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Top 25 Marketing executive search firms based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 4,571 marketing executive search firms headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 82,022 professional contacts across them, including 18,593 with verified work emails and 6,189 with mobile numbers. London is the largest hub.

This list covers marketing executive search firms 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, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 5, 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 5, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
4,571Companies
82,022Contacts tracked
18,593Verified emails
6,189Mobile numbers
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The 25 largest marketing executive search firms based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 4,571 marketing executive search firms based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 5, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to marketing executive search 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.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 20265,001-10,00022,731 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 5, 2026
2Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 20261,001-5,0001,979 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Antal International is a global executive search organisation with over 130 offices in more than 30 countries.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
3Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 20265,001-10,0001,248 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We’re Harvey Nash, and we build amazing technology and digital teams.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
4Indirect evidenceUxbridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026501-1,0001,214 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“For 75 years, the middle is where we've worked best.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
5Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 20265,001-10,000450 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Page Executive is a global leader in executive search & recruitment.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
6Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026501-1,000450 contacts →

Strong evidence

“TRANSEARCH International is a global executive search and leadership consulting organisation.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
7Indirect evidenceLondon Bridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500439 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Venn Group, we make recruitment personal - it’s more than just a job.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
8Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-200425 contacts →

Strong evidence

“The GRS Group is an international executive search consultancy whose services include retained search, contingency search, advertised selection and interim solutions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
9Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500396 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“La Fosse: Empowering people and businesses to thrive in a tech-driven world We are La Fosse.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
10Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500369 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We’re a global recruitment consultancy and part of The IN Group (TIG), connecting people and organisations worldwide since 2003.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
11Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-200335 contacts →

Partial evidence

“PSD is a leading international executive recruitment consultancy, specialising in executive, management and board level recruitment with over 35 years of experience.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
12Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026n/a333 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Search jobs or partner with us by visiting We are Aspire.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
13Indirect evidenceUk, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026n/a320 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“In 2018 PGC rebranded as Friisberg & Partners International +44 207 062 3603”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
14Indirect evidenceFareham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500309 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Colvill Banks are experts in candidate research and identification.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
15Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500250 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Elevate Talent supports ambitious companies in optimizing organizational performance and sourcing exceptional leaders from across sports, entertainment, media, lifestyle…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
16Indirect evidenceBillericay, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500244 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Tangent International Integrated Talent and Delivery across Technology and Communications.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
17Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-200240 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We are the leading retained search and recruitment specialists for private markets professionals.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
18Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026n/a222 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Since its formation in 1993, EM Group through its divisions EM Finance, EM Consulting, EM Legal and EM Financial Services has delivered executive search solutions to companies…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
19Indirect evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026n/a217 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Eleven connects dynamic people and businesses where bold ideas will help shape the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
20Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500205 contacts →

Strong evidence

“EMA Partners is a global executive search firm, with more than 40 offices, located on five continents.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
21Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-200203 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 5, 2026
22Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026n/a191 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We help marketing leaders in the Publishing, Events and Business Intelligence sector hire exceptional Marketing Talent Looking for a new role?”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
23Indirect evidenceAltrincham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-200190 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Omni – Talent Is Everything At Omni, we help businesses find, attract, and retain the right people to drive long-term success.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
24Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-200187 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Green Park is a specialist executive search and advisory firm trusted by organisations seeking stronger, more future-ready leadership.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
25Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026n/a181 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Alexander Chapman is a leading global search firm specializing in comprehensive staffing and talent management solutions tailored to the unique needs of local, regional, national…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026

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Marketing executive search firms based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 5, 2026
22.7%Verified-email coverage
7.5%Mobile-number coverage
17.9Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
49.5%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 5, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
3,327
11-50
1,022
51-200
172
201-500
24
501-1,000
6
1,001-5,000
5
5,001-10,000
4
10001+
1

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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 marketing executive search 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 the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “marketing executive search 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 marketing executive search 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 marketing executive search firms, 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 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, 18,593 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 5, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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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 marketing executive search 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 marketing executive search firms are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 4,571 marketing executive search firms 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?

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

Which city has the most marketing executive search firms?

London leads with 2261 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (153) and Leeds (142).

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 18,593 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 4,571 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 5, 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.