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.
A technology expert, Linnk is a global recruitment consultancy that provides temporary and permanent technology professionals to multiple industries in the country. They specialise in Software Development, Infrastructure, DevOps & Cloud, Data & Analytics, and Information & Cyber Security. The company is based in London.
51 Eastcheap, City of London, London, EC3M 1JP
LJW Recruitment supplies permanent, seasonal and short-term talent for the Domestic Household and Family Office sectors worldwide. Established in 2003, the firm offers a 12-week trial and replacement guarantee on all long term placements. They have previously recruited for roles such as Housekeeper, Executive Assistant, Nanny, Rota Butler, Travelling Valet, and Daily Chef.
KNIGHTSBRIDGE PAVILION, 64 KNIGHTSBRIDG, Westminster, London, SW1X 7JF
Tides Digital exclusively handles recruitment in Technology fields, namely Big Data, Data Science and Digital Technology & Development, leveraging their experience of over 25 years in IT recruitment. Supporting businesses of all sizes, from start-ups to blue chip corporations, they supply Scientists, Developers, Engineers, Consultants, Managers, Executive Leaders and more with the help of their team in Clerkenwell. They were incorporated in 2014.
International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, Clerkenwell, London, EC1A 2BN
Titan Technical Staff Limited's main practice is in helping Financial Market ventures internationally recruit for appointments in functions like Cloud, Data, Software as a Service, Enterprise Architecture, Sustainability and Sales. Following their founder's over 25 years of experience in hiring for Financial Institutions, Consultancies, Enterprise Software Vendors, Crypto Trading Companies and more, they opened in 2022 in Highbury.
The Uncommon Building 25 Horsell Road, Highbury, London, N5 1XL
Logan Sinclair performs multi-disciplinary talent solutions for a broad range of clients in the Financial Services sector. Since its formation in 2012, they have been meeting the staffing needs of the following divisions from its London office: Asset Management, Hedge Funds, and Private Markets. The agency works nationwide and globally to assign staff in various vacancies, catering to the Distribution, Investments, Marketing, and Product fields.
1 Poultry, City of London, London, EC2R 8EJ
London Nanny Consultancy is an independent Childcare specialist recruitment agency that places experienced Nannies, Maternity Nurses, Governesses, and Private PAs into residential homes in London, Surrey, and internationally. The company also offers Household Staff Consultancy services, aside from recruitment needs.
35 Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London, W1J 5BF
The Sales Experts Ltd supply clients with high-quality Salespeople in a variety of sectors including Software, SaaS, Digital Media and Publishing, Merchandising, Events, FMCG, Contract Furniture, Telecom, IT/Managed Services, Cyber Security, Fin-tech, Ed-tech, and Construction. The agency is based in London, but recruits all over the UK and internationally.
37th Floor, One Canada Square, Poplar, London, E14 5AA
The Talent Business is a recruitment business that offers executive search specialising in transformative leadership & senior talent for businesses in the Marketing, Advertising, and Communications sectors. The company has eight offices worldwide and has transacted with the US, UK, Germany, France, Brazil, China, India and the Nordics.
17 Slingsby Place, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9AB
LT Harper is a recruitment agency that specialises in providing the best cybersecurity personnel to companies across the UK, Europe, and the US. They offer executive search, and contingent and permanent recruitment services. Some of their areas of specialism include Pen Testing, Digital Forensics, Security Operations, CISO, Cloud/Infra/Network, and Technical Sales. Some roles they hire for are SOC Analyst, Sales Engineer, Cyber Insurance Lead, etc.
30 Binney Street, Mayfair, London, W1K 5BW
Mayfair Recruitment Services operates across the London area. They were founded in 1996 and specialise in recruiting Operations professionals on a temporary, permanent, or hourly basis. They assess their candidates on their right to work visas, language, presentation, experience, education, and technical certifications. Mayfair have worked with the likes of Marriott, Jumeirah, The Landmark London, UKHA, and more.
48 Crawford St, Westminster, London, W1H 1JY
Madison Mayfair is a talent solutions provider that supplies professional staff to the Hospitality industry. The company was established by Guy Lean, who has over 25 years of experience in the recruitment industry. They are based in Central London, offer their services across the globe. They have other divisions as well, including Hospitality People Group, HPG Advisory Services, and FM Recruitment.
84 Eccleston Square, Westminster, London, SW1V 1PX
Mantis Partners, a recruitment specialist with teams based in Hong Kong and London, focuses on delivering employment solutions to various divisions in the Financial Services industry. These include Alternatives, Equities, Equities Derivatives, Fixed Income, Prime Services, Risk Management, and Quantitative Analytics. Working with clients nationwide and overseas, they place professionals in an array of vacancies and also offer advisory services.
40 Gracechurch Street London, City of London, London, EC3V 0BT
K2 Partnering Solutions is an international specialist agency that supplies recruitment solutions to the IT sector. Operating from 19 locations, K2 has over 20 years of experience. The agency was also awarded Best Business Partner 2018 by Tata Consultancy Services.
1-3 Heathmans Rd, Fulham, London, SW6 4TJ
Lime Talent is an international search agency based in Wimbledon that specialises in the supply of professionals to the FMCG sectors. Their areas of expertise include Sales, Marketing & Insights, Supply Chains & Operations, Graduate, and NPD & Technical. Lime was established in 2013.
Swan Court, 11 Worple Rd, Wimbledon, London, SW19 4JS
Astute Professional predominantly supports start-ups and scale-ups in their resource needs. Putting forward services throughout the UK, solutions they offer include executive search, headhunting, sourcing, and candidate assessment. They handle assignments across numerous industries which include Construction, Retail, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Health, Technology and Not for Profit.
Waterhouse Square, 1, Clerkenwell, London, EC1N 2ST
Blakeney Partners operates across the Investment Banking, Equity Research and Equity Fund Management markets. With experience since 2017 and knowledge of over 25 years, they fill appointments in Research & Sales, Investment Banking and Fund Management as they use a no-hire-no-fee model. They are located in Clerkenwell and have previously assisted Equity Analysts, Corporate Brokers, Portfolio Managers and more.
80-83 Long Lane, Clerkenwell, London, EC2A 4NE
Macaulay Search offers specialist staffing services to all types of social, ethical, or charitable organisations and campaigns in the UK and abroad. Specifically, they help clients from Enviro/Animal and International Non-governmental Organisations (INGOs) search for qualified professionals to fill executive roles.
South Park Studios, 88 Peterborough Road, Fulham, London, SW6 3HH
TeamResourcing is experienced in assigning candidates to the UK's Construction, Engineering, and Property markets. For over 34 years, they have been hiring for a wide variety of permanent, temporary, and contract roles for clients in the BMS, BEMS, and New Homes sectors. With teams based in Burgess Hill, London, and Manchester, the company operates along with its network named: TeamBMS, TeamConstruction, and TeamSales.
25 Princess Road, Primrose Hill, Camden Town, London, NW1 8JR
Pro-Quest Resourcing is a labour provider established in 2001. It is an equal opportunities company. Their candidate screening saves up to 80% of the usual time it takes to recruit the best talents. The company has over 3000 clients and they provide technical assessments and advertising for their clients. They also provide interview tips and salary discussions for their candidates. Pro-Quest is based in London and Manchester.
Malthouse Lane, Finsbury, London, EC1V 2PT
Founded in 2012, The Hub Retail Recruitment is a Retail recruitment company that fills Buying, Merchandising, Digital, and Senior Executive positions. They recruit entry-level to senior-level candidates.
Cobham House, 9 Warwick Court, Gray's Inn, Holborn, London, WC1R 5DJ
Nordic Staff is a multilingual recruitment agency specialising in Nordic and Northern European Language recruitment services. They were founded in 2005 and they provide qualified speakers of Nordic languages for employers based in the UK. Aside from Nordic recruiting, the agency has also added resources dedicated to German and Dutch-speaking vacancies.
20 - 22 Wenlock Road, Islington, London, N1 7GU
Ardent Recruitment provides Legal recruitment solutions for clients in London and beyond. They specialise in finding the best professionals for Partner & Associate roles in City law firms, UK National & Regional law firms, US law firms, and Mid-City & West End law firms. Their team of consultants are trained and experienced in headhunting.
45 Beech Street, City of London, London, EC2Y 8AD
Goldenkeys focuses on placing Hospitality staff nationwide and abroad. For over 15 years, they have been sourcing staff to fill permanent and seasonal roles such as Chef, Stewardess, Deckhand, and Receptionist. Their client portfolio includes hotels, contract catering, country clubs, gastro pubs, restaurants, health spas, and private members clubs.
1st Floor, 239 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London, W8 6SA
Connaught Search Solutions is involved with executive search. They also conduct embedded search, in which an on-site search consultant is placed within the client's HR team to make executive placements. Founded in 2006, they deliver staffing solutions across Europe, Middle East, Africa, USA and Asia through their London office. Among their previous clients are Cisco, Vodafone and National Grid.
180 Piccadilly, Mayfair, London, W1J 9HF
Hitchen Legal is a boutique agency that supplies the Legal sector with search and contingency staffing solutions. The agency was founded in 2013 by Kate Hitchen and their areas of expertise include Telecommunications, Media, Insurance, Gaming and Gambling.
1st Floor, Holborn Gate 330, Bloomsbury, London, WC1V 7QT
PengellyO'Neill is a specialist search consultancy that provides staffing solutions to the Legal sector. Established in 2001 by founders Dominique W Pengelly and Dianah O'Neill, the agency specialises in the placement of mergers, takeovers and lateral hires for their clients. They also provide advice on the best opportunities available across the whole private practice and in-house market and maintain confidentiality for their candidates.
7-10 Chandos Street, Marylebone, London, W1G 9DQ
Vertex Associates exclusively deals with Accountancy and Finance recruitment in the Commercial, Industrial and Financial Services verticals. With a team that has experience of more than 35 years, they accommodate permanent, interim and fixed-term contract employment requirements from Transactional Accounting up to Senior Management titles. They also have a full rebate system for permanent appointments. Their office is located in Westminster.
85 Great Portland St, Westminster, London, W1W 7LT
WeEngage Group is a talent acquisition company based in London that focuses on recruiting Cloud, Engineering and Leadership professionals for the Cleantech, Salesforce, and Healthtech Industries. The organisation also offers headhunting services.
5 Greenwich View Place, Poplar, London, E14 9NN
Zenith Search is a global staffing agency that specialises in Financial and Quantitative Technology. Founded in 2009, they have an office based in Mayfair where they have a team of recruiters that have expert knowledge of the sector and assist candidates and employers across the USA, Asia and Europe.
21, Barrett Street, Marylebone, London, W1U 1BD
Rainmaker People Ltd is a London-based recruitment agency that specialises in the Information Technology & Services department. They hire Researchers, Financial Modellers, Services Designers, Business Analysts, Technical Developers, Enterprise Architects, Data Scientists, Commercial Managers, and more. They have worked with the likes of HP, Home Office, Food Standards Agency, Ofsted, and Sainsbury/s. The company was founded in 2010.
1 Alfred Place, Bloomsbury, London, WC1E 7EB
Janikin Energy is a specialist firm that matches candidates with clients in the Power, Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, and Renewables industries. They have been in the industry for 11 years, operating in 25 countries and offering free payroll solutions and contractor management. Janikin Energy has previously recruited for roles such as T3000 Engineer, Site Planner/Scheduler, Hydrogen and Power Engineer, Construction Manager, and Electrical Supervisor.
1 Primrose Street, City of London, London, EC2A 2EX
Finding talents in permanent, temporary, and contract roles, Orcan Intelligence, delivers Data & Analytics professionals to a broad range of sectors across the UK and Europe. They are members of the Association of Professional Staffing Companies that cater to an extensive client portfolio in the Automotive, Energy, Finance, and Pharmaceutical industries. Founded in 2013, they also work in various disciplines, such as Data Science and DevOps.
201 Borough High Street, Bermondsey, London, SE1 1JA
London-based Stand Hill Consulting provides search and recruitment solutions to the Real Estate industry. They cover Investment, Accounting, Asset Management, and Finance vacancies from employers such as Institutional Investors, Private Equity, Asset Management, REITs, Prop Cos, and Developers. Some of the roles they will recruit for are Fund Accountant, Analyst, Portfolio Manager, Finance Director, and more.
3 7 Temple Avenue, City of London, London, EC4Y 0DA
Hospitality People Group are specialists that have been supplying staff to the UK Hospitality sector since 1996. Headquartered in London, they offer clients and candidates a wide variety of recruitment services through their three companies, which are HPG Advisory Services, Madison Mayfair, and FM Recruitment. They also help fill board, c-suite, and executive-level positions nationwide and abroad.
Thomas House, 84 Eccleston Square, Westminster, London, SW1V 1PX
Michael James Associates is an executive search agency established by Michael Gill that places candidates in Business Change, IT and Risk & Compliance markets on a contract and permanent basis. They offer CV and interview preparation assistance and they cover the UK and worldwide. They've previously recruited for roles like Programme Manager, PMO Coordinator, Project Manager, Enterprise Architect, and Senior DevOps Engineer.
201 Haverstock Hill, Hampstead, London, NW3 4QG
Stephenson Executive Search is a family-owned Financial Services and Legal headhunting firm. Since their inception in 2012, they have fulfilled more than 475 assignments for global corporations, international banks, top ten performing investment trusts, and best-in-class boutiques. They have also won multiple awards such as the Best Legal Headhunting Firm of the Year by Lawyer International in 2021, and the SPEARS 500 2020 Award, among others.
25 Green Street, Mayfair, London, W1K 7AX
teqniq Ltd is an international recruitment specialist that caters to a diverse range of sectors across the UK, USA, and EMEA. These include IT, Public Sector, Sales, Social Housing, and Warehouse & Logistics. They also cover Cyber Security and Digital Transformation departments. teqniq Ltd finds candidates on a permanent, temporary, and contract basis at all levels, such as Contact Centre Advisor, ICT Project Manager, and Senior Property Officer.
The Corner House, 2 Grove Park, Leytonstone, London, E11 2DL
Court & Spark Consulting specialises in executive search for the Retail and Hospitality industries. Aiding employers and prospective employees, they hire the likes of Head of Retail, International Healthcare Director and other professionals whose salaries range from £70,000 to £250,000. Since they started in 2004, they have worked for local, national and international brands, including Apple, GAP and Ralph Lauren. They are situated in Marylebone.
48 Charlotte St, London, Marylebone, London, W1T 2NS
Definitive Consulting has a number of core areas namely, Advisory, Audit & Assurance, Consulting, Legal, and Taxation. With their team of consultants specialising in delivering retained search services, they are able to fill vacancies at Partner and Director level. They also feature a vast recruitment network that extends globally from their offices in London, Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Dubai.
85 Gresham Street London, City of London, London, EC2V 7NQ
Discover International is an expert in recruitment within the Life Sciences industry. Focusing solely on a single niche, they have been the preferred workforce supplier of various blue chip organisations such as Moderna, Merck, Biogen, GSK, Takeda, and Regenron. With multiple office locations across London, Miami, Poland, Barbados, and the Netherlands, they take pride in a wide network of clients and candidates worldwide.
10 Lower Thames St, City of London, London, EC3R 6AF
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.