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	HQ Global Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	HS Talent	Technology, product, marketing and business development recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	HT Recruit Ltd	Cloud, cybersecurity, software engineering, infrastructure and technical leadership.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hubble Solutions	Human resources and talent acquisition professionals	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hudson Clarke Associates	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hue Recruitment	Business support, finance, HR, sales and marketing recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Humres - Construction Recruitment Specialists	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hunston Partners	Executive search in digital, technology and professional services	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hunt-Brady Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hunted International	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	HunTek	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hunter Bond	Finance, quantitative trading and technology	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	hunter cohort	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hunter Goldman	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hunter Maddison	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hunter-Miller	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Huntress	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	HuntStart Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hurstwood Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hutton Consulting	Quantitative trading, alternative investments, data and technology	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Huxley	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	HW Select Ltd	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hybridge Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hydrogen Group	Technology and transformation recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	HYF Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Hyre.	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Ibison	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	IBSC LTD	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Iconic Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Identify Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	IDEX Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	idpp	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	IGA Talent Solutions	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	iKas International	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Illapa Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	IMC Life Sciences	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Impact X	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Imperium Global	Senior leadership in construction, real estate, energy, infrastructure and life sciences	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Imperium Search	Real estate, private equity and structured finance recruitment	Hybrid	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Indigo Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	InExCo	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Inflow Partnership	—	Retained	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	InfraBe	Infrastructure and renewable energy executive and specialist recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	infrasearch.	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Infrassocs	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	inicio talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Inico Recruitment	Finance, accountancy and sales professional recruitment with international relocation support	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Initi8 Recruitment	Technology recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	InitSource	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Innova Search	Professional engineering, technical management, quality and commercial recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8

=1027HQ Global Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027HS TalentTechnology, product, marketing and business development recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027HT Recruit LtdCloud, cybersecurity, software engineering, infrastructure and technical leadership.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hubble SolutionsHuman resources and talent acquisition professionals23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hudson Clarke Associates23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hue RecruitmentBusiness support, finance, HR, sales and marketing recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Humres - Construction Recruitment Specialists23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hunston PartnersExecutive search in digital, technology and professional services23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hunt-Brady Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hunted International23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027HunTek23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hunter BondFinance, quantitative trading and technology23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027hunter cohort23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hunter Goldman23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hunter Maddison23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hunter-Miller23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Huntress23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027HuntStart Consulting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hurstwood Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hutton ConsultingQuantitative trading, alternative investments, data and technology23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Huxley23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027HW Select Ltd23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hybridge Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hydrogen GroupTechnology and transformation recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027HYF Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Hyre.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Ibison23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027IBSC LTD23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Iconic Talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Identify Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027IDEX Consulting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027idpp23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027IGA Talent Solutions23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027iKas International23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Illapa Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027IMC Life Sciences23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Impact X23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Imperium GlobalSenior leadership in construction, real estate, energy, infrastructure and life sciences23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Imperium SearchReal estate, private equity and structured finance recruitment23.8
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Indigo Talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027InExCo23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Inflow Partnership23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027InfraBeInfrastructure and renewable energy executive and specialist recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027infrasearch.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Infrassocs23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027inicio talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Inico RecruitmentFinance, accountancy and sales professional recruitment with international relocation support23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Initi8 RecruitmentTechnology recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027InitSource23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Innova SearchProfessional engineering, technical management, quality and commercial recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles

Score built from public signals · Fee model from firm websites · Terms reported by firms · Terms never affect the score

How the score works →

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.

Browse by specialty

13 specialties

London recruitment agencies, ranked.

The full leaderboard, London

Recruitment agencies in London: questions

Browse by specialty

Fintech & Trading

Legal

Executive Search

Tech & Engineering

Data & AI

Private Equity & VC

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Media & Advertising

Real Estate

Insurance & Actuarial

Accounting & Finance

Sales & Marketing

HR & Talent