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	Laslo Fox	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Latitude Legal Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Lawrence Harvey	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Lazareff + Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Lazaro Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Leadenhall Search & Selection	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	LEAD Talent	Digital and marketing recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Leathwaite	Corporate officer executive search and interim appointments across finance, HR, legal, operations and technology.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Leffler Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Legacy London	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Legales Executive Headhunting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	LegalKings	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Legion	Commercial leadership for early and growth-stage technology companies	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	LennTech Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Leonid Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Lexbridge Groupsince 2026	Senior legal appointments for law firms and in-house teams	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	LHH Recruitment Solutions	Professional recruitment across finance, legal, HR, technology and business support.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Lidbury McMillan Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Life Science Medics	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Limebridge Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Limitless	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Lincoln Cornhill Executive	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Link Chase	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Linton Talent Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	LinuxRecruit	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Lipson Lloyd-Jones	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Lipton Media	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	LLC Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Loba Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Locke Staffing Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Logan Sinclair	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Logixs Search	Senior, sales and professional appointments in logistics and supply chain	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	London Works	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Lorien	Technology, software, cloud, cyber security, data, AI and digital transformation recruitment.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Loxwood Moore Limited	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	LSBU Employment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Lucky Hunter	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Lucor Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Luminate Partners	Executive and specialist search across energy, power, infrastructure and commodities.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Lupos Global	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Lusso Consulting Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Maceo Search Limited	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Macrae	Lateral law firm partner and partner-team recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Madison Hive	Real estate corporate functions	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Madison Hunt	Infrastructure, energy and industrial investment and finance recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	MadlinHanna Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Major, Lindsey & Africa	Legal, compliance and governance recruitment for law-firm partners, associates, general counsel and boards.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	mallon errington	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	MAM Gruppe	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Manners Maclean	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8

=1027Laslo Fox23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Latitude Legal Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Lawrence Harvey23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Lazareff + Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Lazaro Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Leadenhall Search & Selection23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027LEAD TalentDigital and marketing recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027LeathwaiteCorporate officer executive search and interim appointments across finance, HR, legal, operations and technology.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Leffler Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Legacy London23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Legales Executive Headhunting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027LegalKings23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027LegionCommercial leadership for early and growth-stage technology companies23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027LennTech Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Leonid Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Lexbridge GroupSenior legal appointments for law firms and in-house teams23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027LHH Recruitment SolutionsProfessional recruitment across finance, legal, HR, technology and business support.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Lidbury McMillan Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Life Science Medics23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Limebridge Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Limitless23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Lincoln Cornhill Executive23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Link Chase23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Linton Talent Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027LinuxRecruit23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Lipson Lloyd-Jones23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Lipton Media23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027LLC Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Loba Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Locke Staffing Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Logan Sinclair23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Logixs SearchSenior, sales and professional appointments in logistics and supply chain23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027London Works23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027LorienTechnology, software, cloud, cyber security, data, AI and digital transformation recruitment.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Loxwood Moore Limited23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027LSBU Employment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Lucky Hunter23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Lucor Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Luminate PartnersExecutive and specialist search across energy, power, infrastructure and commodities.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Lupos Global23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Lusso Consulting Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Maceo Search Limited23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027MacraeLateral law firm partner and partner-team recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Madison HiveReal estate corporate functions23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Madison HuntInfrastructure, energy and industrial investment and finance recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027MadlinHanna Consulting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Major, Lindsey & AfricaLegal, compliance and governance recruitment for law-firm partners, associates, general counsel and boards.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027mallon errington23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027MAM Gruppe23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Manners Maclean23.8
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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