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	Harrison Clarke	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Harrium Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hartebridgesince 2026	Executive and governance appointments for commercial and nonprofit organisations	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hartwell Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Harvey and Partners	Partner, counsel and senior associate moves at UK and international law firms	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Harvey Nash	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hatton Search Limited	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	HAUS Careers	Architecture, interior design, BIM and creative professional recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hawkley Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hawkwood	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hays	Finance and multidisciplinary professional recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hazelwood Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	HCL International	Permanent professional recruitment and executive or specialist search	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	HEADS! International	Board, CEO and C-suite executive search	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Healy Hunt	Financial services and private capital executive search	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Heathgate Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Heavens Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Heidrick & Struggles	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Helix Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Henderson Scott	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Henrok Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Henry Martin Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hexagon	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Heywood Associates	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	HFG Insurance Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	HGA Group	Leadership, digital, buying, merchandising, marketing and corporate functions in fashion, beauty and retail.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	HIA Legal	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	H.I. Executive Consulting	Executive and board search across technology, private equity, consumer, financial services and industrial sectors.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Highbridge Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Highbrook	Executive search for institutional digital assets, fintech and digital-first businesses	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	HighWater Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hill Coates Associates Limited	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hillman AssociatesCity of London	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hinchliffe Executive Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	HireNest	Technology, life sciences and engineering recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	HiringWise	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hitchen Legal	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hive Sales Force	Sales professional and leadership recruitment through contingent and retained searches.	Hybrid	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	HLB Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hlx Life Sciences	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	HMN Capital	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hoellers Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hogarth Davies Lloyd	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hoggett Bowers	Board, CFO, HR and technology executive search	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hollis Personnel Ltd	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	HornbyChapman Ltd	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Horton International	Board, C-suite, finance and senior leadership executive search	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Houghton Phillips	Board, executive and senior management search across finance, risk, strategy, operations and HR.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hourglass Education	Permanent qualified-teacher and school leadership recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Howgate Sable	Executive search and interim leadership for aviation, infrastructure, industrial, consumer and cybersecurity businesses.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8

=1027Harrison Clarke23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Harrium Consulting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027HartebridgeExecutive and governance appointments for commercial and nonprofit organisations23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hartwell Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Harvey and PartnersPartner, counsel and senior associate moves at UK and international law firms23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Harvey Nash23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hatton Search Limited23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027HAUS CareersArchitecture, interior design, BIM and creative professional recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hawkley Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hawkwood23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027HaysFinance and multidisciplinary professional recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hazelwood Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027HCL InternationalPermanent professional recruitment and executive or specialist search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027HEADS! InternationalBoard, CEO and C-suite executive search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Healy HuntFinancial services and private capital executive search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Heathgate Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Heavens Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Heidrick & Struggles23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Helix Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Henderson Scott23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Henrok Consulting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Henry Martin Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hexagon23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Heywood Associates23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027HFG Insurance Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027HGA GroupLeadership, digital, buying, merchandising, marketing and corporate functions in fashion, beauty and retail.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027HIA Legal23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027H.I. Executive ConsultingExecutive and board search across technology, private equity, consumer, financial services and industrial sectors.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Highbridge Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027HighbrookExecutive search for institutional digital assets, fintech and digital-first businesses23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027HighWater Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hill Coates Associates Limited23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hillman AssociatesCity of London23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hinchliffe Executive Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027HireNestTechnology, life sciences and engineering recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027HiringWise23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hitchen Legal23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hive Sales ForceSales professional and leadership recruitment through contingent and retained searches.23.8
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027HLB Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hlx Life Sciences23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027HMN Capital23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hoellers Consulting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hogarth Davies Lloyd23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hoggett BowersBoard, CFO, HR and technology executive search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hollis Personnel Ltd23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027HornbyChapman Ltd23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Horton InternationalBoard, C-suite, finance and senior leadership executive search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Houghton PhillipsBoard, executive and senior management search across finance, risk, strategy, operations and HR.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hourglass EducationPermanent qualified-teacher and school leadership recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Howgate SableExecutive search and interim leadership for aviation, infrastructure, industrial, consumer and cybersecurity businesses.23.8
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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London recruitment agencies, ranked.

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Recruitment agencies in London: questions

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