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.
Menfor Group is a Construction contractors and labour solutions agency that operates within sectors such as Aviation, Highways, Nuclear, Railway, and Utilities. The agency is a Constructionline gold member and they provide in-house training and apprenticeship programmes. They typically recruit for roles like Concreter, Skilled Labourer, Cleaner, Dumper Driver, Advanced Scaffolder, and more. Menfor Group has more than 25 years of experience in the industry.
81 Farringdon Street, City of London, London, EC4A 4BL
TED Recruitment is a technical recruiting firm that specialises in the supply of personnel to Engineering, Building Construction, Oil & Gas and Petrochemical, Nuclear/Power, Energy, and other allied industries in the UK. Quantity Surveyors, Project Managers and Contract Administrators are just some of the vacancies they cover.
2nd Floor, Neville House, 277-279, Bethnal Green Rd, London, Bethnal Green, London, E2 6AH
MDIS Recruitment handles Health & Social Care, Catering & Hospitality, Domestic, Building Constructions, and Transportation roles. They work with private and public clients alike, delivering to both permanent and temporary requirements. They cover all Boroughs in London and offer 24/7 services. Supplying staff daily, all their consultants follow the REC Code of Professional Practice.
652 Leyton High Road, Leyton, London, E10 6RN
The Ferryfield Group is a specialist risk recruitment agency that also provides consultancy, training, and software advisory services to its clients. The agency specialises in the industries of Enterprise Risk Management, Project/Portfolio Risk Analysis, Quantitative Risk Analysis, and Model Risk Auditing. They recruit for all types of positions, and of all levels, including VP of Risk, Risk Manager, and Risk Analyst.
71-75 Shelton Street, Soho, London, WC2H 9JQ
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Kemp House 152-160, Finsbury, London, EC1V 2NX
Jo Joseph Creative works with tech start-ups and boutique agencies, to global networks and leading brands, in the Advertising, Digital, Social, Tech, PR, Brand Experience, Content, Broadcast, and other related sectors. They fulfil permanent, freelance, contract, and temp-to-perm assignments, ranging from junior to board level. They are based in London and consist of a team with over 20 years of combined Creative industry experience.
49 Greek Street, Soho, London, W1D 4EG
Trojan Global has offices in London, Perth, and Sydney that meet clients' staffing requirements in the Construction, Energy, and Manufacturing industries. The company has international coverage and supplies employment opportunities to professionals. They also cater to various disciplines, such as Facilities Management, Infrastructure, Logistics, Manufacturing, Mining, Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Procurement, Structural Engineering, and Supply Chain.
167-169 Great Portland St 5th floor, Westminster, London, W1W 5PF
Knighton Personnel supplies the Administration, Child Care, Driving, Industrial, and Social Care sectors with workforce solutions throughout the Waltham Forest area. Their consultants have over 50 years of combined industry experience and are available 24/7.
97 Old Church Road, Chingford, London, E4 6ST
JoRecruitment is a multi-sector recruitment firm for Hospitality, Education, Healthcare, Social and more. Since their operations commenced in 2000, they have attracted over 670,000 candidates and over 70,000 customers across 48 countries. Their client portfolio includes IBM UK, Vivienne Westwood Ltd and The MDU, assisting them in the whole recruitment process for permanent and temporary hiring. They are based in Battersea.
Suite 108, Access Office Suites 248 " 250 York Road, Battersea, London, SW11 3SJ
Maiden Marc Associates is a provider of headhunting and retained executive search services, delivering staff for permanent placements to several sectors including Banking, Finance, Digital & Data, Energy, Natural Resources, Commerce & Industry, and Professional Services.
6/8 Bonhill Street, City of London, London, EC2A 4BX
Gene East consists of Data Specialist Recruiters. Headquartered in London, they provide skilled technical and commercial professionals for clients throughout the UK, Europe, and United States. They have worked with a wide range of clients including FTSE 100 companies and start-ups in the Financial Services, Banking, Insurance, Payments, FinTech, E-commerce, and Retail sectors.
20 22 Wenlock Road, Islington, London, N1 7GU
The Venari works across Business Services, Energy, Engineering, IT & Technology, Life Sciences and Manufacturing. Accommodating staff needs of all levels such as Technical Analyst, Radio Engineer and Healthcare Project Manager, they support businesses of all sizes from small to medium-sized enterprises to blue chip organisations like Affinity Technology Ltd and Red Lion Controls. They can be found in Paddington and were launched in 2018.
139 Praed St, Paddington, London, W2 1RL
A trusted international talent firm, BrethertonDay offers specialist staffing services to a diverse range of clients in various sectors. These include Consumer & Leisure, Financial Services & Fintech, Industrial & Manufacturing, Professional Services, and Technology. Established in 2009, they have been supplying staff for an array of interim management appointments.
26, York Street, Marylebone, London, W1U 6PZ
Principle, founded in 2000, is a multi-sector supplier of specialised staffing services to employers across the UK, USA, and Ireland. Their expertise lies in catering to the following verticals: Engineering, Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Media, Office Support, Operations, and Technology. With three offices globally, the entity also offers managed service provider and RPO services, and sources permanent personnel.
18 Soho Square, Soho, London, W1D 3QL
ECOM is a part of Interquest Group, along with Evolve and RDW. They are a corporate member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and attract qualified staff to a wide range of permanent and contract positions. For over 22 years, they have been catering to various disciplines in the UK and USA's Digital industry. These include Creative, Content, Digital Marketing, E-commerce, Project Management, and Web Analytics departments.
27 Bush Lane, City of London, London, EC4R 0AA
19 London extends employment opportunities in Private Household & Childcare, Personal Assistants & Corporate and Yacht Crew. With a main office in Marylebone and a worldwide reach, they place talent like Administrators, Butlers, House Managers, Chefs and Captains into permanent, temporary and contract positions in High Net Worth Families, Financial Institutions, Media Companies and more. They are certified by the Maritime & Coastguard Agency.
48 Charlotte St, Marylebone, London, W1T 2NS
Talent Recruitment recruits for assignments in IT, Sales, Electronics, Digital Marketing and Business Support. With the help of their teams in Finsbury and Stevenage, they aid ventures and candidates as they work on filling permanent and contract positions. Example jobs they open for are Assistant Quantity Surveyor, Estimator, Technical Support Consultant, Front End Developer, Business Development Representative and Warehouse Manager.
Kemp House, 128 City Road, Finsbury, London, EC1V 2NX
Leighton Taylor Consulting fills vacancies in the Professional Services sector. They offer permanent, part-time, and contract placements and recruit talents of all levels within Marketing and Business Development roles. Their services include advertising, regional assignments, and database search and they operate on a no placement, no fee basis.
24 Greville Street, Clerkenwell, London, EC1N 8SS
Hudson Clarke Associates is an executive search agency that supplies solutions to Accounting & Finance, Sales & Marketing, Office Support, HR, and Technical. The agency started operating in 2003 and recruits for Junior Support to Director level positions. They also offer an executive search service.
49 Grosvenor Street, Mayfair, London, W1K 3HP
Alex & Yuan Partners extends employment opportunities in Legal, Technology, Professional Services and Banking & Finance. They have a global reach, wherein they not only cover the UK, due to their office in the City of London, but they also recruit in France, Germany, Luxembourg, US and China. Specific fields they cover include Accounting, Administration, Compliance, HR Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Portfolio Management, Research and Tax.
63 St Mary Axe, City of London, London, EC3A 8AA
Cogs Agency engages in all aspects of the Digital industry from Content and Production to Sales and Account Management. Born and bred in the UK in 2004, Cogs has six international offices in London, Berlin, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Tokyo. They offer staffing solutions to creative agencies, consulting firms, technology and financial service providers, and media and retail companies across Europe and Asia.
32 Blackfriars Road, City of London, London, SE1 8PB
Connecting Experts focuses on four areas: Automated Driving, Electric Vehicles, Executive Search, and Connected Car. Some of the vacancies they fill may include Talent Acquisition Partner, Trainee Recruitment Consultant, Software Development, DevOps Engineer, Recruitment Consultant, Android SW Developer, Project Engineer, C++ Developer, and more. The firm was founded in 2016.
3rd Floor, 10 Throgmorton Avenue, City of London, London, EC2N 2DL
Davenport Oxley is an independent specialist firm that supplies interim/contract, permanent and executive search solutions in the UK and globally. The industries they cover include Financial Services, Industrial, Public & Social Sector and Technology & Digital. They specialise in commercial, technical, professional, mid-level and senior management appointments. Davenport covers Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa.
71-73 Shelton Street, Soho, London, WC2H 9JQ
Executive Surf is an Islington-based multi-sector executive search consultancy covering IT, Fashion, Power & Energy, FMCG, Banking, Automotive and Chemical & Pharmaceutical, amongst others. With multinational and multilingual members on their team, they manage placements both in the UK and abroad. They were established in 2000 and they have since gathered over 970,000 contacts in their candidate database, and over 400 names in their customer database.
4W Leroy House, 436 Essex Road, Islington, London, N1 3QP
Engage PSG is a recruitment firm that specialises in supplying workforce solutions in the Accounting & Finance, Consulting, IT, Legal, Marketing, and Sales sectors. The firm was established in 1998 and has offices in London, Los Angeles, and Sydney.
91 Wimpole Street, Marylebone, London, W1G 0EF
JM Legal Limited is a specialist recruitment agency for Legal roles, with a focus on Secretarial and Business Support. They also manage disciplines like Reception & Guest Services, Human Resources and Compliance. They began in 1990 and have since sourced candidates for permanent and temporary vacancies, as well as short term employee cover and high quantity staffing. They are based in the City of London and have served local, Magic & Silver Circle and global firms.
46 New Broad Street, City of London, London, EC2M 1JH
Pure is a search and recruitment company that attracts and matches talent to clients within the Financial Services, Professional Services, and Commerce & Industry markets. Although their head office is in London, they also operate in Hong Kong, Singapore, New York, and Frankfurt. They also provide interim placements, research solutions, and consultancy services. Pure is a member of APSCo.
125 London Wall, City of London, London, EC2Y 5AS
Meredith Brown Associates primarily recruits for the Asset Management industry, focusing on three primary areas: Distribution, Investment, and Middle Office/Operations. They have over 17 years of experience, combining search and selection techniques with traditional contingency recruitment. They also work in a collegiate team environment. All their consultants have prior experience within Financial Services.
Finsbury Circus, City of London, London, EC2M 5QQ
Options Group, founded in 1992, specialises in Financial Services recruitment, operating from 13 international locations in London, Europe, Asia, Australia and the US. They cover fields like Capital Markets and Investment Management, sourcing Accountants, Brokers and the like. They also recruit for executive titles like Chief Executive Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, in addition to technical jobs like Data Scientist and Software Engineer.
3 Copthall Avenue, City of London, London, EC2R 7BH
Based in London, Varo Partners is a specialist Legal and Financial employment agency. Founded in 2012, their Legal consultants work with Investment Banks, Private Banks, Wealth Managers, Family Offices and Brokerage firms. They place Solicitors from Newly Qualified Associates up to Senior Partners across the UK and globally.
1 Bow Lane, City of London, London, EC4M 9EE
CB Resourcing caters exclusively to the Information sector. Situated in London, they handle assignments across the UK and internationally. They focus on Knowledge Management, Research, Analysis, Data Science, Libraries and Technology.
73 Watling Street, City of London, London, EC4M 9BJ
Established in 1983, Firth Ross Martin is an infrastructure specialist recruitment consultancy and executive search agency. They specialise in making c-suite and board appointments to several sectors including Technology, Operations and Corporate Real Estate, as well as Legal & Compliance, Risk, Interim Management, and Business Consultancy. The company is based in London.
85 London Wall, City of London, London, EC2M 7AD
Pathfinders is a company that provides sectors such as Marketing, Digital and Communications with talent, covering all levels, across London. The company is a part of the Angela Mortimer Group that has several brands, including AM CityGrad, Katie Bard, PA Search, Progessis, and more. Pathfinders previously recruited for roles such as Sponsorship Executive, Artworker, HR Advisor, Junior Analysts, and Recruitment Admin.
58 Wardour Street, Soho, London, W1D 4JQ
Cobalt Recruitment specialises in filling roles within the Real Estate and Development; Construction, Engineering and Design; and Accounting and Finance sectors. The agency has offices in London and Manchester, New York, and Germany (6 locations).
7 - 10 Chandos Street, Marylebone, London, W1G 9DQ
Oak Tree Recruitment Ltd is a multi-disciplinary provider of staffing solutions to businesses across the UK. The talent agency assigns candidates in the Industrial, Special Languages, and Technical sectors, from their Southampton office. Since its establishment in 2006, they have been hiring on a permanent, temporary, and contract basis.
One Hammersmith Grove, Hammersmith, London, W6 0NB
I Love My Job is a London-based recruitment solutions provider that covers a wide range of industries nationwide, including Customer Service, Design, E-commerce, Finance, HR, Marketing, Operations / Supply Chain, Product Development, and Technical. For over 10 years, they have been hiring candidates to fill roles at entry and directorial levels.
Waverley House, 9 Noel St, Soho, London, W1F 8GQ
Susan Hamilton is an agency based in London that is an expert in the following core areas: Accountancy & Finance, Business Support, Corporate Hospitality, HR & Internal Recruitment, Parliamentary Employment, and Sales & Marketing. However, they also deliver permanent, temporary, and contract solutions to almost every industry sector in both the public and private sectors including Healthcare, Construction, and more.
21 Great Chapel Street, Soho, London, W1F 8FP
Talent Yard is a recruitment specialist that recruits for Office Support, PA, and Secretarial opportunities across the UK. Founded in 2006, they aid in filling temporary vacancies and sourcing qualified personnel. They typically hire staff for various roles, including Administrator, Office Manager, Team PA, and Receptionist. With teams based in London and Manchester, they are part of a network with Talent Yard HR.
37-41 Mortimer Street, London, Marylebone, London, W1T 3JH
Victoria Lindfield Associates is a professional PA and Business Support recruitment agency situated in London. They place EAs, PAs, and Business Support experts on a permanent, contract, or temporary basis across the UK and globally.
12 Hay Hill, Mayfair, London, W1J 8NR
Vine Resources exclusively manages recruitment in Technology, covering Software Engineering, Cloud, Business Transformation and more. With offices in London, Berlin, Sydney and New York, they have a global network enabling them to connect with over 140,000 applicants. Launched in 2004, they satisfy permanent, contract and executive roles from single personnel to a project team. Their past clients include Comcast, Vodafone, KPMG and NTT DATA.
3rd Floor, News Building, 3 London Bridge Street, Bermondsey, London, SE1 9SG
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.