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	Manwood James	Senior management and C-suite recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	March Consultants	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Marcus Braukmann	Executive, specialist and departmental leadership recruitment across professional functions	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Market Recruitment	B2B technology marketing, sales, product, revenue operations and customer success recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Mark Loucas	Fintech, digital banking, payments and banking technology recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Mark Walker Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Marlin Hawk	Board, CEO and senior functional executive search across technology, finance, commercial and people leadership.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Marsden	Law firm partners, associates, in-house counsel and corporate governance recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Mash’d Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Mason Braun International	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Mason Rak	Tax partner recruitment and tax team moves for professional services and law firms	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Match Digital	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Matrix Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Maven Resourcing	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Maverick Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Mawney Partners	Search across credit, financial markets, private equity and corporate development	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Mayson James	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Mazards	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Maze Executive	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	MBR Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	McCabe & Barton	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	McCall	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	McCann & Braham	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	McGlynn Personnel	Engineering, manufacturing leadership and property recruitment	Contingency	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	McLean Partnership	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	MDM Consultants Ltd	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Meet Life Sciences	Life sciences and medical technology	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Mel Shire Recruitment & Consultancy	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Melton Legal Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Membership Bespoke	Membership organisation professionals	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Mentmore	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Meraki Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Mercuri Urval	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Metallum Partners	Mining, metals, infrastructure and energy executive search	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Metis Legal	Senior legal, compliance, chief of staff and executive search	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Metrical Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	MF Associates Ltd	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	MGSS Associates	Executive and management search in professional services, finance and NGOs	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Michael James Associates	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Michael Warwick Nicholls	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Michael Williams Associates	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Middlemore	HR, payroll and central corporate functions recruitment and executive search	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Miles Advisory	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Miles Associates	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Milestone Search Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Mimir Life Sciences	Clinical development, clinical operations, medical affairs and medical leadership.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Mindful Staffing	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	MindMatch Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Mind Partners UK	Executive search and interim leadership	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	MindSearch	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8

=1027Manwood JamesSenior management and C-suite recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027March Consultants23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Marcus BraukmannExecutive, specialist and departmental leadership recruitment across professional functions23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Market RecruitmentB2B technology marketing, sales, product, revenue operations and customer success recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Mark LoucasFintech, digital banking, payments and banking technology recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Mark Walker Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Marlin HawkBoard, CEO and senior functional executive search across technology, finance, commercial and people leadership.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027MarsdenLaw firm partners, associates, in-house counsel and corporate governance recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Mash’d Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Mason Braun International23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Mason RakTax partner recruitment and tax team moves for professional services and law firms23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Match Digital23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Matrix Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Maven Resourcing23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Maverick Talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Mawney PartnersSearch across credit, financial markets, private equity and corporate development23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Mayson James23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Mazards23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Maze Executive23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027MBR Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027McCabe & Barton23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027McCall23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027McCann & Braham23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027McGlynn PersonnelEngineering, manufacturing leadership and property recruitment23.8
ContingencyNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027McLean Partnership23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027MDM Consultants Ltd23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Meet Life SciencesLife sciences and medical technology23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Mel Shire Recruitment & Consultancy23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Melton Legal Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Membership BespokeMembership organisation professionals23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Mentmore23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Meraki Talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Mercuri Urval23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Metallum PartnersMining, metals, infrastructure and energy executive search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Metis LegalSenior legal, compliance, chief of staff and executive search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Metrical Talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027MF Associates Ltd23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027MGSS AssociatesExecutive and management search in professional services, finance and NGOs23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Michael James Associates23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Michael Warwick Nicholls23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Michael Williams Associates23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027MiddlemoreHR, payroll and central corporate functions recruitment and executive search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Miles Advisory23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Miles Associates23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Milestone Search Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Mimir Life SciencesClinical development, clinical operations, medical affairs and medical leadership.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Mindful Staffing23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027MindMatch Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Mind Partners UKExecutive search and interim leadership23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027MindSearch23.8
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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