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	Recruit with Purpose	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	RecSel International	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Red Anchor Recruitment	Executive support, office administration, HR, legal support and marketing recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Redfish Solutions	Construction, property and infrastructure professional recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Redgrave	Board, executive and senior functional leadership	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Redimeer	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Red Orca Legal Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	ReedCity of London	Professional recruitment across accountancy, finance, technology, legal, HR and other specialist sectors	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	reesmarxGLOBAL	International executive, sales, marketing, technology, HR, legal and finance recruitment	Retained	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Refined Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Refreshing	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Reilcom Technology Staffing	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Renoir Interim	Interim and fractional executives, finance leadership, technology and transformation	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Renovata	Board and C-suite search for technology and investor-backed businesses	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Renovo Education	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Represent Recruitment	Design, advertising, digital and creative recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	ReRoot Cyber	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Residential Living Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Resource Europe	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Resource Group Holdings	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Resources Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	RGDuncan	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	RHACS - Headhunters Europe	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Rialto Property Recruitment Limited	Professional real estate and property recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Rice Search Partners	Executive search across finance, corporate functions and technology	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Right Match Recruiters Ltd	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Right Now Group	Accounting, finance and professional business support recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Ringfin	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Rise Rec2Rec	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Riverhouse Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	River’s Edge Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Riversmeet Advisory	—	Retained	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Rivit Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	RIZE Recruitment	Telecoms, energy and data centre specialist, engineering and executive recruitment.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	RJR Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	RK Global Recruitment	Executive and specialist recruitment across finance, technology, healthcare and other professional sectors.	Contingency	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	RMG Executive	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Robert Lindsay Associates	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Robert Tearle Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Rockwell Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Rommbic	Sales, specification and leadership recruitment for building products	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Root Search Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Rosehill Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Rothstein Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	round8	Digital media, advertising technology and technology recruitment for commercial, technical and leadership roles.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	RS Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Ruby Magpie	Marketing, communications, digital, social, sales and creative recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Russam	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Russell Reynolds Associates	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Sainty Hird & Partners	Board and executive search, leadership assessment and development	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8

=1027Recruit with Purpose23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027RecSel International23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Red Anchor RecruitmentExecutive support, office administration, HR, legal support and marketing recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Redfish SolutionsConstruction, property and infrastructure professional recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027RedgraveBoard, executive and senior functional leadership23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Redimeer23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Red Orca Legal Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027ReedCity of London · Professional recruitment across accountancy, finance, technology, legal, HR and other specialist sectors23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027reesmarxGLOBALInternational executive, sales, marketing, technology, HR, legal and finance recruitment23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Refined Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Refreshing23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Reilcom Technology Staffing23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Renoir InterimInterim and fractional executives, finance leadership, technology and transformation23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027RenovataBoard and C-suite search for technology and investor-backed businesses23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Renovo Education23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Represent RecruitmentDesign, advertising, digital and creative recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027ReRoot Cyber23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Residential Living Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Resource Europe23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Resource Group Holdings23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Resources Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027RGDuncan23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027RHACS - Headhunters Europe23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Rialto Property Recruitment LimitedProfessional real estate and property recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Rice Search PartnersExecutive search across finance, corporate functions and technology23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Right Match Recruiters Ltd23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Right Now GroupAccounting, finance and professional business support recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Ringfin23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Rise Rec2Rec23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Riverhouse Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027River’s Edge Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Riversmeet Advisory23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Rivit Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027RIZE RecruitmentTelecoms, energy and data centre specialist, engineering and executive recruitment.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027RJR Talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027RK Global RecruitmentExecutive and specialist recruitment across finance, technology, healthcare and other professional sectors.23.8
ContingencyNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027RMG Executive23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Robert Lindsay Associates23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Robert Tearle Consulting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Rockwell Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027RommbicSales, specification and leadership recruitment for building products23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Root Search Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Rosehill Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Rothstein Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027round8Digital media, advertising technology and technology recruitment for commercial, technical and leadership roles.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027RS Consulting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Ruby MagpieMarketing, communications, digital, social, sales and creative recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Russam23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Russell Reynolds Associates23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Sainty Hird & PartnersBoard and executive search, leadership assessment and development23.8
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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