Hales Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027HAeX (Hire AI Experts)Permanent hiring of machine learning engineers, data scientists, AI product managers and related specialists.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Halcyon Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Halliday MarxPermanent and interim accounting, finance, tax, audit and planning recruitment.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Halsey Keetch23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hamden Executive Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hamilton Barnes23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hamilton Finch23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hamilton MackenzieForensic accounting, disputes, investigations, financial crime and forensic technology23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hammond Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hana Consulting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hanami International23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Handle Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Handpicked Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hanison Green23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Harcourt Matthews23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Harcourt MichaelsSenior leadership recruitment across the built environment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Harmonic Finance23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Harper Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Harrington Moore23.8
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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13 specialties

London recruitment agencies, ranked.

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Recruitment agencies in London: questions

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