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	Open roles	Index score
=300	Evoque Recruitment	Trade account management, business development and design recruitment for luxury interiors businesses	Not stated	Not disclosed	7	45.0
=300	O’GormanTaylor2 people · since 2006	Qualified lawyers, partners and legal teams for private-practice law firms	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	45.0
=300	PR FuturesLondon Bridge · 4 people · since 2006	PR, communications, marketing and digital marketing recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	45.0
=300	Senovo IT	ERP, software, cloud and data recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	26	45.0
=300	Silverdale Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	7	45.0
306	Bite Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	28	44.9
=307	Consumer Additionssince 2015	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	5	44.8
=307	Radley James	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	63	44.8
309	Hup Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	50	44.7
310	Henley Morgan	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	57	44.6
=311	Global Career Companysince 2002	Executive and specialist recruitment for employers across Africa and the African diaspora	Not stated	Not disclosed	6	44.5
=311	Mason Blakesince 1997	Investment management recruitment across distribution, investment and operations	Not stated	Not disclosed	6	44.5
=311	Paragon Personnelsince 1989	Executive assistants, administrative and professional business-support recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	6	44.5
=314	RED Global	SAP and technology recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	236	44.4
=314	SF Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	168	44.4
316	Kindred Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	17	44.3
=317	Birchrose Associates	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	56	44.0
=317	Direct Recruitment	Digital, data, CRM, direct and integrated marketing recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	18	44.0
319	Lawes Consulting Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	39	43.9
=320	Hindsight Recruitment	Permanent and locum speech and language therapy recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	12	43.8
=320	Signature Jobs	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	12	43.8
=322	Chemistry Search & Selectionsince 2006	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	5	43.7
=322	Clare Persey Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	64	43.7
=322	Contact Centre Recruitment	Contact centre, customer experience, customer operations and sales recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	57	43.7
=322	Gray Recruitment Specialistssince 1994	Administrative and professional recruitment for higher education, charities, regulatory and membership organisations	Not stated	Not disclosed	5	43.7
=322	Lamb Personnelsince 2007	Office and executive support, finance, HR, marketing and IT recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	5	43.7
=322	Trident Internationalsince 1987	Real estate finance, investment, asset management, property professionals and executive recruitment.	Not stated	Not disclosed	5	43.7
=328	JacobsMassey AV Specialists	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	61	43.6
=328	Skillbase Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	8	43.6
=330	Aspire	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	20	43.5
=330	Media Contacts	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	93	43.5
=330	Starfish Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	20	43.5
=333	Hanson Lee	Insurance and insurtech technology, transformation, operations and commercial recruitment.	Hybrid	Not disclosed	5	43.4
=333	Page ExecutiveWestminster	Board, C-suite and senior leadership search	Not stated	Not disclosed	51	43.4
=333	Permanent Hire	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	5	43.4
=336	Dartmouth Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	29	43.2
=336	Discover International	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	41	43.2
=336	EWI Recruitment	Professional infrastructure, renewable energy and building engineering recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	30	43.2
=336	I Love My Job	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	41	43.2
=336	Simply360 Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	4	43.2
=336	Tile Hill	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	24	43.2
=342	Barclay Simpson	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	212	43.1
=342	CK Search Global	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	13	43.1
=342	Impact Recruitment Group Ltd	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	27	43.1
=342	Investigo	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	139	43.1
=342	Riverbank Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	27	43.1
=347	Gem Appointmentssince 1993	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	4	42.9
=347	Oliver James	Specialist finance, actuarial, insurance, risk, technology and transformation recruitment.	Not stated	Not disclosed	185	42.9
=347	Prospect Resourcingsince 2002	Public relations and corporate communications recruitment for agencies and in-house teams.	Not stated	Not disclosed	4	42.9
350	Experts Group International	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	103	42.6

=300Evoque RecruitmentTrade account management, business development and design recruitment for luxury interiors businesses45.0
Not statedNot disclosed7 open roles
=300O’GormanTaylor2 people · Qualified lawyers, partners and legal teams for private-practice law firms45.0
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=300PR FuturesLondon Bridge · 4 people · PR, communications, marketing and digital marketing recruitment45.0
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=300Senovo ITERP, software, cloud and data recruitment45.0
Not statedNot disclosed26 open roles
=300Silverdale Partners45.0
Not statedNot disclosed7 open roles
306Bite Talent44.9
Not statedNot disclosed28 open roles
=307Consumer Additions44.8
Not statedNot disclosed5 open roles
=307Radley James44.8
Not statedNot disclosed63 open roles
309Hup Consulting44.7
Not statedNot disclosed50 open roles
310Henley Morgan44.6
Not statedNot disclosed57 open roles
=311Global Career CompanyExecutive and specialist recruitment for employers across Africa and the African diaspora44.5
Not statedNot disclosed6 open roles
=311Mason BlakeInvestment management recruitment across distribution, investment and operations44.5
Not statedNot disclosed6 open roles
=311Paragon PersonnelExecutive assistants, administrative and professional business-support recruitment44.5
Not statedNot disclosed6 open roles
=314RED GlobalSAP and technology recruitment44.4
Not statedNot disclosed236 open roles
=314SF Partners44.4
Not statedNot disclosed168 open roles
316Kindred Recruitment44.3
Not statedNot disclosed17 open roles
=317Birchrose Associates44.0
Not statedNot disclosed56 open roles
=317Direct RecruitmentDigital, data, CRM, direct and integrated marketing recruitment44.0
Not statedNot disclosed18 open roles
319Lawes Consulting Group43.9
Not statedNot disclosed39 open roles
=320Hindsight RecruitmentPermanent and locum speech and language therapy recruitment43.8
Not statedNot disclosed12 open roles
=320Signature Jobs43.8
Not statedNot disclosed12 open roles
=322Chemistry Search & Selection43.7
Not statedNot disclosed5 open roles
=322Clare Persey Recruitment43.7
Not statedNot disclosed64 open roles
=322Contact Centre RecruitmentContact centre, customer experience, customer operations and sales recruitment43.7
Not statedNot disclosed57 open roles
=322Gray Recruitment SpecialistsAdministrative and professional recruitment for higher education, charities, regulatory and membership organisations43.7
Not statedNot disclosed5 open roles
=322Lamb PersonnelOffice and executive support, finance, HR, marketing and IT recruitment43.7
Not statedNot disclosed5 open roles
=322Trident InternationalReal estate finance, investment, asset management, property professionals and executive recruitment.43.7
Not statedNot disclosed5 open roles
=328JacobsMassey AV Specialists43.6
Not statedNot disclosed61 open roles
=328Skillbase Group43.6
Not statedNot disclosed8 open roles
=330Aspire43.5
Not statedNot disclosed20 open roles
=330Media Contacts43.5
Not statedNot disclosed93 open roles
=330Starfish Search43.5
Not statedNot disclosed20 open roles
=333Hanson LeeInsurance and insurtech technology, transformation, operations and commercial recruitment.43.4
HybridNot disclosed5 open roles
=333Page ExecutiveWestminster · Board, C-suite and senior leadership search43.4
Not statedNot disclosed51 open roles
=333Permanent Hire43.4
Not statedNot disclosed5 open roles
=336Dartmouth Partners43.2
Not statedNot disclosed29 open roles
=336Discover International43.2
Not statedNot disclosed41 open roles
=336EWI RecruitmentProfessional infrastructure, renewable energy and building engineering recruitment43.2
Not statedNot disclosed30 open roles
=336I Love My Job43.2
Not statedNot disclosed41 open roles
=336Simply360 Search43.2
Not statedNot disclosed4 open roles
=336Tile Hill43.2
Not statedNot disclosed24 open roles
=342Barclay Simpson43.1
Not statedNot disclosed212 open roles
=342CK Search Global43.1
Not statedNot disclosed13 open roles
=342Impact Recruitment Group Ltd43.1
Not statedNot disclosed27 open roles
=342Investigo43.1
Not statedNot disclosed139 open roles
=342Riverbank Recruitment43.1
Not statedNot disclosed27 open roles
=347Gem Appointments42.9
Not statedNot disclosed4 open roles
=347Oliver JamesSpecialist finance, actuarial, insurance, risk, technology and transformation recruitment.42.9
Not statedNot disclosed185 open roles
=347Prospect ResourcingPublic relations and corporate communications recruitment for agencies and in-house teams.42.9
Not statedNot disclosed4 open roles
350Experts Group International42.6
Not statedNot disclosed103 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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