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	Nirvana Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	NLB Services	IT staffing and permanent placement for technology, financial services, insurance and other professional functions.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Noble Legal Ltd	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Noblex Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	NOP Search	Startup and growth-company leadership in finance, digital, operations, sales and marketing	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Nordic Recruitment	Competency-based recruitment of Nordic-speaking talent for UK employers	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Norherm Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Norrie Johnston Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	North & Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Norton Blake	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Novera Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Novo Executive Search	Retained executive search, board appointments, private-equity leadership and interim executives.	Retained	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	NP Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	NR Recruits	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	nuem	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Nurture Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Nu Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Oakwood Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	OB Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	OCR Commodities	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Octopus Search	AI, machine learning, engineering and leadership for HealthTech, MedTech and TechBio	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Odgers	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Odin Partners	Financial markets and banking executive search	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Oho Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Olive Delta	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Oliver Bernard	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Oliver Samuel Associates	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	OmniaPeopleSouthwark	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Omnia Talent Solutions	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	One Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	One Ten Associates	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Online e Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	On Point Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	OPIN360	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Optimal	Software engineering, AI, quality engineering, testing, DevOps and cloud recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Optimus Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Optitude360	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Opto Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Ora Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Orbitalskill	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	ORG LINKED	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Oriental Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Osborne Thomas Ltd	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Osmii	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	OSP Group	Construction design engineering, surveying, directors and project management	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Osprey Clarke	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	OSS Recruitment	Technology, technical sales, commercial office and management recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Ovation Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	OWL	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Oxford Knight	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8

=1027Nirvana Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027NLB ServicesIT staffing and permanent placement for technology, financial services, insurance and other professional functions.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Noble Legal Ltd23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Noblex Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027NOP SearchStartup and growth-company leadership in finance, digital, operations, sales and marketing23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Nordic RecruitmentCompetency-based recruitment of Nordic-speaking talent for UK employers23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Norherm Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Norrie Johnston Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027North & Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Norton Blake23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Novera Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Novo Executive SearchRetained executive search, board appointments, private-equity leadership and interim executives.23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027NP Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027NR Recruits23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027nuem23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Nurture Talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Nu Talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Oakwood Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027OB Talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027OCR Commodities23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Octopus SearchAI, machine learning, engineering and leadership for HealthTech, MedTech and TechBio23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Odgers23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Odin PartnersFinancial markets and banking executive search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Oho Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Olive Delta23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Oliver Bernard23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Oliver Samuel Associates23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027OmniaPeopleSouthwark23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Omnia Talent Solutions23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027One Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027One Ten Associates23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Online e Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027On Point Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027OPIN36023.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027OptimalSoftware engineering, AI, quality engineering, testing, DevOps and cloud recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Optimus Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Optitude36023.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Opto Talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Ora Talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Orbitalskill23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027ORG LINKED23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Oriental Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Osborne Thomas Ltd23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Osmii23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027OSP GroupConstruction design engineering, surveying, directors and project management23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Osprey Clarke23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027OSS RecruitmentTechnology, technical sales, commercial office and management recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Ovation Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027OWL23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Oxford Knight23.8
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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