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  1. WUNDERTALENT

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    WUNDER_TALENT started in 2017. They are focused on making Software & Technology, Digital, Creative, Enterprise Sales, AI, Machine Learning, SaaS, and Executive placements. With offices in Manchester and London, they have worked with clients all around the world, such as Monday.com, Globant, Luxoft, Koinly, and Busuu. Some of the vacancies they fill include 1st Line Support Engineer, Senior Sales Consultant, and Full Stack Developer.

    Office Locations

    101 Commercial Road, Aldgate, London, E1 1RD

  2. Your World Healthcare

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    Your World Healthcare supplies Medical professionals to NHS organisations and private establishments across the UK and Ireland. Founded in 2005, they globally cover all Healthcare roles including Doctors, Nurses Allied Health Professionals and Non-Medical Non-Clinical staff. They are based in London.

    Office Locations

    69 Wilson Street, City of London, London, EC2A 2BB

  3. Oneten Associates

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    OneTen Associates' core areas include back and middle office appointments within the alternative investment space, covering many vital positions such as CFO, COO, Finance Director, Financial Controller, Financial or Management Accountant, Fund Account, Portfolio Accountant, Fund Controller, Head of Operations, Head of Compliance, and Business Partner. OneTen won the HFM European Services Awards in 2020 as well as the Hedgeweek Award in 2017

    Office Locations

    16 BERKELEY STREET, Mayfair, London, W1J 8DZ

  4. Nielsen Grey

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    Nielsen Grey is an independently-owned staffing firm that operates across the EMEA region and matches candidates with clients in the Corporate Finance, Accounting, Tax, Public Practice and Commercial Finance markets. The firm has a 100% success rate on retained assignments (at time of writing) and they have worked with large multinationals, SMEs, private equity-backed firms.

    Office Locations

    Kemp House, 152 City Road, Finsbury, London, EC1V 2NX

  5. Harvey Sutton

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    Harvey Sutton is a recruitment specialist agency that supplies staff within Accounting and Legal. Their specialist areas include Reward & Incentives, Restructuring & Insolvency, and Employment & Pensions Law. They have almost 30 years of industry experience and works with full-time and part-time vacancies.

    Office Locations

    8 Mallow Street, City of London, London, EC1Y 8RQ

  6. JD Ross Energy

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    JD Ross Energy works with Energy employers to fill permanent and contract roles in Technology, Solar, Wind, Utilities, Oil & Gas and Conventional Power. They started in 2008 and have since worked for corporations like Siemens, GE and Centrica through consultants based in London, Netherlands, Australia and the US. They have 19 recognitions, including being listed in The Sunday Times-Virgin Fast Track 100 Companies for five years.

    Office Locations

    Becket House, 36 Old Jewry, City of London, London, EC2R 8DD

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    Newton Blue

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    Newton Blue is a staffing and recruiting company based in London that provides internal recruitment solutions for businesses working on-site or off-site. They specialise in the Healthcare Solutions, Technology and Software Solutions sectors. The agency deals directly with hiring managers and higher-ups to manage and advise on the recruitment cycle.

    Office Locations

    86-90 Paul Street, City of London, London, EC2A 4NE

  8. Aldrich & Company

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    Aldrich & Company is a recruitment consultancy and executive search firm headquartered in London. They mainly cater to the Financial Services, Marketing & Communications, Graduate, and Professional Services sector. They recruit for roles such as Events Executive, Team Assistant, Digital Marketing Assistant, Sales Support, and Office Manager.

    Office Locations

    106 Salisbury House, 29 Finsbury Circus, City of London, London, EC2M 5QQ

  9. Barrington Hibbert Associates

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    Barrington Hibbert Associates has been aiding clients and placing professionals to fill vacancies in Accounting & Finance, Executive / Management and Financial Services since 2010. They also offer training for candidates looking to fill roles for clients in Capital Markets and Operations. They recruit staff nationwide and globally from their offices in London, New York and Dubai.

    Office Locations

    85 Gresham Street, City of London, London, EC2R 7HE

  10. Maxxima Healthcare

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    Maxxima is a Healthcare recruitment specialist that covers Allied Health, Health and Life Science, Nursing, Clinical Research, Social Work, and more. They started in 2001 and have since supported NHS Trusts, primary care providers, private hospitals, GP surgeries, local authorities, and more by providing flexible solutions. Headquartered in London, they have a UK-wide coverage and are an Awarded Supplier of Healthtrust Europe.

    Office Locations

    9 Appold Street, City of London, London, EC2A 2AP

  11. Nexere Consulting

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    Nexere Consulting is a recruitment agency that hires for local governments and SME clients across IT, Cyber Security, Public Sector, Telecoms and more. They cover both contractual and permanent positions, and offer their services all across the UK and Europe. The company recruits Programme Managers, Business Analysts, Developers, Test Consultants and more. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in London.

    Office Locations

    West Wing, The Hop Exchange, 24 Southwark Street, Bermondsey, London, SE1 1TY

  12. Tripod Partners

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    Tripod Partners works across the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, Philippines, Trinidad, Tobago, and India markets. With teams based in Canada and South Africa, they provide locum and permanent staffing solutions to various disciplines in the Healthcare sector, including Allied Health, Mind, Nursing, and Social Care. They typically place Care professionals in mid-level to senior roles.

    Office Locations

    National House, Wardour Street, Soho, London, W1D 7AW

  13. Winlight Recruitment

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    Winlight Recruitment operates within the Social Work, Medical, Social Care & Housing sectors throughout the UK. Based in London, they have 10 years of experience assisting clients and candidates.

    Office Locations

    Aldgate Tower 5th Floor, 2 Leman Street, Aldgate, London, E1 8FA

  14. Dove & Hawk

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    Dove & Hawk, situated in London, sources professionals looking for opportunities in Real Estate and Construction, handling fields like Property Management and Development, Design & Planning. They also offer services for Contingency Search and Retained Recruitment Partnership. Their operations began in 2005 and with a team that has a collective experience of more than 50 years, they have aided organisations like Savills, Berkeley Group and CBRE.

    Office Locations

    792-793 Salisbury House, City of London, London, EC2M 5SQ

  15. Kendra Sinclair

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    Kendra Sinclair supplies candidates to the Restructuring, Turnaround, Transformation and Operational Performance Improvement sectors throughout the world. Established in 2001, the company is based in London.

    Office Locations

    68 Lombard Street, City of London, London, EC3V 9LJ

  16. EMR

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    EMR is a specialist marketing recruitment agency that has been providing professional workforce solutions for 25 years. They offer permanent, temporary, and contract placements for roles such as Internal Communications Executive, PPC Executive, CRM Manager, and Internal Communications Manager. They were awarded a Gold Trusted Service Award in 2020 by Feefo.

    Office Locations

    231-232 Strand, The Strand, London, WC2R 1DA

  17. Square One Resources

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    Square One Resources has over 25 years of recruitment experience across the IT, SAP, and Oracle markets, covering various areas such as Client Services, Cloud, Cyber Security, Development, Emerging Technologies, ERP, Infrastructure, and Telecommunications. Their expertise spans various regions such as the UK, Germany, Poland, USA, and France.

    Office Locations

    WeWork 120 Moorgate, City of London, London, EC2M 6UR

  18. Insight Recruitment Solutions

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    Insight Recruitment Solutions is a London-based recruitment agency specialising in sourcing staff for the Finance and Technical sectors. Their area of expertise includes a broad range of roles, such as Statisticians, Regulatory Accountants, Financial Controllers, Reinsurance Technicians, and Business Analysts. With over 30 years of experience, they help fill permanent, temporary, and contract vacancies in businesses across the UK.

    Office Locations

    316 Regents Park Road, City of London, London, N3 2JX

  19. cer Financial

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    cer Financial is a specialist recruiter for the Financial industry. Formed in 2002, this London-based agency supplies permanent, temporary, interim and contract candidates from Graduate to C-Level. Typical assignments they handle include Payments Officer, Credit Analyst, Tax Operations Specialist and Business Analyst.

    Office Locations

    29 Finsbury Circus, City of London, London, EC2M 5SQ

  20. Curtis Reed Associates

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    Curtis Reed Associates exclusively deals with recruitment in IT, catering to permanent and contract positions. Since their operations started in 1998, they have served a variety of clients including, but not limited to, start-ups, consultancy firms, blue chip corporations, investment banks and telecommunications companies. For candidates, they offer mock interviews and CV writing advice, to name a few additional services. They are located in the City of London

    Office Locations

    Peek house, 20 Eastcheap, City of London, London, EC3M 1EB

  21. Delta Executive Search

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    Delta Executive Search is a niche Executive Search recruitment consultancy for the Emerging Markets. They concentrate on Corporate, Financial and Investment firms located in the UK, Russia and nearby states, Middle East, Africa, Turkey and Greece. Since they began in 2002, they have supplied over 450 applicants to various global organisations and gathered over 50,000 talent contacts. Their offices can be found in London and Zurich.

    Office Locations

    18 Fleet Street, City of London, London, EC4Y 1AA

  22. Barclay Simpson

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    Barclay Simpson is an international recruitment agency that places talents in Governance roles across the UK, Europe, North America and the MENA region. They were established in 1989 and have teams based in New York and London. Barclay Simpson specialises staff to various sectors within the Government sector, including Internal and IT Audit, Compliance, Secretarial, Resilience, Legal, and Treasury.

    Office Locations

    Bridewell Gate, 9 Bridewell Place, City of London, London, EC4V 6AW

  23. Brookleigh Recruitment Solutions

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    Brookleigh Recruitment Solutions is a multi-discipline expert that aids in filling contract and permanent vacancies in the London Financial Markets industry. They have covered the following disciplines since 1998: Electronic Market, Foreign Exchange, Prime Brokerage, Sales, Investment Banking, IT, Senior Operations, Trading, and Wealth Management.

    Office Locations

    29 Harcourt Street, City of London, London, W1H 4HS

  24. The Law Support Group

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    The Law Support Group is a recruitment agency and consultancy founded in 1997 that provides Legal staff and personnel to the UK and internationally. The company specialises in recruiting Paralegals, Secretarial, Accounts, General Office Support, and fee-earning staff to the Legal and Professional Services sectors. The agency is based in London.

    Office Locations

    68 King William Street, City of London, London, EC4N 7HR

  25. Albany Beck

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    Albany Beck is a recruiting business that places talent into the Banking, Finance, Tech and Data sectors. They offer a broad range of services that covers strategy, consulting, digital, technology, and finance across all industries. The company was established in 2005 and has offices in London, Manchester, Dublin, and New York.

    Office Locations

    27 Bush Ln, City of London, London, EC4R 0AN

  26. Bramwith Consulting

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    Bramwith Consulting is a specialist recruitment agency with a focus on the Procurement, Operations and Supply Chain industries. The company was established in 2006 and has teams based in the UK, the US and Netherlands.

    Office Locations

    22 Tudor Street, City of London, London, EC4Y 0AY

  27. Execuzen

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    Execuzen is an executive search firm that specialises in providing recruitment solutions in sectors such as Banking, Financial Services, and Headhunting. Established in 2000, Execuzen is based in London, but also operates in other locations in Europe, North America and Asia.

    Office Locations

    7 Birchin Lane, City of London, London, EC3V 9BW

  28. Taylor Burlington Associates

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    Taylor Burlington Associates is a boutique recruitment firm that provides a bespoke service to the Presentations, DTP and Brand Design sectors throughout London. Established in 2003, the company specialises in Presentation Graphics, Document Production, Print Design, Content & Editorial, Artwork Production, Reprographics & Print, and Digital Creative recruitment on a freelance, temporary, fixed-term contract, or permanent basis.

    Office Locations

    25 Old Broad Street, City of London, London, EC2N 1HQ

  29. We Are Aspire

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    Aspire has over 28 years of experience recruiting in the Digital and Media industries. They operate globally and cover the Events, Graduate, Sales, Technology, Research & Insights, IP and Marketing Sectors. They work with clients such as Gumtree, Euromoney and Mediacom and fill roles such as Programmatic Display and Account Directors, Business Development Managers and Field Sales Executives.

    Office Locations

    22 Bishop Gate 7th Floor, City of London, London, EC2N 4AJ

  30. VHR

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    VHR deals with Technical and Engineering recruitment, handling fields like Aviation, Manufacturing and Energy. They complete permanent and contract jobs internationally, working in London, Manchester and six other areas overseas. Since they started in 2003, they have placed over 11,000 talents into Jordan Aircraft Maintenance Ltd, Soiltech and more. They have 50 awards including a Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade received in 2018.

    Office Locations

    Luna House, 37-39 Bermondsey Wall West, Rotherhithe, London, SE16 4RN

  31. EC1 Partners

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    EC1 Partners offers workforce solutions for sectors such as Financial Services, IT, Marketing, and Sales within the FinTech market. The agency has offices in London, Singapore, and New York. They were established in London in 2008 and make permanent, temporary, and contract placements.

    Office Locations

    138-142 Holborn, Clerkenwell, London, EC1N 2SW

  32. EM Ltd

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    EM Ltd handles Interim and Executive recruitment in Finance, Strategy and Business Leadership, with departments for Consulting, Financial Services, Finance and Legal. With consultants in Mayfair, Europe, Asia and Australia, their reach spans globally as they serve corporations, consultancies, private equity houses, banks, FTSE 100 names and more. They were established in 1993 and are also members of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.

    Office Locations

    118 Piccadilly, Mayfair, London, W1J 7NW

  33. Communicate Recruitment Solutions

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    Communicate Recruitment Solutions specialises in filling roles for the Core Finance, Tax, Treasury, Audit, Compliance and Executive Search sectors in the UK and Ireland. Formed in 2004, they offer local headhunting services on an international scale from their offices in London and Dublin. Treasury Analyst, Financial Controller and Accounting Manager are among the positions they advertise.

    Office Locations

    3 Copthall Avenue, City of London, London, EC2R 7BH

  34. RedCat

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    Founded in the year 2000, RedCat is a recruitment business with a focus on the Digital sector. They recruit for job roles on a freelance, flexible, and permanent basis. The company recruits for a variety of roles such as Software Engineer, Technical Lead, Product Manager, Marketing Assistant, Content Writer, Editor, UX/UI Designer, and Business Analyst. RedCat is based in London.

    Office Locations

    341-345 Old Street, Finsbury, London, EC1V 9LL

  35. Silver Drum

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    Silverdrum is a Digital Media recruitment specialist that covers Marketing, Operations, Client Services, Strategy, Content, Social, Research & Insight, and more. They fill vacancies such as Strategy Director, Programmatic GMP Consultant, Paid Social Strategist, Digital Performance Director, and so on. Based in London, they work with a variety of clients ranging from individuals and digital start-ups to large multinationals.

    Office Locations

    22 Upper Ground, Bermondsey, London, SE1 9PD

  36. UK Recruiting Ltd

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    UKR is a Construction recruiter situated in London. They offer perm, temp and contract recruitment solutions for fields ranging from Civil Engineering to Rail. They were launched in 2013 and report having a client retention rate of 87%. Their candidate assessment process includes phone interviews, visa checks, and a full induction.

    Office Locations

    Mitchell House 433 Chiswick High Road, Chiswick, London, W4 4AU

  37. Angela Mortimer Group

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    Angela Mortimer Group is a provider of Office Support and Office Executive Staff to different companies and organisations. They recruit for permanent and temporary roles like Pensions Administrator, Executive Assistant, Showroom Coordinator, German Speaking Personal Assistant, and Receptionist. The agency offers other services as well, like benchmarking, payroll, events & training, and market insights. The company is based in London.

    Office Locations

    76 WARDOUR STREET, LONDON, Soho, London, W1F 0UR

  38. Urbanberry Recruitment

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    Urbanberry Recruitment delivers Travel recruitment solutions with a focus on Corporate Travel and Travel Technology. Additionally they hire for positions in Customer Service, Sales, Account Management and Office Support. Incorporated in 2017, they source applicants for vacancies like Private Jet Broker, Group Flight Coordinator, Global Fares Specialist, Business Travel Consultant and Account Executive. Their main office can be found in Poplar.

    Office Locations

    35 Beaufort Court, Admirals Way, Poplar, London, E14 9XL

  39. Growing Talent

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    Growing Talent conducts an employment programme that provides permanent opportunities to job seekers. Overseen by their Bermondsey site, applicants will be offered an initial role to which they will be trained and evaluated through bespoke workshops, employer assessment centres and more. Launched in 2014, they have previously forged partnerships with businesses like Swiss Post Solutions, Restore Harrow Green, Iron Mountain and ME London Hotel.

    Office Locations

    More London 7 Riverside, Bermondsey, London, SE1 2RT

  40. Liftstream Recruitment

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    Liftstream Recruitment is a board advisory and executive search agency that supplies the Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, Medical Device, and Medical Diagnostics and Technology sectors with staff. Their head office is located in London and they were awarded an Xconomy Award Winner in 2018.

    Office Locations

    111 Buckingham Palace Road, Chelsea, London, SW1W 0SR

Salaries and Costs

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.

Qualifications

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.

Regional or Geographic Variations

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.

Hiring Challenges

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.

Roles and Career Paths

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.

Key Sectors or Employers in the Region

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.

Shortages or Oversupply of Labour

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.

Growth Industries

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.