Management Jobs in London

London, the capital city of England and the financial powerhouse of the UK and Europe is the ideal place to secure your first managerial position, or indeed your next step along the managerial ladder.

London attracts managerial candidates from all corners of the world, thanks to its reputation as an affluent and prosperous city. There is an abundance of job vacancies available in London, covering the entire working spectrum and thanks to many of the UK’s major employers choosing to locate their head offices in London there are a number of managerial job vacancies available at any one time.

Every imaginable industry operates within the London area, including Financial Services and Banking to Retail, Marketing, Call Centres, Manufacturing, Importing, Health Services, Legal, Charities and Catering. All London based organisations working in such industries need capable any dynamic managers to develop their ongoing success and growth.

Thanks to its global reputation, vacancies for managerial positions in and around the London area are likely to have fierce competition from a high number of candidates. You need to ensure your CV is fully up to date and notes your previous managerial experience and the achievements made with previous employers.

It is work noting that over half the managerial job vacancies available in the London area are never advertised. Organisations tend to favour using the services of Recruitment Consultants to find new managers and if you are searching for a managerial appointment in the London area you should consider approaching one or more suitable recruitment agencies. You should select your agency carefully, and only use those who are specialised in your managerial field, as they are likely to have contracts with some major employers.

Some of the best London Recruitment Consultants in their chosen field include:

Marketing Managerial Experts

Michael Page
Page House
41 Parker Street
London
WC2B 5LN

Financial Services Managerial Expert

Walker Joice
29th Floor
1 Canada Square
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5DY

Legal Managerial experts

Chadwick Nott
1st Floor
7 Hannover Square
London
W1s 1HQ

Recruitment Services For Managers

InterExec
exceeding £125K p.a. and with an unlimited cap.
City of London
17 St Helen’s Place
Off Bishopgate
London
EC3A 6DG

For very senior managerial vacancies, London based organisations may recruit their “Top Executives” through specialist recruiters such as InterExec who have in-depth knowledge of the senior jobs market in London and will have a network of candidates who have been carefully selected based on previous employment and managerial achievements.

Head hunting is another common used by organisations in order to recruit new managers across all levels, mainly thanks to the reputation the candidate has gained from working elsewhere. A personal recommendation by an existing employee can sometimes be all that is required to secure an interview.

Networking is a vital skill that any London based manager should adopt if they are serious about career progression. You should maintain close contact with like-minded business individuals and do not be afraid to speak of your achievements as this could lead you to being recommended for any suitable vacancies.

London Senior Managerial Vacancies Advertised in the National Press

You will find a number of job vacancies advertised in well-recognised broadsheet newspapers. Some of the UK’s leading employers advertise their senior managerial vacancies in publications such as The Guardian, The Sunday Times Executive Appointments supplement and The Financial Times.

You will often find managerial vacancies based in and around the London area with salaries in excess of six figures. A drawback of such publications for the candidate is that thanks to national coverage, each vacancy is likely to have a high number of applicants.

Online

There are a number of online recruitment sites that may help you to secure your next managerial job in the London area. The majority of these sites have genuine vacancies advertised and allow you to apply online. Some also allow you to submit your CV in order for it to be viewed and matched to potential new employers.

If you are looking for a junior or middle management vacancy then consider searching online using websites such as monster.com, totaljobs.co.uk and reed.co.uk

Despite the current economic conditions, London is continuing to see success and will continue to be the location of choice for many UK organisations. It is also continuing to be an attractive UK base for many overseas organisations who consider to be the capital as one of the best places to locate and with the best calibre employees.