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Top Recruitment Agencies: Executive Search

228 of 485 recruitment agencies ranked on evidence in the Q4 2026 edition.

Between them, the 485 recruitment agencies on this page cover permanent recruitment (131), temporary staffing (103), contract recruitment (88) and IT and tech recruitment (81). They also list work in London, Houston, Chicago and Edinburgh. 485 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

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Q4 2026 edition

228 of 485 recruitment agencies ranked on evidence held on 6 October 2026: client reviews, vetting, awards and facts each business states on its own website, which we read and date. Nobody pays to be placed.

Positions are fixed for the quarter; the next edition is due in January 2027.

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All recruitment agencies 228 ranked SMEs 222 ranked

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Hanson Regan
IT and Tech Recruitment · Permanent Recruitment · Contract Recruitment · Also in Bromley and London
Hanson Regan finds technical specialists for organisations running large business systems, with SAP as its main area.
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Why #1: Founded 2006 · ISO 9001, ISO 27001, professional accreditation, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Acorn by Synergie
IT and Tech Recruitment · Construction and Property Recruitment · Permanent Recruitment · Also in Bristol
Acorn by Synergie places temporary, permanent and contract workers through a branch network across England and Wales.
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Why #2: Founded 1992 · ISO 9001, Cyber Essentials, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Kawader For Recruitment
Accounting & Finance · Healthcare Recruitment · Energy Recruitment
Kawader For Recruitment is a recruitment agency based in Jordan that supplies candidates to employers in the Gulf region.
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Why #3: Founded 2007 · ISO 9001, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
eCommerce Placement
eCommerce
eCommerce Placement is a recruitment firm that works only in digital commerce.
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Why #4: Founded 2010 · Shopify partner, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
3Search
Driving and Logistics Recruitment · Permanent Recruitment · Contract Recruitment · Also in Austin and New York City
3Search places people into the commercial teams that drive a company's growth, a group of functions it labels the "Revenue Engine".
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Why #5: Founded 2014 · professional accreditation · Founder-led, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
ERC International
Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)
ERC International is a recruitment consultancy that opened its first office in Dubai in July 2016.
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Why #6: Founded 2016 · ISO 9001, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Dr. Maier + Partner Group
Interim Management
Dr. Maier + Partner Group is an owner-led executive search consultancy based in Stuttgart.
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Why #7: Founded 1969 · Team of 50+, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
FirstPro, Inc
IT and Tech Recruitment · Finance and Accounting Recruitment · Manufacturing · Also in United States and Philadelphia
FirstPro, Inc is an independent American recruiting and executive search firm with offices in Philadelphia and Boston.
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Why #8: Founded 1986 · Team of 115+, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Fawkes & Reece
Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) · Construction and Property Recruitment · Permanent Recruitment · Also in Southampton and Cardiff
UK construction recruiter placing permanent, freelance, trades and executive staff across building, housing, rail and infrastructure
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Why #9: Founded 2001 · Team of 180+, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Eden Scott
Energy & Natural Resources · Accounting & Finance · Hospitality & Leisure · Also in Glasgow and Aberdeen
Scottish recruitment agency placing permanent, contract and temporary staff across many sectors, including the public sector
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Why #10: Founded 2003 · Team of 40+, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Ethos BeathChapman
Sales and Marketing Recruitment · Accounting & Finance · Interim Management · Also in Asia and London
Ethos BeathChapman is an executive recruitment firm founded in Sydney in 2005.
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Why #11: Founded 2005 · Team of 150+, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
International Service Group
IT and Tech Recruitment · Finance and Accounting Recruitment · Construction and Property Recruitment
International Service Group, or ISG, is a European personnel services company.
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Why #12: In business 20+ years · Team of 800+, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Darrell Walker Workforce
Temporary Staffing · Hospitality Recruitment · Personnel · Also in Alabama and Birmingham, Alabama
Darrell Walker Workforce is a staffing agency owned and run in Alabama. Darrell Walker founded it in 1953, and his daughter, Linda Walker Channell, is now president and owner.
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Why #13: Founded 1953, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Fortune Personnel Consultants
Goals · Production · Environmental
Fortune Personnel Consultants, known as FPC, runs a national network of executive recruiters in the United States.
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Why #14 (shared): Founded 1959, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Blue Arrow
Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) · Driving and Logistics Recruitment · Public Sector Recruitment
Blue Arrow is a British staffing business that has placed people into work since 1959.
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Why #14 (shared): Founded 1959, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
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Bridge Gate LLC
Also in United States of America
Bridge Gate LLC is a retained executive search firm in Irvine, California, trading as BridgeGate.
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Why #16: Founded 1969, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Denham Resources
Denham Resources is a recruitment firm that combines staffing with human resources consulting.
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Why #17: Founded 1970, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Foster McKay
IT and Tech Recruitment · Accounting · Also in United States of America
Foster McKay recruits accountants, finance specialists and tax professionals for employers in New York and New Jersey.
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Why #18: Founded 1971 · Boutique, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Brightwing
IT and Tech Recruitment · Finance and Accounting Recruitment · Contract Recruitment · Also in United States of America
Brightwing is a Michigan-based recruitment and talent acquisition firm that has been matching people with jobs since 1973.
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Why #19: Founded 1973, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
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Executrade
IT and Tech Recruitment · Finance and Accounting Recruitment · Public Sector Recruitment · Also in Calgary
Executrade is a recruitment agency based in Edmonton and Calgary, with clients across Canada.
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Why #20 (shared): Founded 1974, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Action Recruitment
Permanent Recruitment · Hospitality Recruitment · DataBase · Also in Capetown and New York
Action Recruitment has specialised in hotel and catering recruitment since 1974.
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Why #20 (shared): Founded 1974, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
EmploySearch
Permanent Recruitment · Contract Recruitment
EmploySearch, LLC is an executive search firm headquartered in the Houston area.
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Why #22 (shared): In business 50+ years, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
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Judge Group Inc
IT and Tech Recruitment · Finance and Accounting Recruitment · Public Sector Recruitment · Also in Philadelphia and Denver
Judge Group Inc, known as the Judge Group, is a staffing and consulting company based in Pennsylvania.
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Why #22 (shared): In business 50+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Emerald Staffing
American Staffing Association Member · Permanent Recruitment · Temporary Staffing · Also in Lake Oswego, Oregon and Oregon
Emerald Staffing is a locally owned staffing agency in Lake Oswego, Oregon, serving the Portland area. It was established in 1978 and remains family run.
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Why #24: Founded 1978 · Family run, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Top Recruitment Agencies: Executive Search

Hanson Regan

Acorn by Synergie

Kawader For Recruitment

eCommerce Placement

3Search

ERC International

Dr. Maier + Partner Group

FirstPro, Inc

Fawkes & Reece

Eden Scott

Ethos BeathChapman

International Service Group

Darrell Walker Workforce

Fortune Personnel Consultants

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Bridge Gate LLC

Denham Resources

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