London recruitment agencies connect employers and job-seekers across every sector, from finance and healthcare to creative and tech. With more than 2,000 London agencies listed, this page helps employers find trusted hiring partners and candidates discover new career opportunities.
AgencyCentral lists 69 popular industries and categorise recruitment agencies based on what they cover, so you can easily and quickly find the ones which are most helpful to you.
Whiton Maynard is a London-based staffing agency that focuses on the placement of permanent, contract and interim roles across the Research, Policy and Communications, Non-Profit sector.
168 Shoreditch High Street, City of London, London, EC1Y 4YX
Career Moves Group helps fulfil recruitment requirements in HR, Operations, Finance, Support, Marketing, Creative, Digital, Tech and Executive Management. They take pride in having a wealth of experience since 1987, a 100% success rate for retained placements, having 93% of their customers come from referrals, successfully aiding over 6,000 job seekers and receiving a Great Place to Work acknowledgment. They are situated in the City of London.
20 Farringdon Street, City of London, London, EC4A 4AB
Summit Search & Selection has provided Real Estate executive search services since 2000 throughout the UK and Europe. They specialise within the Commercial, Alternative, and Living sectors, working with employers such as Invesco, J.P. Morgan Asset Investment, Mapeley, M&G Real Estate, Aberdeen Standard Investments, and more. Appointments they make are monitored on a 3-month, 6-month, and yearly basis.
29, Farm Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 5RL
Next Employment is an independently-owned London-based recruitment agency that specialises in finding Insurance, Financial, and Professional Services candidates. They cover interim, temporary, and permanent appointments for roles such as Underwriting Assistant, Account Manager, IBA Technician, Compliance Analyst, Specialty Claims Examiner, Executive Assistant, and many more. Their consultants have over 30 years of industry experience.
20 Birchin Lance, City of London, London, EC3V 9DU
With teams based across seven locations, Next Ventures Ltd assigns IT professionals to a wide range of clients across the UK, Europe, and the USA. Since 2001, they have been filling permanent and contract assignments. The talent agency caters to a broad range of verticals, such as Cloud & Instructure, Data, Development & Integration, and SAP. Next Ventures also cover various sectors, including Automotive, Cyber Security, E-commerce, and Finance.
7th Floor, 140 Aldersgate Street, Clerkenwell, London, EC1A 4HY
Aerotek offers coverage for a wide range of markets, including Construction, Manufacturing, Production, Life Sciences, Government Services, Transportation, Energy, Healthcare, and Distribution recruitment. Aerotek has numerous global locations in a total of 11 countries including the UK, USA, Canada, Netherlands, and Australia.
Broadgate Quarter 9th Floor, City of London, London, EC2A 2DQ
Marcus Donald are IT recruitment experts specialising in the following areas: Infrastructure, Cloud, Development, Information, Cyber Security, Business Transformation, DevOps, and Senior Appointments. They started in 2005 and recruit internationally. Their consultants are experienced in their own technical fields, and regularly attend sector-specific exhibitions and events to stay updated with changes and trends in the market.
60 Cannon Street, City of London, London, EC4N 6NP
Portfolio Payroll is a provider of permanent, contract, and interim Payroll professionals across the UK and is in partnership with CIPP. The firm was listed in The Recruiter Hot 100 and offers a fixed rate for permanent staff for all positions. They have offices in Manchester, London, and Dublin and they typically search for roles such as Payroll Administrators, Payroll Officers, Payroll Managers, Payroll Team Leads, and Payroll Technicians.
1 Finsbury Square, City of London, London, EC2A 1AE
Global Medics Ltd, founded in 2001, is a specialist recruitment company that delivers locum and permanent doctors of various specialities to hospitals, clinics, and healthcare firms in the public and private sectors throughout the UK, Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand. They hire on a contract or full-time basis. Some sectors they specialise in are Anaesthetics, Clinical Psychology, Pediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Radiology, and Pathology.
33 Soho Square, London, London, W1D 3QU
Established in 2011, Globe Locums Ltd is an award-winning London-based Healthcare recruitment agency that delivers its services to the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. The agency recruits for a wide range of Healthcare fields, such as Dietetics, Nursing, Mortuary, and Pharmacy, on both a locum and permanent basis. The company is a member of the NHS Workforce Alliance and is ISO-accredited.
Floor 5, WeWork The Monument, 51 Eastcheap, Clerkenwell, London, EC3M 1DT
HSA Locums is an established supplier of professionals to the UK's Healthcare sector. They have over 10 years of recruitment experience and help clients in the private and public sector fill temporary and contract vacancies. From their offices in London, they typically place candidates in roles such as A&E Nurse, Registered General Nurse, and Healthcare Assistant. HSA Locums is a member of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation.
201 Borough High Street, Bermondsey, London, SE1 1JA
Immediate Medical Solutions Ltd is a provider of locum, temporary, and permanent medical professionals to the Healthcare Industry in the UK. The agency works with the NHS and other private medical facilities. The company also offers personal & domestic care, non-emergency patient transport, and reablement. They are members of the REC and HealthTrust Europe.
18 Raven Road, South Woodford, London, E18 1HB
Jennie Reeves Radiographers Agency focuses on Radiography recruitment, handling General Radiography, MRI, Ultrasound and more, since 1968. Their applicant pool consists of contacts seeking permanent, contract and locum jobs in the UK. They are a HealthTrust Europe Total Workforce Solutions and Workforce Alliance Framework Agreements awarded supplier.
3 Barmouth Road, Wandsworth, London, SW18 2DT
Medlocums is a specialist Health Care agency that matches candidates with clients and provides recruitment services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. They specialise in the placement of Specialist Nurses, Midwives, Doctors, Allied Health Professionals and Health Scientists on a temporary, permanent and contractual basis. Having more than 20 years of combined recruitment experience, they offer their services to NHS Trusts and the private sector.
4th Floor, Dukes House, 32-38 Dukes Place, City of London, London, EC3A 7LP
MSL Healthcare is a 24/7 staffing agency that has been operating within the Health Care industry for more than 15 years, providing clients with Healthcare professionals for part-time or full-time positions. The agency is an NHS approved Framework Healthcare Recruitment Agency and a corporate member of REC. They offer training and ongoing support, with appraisals and re-validation preparation for their candidates. MSL also offers a referral scheme.
24 Bevis Marks House, City of London, London, EC3A 7JB
PSL Recruitment Services provides workforce support to both candidates and clients in the Health Care industry. They are National Framework Agreement approved and they run annual audits. PSL also utilises the online platform by providing an online booking system, consolidated electronic invoicing (CEI), and clinical screening system. Some of the roles they place include Occupational Therapist, Radiographer, Paediatric, and Physiotherapist.
Pride Court, Unit 2, Second Floor, 80 - 82 White Lion Street, Islington, London, N1 9PF
Reliable Healthcare Group, located in Bermondsey, extends permanent, temporary and contract employment opportunities in Nursing and Healthcare. They are continually on the lookout for the likes of Healthcare Assistants, Support Workers, Registered General Nurses and Specialist Intensive Therapy Unit Nurses. Incorporated in 2017, they are corporate members of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and have a Diamond Badge of Excellence.
3 more London, Bermondsey, London, SE1 2RE
St Clair Healthcare recruits staff for NHS and private health environments. They supply Nursing professionals on a permanent and temporary basis. St Clair Healthcare is based in London.
78 Cannon Street, City of London, London, EC4N 6HL
Vivid Healthcare operates across Doctors, Nurses, Biomedical Science, Dietetics, Audiology, Mental Health, Occupational Therapy, Optometry, Pharmacy, Cardiac Physiology, Clerical, Physiotherapy, and Radiology, among many more Healthcare specialities. They are based in London and are equipped with over 30 years of combined industry experience. They also cater to both the public and private sectors.
131 Finsbury, City of London, London, EC2A 1NT
Direct Healthcare is a provider of Nurses and other Healthcare staff to the NHS and private sector. They supply a variety of Healthcare employees, covering Nursing jobs and other Care jobs in Northern Ireland and all over the UK. They supply staff and personnel to hospitals, residential homes, mental health institutions, and more. The company is based in London.
24 Ltd, Second Floor, Harmsworth House, City of London, London, EC4Y 8DP
Elevation Healthcare focuses on the placement of Healthcare professionals such as Doctors, Nurses, and Homecare Specialists across all grades and specialities. They cover permanent and temporary recruitment requirements for the NHS, prisons, GP surgeries, and private healthcare providers. Established in 2018, Elevation Healthcare is located in London and is a corporate member of the REC.
6th Floor, 30 Churchill Place, Poplar, London, E14 5RE
Aspect Healthcare specialises in temporary Nursing recruitment, taking pride in fulfiling their clients' short notice requirements for employee cover and the like. Utilising their consultants' collective knowledge of over 50 years, they have a success fill rate of over 95% and experience working with NHS trusts, private hospitals and more. They have national coverage through their Bermondsey office and also hold an ISO 9001 certification.
68 King William Street, City of London, London, EC4N 7HR
Beacon Care Services is a trusted supplier of Health Care professionals across England. They typically recruit personnel for a wide variety of temporary assignments in the following departments: Community Nursing, Intensive Care, General Nursing, Midwifery, Mental Health, Paediatrics, and Theatres. Beacon Care Services has an ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification, and is a Recruitment and Employment Confederation member.
1st floor Ealing Cross, 85 Uxbridge Road, Ealing, London, W5 5BW
Alexander James & Co is a specialist recruitment agency focused in the Oil & Gas industry. They recruit for key technical and commercial roles up to senior management level such as Director, Technical Director, Projects Manager, International Asset Manager, Chief Geophysicist, Petroleum Economist, Subsurface Coordinator, and so on. They have worked with clients such as Equinor, IOG, Saudi Aramco, Svenska, and more.
New Broad Street House, 35 New Broad Street, City of London, London, EC2M 1NH
Compliance Recruitment Solutions was established in 1996 by former compliance practitioners. They operate across the UK, Europe, America, Africa and Asia-Pacific through their offices in London (HQ), Dublin, Madrid and Geneva. CRS recruits for permanent, temporary, contract and part-time positions.
Token House 11/12 Token House Yard, City of London, London, EC2R 7AS
GBRUK recruits Security and Support Services staff. With a team that has a combined recruitment experience of more than 30 years, they deliver contingency and search and select solutions. They also supply an interim workforce to aid businesses during a management transition. Their main office can be found in London.
Blackwell House, Guildhall Yard, City of London, London, EC2V 5AE
Lipson Lloyd Jones is an independent agency that staffing solutions to the Legal industry. The agency has been recruiting since 1987. They are accredited by Cyber Essentials and have previously recruited for Barrister, Commercial & Corporate Solicitor, Clinical Negligence Solicitor, Legal Advisor, General Counsel, and more.
107 Cheapside, City of London, London, EC2V 6DN
Eursap is a specialist SAP recruitment company. With offices in London and the Netherlands, their network spans both nationwide and in 21 European countries, including Germany and Switzerland, which historically have large demands for SAP jobs. They employ permanent and contract placements from entry-level to head roles. Founded in 2009, they have more than 120,000 candidates in their database.
Citypoint (9th Floor), 1 Ropemaker Street, City of London, London, EC2Y 9HT
ITS Recruit has over 20 years of experience helping clients and candidates fill roles in various IT divisions across the UK. With teams in London and Texas, they typically place professionals on permanent and contract positions. They cater to areas such as 1st & 2nd Line Support, Architecture, Development, Infrastructure & Operations, IT Management, IT Training & e-Learning, PMO (Programme, Project, BA, Project Support), and Testing.
Moor Place, 1 Fore Street, City of London, London, EC2Y 9DT
Key Skills Education offers recruitment solutions to Schools and Education establishments in London. Established in 2010, they provide long-term and permanent placements and typically list vacancies for roles such as Dyslexia Teacher, SEN Teacher, English Teacher, Teaching Assistant, Careers Officer, School Finance Officer, and Early Years Practitioner. The firm is based in Newham, East London.
The Old Dispensary 30 Romford Road, Stratford, London, E15 4BZ
Broome Yasar Partnership is a Corporate Affairs and Investors Relation recruitment specialist that delivers staff for Senior Appointments. They also place interim managers in the following Communications disciplines across the UK: Public Affairs, Public Relations, Internal Communications, and Media Relations. Broome Yasar Partnership also sources professionals internationally in North America and Asia-Pacific.
Bridge House, 181 Queen Victoria Street, City of London, London, EC4V 4EG
Bruin Financial has teams in London and Manchester. They provide recruitment services to businesses in the Financial and Professional Services sector across the UK and Europe. They recruit permanent, temporary, and contract professionals for roles in the following divisions: Broking, IT & Technology, Compliance, Accountancy & Finance, HR, Operations, Legal, and Sales & Marketing.
No.1 Poultry, City of London, London, EC2R 8EJ
Creative Tax Recruitment seeks Tax professionals on behalf of UK and international firms, multinationals and entrepreneurial businesses. Commencing operations in 2007, they offer taxation roles from entry to director level and cover all tax disciplines, such as personal, employment and corporate taxes. CTR also delivers salary benchmarking, career matching and psychometric testing.
Warnford Court, City of London, London, EC2N 2AT
Dental Recruit Network is a specialist recruitment agency for the Dental industry for permanent, temporary and locum staff. Some of the people they look for include Dentists, Dental Nurses and Treatment Coordinators. Their operations began in 2012 and through their main location in London, they supply national and global placements. They were also an NHS Awarded Supplier from 2016 to 2018.
10 Lower Thames Street, City of London, London, EC3R 6AF
Frank Recruitment Group is a global IT agency with over 20 locations in the UK, Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. They are sponsored by TPG Growth, which has partnerships with Uber and Airbnb. They hire permanent and contract professionals, both specialists on specific systems like Microsoft, Salesforce and AWS, and staff for other industries like Banking and Media. Launched in 2006, they have already obtained more than 50 awards.
Centennium House, 100 Lower Thames Street, City of London, London, EC3R 6DL
gmk Legal typically recruits permanent, full-time, part-time, and contract professionals in the following Legal divisions across the UK and internationally: In-House, Private Practice, and US Firm. They deliver KP/PSLs, In-House Counsel, Risk, Associate, and Partner Lawyers to various sectors, including Financial Services, Insurance, Media, Real Estate, and Trade.
52 Cornhill, City of London, London, EC3V 3PD
Granite Search & Selection, founded in 2008, sources prospective employees for the Design, Construction, Engineering and Bidding & Sales sectors. They also deliver executive search services. Some of the job openings they hire for are Mechanical Design Engineer, Project Quantity Surveyor and Building Services Manager. Their previous clients include United Living, Berkeley Homes and Collins Construction. Their office can be found in London.
80 Coleman Street, City of London, London, EC2R 5BJ
Health Recruit Network is a Healthcare recruitment specialist agency that focuses on providing qualified professionals for permanent and temporary roles across the UK and globally. They have been operating since 2001 and they place workers such as Staff Nurses, Deputy Nursing Home Managers, and Registered Nurses (RGN/RMN).
1 Poultry, City of London, London, EC2R 8EJ
Horizon Teachers is an education specialist recruitment firm that provides long term, permanent and interim professional staffing solutions throughout London and the South East. They provide their services to Primary, Secondary and SEND Schools. The firm is audited by REC and recruits for roles such as Supply Teacher, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Special Needs Teacher, Nursery Assistant, and Support Worker.
2 Idol Lane, City of London, London, EC3R 5DD
JJ Associates extends bespoke retained and contingent Banking, Financial Services and Fintech recruitment solutions internationally. Their candidate pool consists of global contacts, fulfilling the personnel needs of their clients based in the UK, Europe and the Middle East. Situated in the City of London, they were launched in 1987 and have since hired for full time and part time jobs in Treasury, Capital Markets, Investment Banking and more.
42 Leadenhall Market, City of London, London, EC3V 1LT
London salaries often sit well above the UK average, reflecting both competition and living costs. Many professional roles start near £30,000, while mid-level staff may earn £45,000 to £60,000. Senior positions, particularly in banking or consultancy, can exceed £90,000. Employers face recruitment fees that range between 15% and 25% of annual salary for permanent placements, with daily contractor rates varying widely by trade and skill level.
The capital attracts candidates with a broad range of qualifications. Employers seeking office staff often look for degrees or professional certificates from bodies like the CIPD, ACCA, or CIM. For industrial and service work, agencies may prioritise safety cards, food hygiene certificates, or plant operation licences.
Inner London commands higher pay than outer boroughs, and recruitment demand remains strongest in areas with dense commercial activity such as the City, Canary Wharf, and Shoreditch. South and East London often see higher temporary and service-sector hiring through agencies, while North and West London maintain steady professional recruitment markets.
Employers in London face talent shortages in healthcare, construction, education, and IT. Competition for qualified candidates is fierce, and agency partners often play a major role in sourcing and screening applicants quickly. Housing costs and commuting pressures add to retention challenges, making employer reputation and flexible working key factors in successful hiring.
Recruitment agencies in London handle everything from temporary warehouse placements to executive search for board-level staff. Common placements include office administrators, project managers, nurses, software developers, chefs, and marketing executives. Many candidates begin with short-term contracts before progressing to permanent roles through agency introductions.
London’s recruitment market is driven by finance, professional services, media, technology, education, hospitality, and healthcare. Major employers range from global banks and law firms to NHS Trusts, universities, and hospitality groups. The city’s ongoing growth in fintech and creative industries continues to attract specialist agencies with niche expertise.
Talent shortages are evident across health and social care, software engineering, and skilled trades. Conversely, entry-level roles in retail and administration can attract high application volumes, making candidate screening vital. Recruitment agencies often balance this by using pre-vetted databases and targeted outreach.
Technology, renewable energy, and healthcare remain growth areas for London recruitment. Demand for cybersecurity analysts, care professionals, and data specialists continues to expand, while the creative and digital sectors sustain high volumes of freelance and project-based hiring.