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.
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.
International House, 36 - 38 Cornhill, City of London, London, EC3V 3NG
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
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
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Office 2764, 182-184 High Street North, East Ham, London, E6 2JA
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.
61 Queen Street, 4th Floor, City of London, London, EC4R 1EB
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
Founded in 2010, International Resource Consulting is a global staffing company that offers solutions to the Global Energy & Resources, Life Sciences, and Professional Services market sectors. They work with leading blue-chip clients worldwide and offer permanent retained, permanent contingency, and contract recruitment solutions. The company is based in London and has branches in Houston and Zurich.
27 Old Gloucester Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1N 3AX
Inventum Group helps a wide range of industries meet their staffing needs. Headquartered in London, they provide consultancy and staffing support to the Digital, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, and Marketing & Communications markets. Since 2005, Inventum Group has been delivering permanent talent to various clients. They also offer training to candidates.
The Finsbury Business Center, Unit 31, 40 Bowling Green Lane, Finsbury, London, EC1R 0NE
IT Solutions Ltd has experience in assigning Information Technology professionals to a diverse range of employers across the UK, including SMEs. Headquartered in London, the firm has also been providing IT Consultancy, Hardware & Software Sourcing, Systems Installation, and Systems Maintenance services for over 28 years. IT Solutions Ltd recruits temporary staff to cover Emergency Support for a plethora of clients.
Leverford House 219 Kingsbury Road, The Hyde, London, NW9 8XG
Jameson Legal is an international Legal recruitment & search specialist that supplies Paralegals, Compliance Professionals, and Lawyers - from NQ to equity partner level. They have an interim division, Jameson Contract Solutions (JCS), and they have partnered with App4Legal. The firm uses video technology for candidate onboarding and they have previously recruited Competition Associates, Legal Counsels, Funds Lawyers, and more.
24 Greville Street, Clerkenwell, London, EC1N 8SS
Xist4 is a specialist IT recruitment agency sourcing technical and non-technical IT personnel to fill a variety of roles across the UK. With offices in Bristol and London, they have a team of recruiters who work with companies to find the right candidates.
3rd Floor, 207 Regent Street, Soho, London, W1B 3HH
Union Jackson delivers recruitment solutions for Creative roles, operating from Westminster. They work on permanent and freelance appointments, from personnel and specialists up to mid and senior levels, like Graphic Designer, Creative Desktop Publishing Specialist, and Production Executive. They were formed in 2009 and have since completed jobs in Advertising, Design, and more, in enterprises like Universal Group, FitFlop and London Business School.
85 Great Portland street, Westminster, London, W1W 7LT
Established in 1996, Universe Technology Recruitment Limited offers services for staffing within the Information Technology industry. This IT recruitment specialist company is based in London and Germany, and provides staffing solutions within IT, Telecoms, Business Analysis, Strategy and Project Management on a temporary, contract and permanent basis. The company is a full corporate member of the REC.
38 Beaufort Court, Poplar, London, E14 9XL
Turner Wise Recruitment offers its expertise in providing staffing solutions to the Property sector across London. The recruitment agency typically places job seekers in various roles at all levels, including Lettings Administrators, Sales Negotiators, Renewals Clerks, and Property Managers. Located in London, Turner Wise Recruitment supplies personnel for clients in various companies and estate agencies.
3rd Floor, 207 Regent Street, Soho, London, W1B 3HH
Twenty Seven Consulting is a trusted supplier of skilled professionals to the UK's public sector. From their headquarters in London, they help in filling a diverse range of full-time, interim/contract, and government roles, including Head of Delivery, Head of Design, Associate Directors, and Deputy Directors. Twenty Seven Consulting is a fully registered Bramble Hub partner and is in collaboration with the civil service and the NHS.
3rd Floor, Great Titchfield House 14-18 Great Titchfield Street, Westminster, London, W1W 8BD
JSS Search is a boutique agency that offers talent outsourcing solutions in Europe, North America and Asia. They specialise in four divisions which are executive, transform, finance, and HR. JSS Search provides retained search, contingent recruitment, interim management and boutique consulting solutions. They've sourced and placed CFOs, Business Partners, Analysts, FP&A Directors and Planners on a permanent or fixed-term contract basis.
3 London Bridge, Bermondsey, London, SE1 9SG
Kaboodle Digital Ltd sources and selects professionals for a plethora of roles in the Digital Marketing industry. Working closely with employers across the UK and overseas, the company also deals with various fields. These include Account Management, Acquisition, Campaign Management/Publishing, Content, Creative, E-Commerce, IT, Marketing, Media Planning & Buying, Online Marketing, SEO, Social Media, and Web Development.
Studio 133, Canalot Studios, 222 Kensal Road, North Kensington, London, W10 5BN
Kadraa Recruitment LTD, based in Clerkenwell, focuses on sourcing Digital and Marketing specialists from South Africa and placing them into remote full time roles in UK firms. Besides recruiting for permanent and contract resource needs in Search Engine Optimisation, Design and more, they manage the logistics and admin aspects for their placements. They opened their doors in 2020 and their client portfolio includes Equimedia and Visualsoft.
Fifth Floor, 63-66 Hatton Garden, Clerkenwell, London, EC1N 8LE
TRP Recruitment offers its expertise in placing professionals in permanent, temporary, and contract roles. With teams operating across London and Italy, the company works with various clients such as retailers, brands, and suppliers across the UK and abroad. They have over 25 years of experience recruiting in the Design, Production & Technical, Marketing, PR & E-commerce, ExecutivE, and Retail Operations sectors.
Barkat House, 116-118 Finchley Road, Hampstead, London, NW3 5HT
TRS Staffing Solutions is a trusted provider of staff for various contract, temporary, and permanent roles across the UK, USA, Europe, and the Middle East. Since 1984, the talent firm has been covering a wide range of sectors, including Automotive, Aerospace, Construction, Oil, Gas, & Chemicals, Manufacturing, Mining, Power & Energy, and Rail. Along with TRS Select and TRS Craft Services, the agency is part of the TRS Staffing Group.
8th Floor, York House, 23 Kingsway, Holborn, London, WC2B 6UJ
True House Partners is a London-based specialist that primarily focuses on the recruitment of Trust and Fiduciary, Family Office, and Wealth Management personnel across the UK and abroad. With over 25 years of recruitment experience, they also cover executive search for the following industries: Accounting, Tax, Legal, Business Development, and Sales. They also offer psychometric testing, management benchmarking, and compensation services.
5 St John's Lane, Clerkenwell, London, EC1M 4BH
Katherine Shields Private Staff Limited supplies Household personnel, both nationally and internationally. They seek permanent and temporary Housekeepers, House and Estate Managers, Butlers, Chefs, Gardeners, Chauffeurs, Nannies, Personal Assistants and more for clients like high net worth families and private households. They have a combined experience of over 40 years and are corporate members of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.
Sixth Floor Broadway House Tothill Street, Westminster, London, SW1H 9NQ
Kenna Recruitment is focused on supplying professionals within the Construction industry nationwide. They specialise in filling vacancies such as Quantity Surveyor, Project Manager, Engineer, Site Manager, Design Manager, Document Controller, and Director. They are equipped with more than 40 years of combined industry experience, having fulfilled white-collar role placements at all levels, whether on a contingent or retained search basis.
154-160 Fleet Street, City of London, London, EC4A 2DQ
Key Hire connects an array of qualified candidates and an extensive employer list in the Digital Technology industry nationwide and overseas. With a team based in London, their expertise extends to bootstrapped, corporate backed, and venture capital-backed organisations. Since its establishment in 2019, the agency has been recruiting for a wide variety of leadership, senior management, and board-level appointments.
20-22 Wenlock Road, Islington, London, N1 7GU
Kindred Recruitment is an expert in Marketing recruitment across London and the Home Counties, handling Digital and Communications placements as well. With more than 10 years of industry experience, they have delivered permanent, contract, and temporary solutions to startups, scaleups, and small to medium privately-owned businesses, through to international companies across a wide spectrum of business sectors.
Fourth Floor 18 St Cross Street, Clerkenwell, London, EC1N 8UN
Knightsbridge Recruitment is a boutique agency that specialises in recruiting for Administration and Office Support positions. They report that 97% of their shortlisted candidates are delivered within 24 hours and they have a 98% successful placement record. Established for more than 35 years, the agency offers permanent and temporary staffing solutions in London.
Level 3, 136 Sloane Street, Westminster, London, SW1X 9AY
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
Laurence Simons provides recruitment services to employers of Legal professionals. They have offices worldwide, including in London, Frankfurt, Paris, Amsterdam, and Dubai. The agency was founded in 1988 and is a member of AESC.
1 Waterhouse Square, 138 Holborn, London, Clerkenwell, London, EC4M 5SB
Law Absolute focuses on Legal recruitment and has been placing people into permanent, temporary and interim positions since 2003. They also satisfy executive assignments, and source Regulatory Officers, Solicitors, Barristers, Paralegals, Lawyers, Legal Advisers, Legal Counsels and more. With a reach that spans throughout the UK, they were able to bring successes to over 14,000 applicants with the help of their consultants in Holborn.
Queens House, 55-56, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, Holborn, London, WC2A 3LJ
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
Kyvano is a London-based independent recruitment agency that handles Finance roles in Auditing, Business Services & Accounting, Outsourcing, Tax and Advisory. In addition to opening for full time and part time positions, like Corporate Finance Manager, Payroll Supervisor and Audit & Accounts Senior, as well as internship and freelance roles, they also coach candidates. They were founded by a Finance specialist with over 10 years of experience.
29 Throgmorton Street, City of London, London, EC2N 2AT
Leader Engineering is a boutique agency based in the City of London that focuses on recruiting Engineering professionals for the Oil and Gas industry throughout the UK. They specialise in placing Engineering talent on a contract or permanent basis in the fields of Upstream, Civils, Environmental, and Renewable Energy. The company was established in 2005.
60 Cannon Street, City of London, London, EC4N 6NP
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
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.
64 Knightsbridge, Westminster, London, SW1X 7JF
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
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.
46 Crawford St Suite1, Westminster, London, W1H 1JU
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
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
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.