The city of Westminster is situated in central London on the bank of the River Thames. It lies south-west of Charing Cross and The City, and is home to a number of famous landmarks and tourist attractions including Buckingham Palace, as well as Westminster Abbey, Palace, and Cathedral.
There is a substantial residential population in the city, which is currently estimated to be 240,000. Westminster's often chosen as a base for both small businesses and large, multi-national corporations. Key employment sectors include science, accommodation and food services, retail, public administration and defence, business services and financial intermediation, the media, property, and professional services.
The city has the largest proportion of employees than any other London borough. A 2011 study by the local government reports that they expect considerable employment growth over the next twenty years, at rates above both London and national averages. The annual average salary for a full-time member of staff is £57,737 and the unemployment rate stands at 2.9%
Recruitment agencies and national newspapers often list job vacancies for tome of the biggest employers in the area. These include DEFRA, Debenhams, John Lewis, the Ministry of Defence, Price Waterhouse Coopers, the Department for Education, H. M. Treasury, Selfridges, BP International Ltd., and the Home Office.
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Illuminate Recruitment has over 20 years of experience in recruiting for the Membership and Engagement markets. Headquartered in London, their clients include Membership organisations, as well as E-Commerce and Subscriptions-based businesses across the whole of the UK. Their core areas include Acquisition, Engagement and Retention, Policy, Research, Customer Success, Business Development, and Account Management.
85 Great Portland Street, Westminster, London, W1W 7LT
Eagle Headhunters supplies staffing solutions, within the UK and internationally, in the following sectors: Accounting & Finance, Administration, Call Centre/Customer Service, Executive/Management, Headhunting, Personnel/HR, IT, Logistics, Marketing, and Sales. They have been operating since 1999.
64 Victoria Street, Westminster, London, SW1E 6QP
Founded in 2006, W3 Global is a recruitment business that specialises in providing staffing solutions to multiple industries including IT, Accounting and Finance, Legal, Engineering, Government, Human Resources, and more. They also offer executive staffing. The agency places contract, direct, permanent, and temporary positions for companies of all sizes. They have worked with the likes of Genentech, NQ Mobile, and Dell.
85, Great Portland Street First Floor, Westminster, London, W1W 7LT
Principal Connections, operating since 1991, recruits within various industries across the UK and Ireland. Their expertise extends to the Consumer Goods, Financial Services, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Industrial, Non-Profit & Public Sector, and Technology, Media, & Telecommunications verticals. With teams in Dublin, Galway, and London, the firm sources for interim and permanent roles. Principal Connections is a division of Agilium Worldwide LLC.
85 Great Portland Street, First Floor, London, Westminster, London, W1W 7LT
Inspacial iOS Recruitment specialises in providing recruitment solutions for IT and SaaS companies across the UK. From their teams in London, the company has been helping employers and developers fill vacancies since 2008. Inspacial iOS Recruitment places professionals in permanent and contract iOS, Swift, and Objective-C roles.
85 Great Portland Street, Westminster, London, W1W 7LT
Gabriele has a breadth of experience placing Creative professionals into businesses across the UK and overseas. They aid in filling freelance and permanent vacancies in the Design and Creative Services, Client Services and Admin, Strategy, New Business, and Marketing sectors. They have worked with a wide range of clients, including Seymourpowell, Purple, Magpie Studio, Together, Design Bridge, and PriestmanGoode.
91 Wimpole Street, Marylebone, London, W1G 0EF
Sydney Brookes Sales Recruitment has been extending employment opportunities in Sales since 2019. Their solutions include contingency search and headhunting. In addition to these, they have also forged partnerships with Jooble, CV-Library and Peak Vantage Solutions. Headquartered in Clerkenwell, they support Sales across IT, Professional Services and more.
167-169 Great Portland Street, Westminster, London, W1W 5PF
Vertical Recruitment assists candidates and employers in the Construction, Property and Design Engineering industries. They cover a variety of temporary and permanent roles in the Architecture, Building Services, Housing, Surveying and Water & Power markets
95 Mortimer Street, Westminster, London, W1W 7GB
Ellwood Atfield is a recruitment company that specialises in supplying staff for the Media, PR, and Digital sectors. They offer permanent and interim placements for roles such as Director of Corporate Communications, Assistant Strategic Relationships Manager, Public Affairs Manager, External Affairs Lead, Head of Public Affairs, and Communications and Engagement Officer.
1st Floor, 24-28 Bloomsbury Way, Soho, London, WC1A 2SN
SRG is part of Impellam, the UK’s second-largest staffing business and the sixth-largest MSP worldwide. They have one branch in Ireland, two in the USA, and six in the UK, including London, Luton, and Glasgow. Their short-term and long-term solutions are offered to entry to senior-level candidates for various STEM organisations across the UK, Europe, and the US.
85 Great Portland Street, Marylebone, London, W1W 7LT
Established in 1985, FM Recruitment is an Accounting and Financial Management specialist agency that offers its services to the Hotel and Leisure sectors. The agency recruits talented candidates of all levels for Finance, IT, Procurement, Asset Management, Professional Consultancy and Analysts job roles. The company is located in London.
Thomas House 84 Eccelston Square, Westminster, London, SW1V 1PX
Plan A Executive Search attracts personnel for a variety of appointments at board and senior management levels. Operating nationwide and abroad, they primarily focus on providing services to clients in the Fashion, Lifestyle, and Sports markets. Founded in 2017, the agency also covers an array of disciplines, including Design, Digital, E-commerce, HR, Marketing, Supply Chain, Virtual Merchandising, and Wholesaling.
54 St James Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1 0AB
Goldstar Recruitment is a local Hospitality agency that works for a wide range of clients. They fill permanent and temporary vacancies in Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Cotswolds, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and surrounding areas. GoldStar Recruitment caters to an array of restaurants, gastro pubs, event companies, schools, and universities.
5th Floor, 167-169 Great Portland Street, Westminster, London, W1W 5PF
BPE Search is a recruitment firm established in 2007. The sectors they focus on, and offer services to, are Consumer, FMCG & Retail, Financial Services & Technology, Industry & Manufacturing, and Business & Professional Services. BPE Search provides a variety of jobs in these sectors such as Head of Data Science, Global Brand Director, Chief Product Officer, Sales Director, and Commercial Director. Their firm is based in Westminster, London.
Colony, 5 Piccadilly Place, Ayton Street, Manchester, Lancashire, M1 3BR
Axcis Education provides staffing solutions for clients in need of special education needs and disabilities professionals. The agency covers England and Wales, and fills in short-term, long-term and permanent positions. Founded in 2001, the agency complies to DfE guidelines and has office branches in London, the South West, Liverpool, Manchester, Devon and Cornwall, Midlands and South Wales.
3rd Floor, 66-68 Margaret Street, Westminster, London, W1W 8SR
Harrison Scott Associates delivers workforce solutions to the Printing & Packaging market. The agency has over 25 years of industry experience and has offices in South England, Midlands, North England, and Scotland. They have also been voted as the No.1 Supplier by Printweek. They recruit candidates including Print Account Managers, Account Managers, Gluing Minders, and Client Services Executives.
37 Chesham Place, Westminster, London, SW1X 8HG
Green Park features more than 15 years of expertise in executive search, interim management, and other solutions. They have won more than 50 awards and accreditations since they started. Catering to clients across more than 50 countries, they have worked with companies such as Google, HSBC, Edelman, RSPCA, Ocado, British Red Cross, Skanska, and the UK Civil Aviation Authority, among others.
4th Floor, Partnership House Carlisle Place, Westminster, London, SW1P 1BX