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.
Locum Occupational Therapy is a specialist consultancy that provides staffing solutions for the Occupational Therapy sector. The agency is an REC member and has 40 years of combined industry experience. They provide HCPC verification, health screening, DBS disclosure, and other checks for their candidates. They supply Locum Occupational Therapists with specialities in Acute Medicine, Forensic, Hospital, Geriatric, and more, on short notice.
98 - 106 High Road, South Woodford, London, E18 2QS
Millenium Group is a talent specialist that provides personnel to various Health and Social Care settings across the UK. With over 15 years of recruitment experience, they typically recruit qualified and unqualified Social Workers, Mental Health Nurses, General Nurses, Caterers, Administrators, Midwives, and Health Practitioners with various specialities. They are located in London and abide by the guidelines of the Care Quality Commission.
4 Mount Ephraim Road, Streatham, London, SW16 1NG
Olives Childcare specialises in Childcare recruitment. They are run by consultants who have experience in both childcare and recruitment. They recruit Nannies who can either live in or out, or work day or night, Maternity Nurses who must be able to render a 24 hour on call availability, Mother's Helpers and Au Pairs. All of their candidates have passed reference, identity and Criminal Record Bureau checks. They are based in New Southgate.
35 Firs Avenue, New Southgate, London, N11 3NE
PER is an agency that helps companies secure professional personnel in the Private Equity, Venture Capital and Asset Investors space. They cover both senior and junior roles, and some of their placements include Director, Associate, Financial Controller, VP, and Analyst. They have placed candidates across the world including in Mexico, Germany, the Middle East, Hong Kong, and the UK.
8th Floor, 1 Southampton Street, The Strand, London, WC2R 0LR
Sanctuary Graduates delivers recruitment solutions through their wide network of on-campus graduate talent student headhunters, as well as partnerships with 360+ student societies and 2,600+ university departments throughout the UK and Europe. Established in 2006 and headquartered in London, they now operate across all industries and have worked with clients belonging to the Times Top 100 Graduate Employers.
Battersea Business Centre, 99-109 Lavender Hill, Battersea, London, SW11 5QL
Founded in 1998, Nursing 2000 is a government-approved recruitment agency that supplies all bands of nursing staff to all areas of the UK. The agency can provide temporary staff on a long-term basis or at short notice. With headquarters in London, Nursing 2000 holds regular recruitment days throughout the UK and Northern Ireland.
85-87 Streatham High Road, Streatham, London, SW16 1PH
Cherryred Recruitment caters to the Hospitality and Catering markets. They supply staffing solutions to various organisations from their head office in Manchester. Typical assignments they manage include Sous Chef, Toilet Attendant, F&B Manager, Production Kitchen Manager and Assistant General Manager.
22-24 Greek Street, Soho, London, W1D 4DZ
Language Matters is a multilingual specialist consultancy that supplies temporary, contract and permanent staffing solutions to a wide range of sectors across London, nationwide, and overseas in Europe. The agency is accredited by REC and IIP. They have offices in London and Amsterdam.
3rd Floor, 9 Irving Street, Soho, London, WC2H 7AH
Lifeline Recruitment Services provides staffing solutions to the Health Care sector. The agency was founded in 1989 and has the following specialist divisions: Admin & Clerical, AHP, Doctors, Nursing, and Permanent. They started out as a locum agency for The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and they are Cyber Essentials certified.
21 Great Chapel Street, Soho, London, W1F 8FP
TDA Telecoms is a staffing and recruiting organisation that provides contract, temporary, and permanent recruitment solutions to the Tech industry, which includes several sectors like Mobile, Fibre, and Engineering. The agency has worked with clients like Huawei, Motorola, City Fibre, and Level 3 Communications. They have offices in London and New York.
Unit 2 (Ground Floor) 2 Newhams Row 175 Bermondsey Street, Bermondsey, London, SE1 3UZ
HC Group is a talent acquisition agency that offers solutions to Energy and Commodities markets internationally, including in Europe, North & South America, the Middle East and Asia. The agency provides retained search solutions and advisory services such as competitive analysis, behavioural assessment, and talent pipelining & succession planning. They are in partnership with Neo, Energex Partners, Profinda, and Reuters Events.
The Clubhouse, Mayfair 50 Grosvenor Hill London, Mayfair, London, W1K 3QT
Step Teachers specialises in the provision of Teaching and Support professionals to Nurseries, Primary, Secondary, and SEN schools throughout Southern England. They started in 2000 and has since built offices in London, Romford, Norwich, Cambridge, Stevenage, and Plymouth. As a holder of the REC Education Audited Award, they handle a broad spectrum of roles including QTS Teacher, NQT, FE Teacher, Cover Supervisor, Nursery Nurses, and more.
2 Mountview Court, Whetstone, London, N20 0LD
Pure Search is an international consultancy that specialises in retained and interim-based recruitment in the following areas: Tax, Finance, Audit, Legal, Risk, Compliance, Treasury, Human Resources, Marketing, and Technology. They have four offices across London, Frankfurt, New York, and Hong Kong. They are also APSCo accredited.
125 London Wall, Barbican, London, City of London, London, EC2Y 5AS
Regan & Dean Recruitment takes pride in having a wealth of experience that dates back to 1989. They have four distinct recruitment divisions in Events, Marketing, Office Support and Financial Services. Supporting public and private establishments alike, they accommodate applicants coming from all experience levels. They have a 95% client recommendation and repeat business rate. Situated in Mortlake, they are members of the TEAM Network of Independent Recruiters.
77 Queens Road London, Mortlake, London, SW14 8PH
bpesearch is an international recruitment company that specialises in bridging candidates and employers in a diverse range of sectors across Western Europe and the UK. They assign staff to various assignments at all levels, including C-suite positions. The talent firm offers their expertise to the following markets: Consumer, FMCG & Retail, Business & Professional Services, Financial Services & Technology, and Industry & Manufacturing.
Nova North, 11 Bressenden Place, London, Westminster, London, SW1E 5BY
DA Selection Limited extends employment opportunities in Mining as well as Commodities, Oil & Gas, Legal, Accounting & Finance, Care, IT, Real Estate, Agriculture, Retail, Manufacturing, Charity and more. With a head office in Hendon, their reach spans internationally and they have satisfied mandates since their foundation in 2004. Some vacancies they cover are Chief Mining Engineer, Operations Manager and Head of Environmental, Social and Governance.
22 Raffles House Brampton Grove London, Hendon, London, NW4 4BU
Eames Partnership is a talent consultancy that provides executive search solutions to the Insurance and Reinsurance markets throughout the UK, Europe, Asia, and the US. Formed in 2002, they have gained over 100 years' worth of industry experience. Since then, they have also fulfilled more than 400 projects with clients globally.
12 Moorgate, City of London, London, EC2R 6DA
Ekim Consulting Ltd, based in Westminster, is a multi-sector recruitment consultancy for Defence, Financial Services, Health, Higher Education, International Government, Retail, the Third Sector and more. Their services include permanent, interim and executive recruitment. They started in 2018 and their team has relevant experience of over 20 years.
11 Bressenden Place, Westminster, London, SW1E 5BY
GKR London Property is a Property recruitment specialist that was established in 2010 and is based in London. They handle Commercial Real Estate, Residential Estate Agency, Property Management, Real Estate Finance and Investment, Architecture & Design, Office Support, and Executive functions. They have worked with clients such as Hubble, Countrywide, Cluttons, JLL, Sage Housing, Savills, and a whole lot more.
84 Eccleston Square, Pimlico, London, Westminster, London, SW1V 1PX
Harris Hill Charity Recruitment Specialists has 25 years of combined experience in fulfilling a wide variety of Charity placements across the UK. The talent acquisition firm places staff in an array of permanent, temporary, and contract appointments at all levels. They work closely with various sectors, including Data Management, Finance, Fundraising, Human Resources, Marketing, PR & Digital, Operations, and Projects & Programmes.
1-2 Paris Garden, Bermondsey, London, SE1 8ND
Hunter-Miller performs executive search services to an extensive client portfolio nationwide and overseas. They offer expertise in catering to B2B, Consumer Goods, Digital, Education, Financial Services & FinTech, Retail, Telecommunications, and Travel sectors. Founded in 1994, the talent-sourcing company typically places candidates in interim roles, including Chief of Staff, E-commerce Director, Head of Data Engineering, and Marketing Director.
146 BUCKINGHAM PALACE ROAD, Chelsea, London, SW1W 9TR
Leader Engineering is a boutique agency based in the City of London that focuses on recruiting Engineering professionals for the Oil and Gas industry throughout the UK. They specialise in placing Engineering talent on a contract or permanent basis in the fields of Upstream, Civils, Environmental, and Renewable Energy. The company was established in 2005.
51 Eastcheap London, City of London, London, EC3M 1DT
Founded in 2017, Modum is a London-based agency that offers headhunting, executive search, and international retail operations recruitment services, focusing on premium to high-end apparel, fine jewellery, and timepieces. The firm has worked with international luxury fashion houses and American brands. They are located in London.
Unit 150 - China Works, Black Prince Road, Bermondsey, London, SE1 7SJ
A recruitment specialist with international reach, Momenta Group Global aids in meeting the staffing needs of an extensive client range. The firm covers Arts & Antiquities, Financial Services, Legal, Technology, and Training & Development industries. With 9001 and 27001 ISO Certification, they assign professionals to various roles, such as Business Analysts, Contract Negotiators, Data Engineers, Project Managers, and Software License Analysts.
25 Old Broad Street, London, City of London, London, EC2N 1HQ
Next Employment is an independently-owned boutique consultancy that specialises in the provision of manpower to the Insurance, Financial and Professional Services sectors. The company has an average consultant retention service record of over six years, and they have a combined recruitment experience of over 30 years. They typically fill vacancies such as Project Support, Technical Account Operator, Binding Authorities Technician, and Compliance Analyst.
33 Cornhill London, City of London, London, EC3V 3ND
Phifer & Company is a global recruitment agency focused on filling Advertising, Marketing, PR, Design, Social, Media, and Digital role vacancies. They have office locations across New York, London, and Los Angeles. Established in 1997, they have worked with employers such as Abercrombie & Fitch, American Express, Apple, Bacardi, British Airways, NBC, Sony, Dell, Deloitte Digital, Guinness World Records, Hermes, Johnson & Johnson, and many more.
207 Regent Street, Soho, London, W1B 3HH
Savant Recruitment has expertise in two key areas: Accounting & Finance, and Technology. They have branches in London and Reading. Their team recruit for jobs in Tax, Treasury, Compliance, Analytics, Security & Architecture, and Development. They fill permanent and contract jobs, and also offer a retrained service.
33 Cavendish Square, Marylebone, London, Marylebone, London, W1G 0PW
Cameron James Professional Recruitment delivers solutions to a wide range of industries including Accountancy, Senior Finance, HR, General Insurance, Financial Services, and Procurement & Supply Chain. Their remit covers everything from graduate to executive-level appointments for SMEs through to blue chip organisations, FTSE 100 & 250 companies. They started in 2010 and have several offices located across Leeds, London, Birmingham, and Manchester.
1 Cornhill, City of London, London, EC3V 3ND
Progenii is a London-based talent entity that specialises in offering staffing services to a broad range of markets across the UK. Their expertise lies in covering the Graduate vertical and selecting candidates that fill a broad range of assignments. For over three years, the recruitment agency has been working closely with an extensive client portfolio, including start-ups and large companies.
33 Cavendish Square, Marylebone, London, W1G 0PW
Excelsior Search is a Soho-based niche FinTech recruitment consultancy, serving Investment Banks, Asset Managers, Hedge Funds and more. Tracing their roots back to 1999, they have a global footprint across EMEA, the Americas and Asia Pacific, wherein they satisfy permanent and contract assignments on office, remote and hybrid settings.
75 Shelton Street, Soho, London, WC2H 9JQ
Arrows Group Global, formed in 2003, deals with permanent and contract Technology recruitment. With offices in Holborn and the Netherlands, they have placed staff of all levels, from junior up to c-suite, into global firms like easyJet and GTBank using solutions like a one-day volume hiring programme.
7-11 Stukeley Street, Holborn, London, WC2B 5LB
Futureheads Recruitment extends Digital employment opportunities nationwide. Besides completing permanent and contract assignments, they also support freelance, hybrid and remote work settings. Their experience since 2009 lies in Engineering, Creative & Design and Product & Project Management recruitment which they utilise in placing Designers, Web Engineers and more into organisations like Goji and Pearson PLC. Their office is in Farringdon.
1st floor, 2-7 Clerkenwell Green, Farringdon, London, Finsbury, London, EC1R 0DE
Kens Cube is a consulting business that was established in 2013. They specialise in providing services to Japanese clients, although they also cater to non-Japanese clients. They are based in Westminster and provide other services such as creating legal teams, finance guidance, arranging network connections, and providing language support.
The Harley Building, 77-79 New Cavendish Street, Westminster, London, W1W 6XB
The TRG Group is a recruitment business that provides contract, temporary, and permanent Front of House, PA and Business Support staff to clients in the UK. They specialise in multiple sectors including the Media, Law, Hospitality, Banking, Health, Telecoms, Insurance and Property. The company was established in 1972 and is based in London.
73, Watling Street, City of London, London, EC4M 9BJ
Hutchinson's Domestic Staff is an agency that is a supplier of workforce solutions in the Domestic and Child Care industries. Operating for more than 35 years, their staff placements are 95% successful and they offer a 10-week guarantee period to their clients. Some vacancies they cover include Daily Housekeeper, Head Butler, Valet, Assistant House Manager, and Beautician, and Massage Therapist.
Audley House, 13 Palace Street, Westminster, London, SW11 3BY
James Beck Global Partners provides recruitment services to international investment management companies through teams in Kensington, New York and San Francisco. Their experience since 2002 has diversified their customer portfolio to include Morgan Stanley, Y Combinator and First Eagle Investment Management. They are certified by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council and have supported over 25 charities.
17A, Vicarage Gate, Kensington, London, W8 4AA
Few&Far has been sourcing Product, Design, Engineering and Data professionals since 2013. Theyve served over 700 companies across Europe and beyond. Filling mid-to-senior and c-suite level posts, they put forward solutions such as executive search, team recruitment and in-house recruitment where they offer unlimited support at a monthly fee. Their offices are in the City of London and Bournemouth.
15 Worship St, City of London, London, EC2A 2DT
Metzger started in 1994 and has since grown to operate across a number of industries including Property & Infrastructure, Retail, Leisure & Hospitality, Technology, E-Commerce, Building, Facilities Management, Supply Chain, Public & Third Sector, and Business Support. With offices across London and Berkshire, they serve clients throughout the UK and internationally.
33 Cavendish Square, Marylebone, London, W1G 0PW
Search4Technology is a Fulham-based niche Finance recruitment consultancy that puts forward services within the UK and overseas. Seeking the likes of potential Quantitative Developers, Quantitative Commodities Researchers and Quant Portfolio Managers, they hire for permanent and contract assignments. They also connect with prospective executive leaders. Following a bespoke approach for over 10 years, they also take on managed service demands.
69-79 Fullam High Street, Fulham, London, SW6 3JW
Laurence Simons provides recruitment services to employers of Legal professionals. They have offices worldwide, including in London, Frankfurt, Paris, Amsterdam, and Dubai. The agency was founded in 1988 and is a member of AESC.
1 Waterhouse Square, 138 Holborn, London, Clerkenwell, London, EC4M 5SB
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.