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Top 24 Contingency recruiting firms based in London, United Kingdom

Name: Contingency recruiting firms based in London, United Kingdom
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026 417 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 417 contingency recruiting firms headquartered in London, United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 29,338 professional contacts across them, including 4,391 with verified work emails and 1,328 with mobile numbers. London is the largest hub.

This list covers contingency recruiting firms headquartered in London, United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 9, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 9, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

417Companies

29,338Contacts tracked

4,391Verified emails

1,328Mobile numbers

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The 24 largest contingency recruiting firms based in London, United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 24 of 417 contingency recruiting firms based in London, United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to contingency recruiting firms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	HAYS	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 9, 2026	5,001-10,000	22,731 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Hays, we believe that the right job can transform a person's life - and the right person can transform a business.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 9, 2026
2	Pagegroup	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 9, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,071 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Michael Page, Page Personnel, Page Executive and Page Outsourcing are all part of PageGroup.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 9, 2026
3	Tate Recruitment	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 9, 2026	51-200	203 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our Heritage Founded by Lady Virginia Tate in 1985, Tate Recruitment emerged with a firm vision: to be the best everywhere, all the time.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 9, 2026
4	Skillrecruit	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 9, 2026	201-500	125 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Skilliantech Ltd, trading as “SkillRecruit”, is a specialist IT and Engineering recruitment agency delivering comprehensive coverage of recruitment services across all industries…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 9, 2026
5	Annapurna	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 9, 2026	51-200	119 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Annapurna, we are focused on becoming a trusted responsible search partner for our clients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 9, 2026
6	LMA Recruitment	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 9, 2026	51-200	118 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We’re LMA, part of Empresaria Group plc, a professional recruitment agency that’s powered by curiosity.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 9, 2026
7	BPO Recruit	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 9, 2026	11-50	91 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are an executive recruitment firm based in the City of London and are specialists in the search and selection of professionals in Technology, Digital & RPA, BPO, Shared…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 9, 2026
8	Vallum Associates	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 9, 2026	11-50	64 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Vallum Associates offer best in class talent acquisition on a contingency, retained, or project basis.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 9, 2026
9	VWA LTD	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 9, 2026	11-50	62 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “VWA is a London based recruitment consultancy specialising in the search and selection of exceptional talent.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 9, 2026
10	Eximius Group	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 9, 2026	51-200	61 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Eximius Group helps business in the financial services, legal, technology, business support and energy sectors attract the best talent.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 9, 2026
11	MKH Search	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 9, 2026	11-50	57 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “MKH Search LLC partners with General Contractors & Construction Managers, Real Estate Developers, Owner's Capital Project Teams & Specialty Contractors across the U.S.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 9, 2026
12	Career Moves Group I B Corp	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 9, 2026	11-50	53 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Career Moves Group is a certified B Corp™ and women-owned boutique recruitment agency with over 15 years of experience.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 9, 2026
13	Redhat Recruitment	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 9, 2026	11-50	48 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “RedHat are financial recruiters for the Media Sector.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 9, 2026
14	Cameron Kennedy	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 9, 2026	11-50	45 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since 1997 Cameron Kennedy has established itself as an independent market-leading, recruitment agency by simply over-delivering on quality and value, with integrity.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 9, 2026
15	Totum Partners	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 9, 2026	11-50	36 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Totum is unparalleled at matching the best business services talent with professional services firms across the UK, USA and globally.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 9, 2026
16	Black Swan Group	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 9, 2026	11-50	36 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At The Black Swan Group we specialise in discovering outstanding staff and providing them with unique opportunities; enabling them to exceed expectations, reach the top of their…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 9, 2026
17	Oakland Search	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 9, 2026	11-50	34 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Experienced international technology recruiters, bridging the gap between executive search and contingency methods.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 9, 2026
18	Kennedypearce Consulting	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 9, 2026	11-50	33 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Kennedy Pearce is a leading recruitment group focusing on: Contingent Recruitment Executive Search RPO Solutions Our Contingent service covers: Accounting & Finance Banking…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 9, 2026
19	Pivotal London	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 9, 2026	11-50	24 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Marketing, Sales, Media & Creative Recruitment Experts.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 9, 2026
20	Beyondstaff	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 9, 2026	11-50	24 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Beyond Staff is a globally dispersed team supporting businesses through the most cost-efficient and flexible hiring solution.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 9, 2026
21	Staffgiant	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 9, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “StaffGiant is one of the fastest growing recruitment firms with focus on premium placement service.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 9, 2026
22	FGS Recruitment	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 9, 2026	1-10	23 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The FGS Recruitment story started in 2008 with a commitment to a ‘new way’ of recruiting and as a result we source the very best candidates within our specialist markets.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 9, 2026
23	Prime Personnel	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 9, 2026	1-10	22 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Prime Personnel is one of the oldest and most well established independent recruitment consultancies in London, formed in 1974 by the current CEO, the company has evolved into a…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 9, 2026
24	Starbuck James LTD	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 9, 2026	1-10	22 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Starbuck James is a high quality executive recruitment company, formed in 2003 and based in Mayfair, London.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 9, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: contingency recruiting firms. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names contingency recruiting firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of contingency recruiting firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name contingency recruiting firms. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Contingency recruiting firms based in London, United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 9, 2026

15.0%Verified-email coverage

4.5%Mobile-number coverage

70.4Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

77.0%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 9, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

285

11-50

103

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Freshness & accuracy

How recently the business emails were verified and the company information checked

Email last verified

Median 11.0d

4,0840–30

29331–60

161–90

790–180

6180+

Company record updated

Median 74.0d

00–30

11,90231–60

11,32761–90

5,13890–180

971180+

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among contingency recruiting firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in London, United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “contingency recruiting firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names contingency recruiting firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among contingency recruiting firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside London are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 4,391 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 9, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Contingency recruiting firms by metro in the United Kingdom

Contingency recruiting firms in London321
Contingency recruiting firms in Manchester31

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names contingency recruiting firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many contingency recruiting firms are there based in London, United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 417 contingency recruiting firms headquartered in London, United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

HAYS, headquartered in London, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most contingency recruiting firms?

London leads with 321 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (31) and Bristol (23).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 4,391 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 417 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 9, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.