The 10 best LinkedIn Ads agencies in the UK (2026)

The best LinkedIn Ads agency in the UK is the one that fits how you sell: your deal size, who’s in the buying group, your budget and whether LinkedIn is your main channel or one part of a wider plan. LinkedIn is the most expensive major ad platform per click, with UK clicks typically around £4.40–£12. That premium buys targeting by job title, seniority, company and industry that no other platform matches, but it also means a weak agency can burn budget fast. Below are ten good LinkedIn Ads agencies, what each is genuinely best for, and the questions that separate a good fit from an expensive mistake.

Full disclosure: this list is written by Brightpace, and we’ve put ourselves at number one. We’d rather say that plainly than pretend to be neutral. Everything we say about the other nine is based on their own websites, and each is strong at something, so use the “best for” labels to find your fit, even if it isn’t us.

How we chose

Every agency on this list:

• Runs LinkedIn Ads as part of its paid media service, confirmed on its own website, not just social posting or profile management
• Works with UK businesses, from a UK base
• Has a clear B2B focus or a clear fit, whether that’s a sector (software, tech, industrial), a size of client, or a model like HubSpot-led growth

We’ve ordered the list by who we’d recommend for a typical UK B2B business that wants senior, commercially focused LinkedIn advertising tied to real pipeline, which is, admittedly, the brief we built Brightpace around.

At a glance

The 10 best LinkedIn Ads agencies in the UK

1. Brightpace

Best for: B2B businesses that want senior, founder-led LinkedIn Ads judged on clients won, not cost per click.

Yes, this is us. Brightpace is a founder-led UK agency, founded by a former Performance Marketing Manager at Ticketmaster. You work directly with the person running your LinkedIn Ads, alongside Google Ads and the rest of your paid social, with B2B and SaaS as core sectors.

Why we’d put ourselves first:

• Judged on clients won. We follow LinkedIn leads into your CRM and feed qualified leads and deals back, so you see cost per opportunity and cost per client, not just cost per lead. Our guide to LinkedIn ads costs shows the maths.
• Honest about when LinkedIn is worth it. For many B2B companies, high-intent Google search comes first and LinkedIn is added as results come in. If your budget or deal size doesn’t justify LinkedIn yet, we’ll say so.
• Targets from your economics. Budgets are worked back from deal value and close rates. Our free LTV:CAC calculator shows how.
• Clear terms. A monthly fee agreed up front, no setup fee, a 30-day rolling contract, and your ad accounts stay in your name.

Worth knowing: we’re a deliberately small, senior operation focused on paid media. We don’t run organic LinkedIn, founder ghostwriting, ABM platforms or outbound, so if you want those from the same agency, a full-service option further down this list may suit you better.

2. Gripped

Best for: growth-stage B2B SaaS and tech companies that want LinkedIn at the heart of a demand generation programme.

Founded in 2017 and based in London, Gripped works with B2B SaaS and tech companies, typically from Series A onwards. Its LinkedIn Ads service covers sponsored content, conversation ads and lead gen forms, run alongside Google Ads, ABM, SEO, GEO and web. It says it has worked with more than 160 SaaS, AI and tech clients, and it doesn’t take on pre-product-market-fit companies. It also features in our list of the best B2B PPC agencies in the UK.

3. Directive

Best for: B2B technology companies that want paid media judged on qualified pipeline, not MQLs.

Directive is a B2B marketing agency with offices in London and California. Its UK offer spans paid media, paid social, performance creative, programmatic, SEO and revenue operations, and its positioning is built on qualified pipeline rather than marketing-qualified leads. It says it has served more than 700 brands since 2013. A strong fit for larger tech companies that want LinkedIn run inside a revenue-focused, multi-channel programme.

4. Team4

Best for: scaling B2B SaaS companies that want LinkedIn and paid search run as one programme.

London-based Team4 works with B2B SaaS and technology businesses across the UK, Europe and the US. It runs LinkedIn Ads and Google Ads within a dedicated demand generation service, with SEO, GEO and Webflow sites alongside. Its sectors include AI, HR tech, fintech, legal tech and edtech, and it says clients typically invest £3,000 or more a month in marketing.

5. Passion Digital

Best for: B2B and professional services firms that want LinkedIn inside a broad, award-winning paid media team.

Passion Digital is based in Holborn, London, and offers LinkedIn Ads alongside paid search, programmatic, other social platforms, SEO, GEO, CRO and analytics. Its sectors include B2B, professional services, travel, charities and eCommerce, and it displays UK Search Awards and UK Paid Media Awards recognition. A good choice if you want LinkedIn planned with search and other channels by one larger team.

6. Sharp Ahead

Best for: B2B organisations that want LinkedIn as part of demand generation and marketing automation.

Sharp Ahead describes itself as experts in digital marketing for B2B organisations, with offices in Reading, Manchester and Oxford. Its services cover B2B demand generation, paid media including social, marketing automation, content, AI search optimisation and websites, and its published work includes LinkedIn campaigns using sponsored content, text ads and lead gen forms. It’s a Google Premier Partner and has a dedicated built environment sector practice.

7. Session Media

Best for: B2B and SaaS companies that want LinkedIn Ads alongside account-level intent tools.

Session Media is a London-based B2B and SaaS marketing agency and part of the Expandi Group. It runs LinkedIn Ads, Google Ads and Microsoft Ads with B2B ad creative, plus SEO and its own martech, including an IP tracking tool that shows which companies visit your site. That makes it a natural fit if you want to see which target accounts your LinkedIn ads are reaching and warming up.

8. Solvi Digital

Best for: industrial businesses: manufacturers, distributors, engineering and construction firms.

Solvi Digital is a UK agency, with a London address, that focuses on the industrial sector, including manufacturing, engineering, construction, logistics, wholesale and distribution, facilities services, renewables and utilities. It runs LinkedIn Ads alongside PPC and Meta Ads, aimed at qualified enquiries. LinkedIn’s industry and job-title targeting suits industrial buyers well, and a sector specialist already knows their language and long specification cycles.

9. JDR Group

Best for: UK SMEs that want LinkedIn Ads and HubSpot from one long-established partner.

Derby-based JDR Group has managed PPC since 2010 and is a Google Partner and a HubSpot Elite partner. Its paid media service includes LinkedIn Ads aimed at B2B decision-makers, alongside Google Ads, Microsoft Ads and remarketing, with a strong focus on SMEs. The HubSpot depth helps if you want LinkedIn leads tracked through to sales in the same system.

10. Bambino Agency

Best for: SMEs that want LinkedIn as one of many channels from a single agency.

Founded in 2019 and based in Manchester, Bambino Agency runs LinkedIn sponsored content, message ads and lead gen forms aimed at UK decision-makers, alongside Google Ads, Meta, TikTok, SEO, web design and AI services. It works across SaaS and tech, finance, legal, property and other sectors. A sensible choice if you want LinkedIn handled by the same team as your other marketing, rather than by a B2B specialist.

How to choose a LinkedIn Ads agency

LinkedIn’s cost per click and cost per lead look expensive next to other platforms, so they’re the wrong yardstick. What matters is what a client costs you, and that means following leads into your CRM. Start by deciding what you need LinkedIn to do, because the agencies above fall into four broad types.

Whoever you shortlist, ask these questions. Our 12-point checklist for choosing a PPC agency goes deeper.

1. What will they judge LinkedIn on? Cost per opportunity and cost per client won, not cost per click, engagement or cost per lead alone.
2. How will leads reach your CRM? Ask how Lead Gen Form and website leads flow into HubSpot, Salesforce or your CRM, and how qualified leads and deals are fed back to LinkedIn.
3. When would they tell you not to use LinkedIn? If your budget is small or your deals are low value, search or Meta may win clients more cheaply. A good agency says so.
4. How do they build audiences? Ask about job titles and seniority, company lists, matched audiences and retargeting, and how they stop audiences getting too narrow to deliver.
5. How often will they refresh creative? LinkedIn audiences are small and see the same ads often. Ask how many new ads they’ll produce each month.
6. Who runs your account, and who owns it? Meet the day-to-day team, avoid long minimum terms, and keep your Campaign Manager account in your name. A paid PPC audit is a good test of how an agency thinks before you commit.

Frequently asked questions

What does a LinkedIn Ads agency do?

A LinkedIn Ads agency plans, builds and runs paid campaigns in LinkedIn Campaign Manager: audiences, ad formats such as sponsored content, message ads and lead gen forms, creative, budgets and reporting. The best ones also connect LinkedIn to your CRM, so campaigns are judged on qualified pipeline and clients won.

How much does a LinkedIn Ads agency cost in the UK?

Most UK agencies charge 10% to 20% of monthly ad spend, or a fixed monthly retainer, often with a minimum fee. LinkedIn often sits inside a wider B2B or demand generation retainer. On top of that is the ad spend itself: our guide to what LinkedIn ads cost in the UK has 2026 benchmarks and a worked budget.

What budget do you need for LinkedIn Ads?

LinkedIn’s minimum is the equivalent of $10 a day per campaign, but most UK B2B advertisers need at least £1,500–£2,000 a month in ad spend to get enough leads to learn what works. Below that, it’s often better to start with Google search.

Is LinkedIn or Google Ads better for B2B?

They do different jobs. Google Ads captures people already searching for what you sell. LinkedIn reaches the right companies and job titles before they search, at a higher cost per click. Most B2B companies start with search and add LinkedIn as results and budget allow; see our list of the best B2B PPC agencies in the UK for agencies that run both.

Should I choose a LinkedIn specialist or a wider paid media agency?

A LinkedIn-only specialist knows the platform deeply, but LinkedIn rarely works best on its own. Most UK B2B companies are better served by an agency that runs LinkedIn alongside Google Ads and can move budget to whichever channel is winning clients more cheaply.

In short

The UK’s best LinkedIn Ads agencies range from founder-led paid media specialists to SaaS demand generation teams, B2B automation agencies, HubSpot partners and industrial specialists. Shortlist on fit, your sector, deal size and budget, then judge each on what they measure LinkedIn by, how leads reach your CRM, whether they’ll tell you when LinkedIn isn’t worth it, how they build audiences and refresh creative, contract length and whether you keep ownership of your ad account.

Comparing agencies for other channels? See the best paid social agencies in the UK and the best B2B SaaS marketing agencies in the UK.

Sources

Each agency’s own website, checked for LinkedIn Ads services, sectors and locations. LinkedIn cost figures from our own LinkedIn ads cost guide. Last checked October 2026.

• Gripped, Gripped
• Directive UK, Directive
• Team4, Team4
• Passion Digital, Passion Digital
• Sharp Ahead, Sharp Ahead
• Session Media, Session Media
• Solvi Digital, Solvi Digital
• B2B PPC agency, JDR Group
• Bambino Agency, Bambino Agency

Want to see if Brightpace is the right fit? Explore our LinkedIn Ads service or let’s chat about your account.