The top 200 school leaver employers
in the UK
The Cibyl School Leaver Research UK survey reveals the 200 most popular employers in the UK, as voted for by school and further education students from years 7 to 13.
2023 rankings
2023
Employer
2022
Movement
1
NHS
1
2
BBC
2
3
Google
3
4
The Walt Disney Company
NEW
5
AstraZeneca
7
2
6
Apple
5
-1
7
Warner Bros.
4
-3
8
Cancer Research UK
9
1
9
Microsoft
8
-1
10
J.P. Morgan
14
4
11
Pfizer
13
2
12
Amazon
6
-6
13
Civil Service
12
-1
14
MI6 - Secret Intelligence Service
10
-4
15
ITV
11
-4
16
Sky
15
-1
17
Bank of England
18
1
18
PwC
25
7
19
Channel 4
17
-2
20
Teach First
33
13
21
Goldman Sachs
20
-1
22
Starbucks
19
-3
23
MI5 - The Security Service
16
-7
24
British Airways
30
6
25
The Army
22
-3
26
The Royal Air Force
24
-2
27
Rolls-Royce plc
34
7
28
Mercedes-Benz
27
-1
29
HSBC Bank plc
50
21
30
Deloitte
47
17
31
HM Revenue and Customs
29
-2
32
Airbus
36
4
33
STFC (Science & Technology Facilities Council)
53
20
34
Barclays
42
8
35
McDonald's
26
-9
36
KPMG
49
13
37
Jaguar Land Rover
35
-2
38
GSK
43
5
39
Clifford Chance
28
-11
40
Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains
45
5
41
Sony
32
-9
42
Dyson
39
-3
43
Bank of America
70
27
44
BAE Systems
37
-7
45
Police Now
56
11
46
The Royal Navy
31
-15
47
Boeing
44
-3
48
National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL)
59
11
49
Samsung
41
-8
50
Aston Martin Lagonda
40
-10
51
Intel
38
-13
52
Hilton
48
-4
53
EY
54
1
54
BMW Group
52
-2
55
Met Office
55
56
IBM
57
1
57
Lloyd's
78
21
58
BDO
102
44
59
Volkswagen Group
64
5
60
Morgan Stanley
75
15
61
TUI Group
80
19
62
Boots
73
11
63
Allen & Overy
74
11
64
American Express
111
47
65
Bentley
62
-3
66
L'Oreal
71
5
67
Clyde & Co
82
15
68
Heathrow
51
-17
69
Travelodge
89
20
70
Tesco
79
9
71
John Lewis Partnership
69
-2
72
Virgin Media O2
58
-14
73
Next
122
49
74
Lloyds Banking Group
106
32
75
Meta
95
20
76
Pret
67
-9
77
Superdrug
85
8
78
Harrods
76
-2
79
Irwin Mitchell
83
4
80
London Stock Exchange Group
72
-8
81
Slaughter and May
110
29
82
Atkins
129
47
83
GCHQ
61
-22
84
Linklaters
60
-24
85
Kennedys
88
3
86
Marks & Spencer
92
6
87
National Grid
81
-6
88
Mazars
154
66
89
Accenture
112
23
90
BT Group
77
-13
91
Transport for London
96
5
92
Browne Jacobson
66
-26
93
Ashfords
84
-9
94
Addleshaw Goddard
114
20
95
WSP
142
47
96
Siemens
113
17
97
ARM
121
24
98
Bird & Bird
115
17
99
CGI
108
9
100
Ford
90
-10
101
Aldi
93
-8
102
Lockheed Martin
65
-37
103
Coca Cola European Partners
105
2
104
Santander
86
-18
105
Nissan
116
11
106
AWE (Atomic Weapons Establishment)
160
54
107
Credit Suisse
180
73
108
Charles Russell Speechlys
119
11
109
Deutsche Bank
124
15
110
BNP Paribas
196
86
111
Lidl
107
-4
112
Merlin Entertainments
68
-44
113
Nestle
125
12
114
HM Treasury
97
-17
115
Evelyn Partners
184
69
116
Network Rail
109
-7
117
Arup
131
14
118
Caterpillar
148
30
119
M&G Investments
170
51
120
TJX Europe (TK Maxx)
120
121
Grant Thornton
126
5
122
Asda
98
-24
123
Fujitsu
150
27
124
FCA
134
10
125
National Audit Office
91
-34
126
Jacobs
168
42
127
BP
171
44
128
Citi
127
-1
129
Greene King
123
-6
130
Travis Perkins
87
-43
131
Shell
141
10
132
NatWest Group
100
-32
133
Whitbread Group
101
-32
134
Hargreaves Lansdown
137
3
135
Nationwide Building Society
169
34
136
Frontline
133
-3
137
CMS
200
63
138
GKN Aerospace
181
43
139
Baillie Gifford
242
103
140
Fidelity International
174
34
141
GE (General Electric)
158
17
142
Toyota
103
-39
143
Mencap
139
-4
144
Womble Bond Dickinson
136
-8
145
AECOM
152
7
146
Burges Salmon
177
31
147
Leonardo
206
59
148
Cognizant
202
54
149
Barratt Developments
197
48
150
UBS
176
26
151
EasyJet
147
-4
152
Osborne Clarke
183
31
153
Mott MacDonald
135
-18
154
Marriott International
94
-60
155
Co-op
104
-51
156
Capgemini
99
-57
157
Macfarlanes Group
213
56
158
Sainsbury's
117
-41
159
Hill Dickinson
220
61
160
Bloomberg
224
64
161
Dentons
187
26
162
Withers
188
26
163
DWF
231
68
164
Baker McKenzie
145
-19
165
Reed Smith
144
-21
166
Cisco
162
-4
167
Pinsent Masons
118
-49
168
EDF Energy
155
-13
169
Vodafone
173
4
170
Aon
221
51
171
RPC
149
-22
172
BAM
191
19
173
AXA
248
75
174
3M UK
235
61
175
MAG (Manchester Airports Group)
NEW
176
MBDA
232
56
177
Unilever
143
-34
178
Fieldfisher
230
52
179
Savills
151
-28
180
Kier
185
5
181
Thales Group
205
24
182
Balfour Beatty
146
-36
183
Roche
182
-1
184
Morrisons
167
-17
185
Gowling WLG
262
77
186
Mayer Brown
165
-21
187
Ashurst LLP
140
-47
188
Bosch
159
-29
189
Tarmac
288
99
190
EE
217
27
191
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
215
24
192
DLA Piper
166
-26
193
Mars
156
-37
194
Mercer & Hole
292
98
195
Redrow
222
27
196
Global
257
61
197
Shoosmiths
274
77
198
Yorkshire Water
279
81
199
News UK
178
-21
200
Thames Water
198
-2
Get in touch
We work with employers and educators to understand students: their ambitions, perceptions of sectors and brands, skills needs, candidate experience and wellbeing.
Want to know what Cibyl can do for you? Don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Whatever your research needs, our friendly and expert team are here to answer your questions and guide you through the process.
E: emailcibyl@groupgti.com
Sitemap
Project
Follow Us
