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.
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
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
Nelson Scott is a specialist in Financial Services recruitment. They provide personnel to the Investment, Wealth Management and Financial Services Sectors, covering senior and junior executives for permanent, and contract personnel. The agency is founded in 2008 and has been offering its services across London, England, Scotland, Wales and European Financial Centres.
1 Royal Exchange Avenue, City of London, London, EC3V 3LT
Stanford Resourcing is a search firm focused on Legal and Compliance career opportunities. Their expertise areas include Corporate, Banking, Antitrust & Competition, Capital Markets, Energy & Projects, Real Estate, Sell Side, Structured Finance, and White Collar Crime & Investigations. They are based in London and services firms globally. Over the years they have made hundreds of Partner, Law Firm, and In-House placements.
33-34 Bury Street, City of London, London, EC3A 5AR
Synergy Selection offers their expertise in hiring professionals for a wide variety of appointments in the Financial Technology industry. With a team based in London, they cater to clients across the UK, USA, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Since its establishment in 2002, they have been supplying personnel for various roles at all levels, including Developers, Programme Directors & Managers, and Technology Architects.
Aston Sinfield, 1 Cornhill, City of London, London, EC3V 3ND
Deacon Legal is a London-based independent Legal recruitment agency consisting of ex-lawyers and recruiters with a combined experience of more than 100 years. They serve both local and global firms for several disciplines such as Financial Services, Arbitration and Technology and have partnered with 100 companies like PwC, Travers Smith and Freshfields. They began in 1999 and take pride in donating to charity and supporting employment equality.
46 Bow Lane, City of London, London, EC4M 9DL
Taylor Root is a Legal search specialist and global recruitment company that works in the Banking & Financial Services, Professional Services, Law Firms, and Corporate & Commercial sectors. Established in 1989, the company has been recruiting various roles such as In-House Counsel, Associates, Newly Qualified, General Counsel, Paralegals, Contract Managers, and Partners & Team. They have offices in London, Birmingham, Dubai and more.
5 Fleet Place, City of London, London, EC4M 7RD
Dagmar Tara supplies permanent, temporary and contract Print staff for London and nearby areas. Since their operations began in 1948, they have hired for a number of positions such as Finishers, Print Minders, Benchhands and Reprographics Operators. Their talent pool consists of applicants who have passed standards on speed, accuracy and design skills. They also provide relief personnel to cover employees on leave.
65 London Wall, City of London, London, EC2M 5TU
Halliday Marx is a company that supplies permanent and interim personnel to the Financial Services sector in London. They recruit for personnel such as Business Analyst, Accounts Payable Clerk, Senior Financial Accountant, Finance Manager, and Management Accountant.
Dawson House, 5 Jewry Street, City of London, London, EC3N 2EX
ClearCube Consulting works in the Software Engineering sector. The agency commenced business in 2006 and has offices in London and Bath. Typical roles they recruit for include Development Manager, Java Software Engineer, Scrum Master, PHP Software Engineer, Head of Technology and C# Software Engineer.
8/9 Talbot Court, City of London, London, EC3V 0BP
Walter James is an international executive search and human capital advice organisation with clients in a wide range of industries and locations. The agency focuses on the sectors of Supply Chain, Business Transformation, Digital, Ecommerce & Analytics, Legal, HR, and IT. They also have specialists in the sectors of Consumer, Life Sciences, Chemicals, Food & Beverage, and Retail. The company is London-based.
111 Park Street, Mayfair, London, W1K 7JF
ED Staffing provides locum Emergency Medicine personnel. As well as candidates for Accident & Emergency, they also recruit temporary substitutes, from Consultants to Doctors, for related fields like Surgery, Medicine and Anaesthetics, among many others. They are an Awarded Supplier of the NHS from 2016 to 2018 and an Awarded Supplier of HealthTrust Europe. Their team has a combined recruitment experience of 18 years.
19-21 Great Tower St, City of London, London, EC3R 5AR
McCall started in 1992 and is APSCo accredited. They operate across UK and Australia within the Rec 2 Rec, Technical, Engineering, IT & Telco, Accounting & Finance, Professional Practices, Creative, Pharmaceutical, Commercial, Industrial, and Logistics sectors. All their consultants are experienced in their niche industries. They also provide Executive Search, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Consulting services, among their many solutions.
5th Floor, 10 Aldersgate Street, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EC1A 4HJ
Drivers on Demand provides permanent, temporary, contract and temp to perm Drivers for any type of vehicle, including cars, vans and forklifts. They can accommodate requests 24/7 and even short-notice emergency requirements. They have formerly served Mercedes Benz, Audi and Cooper BMW, to name a few. Their headquarters can be found in London and their operations started in 1989.
6 Steele Road, Park Royal, Willesden, London, NW10 7AR
Grey Matter Recruitment is a London agency for the Digital, Marketing, Media and Tech sectors. Working across the UK and globally, they offer traditional recruitment, in-house recruitment and executive search. Some of their previous assignments have involved working with CNN and Tide,
125 Kingsway, London, Holborn, London, WC2B 6NH
Only Medics connects Pharmaceutical talent with medical firms globally, operating from their offices in Reading and London. Since they began in 2005, they have worked for pharmaceutical ventures, regulatory bodies and more in sourcing for permanent, interim and executive positions. They are a part of the Clinical Professionals Group, an international recruitment agency for Life Sciences, and the Association Of Professional Staffing Companies.
Peninsular House 30-36, Monument Street, City of London, London, EC3R 8LJ
Signify Technology has won multiple awards over the years, including the Recruiter Awards in 2019, 2020, and 2021. They have also placed more than 460 Engineers since their inception. Signify Technology covers large projects as well as urgent recruitment needs. In fact, they have worked with businesses such as Amazon, Sony, Activision, Lightbend, and ITV. This APSCO accredited agency has offices in London, Manchester, Los Angeles, and Austin.
3 Moorgate Place, City of London, London, EC2R 6EA
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.