
The top 100 graduate employers in Ireland
The Cibyl Graduate Research Ireland study reveals the 100 most popular employers in Ireland, as voted for by those who matter most: students and graduates.

We list the rankings below They also feature in our careers publication, Ireland's 100 Leading Graduate Employers, which examines all of the survey data to reveal which organisations are successfully promoting their brand to the next generation of leaders and innovators in Irish business.
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2021 rankings
2021 | Employer | 2020 | Movement |
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1 | 1 | … | |
2 | Amazon | 6 | |
3 | Apple | 2 | |
4 | Pfizer | 5 | |
5 | Deloitte | 9 | |
6 | KPMG | 3 | |
7 | PwC | 11 | |
8 | Department of Education (Teaching) | 12 | |
9 | Microsoft | 7 | |
10 | Boston Scientific | 4 | |
11 | Department of Health (inc HSE) | 34 | |
12 | AIB | 19 | |
13 | Civil Service | 24 | |
14 | EY | 18 | |
15 | Jameson - Irish Distillers | 10 | |
16 | European Commission | 17 | |
17 | Johnson & Johnson | 8 | |
18 | Aer Lingus | 14 | |
19 | Coca-Cola HBC | 16 | |
20 | Bank of Ireland | 21 | |
21 | 15 | ||
22 | Intel | 13 | |
23 | Diageo | 26 | |
24 | Abbott | 20 | |
25 | Enterprise Ireland | 28 | |
26 | Local Government | 40 | |
27 | A&L Goodbody | 27 | … |
28 | Central Bank | 42 | |
29 | Dell | 33 | |
30 | Accenture | 22 | |
31 | An Garda Síochána | 47 | |
32 | Jaguar Land Rover | 23 | |
33 | Kerry Group | 36 | |
34 | Penneys (Primark) | 30 | |
35 | Aldi | 29 | |
36 | MSD | 31 | |
37 | Bank of America | 44 | |
38 | IBM | 32 | |
39 | Grant Thornton | 52 | |
40 | Arthur Cox | 37 | |
41 | Medtronic | 38 | |
42 | Stryker | 25 | |
43 | AbbVie | 35 | |
44 | Glanbia | 39 | |
45 | ESB | 45 | … |
46 | An Post | 82 | |
47 | Citi | 68 | |
48 | Bristol-Myers Squibb | 58 | |
49 | GSK | 41 | |
50 | Ryanair | 43 | |
51 | Novartis | 55 | |
52 | Unilever | 56 | |
53 | Musgrave Group | 51 | |
54 | Arup | 49 | |
55 | Bord na Mona | 54 | |
56 | Procter & Gamble (P&G) | 60 | |
57 | Barclays | 87 | |
58 | Lidl | 46 | |
59 | 48 | ||
60 | Jacobs Engineering | 50 | |
61 | Coillte | 59 | |
62 | Davy | 69 | |
63 | Deutsche Bank | 80 | |
64 | Analog Devices | 63 | |
65 | Core Media | 61 | |
66 | Ibec Global Graduates | 71 | |
67 | Matheson | 65 | |
68 | Merck | 70 | |
69 | General Motors | 62 | |
70 | BioMarin | 53 | |
71 | Ericsson | 77 | |
72 | McCann FitzGerald | 75 | |
73 | Amgen | 73 | … |
74 | Smyths Toys | 81 | |
75 | Allianz | 99 | |
76 | Sanofi | 67 | |
77 | Kingspan | 83 | |
78 | AIG | 98 | |
79 | BDO | 140 | |
80 | SAP | 72 | |
81 | Vhi Healthcare | 94 | |
82 | John Paul Construction | 66 | |
83 | Eirgrid | 107 | |
84 | Northern Trust | 88 | |
85 | Workday | 57 | |
86 | The Defence Forces | 97 | |
87 | Paypal | 74 | |
88 | PM Group | 89 | |
89 | daa | 76 | |
90 | Zurich | 102 | |
91 | Bombardier | 78 | |
92 | Fidelity International | 117 | |
93 | Allergan | 64 | |
94 | Avolon | 91 | |
95 | HP | 84 | |
96 | SIG | 101 | |
97 | Aecom | 103 | |
98 | Salesforce | 85 | |
99 | IDA | 118 | |
100 | Dairygold | 108 |