
The top 200 school leaver employers
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.

We list the rankings below. They also feature in our careers publication, the School Leaver 200, which is distributed free to schools and colleges. The publication shines a light on students’ attitudes towards apprenticeships and universities and reveals the top ten employers by different demographic groups.
View the School Leaver 200
2020 rankings
2020 | Company | 2019 | Movement |
---|---|---|---|
1 | NHS | 1 | … |
2 | BBC | 2 | … |
3 | Warner Bros. | 3 | … |
4 | Apple | 8 | |
5 | 4 | ||
6 | MI6 - Secret Intelligence Service | 5 | |
7 | Amazon | 30 | |
8 | ITV | 6 | |
9 | Microsoft | 11 | |
10 | Civil Service | 12 | |
11 | British Airways | 23 | |
12 | Cancer Research UK | 25 | |
13 | Sky | 16 | |
14 | Ubisoft | 22 | |
15 | BMW Group | 35 | |
16 | EasyJet | NEW | NEW |
17 | MI5 - The Security Service | 9 | |
18 | Barclays | 18 | … |
19 | Teach First | 10 | |
20 | PwC | 43 | |
21 | BAE Systems | 24 | |
22 | Channel 4 | 20 | |
23 | The Bank of England | 63 | |
24 | GSK | 15 | |
25 | Amnesty International | 41 | |
26 | KPMG | 34 | |
27 | J.P. Morgan | 27 | … |
28 | Airbus | 33 | |
29 | AstraZeneca | 28 | |
30 | Boeing | NEW | NEW |
31 | Deloitte | 39 | |
32 | Starbucks | 67 | |
33 | Jaguar Land Rover | 21 | |
34 | Mercedes-Benz | 26 | |
35 | The Army | 13 | |
36 | Sony | 49 | |
37 | HM Revenue and Customs | 17 | |
38 | Goldman Sachs | 36 | |
39 | McDonald’s | 77 | |
40 | HSBC Bank plc | 44 | |
41 | Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains | 60 | |
42 | Think Ahead | NEW | NEW |
43 | Bentley | 38 | |
44 | Virgin Media | 47 | |
45 | Samsung | 32 | |
46 | Aston Martin Lagonda | 55 | |
47 | Dyson | 46 | |
48 | Heathrow | 31 | |
49 | TUI Group | 37 | |
50 | Frontline | 177 | |
51 | Police Now | NEW | NEW |
52 | EY | 58 | |
53 | Hilton | 42 | |
54 | Rolls-Royce plc | 14 | |
55 | Lloyd’s | 50 | |
56 | Oxfam | 48 | |
57 | Lloyds Banking Group | 51 | |
58 | Barnardo’s | NEW | NEW |
59 | Santander | 53 | |
60 | GCHQ | 65 | |
61 | The Royal Navy | 29 | |
62 | The Royal Air Force | 19 | |
63 | L’Oreal | 54 | |
64 | Pfizer | 56 | |
65 | Bank of America | 108 | |
66 | Intel | 57 | |
67 | Volkswagen Group | 74 | |
68 | Clifford Chance | 80 | |
69 | Merlin Entertainments | 64 | |
70 | Accenture | 111 | |
71 | John Lewis Partnership | 71 | … |
72 | Ford | 88 | |
73 | Linklaters | 92 | |
74 | Clyde & Co | 115 | |
75 | Allen & Overy | 90 | |
76 | DSTL | 82 | |
77 | Boots | 66 | |
78 | Arcadia (Topshop, Topman, etc) | 61 | |
79 | IBM | 72 | |
80 | Morgan Stanley | 96 | |
81 | Nissan | 97 | |
82 | Harrods | 62 | |
83 | Tesco | 94 | |
84 | Aldi | 124 | |
85 | Irwin Mitchell | 78 | |
86 | BT | 106 | |
87 | National Grid | 99 | |
88 | Network Rail | 93 | |
89 | CGI | 102 | |
90 | Asda | 119 | |
91 | Sainsbury’s | 105 | |
92 | Whitbread Group | 84 | |
93 | Superdrug | NEW | NEW |
94 | 104 | ||
95 | Marriott International | 98 | |
96 | Allianz | 141 | |
97 | Marks & Spencer | 83 | |
98 | Slaughter and May | 86 | |
99 | Nationwide | 81 | |
100 | Coca Cola European Partners | 91 | |
101 | Deutsche Bank | 85 | |
102 | WSP | 129 | |
103 | Next | 87 | |
104 | Atkins | 179 | |
105 | Siemens | 95 | |
106 | Travelodge | 69 | |
107 | Ashfords | 138 | |
108 | National Audit Office | 79 | |
109 | EDF Energy | 155 | |
110 | Travis Perkins | 131 | |
111 | Nestle | 112 | |
112 | Unilever | 100 | |
113 | Pret | NEW | NEW |
114 | Dentons | 151 | |
115 | Bird & Bird | 169 | |
116 | Arup | 114 | |
117 | Shell | 126 | |
118 | Addleshaw Goddard | NEW | NEW |
119 | Reed Smith | 159 | |
120 | Kennedys | 125 | |
121 | Transport for London | 101 | |
122 | EE | 109 | |
123 | Aon | NEW | NEW |
124 | Unlocked | NEW | NEW |
125 | DLA Piper | 134 | |
126 | Fidelity International | 120 | |
127 | GE (General Electric) | NEW | NEW |
128 | Kier | 135 | |
129 | AECOM | 150 | |
130 | RPC | 187 | |
131 | Grant Thornton | 127 | |
132 | Cisco | 113 | |
133 | Charles Russell Speechlys | 171 | |
134 | Co-operative Bank | 128 | |
135 | BlackRock | 165 | |
136 | ARM | 158 | |
137 | Pinsent Masons | 133 | |
138 | Eversheds Sutherland | 132 | |
139 | 3M UK | 182 | |
140 | Baker McKenzie | 162 | |
141 | BP | 143 | |
142 | Womble Bond Dickinson | 166 | |
143 | Ashurst LLP | 181 | |
144 | Osborne Clarke | 152 | |
145 | Aviva | 116 | |
146 | FCA | 75 | |
147 | BDO | 170 | |
148 | The Co-op | 136 | |
149 | Mars | 130 | |
150 | Toyota | NEW | NEW |
151 | Vodafone | 194 | |
152 | Roche | 73 | |
153 | Bosch | 122 | |
154 | CMS | NEW | NEW |
155 | TJX Europe (TK Maxx and Homesense) | 148 | |
156 | M&G Investments | 186 | |
157 | HM Treasury | NEW | NEW |
158 | GKN Aerospace | NEW | NEW |
159 | Capgemini | 144 | |
160 | Mencap | 184 | |
161 | Procter and Gamble (P&G) | NEW | NEW |
162 | Countrywide | NEW | NEW |
163 | Credit Suisse | 163 | … |
164 | Citi | 123 | |
165 | Savills | NEW | NEW |
166 | Barratt Developments | 164 | |
167 | Macfarlanes | NEW | NEW |
168 | Capital One | 149 | |
169 | Jacobs | 193 | |
170 | Mayer Brown | NEW | NEW |
171 | Zurich Insurance | NEW | NEW |
172 | Shoosmiths | 183 | |
173 | Mondelez International | NEW | NEW |
174 | Mott MacDonald | 146 | |
175 | AXA | 180 | |
176 | RBS | 103 | |
177 | First Group | NEW | NEW |
178 | Global | NEW | NEW |
179 | BAM | 190 | |
180 | Balfour Beatty | 118 | |
181 | DHL | NEW | NEW |
182 | Greene King | 160 | |
183 | McKinsey and Company | NEW | NEW |
184 | Morrisons | 161 | |
185 | Mazars | 175 | |
186 | InterContinental Hotels Group | 153 | |
187 | Burges Salmon | 156 | |
188 | Fujitsu | 168 | |
189 | News UK | NEW | NEW |
190 | Browne Jacobson | NEW | NEW |
191 | Alfa | 174 | |
192 | Boston Consulting Group (BCG) | NEW | NEW |
193 | Gowling WLG | NEW | NEW |
194 | Iceland | NEW | NEW |
195 | Bloomberg | 121 | |
196 | O2 | 173 | |
197 | Lidl | 142 | |
198 | Wates | NEW | NEW |
199 | Skanska | 188 | |
200 | Viacom International Media Networks | NEW | NEW |