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	TechShack	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Tech-Stil	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Tech Talent Network	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Tech Talento	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Tech Talent Partners	Founding engineers, engineering teams and technology leadership	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Techway Placements	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	TecRec	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	TEK Alliance Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	TekSelect	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	TEKsystems	IT staffing and specialist technology talent	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Tempdent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Temple Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Tenet Search	—	Hybrid	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Tessaro	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Testwood Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	TFPL Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	The Black Book	Fractional People and Talent leadership placements for startups	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	The Blueprint	Executive search and leadership recruitment for creative businesses, agencies and marketing teams	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	The Coworth Group	Financial services, professional services and corporate leadership search	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	The Early Careers Company	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	The Fortune Group	Cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, data, AI and business technology transformation recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	The Future Project	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	The Halkin Partnership	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	The Huntsmith	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	The In-House Agency (IHA)	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	The LSL Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	The Marketing Recruiter	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	The Naked Headhunter	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	The OPRA Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	The Product Club	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	The Quantrill Partnership	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	The Recruitment Solution	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	The Sales Experts Ltd	B2B sales, commercial leadership and selected revenue-focused marketing recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	The Search Core	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	The Search House Limited	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	The Siena Partnership	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	The SILK Group	Fashion and luxury executive search and interim leadership	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	The SJB Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	The Talent Space	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	The Taplow Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	The Up Group	Board and senior leadership search for growth businesses and companies undergoing transformation	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	The Woolf Partnership	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	The Work Crowd	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Thinking Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Third Square	Mid-level to senior finance and business leadership recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Thomas Cole Kinder	Executive, board and functional leadership search across real estate	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Thomas Ren Associates	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Thomson Keene	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Thrive IT Systems	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=1027	Thurn Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8

=1027TechShack23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Tech-Stil23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Tech Talent Network23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Tech Talento23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Tech Talent PartnersFounding engineers, engineering teams and technology leadership23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Techway Placements23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027TecRec23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027TEK Alliance Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027TekSelect23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027TEKsystemsIT staffing and specialist technology talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Tempdent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Temple Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Tenet Search23.8
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Tessaro23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Testwood Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027TFPL Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027The Black BookFractional People and Talent leadership placements for startups23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027The BlueprintExecutive search and leadership recruitment for creative businesses, agencies and marketing teams23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027The Coworth GroupFinancial services, professional services and corporate leadership search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027The Early Careers Company23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027The Fortune GroupCybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, data, AI and business technology transformation recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027The Future Project23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027The Halkin Partnership23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027The Huntsmith23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027The In-House Agency (IHA)23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027The LSL Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027The Marketing Recruiter23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027The Naked Headhunter23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027The OPRA Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027The Product Club23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027The Quantrill Partnership23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027The Recruitment Solution23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027The Sales Experts LtdB2B sales, commercial leadership and selected revenue-focused marketing recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027The Search Core23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027The Search House Limited23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027The Siena Partnership23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027The SILK GroupFashion and luxury executive search and interim leadership23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027The SJB Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027The Talent Space23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027The Taplow Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027The Up GroupBoard and senior leadership search for growth businesses and companies undergoing transformation23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027The Woolf Partnership23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027The Work Crowd23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Thinking Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Third SquareMid-level to senior finance and business leadership recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Thomas Cole KinderExecutive, board and functional leadership search across real estate23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Thomas Ren Associates23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Thomson Keene23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Thrive IT Systems23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=1027Thurn Partners23.8
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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