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Recruitment Agencies in London

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.

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  1. HCRG

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    HCRG is a London-based recruitment group that works for the Education, Health Care, Social Care, and Technology industries nationwide. For over 22 years, they have been finding candidates for a wide variety of permanent and temporary assignments. The agency operates along with its divisions, including Affinity Workforce Solutions, CER Education, CRG Tec Recruitment, HCL Workforce Solutions, Sugarman Education, and Team 24.

    Office Locations

    First Floor 33 Soho Square, Soho, London, W1D 3QU

  2. JM Legal Limited

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    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.

    Office Locations

    46 New Broad Street, City of London, London, EC2M 1JH

  3. Pure Search

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    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.

    Office Locations

    125 London Wall, City of London, London, EC2Y 5AS

  4. Meredith Brown Associates

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    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.

    Office Locations

    Finsbury Circus, City of London, London, EC2M 5QQ

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  5. WPRG London

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    Established in 2004, WPRG London is a recruitment business that specialises in the placement of temporary, contract, and permanent staff to the Commercial, Transport, Logistics, Industrial, and Technical sectors. Some vacancies they fill include HGV Class 2 Driver, Labourer, and Forklift Driver.

    Office Locations

    Doric House, 128-132 Station Road, Chingford, London, E4 6AB

  6. Options Group

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    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.

    Office Locations

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

  7. Varo Partners

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    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.

    Office Locations

    1 Bow Lane, City of London, London, EC4M 9EE

  8. Momenta Group

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    Momenta Group are experts in placing professionals for roles in the UK, Australia, Germany, USA, India, and Hong Kong. With over 30 years of recruitment experience, they have worked with various clients and candidates across the Financial Services, Legal, Technology, and Training and Development sectors. From their six offices across the globe, they typically hire on a permanent and temporary basis.

    Office Locations

    10 Lower Thames St, City of London, London, EC3R 6EN

  9. CB Resourcing

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    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.

    Office Locations

    73 Watling Street, City of London, London, EC4M 9BJ

  10. Firth Ross Martin

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    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.

    Office Locations

    85 London Wall, City of London, London, EC2M 7AD

  11. Pathfinders Media Recruitment

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    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.

    Office Locations

    58 Wardour Street, Soho, London, W1D 4JQ

  12. Cobalt Recruitment

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    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).

    Office Locations

    7 - 10 Chandos Street, Marylebone, London, W1G 9DQ

  13. Oak Tree Recruitment Ltd

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    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.

    Office Locations

    One Hammersmith Grove, Hammersmith, London, W6 0NB

  14. RecruitBlock

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    RecruitBlock is a Crypto and Blockchain agency. Also sourcing Web3 talent, they cover functions such as Operations, Product, Legal, Marketing and HR. They are based in London and Gibraltar. Their hiring solutions include executive recruitment, contingent recruitment, retained recruitment, startup support, salary benchmarking, and psychometric testing.

    Office Locations

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

  15. I Love My Job

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    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.

    Office Locations

    Waverley House, 9 Noel St, Soho, London, W1F 8GQ

  16. Susan Hamilton

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    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.

    Office Locations

    21 Great Chapel Street, Soho, London, W1F 8FP

  17. Talent Yard

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    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.

    Office Locations

    37-41 Mortimer Street, London, Marylebone, London, W1T 3JH

  18. E-Frontiers

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    E-Frontiers is a recruitment specialist that puts forth its expertise in covering a range of industries nationwide and abroad. These include Accounting and Finance, Consulting and Management, Customer Support, Human Resources, IT, and Sales & Account Management. The agency assigns talent for permanent, contract, and temporary placements. They were established in 2006.

    Office Locations

    25 Old Broad St, City of London, London, EC2N 1HN

  19. London Staff

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    London Staff is a recruitment expert that focuses on providing staffing services to the Business Development, Construction, Engineering, Finance, IT, Legal, Marketing & Digital, Office Support, and Sales industries. The local agency sources permanent, contract, and temporary talents across London and neighbouring areas. London Staff is a division of the UK Staffing Group.

    Office Locations

    Kemp House 152 - 160 City Road, Finsbury, London, EC1V 2NX

  20. OneClick Recruitment

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    OneClick Recruitment exclusively deals with recruitment for sectors focused on Consumer and Service such as Construction, Security, Agricultural and Health & Social Care. Aside from recruitment, they also manage the payrolls of their placements and offer training classes for aspiring Social Care personnel. Their office is in Docklands.

    Office Locations

    F18a Waterfront Studios 1 Dock Road, Docklands, London, E16 1AH

  21. S&G Recruitment Ltd

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    S&G Recruitment Ltd was established in 1989 and has over four decades of expertise. They advertise across nine job boards and only send the top five candidates to interview.

    Office Locations

    1 Quality Ct, Chancery Ln, Holborn, London, WC2A 1HR

  22. The Maine Group

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    Established in 1987, The Maine Group is a recruitment consultancy that provides Secretarial, HR, Charity, and Sales and Marketing professionals on a temporary or permanent basis. The company has 30 years of experience. Some job roles they recruit for include Executive Assistant, Curriculum Manager, Business Support Executive, Compliance Manager, Content Producer, and Administrator.

    Office Locations

    25 Wilton Road, The Strand, London, SW1V 1LW

  23. Twist or Stick

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    Twist or Stick is a London-based boutique agency that places professionals in a wide variety of local and international opportunities. They specialise in the Branding, Content, Design and Creative, Digital, Financial, Integrated, IT, Marketing, Media, Packaging, and Publishing markets. Founded in 2010, Twist or Stick helps fill permanent, temporary, and freelance roles at all levels.

    Office Locations

    Room S89, Second Floor, South Wing, Somerset House, The Strand, London, WC2R 1LA

  24. Goodman Masson

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    Goodman Masson is a specialist recruitment agency with teams based in London, Dusseldorf, and New York. Catering to a broad range of disciplines, they have provided permanent, temporary, and contract staffing services to the Finance, Technology, and Specialist Markets for over 25 years. During the TIARA Recruitment Award 2021, they received The Blackwood Capital Diversity and Inclusion Award.

    Office Locations

    120 Aldersgate Street, Clerkenwell, London, EC1A 4JQ

  25. The Willis Partnership

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    The Willis Partnership is an executive search company established in 1979 that makes appointments at senior executive and functional director levels - such as CEO, CFO, COO, Managing Director, and Finance Director. They operate in multiple sectors including Financial Services, Media, Consumer Goods, Marketing Services, Government & Senior Public Appointments, and more, both nationally and internationally.

    Office Locations

    50 Broadway, Westminster, London, SW1H 0RG

  26. 60 Degrees

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    60 Degrees is an executive search firm that specialises in the matching of candidates with clients to a wide range of sectors including Sales, Marketing, IT, Supply Chain, Finance & Accounting, and Consulting & Change. They provide their executive search and recruitment services across Africa, Europe, the UK and the Middle East.

    Office Locations

    20 Eastbourne Terrace, Paddington, London, W2 6LG

  27. Alumni Global

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    Alumni Global is a multi-sector recruitment agency, supporting ventures in Consumer, Financial Services, Healthcare, Higher Education, Industrial, Public & Social sectors, Technology and Digital. They handle permanent, interim and executive appointments in Commercial, Marketing, Finance, HR & Admin, IT, Supply Chain and more, from specialist up to board level. They have nine locations globally in Europe, the US, Australia, and the UK.

    Office Locations

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

  28. Anchor Conzult

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    Anchor Conzult supplies staff to a wide range of sectors including Administration, Accounting & Finance, Education, Health & Social Care, Hospitality & Catering, and IT & Telecoms. Among the roles they cover are Handyman, Cook, Factory Staff, Chef, Security Guard, Care Worker, and a whole lot more. They provide their pool of talents with coaching, training and mentoring. Anchor Conzult are members of the REC and are CIS approved.

    Office Locations

    The Arc, 420 Mare Street, Hackney, London, E8 1HP

  29. Anthony Gregg Partnership

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    Anthony Gregg Partnership is an Executive Search firm that is located in London. They cover the Retail, Luxury, Travel, Hospitality, and Leisure sectors. Aside from Executive recruitment, they also offer a variety of coaching services, executive outplacement services & support, talent mapping, assessment services, and more solutions.

    Office Locations

    2 Allen Street, Kensington, London, W8 6BH

  30. Renaix

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    Renaix is a provider of executive search and international recruitment services and they specialise in placing Senior Management, Finance, and Audit professionals. The company sources personnel such as Corporate Auditors, Financial Analysts, Finance Managers, and Financial Controllers for top European multinationals and large financial services institutions. The agency was founded in 1997 and is based in London.

    Office Locations

    5 Underwood Street, Islington, London, N1 7LY

  31. Consumer Additions

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    Consumer Additions provides recruitment solutions for the Consumer sector, hiring for areas like Finance, Digital, Marketing, Commercial and HR. They started in 2015 and have since fulfilled permanent, temporary, interim and executive roles domestically and globally. Located in Soho, they have worked with PUMA, Red Bull, Diptyque Paris and more. Example jobs they offer are Financial Accountant, Credit Controller and Commercial Finance Analyst.

    Office Locations

    The Space, 120 Regent St, Soho, London, W1B 5FE

  32. Covent Garden Recruitment

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    Covent Garden Recruitment covers a vast range of Administrative roles on a temporary, permanent or fixed-term contract basis. They supply Office Support staff to London and Home Counties companies, including membership organisations, international charities and public sectors. They usually recruit for employees with a strong customer service background and MS Office experience. Located in London, CGR is a corporate member of the REC.

    Office Locations

    3rd Floor, 9 Irving St, Soho, London, WC2H 7AH

  33. E-Solutions

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    E-Solutions is a global talent acquisition agency that offers a full range of workforce management solutions in sectors such as Oil & Gas, Retail, Manufacturing, Telecom, and Engineering. The agency covers contract, full-time (direct hire), and on-demand staffing solutions. They provide their services to multiple locations including in Europe, APAC, and North America.

    Office Locations

    85, Great Portland Street, Westminster, London, W1W 7LT

  34. Sauce Recruitment

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    Sauce Recruitment is a boutique recruitment agency specialising within the Finance & Accounting, Sales, Marketing, Content, Digital, and Office Support sectors. They cover all roles from entry-level to c-suite executives, and support temporary, fixed-term contract, and permanent placements - whether on a contingency or retained search basis. They have worked with HBO, Bauer Media Group, National Geographic, Universal, and Warner Music Group.

    Office Locations

    Sauce Recruitment Ltd 2-6 Boundary Row, Bermondsey, London, SE1 8HP

  35. SelectUS Total

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    SelectUS Total specialises in delivering solutions to a wide range of industries such as Food & Drink, FMCG, Sales & Marketing, Technology, Retail, Operations, Security, Manufacturing, and Hospitality. They have been operating since 2008 and have catered to all size of clients across the UK. Based in London, their broad recruitment network spans the UK, Europe, and America.

    Office Locations

    AMC House, 12 Cumberland Avenue, Willesden, London, NW10 7QL

  36. Pretium Resourcing

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    Pretium Resourcing is a trusted temporary workforce supplier for the Facilities, Construction, Aviation, Hospitality, Energy, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Rail sectors throughout the UK and Ireland. Their headquarters is situated in London.

    Office Locations

    Dawson House, 5 Jewry Street, City of London, London, EC3N 2EX

  37. Prize Placements

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    Prize Placements is a Wimbledon-based independent company that serves the Administration, Education, and Industrial sectors. They cover the South West London and Surrey areas. The company has previously recruited for roles such as Central Back Office Auditor, Maths & English Teacher - SEND, Internal Sales Support, School Testing Operatives, School Administrator, Warehouse Team Leader, and 3.5T Van Driver.

    Office Locations

    Suite 301 The Courtyard 7 Francis Grove, Wimbledon, London, SW19 4DW

  38. Stanton Miller Recruitment

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    Stanton Miller Recruitment is a London-based agency that operates throughout the UK and worldwide. With more than 17 years of experience, they have filled vacancies such as Executive Assistant, Estate Manager, House Manager, Private Chef, Chief of Staff, Nanny, Wardrobe Manager, Driver, Chauffeur, Groundsmen, Private Security Staff, and more. They also offer a 24/7 service.

    Office Locations

    62 Trafalgar Sq, Charinig Cross, London, WC2N 5DS

  39. Pacific International

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    Pacific International is an executive search agency with offices in the UK, Germany, and USA. They have delivered talent to 28% of Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 companies and they provide talent acquisition, assessment and selection, leadership succession, and female leaders and diversity strategy services. The agency offers services to a wide range of industries including Automotive, Consumer Goods, and Pharmaceuticals.

    Office Locations

    41-47 Hartfield Road, Wimbledon, London, SW19 3RQ

  40. Law Choice

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    Law Choice was established in 1992 and provides the Legal sector with professional talent. The agency offers permanent, temporary, part-time, and contract placements and some of the positions they recruit for include IT Help Desk Team Leader, Facilities Operations Manager, Legislation Executive, Legal Receptionist, and Legal PA - Intellectual Property.

    Office Locations

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

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.