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.
Christopher Janes Recruitment has been linking Finance professionals with Insurance companies for more than a decade in and around London. The agency covers all kinds of Finance roles from graduate level to senior / executive level. Typical placements they handle include Finance Director, Credit Controller and Technical Accountant. CJR has worked with various financial institutions such as Lloyds Syndicates and Insurtech among others.
Warnford Court, 29 Throgmorton Street, City of London, London, EC2N 2AT
Mirage Recruitment is skilled in placing professionals in vacancies for the Hedge Fund, Corporate Finance, Sales and Marketing, Legal & Compliance, and IT markets. Founded in 2003, they typically recruit for roles such as Quantitative Analyst, Risk Manager, and Fund Accountant from their London office. Their portfolio includes banks, corporate boutiques, and brokers across Equity Capital Markets and Debt Advisory.
428 Linen Hall 162-168 Regent Street, Soho, London, W1B 5TF
Established in 2016, TenTen works to provide permanent and contract staffing solutions to several sectors including Technology, Data & Analytics, Cyber Security, and Risk & Regulatory. The agency offers executive search, contingent search, and selection solutions. The company has offices in London, Singapore, & Hong Kong
20-22 Wenlock Road, Islington, London, N1 7GU
Third Republic is a recruitment firm that offers solutions for Advanced Technologies. They specialise in recruiting professionals in Cloud (Salesforce, AWS, GCP & Azure) and Software Engineering (software development, DevOps & SRE). The company also offers other services like contingent & retained search and talent management services. Some roles they fill in are Senior Technical PM, Full Stack Developer, and API Engineer.
57-63 Scrutton Street, City of London, London, EC2A 4PF
PRO Unlimited specialises in the provision of contingent workforce with an integrated Managed Service Program (MSP) and Vendor Management System (VMS) solution. The company was given the highest score in Gartners Critical Capabilities for Services Procurement Solutions report. They commonly search for personnel such as Financial Operations Specialists, QA Leads, Corporate Counsels, and Business Analysts.
30 Stamford Street, Bermondsey, London, SE1 9LQ
Intuition IT Solutions Ltd places professionals in various permanent and contract positions at all levels nationwide and abroad. The talent firm covers a wide range of divisions in the IT industry, including Cloud & Enterprise, Data Analytics, Risk & Cyber Security, and Business Transformation & Technology. Founded in 2006, they have been recruiting candidates from their offices across London, Netherlands, and Paris.
Telephone House, 69-77 Paul Street, City of London, London, EC2A 4NW
Lawrence Harvey is an international award-winning staffing and recruiting business that provides contract and permanent staffing solutions to the Technology industry and all its sectors. They specialise in multiple areas like Enterprise Applications, CRM, Data & Analytics, Security, Infrastructure & Development, and Business Advisory & Strategy. The agency also offers executive search. The company was established in 2002.
33 Queen Street, City of London, London, EC4R 1BR
General Medicine Group is a specialist recruiting company in the UK that solely focuses on hiring Medicine Doctors of all specialisms. They work with the NHS, PCTs, CCGs, prisons, out-of-hours services, and private sector clients across the UK to provide locum and permanent doctors. The firm is a member of the REC and is ISO-accredited.
222 Grays Inn Road, Bloomsbury, London, WC1X 8HB
Carr Lyons provides search and selection, and consultancy services, to financial institutions including investment, corporate and commercial banks; ratings agencies; fund managers; trading houses; and broker dealers. They cover roles at all levels from their London office. Carr Lyons began life in 1994 with credit and risk markets as their initial target, and later expanded their coverage to trade finance, corporate banking and compliance markets.
34 Lime Street, City of London, London, EC3M 7AT
Marylebone Services is a specialist recruitment agency in the Early Years Childcare sector. They operate across London and they also cover Education Recruitment and Nursery Nurse Jobs. Established in 1974, the agency supplies staff for the following roles: Bilingual Nannies, Live in/Live Out Nannies and Night Nannies, Nursery Officers, Nursery Nurses, and Early Years Practitioners.
25D Copperfield Street, Bermondsey, London, SE1 0EN
DMD Consulting has an excess of 15 years' experience in delivering executive search solutions for high-growth industries and emerging markets. Equipped with a global reach, they have successfully made placements in over 60 countries. Some employers they have catered to include Renaissance Capital, The Rockefeller Foundation, Samsung, Veon, Solarise Africa, Teradata, Rocket.Chat, and Tata Communications.
10 Fitzroy Square, London, Marylebone, London, W1T 5HP
Tier One Contracts Ltd has been working exclusively for the Building Services and Construction markets for over four years. Based in London, the recruitment company aids clients in filling both permanent and temporary vacancies across the UK and Europe. They are members of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and deliver personnel for skilled and managerial/supervisor roles, such as Mechanical Supervisor, Plumber, and Project Manager.
Universal House 88-94 Wentworth Street, Aldgate, London, E1 7SA
Aguila Consulting is a specialist IT recruitment agency supporting resource requirements in the UK, Europe and India. They cover for permanent, contract and remote opportunities, from graduate to mid-career levels, in Microsoft Tech, Enterprise Resource Planning, Business Analysis, Project Management and more. Since they started in 2014, they have been assisting ventures like Solid State and Sovix. They have teams in Finsbury and Hyderabad in India.
Kemp House 152 - 160 City Road, Finsbury, London, EC1V 2NX
Lawes Consulting is an award-winning recruitment consultancy that delivers permanent staffing solutions to the Financial Services, Insurance, and Technology industry sectors in the UK. They have worked with companies like Hiscox, Integro, AXA, Charles Taylor, NFU Mutual, and Crawford. They recruit for a variety of roles like Broker Backup Technician, Digital Distribution Analyst, Construction Development Executive, and Cyber Adjuster.
Lloyds Building, Gallery 4, 12 Leadenhall Street, London, City of London, London, EC3V 1LP
Chromosome Recruitment exclusively deals with recruitment in Life Sciences, covering disciplines like Clinical Operations, Medical Affairs and Biometry. With networks across Europe, America and the UK, they cater to permanent, fixed term, contract and executive placements. Example vacancies they cover are Clinical Project Manager, Regulatory Affairs Associate and Medical Affairs Director. They were founded in 2020 and are based in Poplar.
4 Westferry Road, Poplar, London, E14 8JL
Cosmopolitan Recruitment operates across the Landscaping, Horticulture, Gardens, Garden Retail and Plant Nursery verticals. Based in Finsbury, they accommodate permanent, temporary, contract and executive appointments nationwide, like Landscape Designers, Architects, Estimators, Site Supervisors and Operatives. Their track record includes having a 99% retention rate for permanent jobs and 98% of past customers having repeat business with them.
Kemp House 152 City Road, Finsbury, London, EC1V 2NX
An accredited member of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation, The Health & Safety Partnership finds talent for contract and permanent roles in various markets across the UK. For over 18 years, they have been catering to the Construction, Engineering, Facilities Management, Manufacturing, and Public Sectors. The agency also provides consultancy services to a diverse client portfolio in Health, Environmental, Safety, and Quality disciplines.
45 Fitzroy Street, Marylebone, London, W1T 6EB
Scoot Recruit supports permanent and freelance workforce mandates exclusively in the Creative sector. Founded in 1997 and based in London, they have been recruiting for design consultancies, advertising agencies, production houses, and more across London and the South East. Some of the roles they will typically recruit for are Designer, Artworker, Art Director, Copywriter, Account Executive, Administrator, and so on.
BCM Box No. 4602, Bloomsbury, London, WC1N 3XX
Howells Consulting focuses on the recruitment of professionals in the Personal Taxation, Trusts, and Private Client sectors across the UK. From their offices in London, they place staff in roles such as Personal Tax Assistant Manager, Senior Manager, Personal Tax Director, and Private Client Tax Partner. Since 1995, Howells Consulting has offered their services to various clients, including investment houses, family offices, and private banks.
13 Hanover Square, Mayfair, London, W1S 1HN
City Risk Consulting recruits for IT, Telecoms and Risk Management positions in the UK and Europe. They assist ventures of all sizes, from small and medium-sized enterprises to large corporations, filling roles from junior jobs to executive titles. They were formed in 2013 by professionals who have over 60 years of experience in total. They also offer consulting and interim executive solutions in Financial Services.
32 Threadneedle Street, London, City of London, London, EC2R 8AY
Just Digital People, established in 2013, leverages its expertise in working closely with employers in the Digital sector - nationwide and overseas. Their teams are based across Brisbane, London, Melbourne, and Sydney, which attracts qualified candidates for an array of permanent and contract assignments, including Account Executive, Digital Producer, Product Marketing Manager, Senior Front-End Developer, and Tech Lead.
We Work, 138 Holborn Building 3, Clerkenwell, London, EC1N 2SW
JRC Digital sources mid to senior-level Technology, Digital, and Software talents throughout London and the UK. They usually handle roles such as Senior Engineer, Principal & Lead Developer, Tech Lead, Engineering Manager, VP of Engineering, and CTO. They work with start-ups, scale-ups, and high-growth businesses such as Wise, Suade Labs, Vyne, LexisNexis, RELX Group, Doddle, XpertHR, easyHotel, Heineken, and American Express.
Bunhill Row, City of London, London, EC1Y 8ND
A multi-disciplinary Digital Marketing recruitment agency, Opilio Recruitment hires personnel on a permanent and contract basis. Founded in 2010, they have been covering various departments across the UK, including CMR, Content Marketing, E-commerce, Insights & Analytics, Market Research, PR & Communications, and Product Marketing. The company was named a winner at the M&A Today Global Awards in 2020 and AI Global Excellence Awards in 2020.
3rd Floor, 86-90 Paul Street, City of London, London, EC2A 4NE
Largo Jackson and Partners covers the staffing needs of employers in an array of verticals across the UK and internationally. These include Asset Management, Broadband & Digital Infrastructure, Energy & Renewables, Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG), Healthcare, Social & Education, and Transportation Infrastructure. Founded in 2014, they have assigned candidates for various vacancies and offer executive search services.
207 Regent Street, London, Soho, London, W1B 3HH
Wilkinson Partners is an executive search firm. They have been operating for over 10 years and work in the areas of Accountancy, Legal, Investments, Corporate Functions, and Portfolios. Their teams can be found in offices in London, Swindon, and New York. They deal with hard-to-fill roles and report that 80% of their business comes from maintained relationships.
We Work 30 Churchill Place, Poplar, London, E14 5EU
Sincere Education, launched in 2014, provides recruitment solutions for the Education industry. They specifically work with secondary schools in North and East London for roles like Teachers, Learning Support Assistants and Cover Supervisors. Besides permanent and daily supply placements, they also offer long-term positions which can last from one term up to an academic year. They require prospective teachers to have Qualified Teacher Status.
77-79 Station Road, Chingford, London, E4 7BU
Norman Alex works with international clients in the Financial Services and Technology industries. Established in 1997, the agency covers various disciplines, such as Asset Management, Executive Search, FinTech, and Trading. With offices across eight locations, they deliver personnel to a wide range of assignments at all levels.
167-169 Great Portland Street, 5th Floor, Westminster, London, W1W 5PF
Sartre Group performs executive search recruitment across the Financial, Technical, Legal and Energy markets. Specific areas they cover include Quantitative Research, Trading, Technology, Business Infrastructure and Data Science & Analytics, in which they hire for titles like Positional Trader, Full Stack Developer and Regulatory Lawyer. Founded in 2013, their reach spans across the UK, Europe, US and Asia through sites in London and New York.
23 Curtain Rd, London, City of London, London, EC2A 3LT
Hanami International finds personnel to fill permanent vacancies in the Commerce & Industry, and Professional Services markets globally and nationwide. They also offer their specialism in covering a broad range of functions, such as Audit & Assurance, Corporate Finance, Forensics & Investigations, Internal Audit & Controls, IT Audit & Data Analytics, and Tax. For over eight years, they often hire Internal Auditors and Tax Associates.
60 Grosvenor Street London, Mayfair, London, W1K 4PZ
USTECH SOLUTIONS is a global recruitment firm for multiple markets. Though their head office is in New Jersey, they have branches in Asia, India, and Europe - including in London. Some of their industries of coverage include Financial Services, Health, Aerospace, Tech, and Engineering. They have worked with a fifth of the Fortune 500 and also offer IT consulting.
100 Borough High St, Bermondsey, London, SE1 1LB
Leadership Capital Group is focused on recruiting senior and board-level executives, business professionals, consultants, and leaders. With 23 offices worldwide, they cover the USA, EMEA, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. They have worked with clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to private equity-backed growth businesses.
12 Hay Hill, Mayfair, London, W1J 8NR
Selected Recruitment Solutions is an agency for the Financial Planning sector. They find IT and Finance candidates such as Account Executives and Mortgage Advisers. They have offices in London and Ipswich.
Brune Street Spitalfields London, Aldgate, London, E1 7NJ
Buy Time is a recruitment specialist that places PAs and Secretaries in a broad range of clients nationwide. Since its foundation in 2002, they have been catering to a plethora of sectors, such as Business Administration, Communications, Events, Lifestyle, Office Management, Project Management, Property, Restaurant, and Sales & Marketing. Buy Time sources staff from their London office for employers in multi-national companies and SMEs.
37 Gloucester Place London, Marylebone, London, W1U 8JA
Stanton Parker specialises in the Strategy and Business Development disciplines, connecting with prospective executives and c-level leaders. Having a reach that spans over 70 countries, a collective knowledge of over 17 years and experience since 2010, they assist enterprises from various industries including Consumer, Life Sciences, Leisure, Technology and Media using contingent and retained models. Their head office can be found in Holborn.
25 Southampton Buildings, Holborn, London, WC2A 1AL
Sales Recruitment has more than 10 years' experience of supplying Sales professionals from their London base. They have worked with everything from startups to FTSE 100 firms. SalesRec recruit both locally and worldwide. Positions they've filled include Sales Director, Enterprise Account Executive, Telesales Executive, Head of Sales, Area Manager, and Commercial Manager.
Venture House, 27-29 Glasshouse St, Soho, London, W1B 5DF
TIR Healthcare Ltd, launched in 2009, focuses on Healthcare recruitment and specialises in supplying talent such as Carers, Midwives, Support Workers, Social Workers, Nurses and Doctors. Accessible 24/7 through their Finsbury office, they can satisfy the permanent, temporary and short-notice staffing needs of both the public and private sectors. They also make sure that their candidates are assessed by Care Quality Commission standards.
Kemp House, 160 City Road, Finsbury, London, EC1V 2NX
ESG Recruitment is a Recruitment-to-Recruitment agency fulfilling personnel needs of all levels from graduates and trainees up to directors and executives. With strategies in headhunting and networking, they offer assistance throughout London and fill roles such as Graduate Trainee Headhunter, Legal Recruitment Consultant, Business Development Representative and more. They were formed in 2016 following their founder's over 20 years of recruitment experience.
110 Bishopsgate, City of London, London, EC2M 1GT
Light Search, established in 2016, provides an extensive client portfolio with talent management solutions. Clients include large organisations and Rec2Rec companies. They operate from their offices across Amsterdam, London, Manchester, and New York and place professionals in an array of vacancies at all levels. The international agency also extends their expertise in offering Headhunting services.
1 BARTHOLOMEW LANE, City of London, London, EC2N 2AX
Impact Creative Recruitment supplies talents to the Media and Creative industry. They cover roles of all levels across the areas of Marketing, Digital Marketing, Content, Growth, Search, Communications, and Social Media. They have been in the industry for more than 20 years, delivering permanent, contract, temporary, freelance, and senior retained search solutions. They are based in London.
1 Mark Square, City of London, London, EC2A 4EG
360xec Executive Search, based in Bloomsbury, provides Marketing and Communications recruitment solutions internationally. They support potential CEOs, CFOs, Directors and the like into management in Technology, Digital, Business Development and more. Since their operations started in 2011, they have been working not only in the UK, but in Europe, Asia and beyond, and have served global digital ad agencies and FTSE 100 companies, to name a few.
1 Alfred Place, Bloomsbury, London, WC1E 7EB
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.