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Top 25 Headhunters based in the United Kingdom
RevenueBase identified 6,211 headhunters headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 51,298 professional contacts across them, including 14,985 with verified work emails and 4,703 with mobile numbers. London is the largest hub.
This list covers headhunters headquartered in the 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, how directly it supports the match, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 3, 2026.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, 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.
The 25 largest headhunters based in the United Kingdom
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,262 | ||||
“We’re Harvey Nash, and we build amazing technology and digital teams.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 1,211 | ||||
“For 75 years, the middle is where we've worked best.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 435 | ||||
“At Venn Group, we make recruitment personal - it’s more than just a job.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 392 | ||||
“La Fosse: Empowering people and businesses to thrive in a tech-driven world We are La Fosse.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 368 | ||||
“We’re a global recruitment consultancy and part of The IN Group (TIG), connecting people and organisations worldwide since 2003.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 310 | ||||
“Colvill Banks are experts in candidate research and identification.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 241 | ||||
“Sheffield Haworth is a global consultancy founded in 1993.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 203 | ||||
“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: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 201 | ||||
“EMA Partners is a global executive search firm, with more than 40 offices, located on five continents.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 186 | ||||
“Green Park is a specialist executive search and advisory firm trusted by organisations seeking stronger, more future-ready leadership.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 165 | ||||
“Established in May 2005, Mackenzie Stuart was founded to deliver bespoke, sector-specific services & expertise and in doing so, establish a new standard within Executive Search.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 137 | ||||
“Global Technology Recruitment Specialists.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 122 | ||||
“Skilliantech Ltd, trading as “SkillRecruit”, is a specialist IT and Engineering recruitment agency delivering comprehensive coverage of recruitment services across all industries…” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 118 | ||||
“wowJobs, is a Global Executive Search and Selection firm.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 117 | ||||
“We’re LMA, part of Empresaria Group plc, a professional recruitment agency that’s powered by curiosity.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 116 | ||||
“Saxton Bampfylde is an independent, employee-owned executive search and leadership advisory firm, with 40 years of heritag, founded on a mission to change the world by changing…” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 110 | ||||
“McGregor Boyall is a woman-owned global recruitment consultancy that has been delivering top talent since 1987.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 92 | ||||
“Forsyth Barnes is a global talent partner disrupting the recruitment industry.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 91 | ||||
“Bruin is part of The FISER Group The FISER Group is the UK’s leading human capital specialist in financial and professional services and consists of Bruin, Ludgate Search and IBAM…” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 86 | ||||
“We are a global recruitment expert with expertise across specialist markets.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 85 | ||||
“As a leading Professional Services firm, we offer five interrelated Talent Acquisition & Advisory Services to help Boards with the challenges they face.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 78 | ||||
“The ONE Group is a specialist recruitment consultancy offering tailored recruitment solutions to businesses across Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Peterborough, Hertfordshire…” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 77 | ||||
“For over 30 years we've looked at recruitment a little differently, finding the very best people for technology companies across the globe.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 65 | ||||
“Arthur is a specialist search and recruitment consultancy for the insurance industry.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 60 | ||||
“CBSbutler is a multi-award winning recruitment firm specialising in technical appointments across global industries.” Source: company website · checked Sep 3, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
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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 headhunters, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and evidence 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 SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “headhunters”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among headhunters, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom 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 an evidence 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, 14,985 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 3, 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.
Headhunters by metro
- Headhunters in London2690
- Headhunters in Manchester228
- Headhunters in Leeds180
- Headhunters in Birmingham129
- Headhunters in Bristol109
- Headhunters in Edinburgh60
- Headhunters in Glasgow53
Frequently asked
How many headhunters are there based in the United Kingdom?
RevenueBase identified 6,211 headhunters headquartered in the 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?
Harvey Nash, headquartered in Manchester Manchester, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most headhunters?
London leads with 2690 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (228) and Leeds (180).
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 14,985 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 6,211 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 3, 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 SmartSearch, 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.