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.
Founded in 2019, The Crowd Creative is a recruitment agency specialising in providing talented staff and personnel to the Architecture, Design and Creative industries. The agency recruits for roles like Office Manager, Junior Project Controller, Landscape Architect, Architectural Designer, on a temporary, permanent and fixed contract basis. They also recruit for Business Support roles like PR, HR, Business Development, and Finance.
1 Phipp Street, City of London, London, EC2A 4PS
The Defence Network performs Cyber and Digital recruitment. They have a global footprint with offices in the City of London and eight other locations in the UK, Europe, Asia and North America. Some areas they support are Artificial Intelligence, Information Security and Technology. Established in 2012, they have served the likes of Middle Eastern banks and North American energy companies.
77 Leadenhall Street, City of London, London, EC3A 3DE
The Find supplies staff for Creative, Digital, Management, and Technical vacancies across Berkshire and London. They also cover the following divisions: Account Management, Digital Marketing, Project Management, UX/UI Design, and Web Development. The recruitment company places personnel in various positions at all levels. The Find hires on a permanent, temporary, and contract basis from their London office.
207 Regent Street, Soho, London, W1B 3HH
Established in 2009, The Inzito Partnership is an executive search firm that makes senior appointments (board and executive leadership) for different companies, including financial institutions, sporting bodies, government departments, and agencies. The agency is based in London.
35, Grosvenor Street, Mayfair, London, W1K 4QX
Harnham Search & Selection Ltd offers their expertise to an extensive client group across the UK, Europe, and the USA. The firm was recognised as the Recruitment Company of the Year at the APSCO Awards for Excellence in 2018. Harnham Search & Selection fill permanent and contract roles. They cover various divisions in the Data & Analytics industry, including Data Science, Digital Analytics, Life Sciences, Marketing & Insight, and Risk Analytics.
51 Wimbledon Hill Road, Wimbledon, London, SW19 7QW
Harper Harrison is an international industry specialist that has teams based in Austin, London, Los Angeles, Manchester, and New York. They supply staffing services to clients in the Built Environment market and assign personnel to permanent, contract, and interim positions. Founded in 2015, they have been focusing on the following departments: Cost & Project Management, Engineering Consultancy, and Real Estate Development.
138 Cheapside, City of London, London, EC2V 6BJ
Working for the Charity sector, Harris Hill Charity Recruitment hires staff for temporary and permanent jobs. They place candidates for a broad range of assignments nationwide, including Data Management, Digital, Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Operations, and Projects. The company also fill Directors and CEO roles, and caters to clients in international schools through their division Harris Hill Independent & International Schools.
Studio 528, Metal Box Factory, 30 Great Guildford St, Bermondsey, London, SE1 0HS
Founded in 2017, Harrison Clarke International Ltd offers specialised recruiting for companies needing SRE professionals. They cover Software Development, DevOps, Cloud, Technology, Infrastructure, and Site Reliability Engineering. Some of their partners include Observe, Transposit, Ghost, Namely, Staked, and Materialize.
1 Canada Square, 37th Floor, Poplar, London, E14 5AA
Henderson Hall specialises in the placement of professional Legal talent across the EMEA region to sectors such as Energy, Finance, Life Sciences, IT, Insurance, FMCG, Engineering, Manufacturing, Defence and Media. Established in 1999, they recruit Lawyers for in-house legal teams at all levels, from Legal Counsel to Legal Directors and General Counsels.
7 Bell Yard, Holborn, London, WC2A 2JR
Hera Search has been hiring personnel on a contract, temporary, and permanent basis for over eight years. They place Office Administration and PA candidates in various sectors across London. The recruitment agency offers specialised staffing services to clients in the Financial and Professional services, including Consultancy, Executive Search, Family Offices, Investment Management, and Technology disciplines.
20 St Andrew Street, City of London, London, EC4A 3AG
Heriot Brown Legal Recruitment delivers Compliance professionals and Lawyers to various industries across the UK, including Banking, Commerce, Financial Services, and Industrial. The London-based recruitment firm aids clients in meeting permanent, contract, and temporary vacancies. They are led by lawyers and also offer seminars to candidates.
40 Blackfriars Rd, Bermondsey, London, SE1 8NY
Hexwired is a specialist recruitment firm that specialises in the provision of personnel to the IT sector throughout the UK. The firm is based in London and they offer both permanent and temporary opportunities. They cover areas such as Embedded Software, Electronics, Software Test, C++ Software Engineer, and Python.
Third Floor, 86-90 Paul Street, City of London, London, EC2A 4NE
Highbury Consulting is a multi-sector supplier of staffing solutions in the Finance, Legal, and Technology markets across the UK. Since 2010, they have been aiding clients in filling permanent vacancies at all levels. They often hire personnel for roles, including Banking and Finance Lawyers, Corporate Associates, Legal Counsels, Head of Finance and Operations, and Head of Risk and Compliance.
Kemp House City Road London, Finsbury, London, EC1V 2NX
Highfield Partners is a niche recruitment consultancy that makes mid to executive-level appointments of Human Resources and Business Change & Transformation professionals. Some of the assignments they usually handle HR Leadership, HR Consultant, Organisational Development, Organisational Change, Engagement & Employer Branding, Digital Transformation, Project Management, and more. They have over 20 years of experience.
71-75 Shelton Street, Soho, London, WC2H 9JQ
An international provider of staffing solutions, Highline Group recruits for the Architecture, Construction, and Real Estate opportunities. Since its establishment in 2015, they have been delivering staff to a wide variety of roles across the UK and Europe. From their Paris and London offices, they typically hire for various assignments at all levels, such as Architects, Cost Estimation Engineers, Technical Managers, and Work Managers.
20-22 Wenlock Road, Islington, London, N1 7GU
HLB Recruitment is an independent headhunting firm that supplies professional staff in the Facilities Management sector on a national and international basis. The firm is based in London and has over 15 years of experience in the industry. Their areas of expertise include Property / Real Estate, Health and Safety, Business Services, and Estates Management.
International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, Clerkenwell, London, EC1A 2BN
The MBS Group is a recruitment firm that offers an executive search service. They work across multiple sectors, supplying quality personnel in Consumer Services, Fashion & Luxury, Lifestyle, Retail, Tech & Digital, Travel & Leisure, and many more. The company works with PLCs, private equity firms, startups, and private & family-owned businesses. The company was founded in 1989 and is based in London.
3 Primrose Mews, Sharpleshall Street, Camden Town, London, NW1 8YW
Holtby Turner is a provider of executive search solutions in the Real Estate and Construction markets. Their executive search process includes job brief, research, interviews, shortlist, appointment, and onboarding. They also offer succession planning, talent development and executive coaching services. A specialist division of Holtby Turner is York Street, which places talent in Property, Real Estate, and Construction.
2 Portman Street, Westminster, London, W1H 6DU
HornbyChapman Ltd provides senior talent in the Sales, Operations, Product, Risk, Relationship Management, and Strategy/General Management verticals nationwide and globally. With a network of teams across London, Edinburgh, Hong Kong, and Singapore, and joint ventures in Mumbai, Toronto, and New York, they hire candidates on a permanent and contract/interim basis and place them in roles in banks, fintech firms, and infrastructure providers.
Kemp House 160 City Road, Finsbury, London, EC1V 2NX
Varnom Ross is a Central London-based specialist agency that places Property professionals into roles within the private and public sectors. They support permanent and interim basis recruitment, covering the following disciplines: General Practice Surveying, Property Management, Valuation, Asset Management, Development, Planning Policy, Planning Enforcement, Development Management, Conservation & Urban Design, and more. They were founded in 2015.
International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, Clerkenwell, London, EC1A 2BN
Venari Partners is an executive search & advisory firm based in London that specialises in several sectors including Aviation & Aerospace, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Private Equity & Venture Capital, Retail & Consumer Goods, Travel, Hospitality, and Logistics. The agency has worked with the likes of Ashman, IndiGo, Guardant, Jumeirah, Carrot, Amp Capital, American Airlines, ResMed, Innoviva, and Etihad Airways.
47 Paul Street, City of London, London, EC2A 4LS
Howard Jackson Recruitment supplies Sales specialists to the IT sector. Typical roles that they fill in include Business Development Manager, Account Director, Sales Manager, Channel Manager, and New Business Sales Executive. Their client base includes SaaS, Cloud, Infrastructure, and Datacenter. Their services include contingency recruitment, salary surveys & bench-marking, retained search and selection, competitor analysis, and market mapping.
Fergusson House 124-128 City Road, Finsbury, London, EC1V 2NX
HYF Recruitment, or Hudson York Farell, is a specialist firm that supports clients and candidates covering industries such as Creative, IT, Paralegal, Patents, and Front of House. The agency is accredited by APSCo and has sister companies called DVF Recruitment and Career Legal.
10-12 Alie Street, Aldgate, London, E1 8DE
Hunter Bond is a global staffing agency founded in 2014 that provides permanent & contract opportunities to jobseekers, and talent solutions to companies, within the Finance, Transformation, and Technology space. They operate in London, Hong Kong, New York, Palo Alto, and Zurich. Hunter Bond offers account management, candidate testing, and managed service solutions to their clients.
65 London Wall, City of London, London, EC2M 5TU
Hybridge is a trusted talent acquisition entity that recruits contract and permanent candidates for an extensive range of employers. They deal exclusively with the UK's Internal Audit and Financial Services markets. With a team based in London, they also cater to the Compliance, Cyber Security, Financial Crime, and Risk disciplines. The company has typically hired an Associate Auditor, IT Audit Manager, and Senior Auditor for over ten years.
50 Liverpool Street, City of London, London, EC2M 7PY
Hyclass Services is a London East End-based independent firm that supplies temporary and permanent personnel in the Catering and Hospitality sector throughout the UK. Operating for over 20 years, the firm has low staff turnover and offers Hotel, Maintenance, Secretarial & Office Personnel, Warehouse Operatives, Shop Assistants, and General Cleaning recruitment services.
33 Southwest Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 4AW
HYF Recruitment offers specialist staffing support to the national and global Commercial and Professional Services sectors. With over 25 years of market expertise, they work with a diverse client portfolio that includes Fortune 500 companies and boutique businesses. They are a London-based agency that places candidates in contract, temporary, and permanent roles such as Production Specialist, Communications Executive, and Graphic Designer.
10-12 Alie Street, Aldgate, London, E1 8DE
Ibex Recruitment is a trusted supplier of staffing solutions to an extensive client portfolio across the UK, EMEA, and Europe. The firm is a member of the Association of Professional Staffing Companies and places staff in a broad range of roles at all levels. Founded in 2018, they have been covering the Construction, Engineering, and IT sectors. Ibex Recruitment also caters to the Finance, HR, Legal, Marketing, Procurement, and Sales markets.
18 Hatfields, South Bank, Bermondsey, London, SE1 8DJ
An Information Technology-focused recruitment company, IBSC LTD connects job seekers and clients across the UK and Europe. With a combined 30 years of experience, they cover various disciplines, such as Digital Media, Finance, Infrastructure Development, Oil & Gas, SAP, and Telecommunications. The firm hires on a permanent and contract basis, and typically fills appointments at all levels, including Software Developer and Executive Consultant.
27 Parsons Green Lane, Fulham, London, SW6 4HH
Loba Group is a Construction specialist recruitment firm that promises to place people first. They are based in London and work with a variety of clients from SMEs to FTSE 100 companies, recruiting for interim, contract, and permanent roles. They have worked with companies like the Berkely Group, Gleeds, ddk, Taylor Wimpey, Higgins, Glencar Construction, and CBRE.
Salisbury House, City of London, London, EC2M 5SQ
Vibe Teacher Recruitment supplies Teaching professionals to educational institutions across London. With an office in Hammersmith, they source Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Nursery Nurses and Cover Supervisors in Early Years, Primary, Secondary and Special Educational Needs. Since they began in 2001, they have maintained a record of having 70% of customers coming from referrals. In 2019 they received a Great Places to Work Best Workplace award.
The Curtis Building, 26 Paddenswick Road, London, Hammersmith, London, W6 0UB
Vobis Medical was founded in 2015 to provide fixed-term and permanent Doctors to the Healthcare sector in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Europe. They supply Doctors in a variety of specialities and grades, with a focus on Anesthetics, Emergency Medicine, Paediatrics, and General Medicine. The corporation collaborates with the NHS in the UK, the HSE in Ireland, and other organisations around Europe.
65 Leonard Street, City of London, London, EC2A 4QS
Vostek Recruitment Services is a niche Health Care recruitment agency that finds both local and global applicants for appointments nationwide. With over 30 years of experience, they place full time and part time Doctors, Registered Nurses, Senior Healthcare Assistants, Midwives and Nursing Home personnel for public and private establishments. They are situated in London and have various partners overseas.
7A Lower Grosvenor Place, Chelsea, London, SW1W 0EN
IMC Locums is a prominent provider of Healthcare professionals and workforce solutions in the United Kingdom. They can provide top-quality employees, from Nursing to AHP and HSS experts, on a locum or permanent basis, as an authorised framework supplier to the NHS and a variety of private clients. The company has over 10 years of recruitment experience. They are based in London.
Unit 1C, Zetland House, 5-25 Scrutton St, City of London, London, EC2A 4HJ
Impact Teachers delivers staff to a broad range of Educational institutions in the UK and overseas. With teams based in London, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland, they hire candidates for long-term and short-term positions such as Teacher, Teacher Assistant, Cover Supervisor, Invigilator, Instructor, School Staff, and Nursery. Impact Teachers typically supplies teaching staff to Primary, Secondary, and Sixth Form Colleges.
1-13 Falcon Road, Battersea, London, SW11 2PL
Imperial Recruitment Agency provides temporary candidates to the London hospitality market. They have been covering the following areas for over 20 years: Back of House, Food and Beverage, Front of House, and Housekeeping. Imperial Recruitment Agency typically recruits staff including Chefs, Room Attendants, Baristas, Hosts, Kitchen Porters & Stewards, and Food Runners - to list a few examples.
Bentinck House, 3-8 Bolsover Street, Westminster, London, W1W 6AB
Walbrook Search is an executive search agency for the Financial Services sector. They specialise in areas including Investment Banking, Private Equity, and Wealth Management. Walbrook Search operates globally from its London office.
11-12 Token House Yard, City of London, London, EC2R 7AS
Welcome Events is a full-service, fully licensed and bonded staffing firm based in London with experience in all aspects of the service sector. The agency specialises in offering expert event workers with years of experience for every occasion, including exhibitions, weddings, conferences, leafleting, and corporate events. They have worked with companies like Stott and May, Sprovieri, Este Lauder, Shell, BBC, and more.
Tor Gardens, Kensington, London, W8 4HX
Inclusive Boards assigns professionals to various positions at all levels, including Chair, Non-executive Director, Senior Leader, and Trustee. They cover the UK's Charity, Finance, Legal, Public Sector, Sport, and STEM. From its London and Nottingham offices, the entity also offers executive search and learning development services to its clients. Inclusive Boards is an accredited member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.
The Cursitor 38 Chancery Lane, Holborn, London, WC2A 1EN
White Swan Healthcare Limited extends employment opportunities exclusively in Health, Social and Domestic Care. With a focus on recruiting for the Greater London county, they operate from their office in East Ham and cover temporary and flexible assignments. Individuals they connect with include Social Workers, Registered General and Specialist Nurses, Care Assistants, Carers, Support Workers, Healthcare Assistants and Home Care Managers.
Office 2764, 182-184 High Street North, East Ham, London, E6 2JA
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.