Who do you go to if you want move onwards and upwards? Here’s the list.

The annual Executive Grapevine/Sunday Times survey of headhunter market share shows the big boys are still the biggest overall, but there are also plenty of specialist boutiques with a niche financial services focus. Who are they? Well…

Top financial services headhunters 2007

1. Heidrick & Struggles International

2. Russell Reynolds Associates

3. Spencer Stuart Associates

4= Egon Zehnder International

4= Whitehead Mann

6. Principal Search

7. Sheffield Haworth

8. Hogarth Davis Lloyd

9. Odgers Ray & Berndtson

10= Blackwood Group

10= Global Sage

Source: Executive Grapevine Survey 2007

Top boutique financial services headhunters 2007

1. Principal Search

2. Sheffield Haworth

3. Hogarth Davis Lloyd

4. Blackwood Group

5= Global Sage

5= Michelangelo Associates

7= Kinsey Allen

7= Rose Partnership

9. Sainty Hird

10. Pelham International

11. Sammons Associates

11.=Napier Scott

Source: Executive Grapevine Survey 2007

So, now you know who they are. Unfortunately, you’re unlikely to get a warm reception if you phone any of them up to offer your services for a job – most prefer to make the first approach themselves.