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

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London recruiting firms ranked by index score
Rank	Firm	Focus	Fee model	Terms	Index score
=1027	Salter Grange	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Sang Zarrin	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	SANOX GROUP	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Santa Monica Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Sapphire Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Saragossa	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Saulire	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Savvy Recruitment	Professional recruitment across media, marketing, sales, digital, creative, operations and development.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Scalers	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	SciNova	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	SCi Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Scope AT	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Scope Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Scorpius Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	ScoutedMinds	Senior marketing and commercial executive search for technology companies	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	SEARCH22	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Search4search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	SearchBio	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Seekhr	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Select Solutions Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Selecture Global	Technology, strategy, transformation and financial services executive search	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Selectus Recruitment Solutions	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Sellick Partnership	Legal and professional services recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	SENQIVO	Applied AI, machine learning, LLM engineering, founding engineers and AI leadership.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Sensibal Recruitment	Finance and accountancy appointments from financial analysts and controllers to CFOs	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Sentinel	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Seven Executive	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	S&G Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	SGS Revenue	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Shadowhound	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Shawfield & Sloane	Senior and C-suite search across real estate, financial services, luxury and hospitality businesses	Contingency	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Sheila Childs Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Sheridan Executive	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Shortlist Works	Professional recruitment through candidate sourcing, human screening and interview coordination	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Sigma Legal Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Signify Technology	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Signium	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Simmons & Hanbury	Legal, compliance, risk, corporate governance and HR executive search	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Sinclair Wright	—	Hybrid	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	SixteenFifty	Technology leadership and specialist technology recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Skillful	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Skillsbay Limited	IT, digital and ERP recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Skript	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Sloane Search Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Smart4 EPC	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	SmartChoice International	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	SmartTek Global	Energy transition, grid, energy storage and related technology	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	SMDB Talent Solutions Ltd	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Smithson Recruitment Services	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Smooth Duty	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8

=1027Salter Grange23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Sang Zarrin23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027SANOX GROUP23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Santa Monica Talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Sapphire Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Saragossa23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Saulire23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Savvy RecruitmentProfessional recruitment across media, marketing, sales, digital, creative, operations and development.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Scalers23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027SciNova23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027SCi Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Scope AT23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Scope Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Scorpius Talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027ScoutedMindsSenior marketing and commercial executive search for technology companies23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027SEARCH2223.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Search4search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027SearchBio23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Seekhr23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Select Solutions Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Selecture GlobalTechnology, strategy, transformation and financial services executive search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Selectus Recruitment Solutions23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Sellick PartnershipLegal and professional services recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027SENQIVOApplied AI, machine learning, LLM engineering, founding engineers and AI leadership.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Sensibal RecruitmentFinance and accountancy appointments from financial analysts and controllers to CFOs23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Sentinel23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Seven Executive23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027S&G Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027SGS Revenue23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Shadowhound23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Shawfield & SloaneSenior and C-suite search across real estate, financial services, luxury and hospitality businesses23.8
ContingencyNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Sheila Childs Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Sheridan Executive23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Shortlist WorksProfessional recruitment through candidate sourcing, human screening and interview coordination23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Sigma Legal Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Signify Technology23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Signium23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Simmons & HanburyLegal, compliance, risk, corporate governance and HR executive search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Sinclair Wright23.8
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027SixteenFiftyTechnology leadership and specialist technology recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Skillful23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Skillsbay LimitedIT, digital and ERP recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Skript23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Sloane Search Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Smart4 EPC23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027SmartChoice International23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027SmartTek GlobalEnergy transition, grid, energy storage and related technology23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027SMDB Talent Solutions Ltd23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Smithson Recruitment Services23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Smooth Duty23.8
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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