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.
Oakmont Consulting is an established agency that offers expertise in recruiting professionals and providing consultancy services to a diverse client group in the Engineering, Data & Finance, and Technology industries nationwide. Since 2016, they have been delivering staff to various permanent, contract, and interim assignments. They are a corporate member of the Association of Professional Staffing Companies.
60 Cannon Street, City of London, London, EC4N 6LY
+ 2 other offices
Braxfield Recruitment Ltd recruits candidates for a broad range of positions at all levels nationwide. Since its establishment in 2016, the firm has been helping clients to fill permanent and interim vacancies. They are an accredited member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and works exclusively for an extensive client portfolio in the Property Management and Social Housing sectors.
5 St. Johns Hill, 3 London Bridge Street, Bermondsey, London, SE1 9SG
+ 2 other offices
Wingjet Aviation is a Pilot and Flight Crew recruitment service centred in Europe, Asia, and Southeast Asia, founded by a team of Aviation and HR experts. They have worked with companies like Spicejet, Wings Air, Lion Air, Starlux, Jet Airways, Sun Express, Indigo, and Batik Air. Job seekers can be placed in a wide range of destinations across Europe, Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. They recruit on a short-term or permanent basis.
7 Bell Yard, Holborn, London, WC2A 2JR
+ 2 other offices
Newsom Consulting Ltd is a London-based employment management provider that places candidates in an array of placements at all levels. With national reach, the firm deals primarily with the needs of the Built Environment, Infrastructure, and Transportation sectors. They were formed in 2010.
210 Euston Road, Camden Town, London, NW1 2DA
+ 2 other offices
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Birchin Court, 20 Birchin Lane, City of London, London, EC3V 9DU
+ 2 other offices
Established in 1996, Walsons Healthcare is a specialist agency with a network of more than 50,000 professionals. Having started in India, they launched their London office in 2017. Some UK Healthcare jobs that they cover include Registered Nurse, Midwives, General Nurse, Radiologist, Paediatric Surgeon, and Anaestesiologist.
Lansdowne House 57, Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London, W1J 6ER
+ 2 other offices
Dataworks is a company that matches clients with talent in the fields of Data Science and Data Engineering. Dataworks offers a replacement guarantee and utilises recruitment tools powered by AI. They also operate internationally with over 10 years of international recruitment experience. They typically recruit for personnel such as CRM Senior Data Analysts, Marketing Analysts, Data Scientists, Cloud Engineers, and Machine Learning Engineers.
7 Bell Yard, Holborn, London, WC2A 2JR
+ 2 other offices
AM CityGrad assists students and graduates seeking to kickstart their careers via internships and employment. They began in 2016 and have since worked as a Soho-based multi-sector recruitment company. They take on a unique system where they don't set up a job board; instead they leverage candidate profiles. In this process, the clients will select suitable profiles and the candidates will be informed of such contact invitations.
76 Wardour Street, Soho, London, W1F 0UR
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VirtoTech focuses on contract IT and Technology recruitment. Covering disciplines such as Data & Analytics, SAP, Cloud & Infrastructure and Development & Architecture, they exclusively hire within Europe, led by their multilingual consultants based in Harpenden. They have over 15 years of experience and over 100,000 contacts in their applicant database. Example job openings they might have are SAP Consultant, Informatica Developer and Project Manager.
Alpha House 100 Borough High Street, Bermondsey, London, SE1 1LB
+ 2 other offices
Interim Lawyers has been an established provider of locum recruitment solutions to Law Firms and In-house Legal departments since 2000. Servicing across the UK and abroad, they typically recruit candidates for various Legal assignments, including Legal Executive, Property Litigation Locum Solicitor, Residential Conveyancing Lawyer, and Legal Consultant. They are part of Ten Percent, a group of specialist online Legal recruitment consultants.
27 Old Gloucester Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1N 3AX
+ 2 other offices
Harmonic is a specialist agency that provides professional talent in the Accounting & Finance industry. They operate from their three offices in London, Boston, and Manchester. Harmonic Finance was founded by Charlie Walker, along with co-founder Fin Glanvill, in 2017. They have cover opportunities for personnel such as Senior Management Accountant, Commercial Finance Business Partner, and Finance Director.
24-27 Charlotte Road, City of London, London, EC2A 3PB
+ 2 other offices
Nord Group is a niche Information Technology expert that connects job seekers and clients in various functions nationwide and globally. These include Ad-Tech, Blockchain, Cloud, Data & Analytics, FinTech, Gaming, Hardware, IoT, Media, QA/Testing, SaaS, Software Engineering, and Telecommunications. With a team based in Shenfield, they assign personnel to a wide variety of permanent, temporary, and contract vacancies across all levels.
100 Fenchurch Street, City of London, London, EC3M 5JD
+ 2 other offices
Ten-Percent Legal Recruitment specialises in hiring Solicitors and Legal professionals across the UK. From their headquarters in London, and another office in North East Wales, they assist law firms and in-house legal departments. They currently have over 10,000 applicants registered with them and hundreds of clients who avail of their services. They were founded in 2000 and donate 10% of their profits to charity.
Derwen Bach Glyndwr Road, Islington, London, N1 7GU
+ 2 other offices
Nannies Plus Us is an agency that offers Childcare recruitment services. The company hires Governesses, Nannies, Tutors, Housekeepers, Babysitters, Maternity Nurses, After School Care and more across London and the Home Counties. They also deliver emergency childcare 365 days a year, round the clock. They have several accreditations and over 20 years of experience.
70 North End Road, West Kensington, London, W14 9EP
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Morgan & Mallet International provides qualified Household and Domestic Staff across the UK and globally. They work with various clients, such as apartments, family offices, private villas, and royal residences. They recruit candidates and place them in flexible and temporary vacancies in the Education & Childcare, Hospitality, Leisure, Lifestyle, Security, and Sports & Recreation disciplines.
Arena Business Centres, 100 Berkshire Place, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG41 5RD
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Founded in 2009, Talent Focus is an executive search & selection and talent focusing consulting company that has offices in Edinburgh, London, and the US. Some roles they offer recruitment services for include Campus Recruitment Manager, Talent Acquisition Manager, Reward Manager, Senior Pre-Sales Consultant, Marketing Automation Consultant, In-house Senior Recruiter, and Finance Sales Specialist.
cotland House 58 Victoria Embankment, City of London, London, EC4Y 0DS
+ 2 other offices
Victor Chase exclusively manages Legal recruitment for permanent, in-house, interim and fixed-term positions. Situated in Manchester and London, their team is composed of Qualified Solicitors and Law Graduates. Their experience includes placing talents into firms like Addleshaw Goddard LLP and Weightmans. They were also named as the Legal Recruitment Agency of the Year during the 2021 Corporate Vision Corporate Coaching and Recruitment Awards.
4th Floor, Silverstream House, 45 Fitzroy Street, Marylebone, London, W1T 6EB
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Kope Medics Ltd, launched in 2015, recruits Health Care and Nursing specialists across the UK and overseas through offices in Rotherhithe and Nigeria. Serving public and private firms, services they provide include Domiciliary Care, Professional Home Care, Complex Care, Elderly Care, Mental Health Care and Respite Care. They are corporate members of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation and are registered with the Care Quality Commission.
Unit 8b, Evelyn Court Deptford Business Centre, Grinstead Road, Deptford, London, SE8 5AD
+ 2 other offices
Live Recruitment works in the Events, Digital, Marketing and Creative sectors across the UK. They have offices in London and the Midlands. They deliver permanent recruitment solutions.
1 Primrose Street, City of London, London, EC2A 2EX
+ 2 other offices
Maxwell Stephens matches Facilities professionals with clients across UK and Europe. They cover Project Manager, Buildings and Facilities Manager, Facilities Management Technician, Block Manager, Building Services Engineer, and Estates Maintenance Officer vacancies, among others. They have over 15 years of recruitment experience as well as a database of more than 32,000 candidates. They have worked with British Airways, MTV, and Adobe.
Golden Cross House, 8 Duncannon Street, Charinig Cross, London, WC2N 4JF
+ 2 other offices
GGS provides global staffing solutions to a wide range of industries including Sports, Media, Leisure and Entertainment. The agency has two offices in England - one in Saltaire and the other in London. Their services include Job Posting, Contingent Search and Selection, Retained Executive Search, and Interim Management.
Dorset Street, Marylebone, London, W1U 6QL
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Eyzon HR Recruitment provides recruitment solutions to the HR market. They have offices in London and Leeds. The agency offers permanent and interim/contract placements for roles such as Senior HR Business Partner, HR Manager, In House Recruitment Specialist, Internal Communications Manager, and Corporate PR Manager.
17 Savile Row, Mayfair, London, W1S 3PN
+ 2 other offices
The Graham Agency is a Domestic recruitment agency in London and the South East. They supply Domestic staff, like Housekeepers, Nannies, Cooks, Chauffeurs, Butlers, and more, to private homes, and have been doing so since 1984. The agency has offices in Mayfair and Highgate.
17 Hanover Square, Mayfair, London, W1S 1HU
+ 2 other offices
Carlin Hall covers Executive Search and Recruitment to Recruitment. From their offices in London and Newcastle, the agency deals with clients ranging from SMEs to large multinational businesses across the UK and overseas.
The Racquets Court 3 College St, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, NE1 8JG
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With teams across 76 locations, such as the UK, Europe, America, and Asia, Impellam Group supplies staffing services to a diverse client group. The firm has a breadth of experience in delivering professionals for a wide variety of roles at all levels. They primarily work for the IT and Technology sectors. Impellam Group has a network of agencies, including Bartech staffing, Blue Arrow, Carbon60, Comensura, Guidant Global, Lorien, SRG, and Tate.
Level 19, 100 Bishopsgate, City of London, London, EC2N 4AG
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Scienta exclusively deals with recruitment in Life Science, partnering with clients and candidates across the UK, Europe and US. They handle employment in various fields like Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance, Medical Affairs and Clinical Operations for ventures in Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, and more. They have been performing retained, contingency and project searches since 2017. They are based in the City of London, and Boston, in the US.
Northern & Shell Bldg10 Lower Thames St, City of London, London, EC3R 6AF
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Albert Cliff sources professionals for the Private Equity, Investment Banking, and Management Consulting sectors throughout Germany, Switzerland, and the Benelux countries. They have offices in London and Frankfurt and feature more than 10 years of recruitment experience across 8 speciality industries. They have worked with clients such as Tesla, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, PwC UK, Goldman Sachs, Rothschild & Co, and Blackstone.
59-60 Russell Square, Bloomsbury, London, WC1B 4HP
+ 2 other offices
EdEx is an Education recuitment expert that places talent into Graduate, Teacher, Support Staff, NQT, ECT, Leadership, and Back Office roles. Established in 2022, they have over 10 years of recruitment experience among their team. EdEx has an office in London and Kent.
Emp House 152-160 City Road, Finsbury, London, EC1V 2NX
+ 2 other offices
FinPro Search Partners Ltd works on employment opportunities in the Insurance and InsurTech markets. Since its foundation in 2015, the talent company has been catering to employers across the UK, the USA, and Europe. They also fulfill a wide variety of vacancies from its London headquarters, such as Director of Business Development, Lead Engineer, and Senior Frontend Engineer.
69 Old Street, Finsbury, London, EC1V 9HX
+ 2 other offices
Prime Ltd, with sites in Manchester and London, extends graduate and mid-senior sales employment opportunities. They began in 2014 and have since sustained a 90% placement retention rate and supported over 200 companies. They were also named as the Sales Training Provider of the Year in the 2019 British Excellence in Sales & Marketing Awards, and nominated as the Best Recruitment Company of the Year in the 2016 Talk of Manchester Business Awards.
The Ministry, 77-81 Borough Road, Bermondsey, London, SE1 1DN
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Campbell Reed specialises in executive search, recruiting for Board, Executive, Non-Executive and Senior Management titles in Commercial, Supply Chain, Finance and more. Working across multiple sectors, like Consumer and Technology since 2016, they have served brands like Nomad Foods Europe, Reckitt and Speedo. They have an international network with three sites in the UK in Welwyn Garden City, Newcastle upon Tyne and London and another in Germany.
Kings Place 90 York Way, Islington, London, N1 9AG
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Temp Exchange is a recruitment agency that has over 25 years of experience in Elderly Care and Home Care Services in the UK. They supply Healthcare staff and personnel to both the public and private sectors. The agency is registered with the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI), an REC member, and is ISO9001 accredited.
25 Ashley Road, Tottenham, London, N17 9LJ
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Absolute Accountancy covers recruitment across London, the Home Counties and Milton Keynes. They offer permanent, temporary and interim placements for Non-Qualified up to Executive level roles in the Finance sector. They have worked with a wide range of organisations including non-profit organisations, owner-managed businesses, and FTSE-listed companies.
Suite 3, Floor 3 Gate House Fretherne Road, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL8 6NS
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Based in London, Antal International is a staffing and recruiting agency that provides its recruitment expertise to several sectors like Human Resources, Sales, Accountancy, Marketing, Legal, Banking, Logistics, Engineering, Information Technology, and Pharmaceuticals. They were founded in 1993 and operate in 37 countries. The agency delivers temporary and permanent recruitment solutions.
64 Baker Street, Marylebone, London, W1U 7GB
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Arcus Search performs bespoke Technology, Insurance and Financial Services recruitment. Located in the City of London, they have been aiding organisations since 2016, seeking applicants for permanent, contract, interim and executive positions. Their client portfolio includes Barbican Insurance Group, MSCI, and Chubb, and example vacancies they have are Cyber Security Researcher, Senior Systems Engineer and Chief Information Security Officer.
The Ministry 79-81 Borough Rd, Bermondsey, London, SE1 1DN
+ 2 other offices
Austin Werner exclusively deals with Technology recruitment. With an office in Guildford, they have assisted organisations in the UK and Europe, including Deloitte, Rakuten and Save the Children. Example job openings they cover are Senior Developer, Full Stack Tech Lead, Smart Contracts Product Manager and Gaming Head of Marketing. They opened their doors in 2017. They are also members of the Association of Professional Staffing Companies.
7 Bell Yard, London, Holborn, London, WC2A 2JR
+ 2 other offices
Buckingham Recruitment connects clients and candidates in the Office Support and Operations sectors. The company was founded in 2010 and has offices in London. They hire candidates on a permanent and temporary basis and place them in roles in a wide range of sectors, including Financial Services, Technology / Fintech, Property, Design and Architecture, Market Research, Education, Healthcare, Social Enterprise, and Charity.
2nd floor 68-69 St Martin's Lane, Charinig Cross, London, WC2N 4JS
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Callum James Consulting has been focusing on talent partnerships with Fintech companies since 2009. This London-based agency delivers candidates in Investment Management, Trading and Banking Software. As well as search and selection solutions, they also offer audits of your existing recruitment process, targeted support for in-house teams, and end-to-end candidate management services.
11 Finchdale, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP1 1RS
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City Supports is a talent acquisition expert that leverages its expertise in catering to various clients in the Health and Social Care sector across the UK. With teams based in London and Newcastle Upon Tyne, the firm also supplies staffing solutions to the Domiciliary Care and Live-in Care divisions. They are regulated by the Care Quality Commission and can offer training courses. City Supports fills a wide variety of vacancies.
Unit C109, Access Storage Building 20 Bugsby Way, Charlton, London, SE7 7SJ
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Client Server caters to the IT industry across the UK and overseas. They cover permanent and contract roles such as Python Developer, Software Engineer, WordPress Developer, Cloud Engineer and Database Administrator. The agency was founded in 1999 and has offices in London, Esher and Sydney.
80 Cheapside, City of London, London, EC2V 6EE
+ 2 other offices
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.