The top 300 graduate employers in the UK

The Cibyl Graduate Research UK survey reveals the 300 most popular employers in the UK, as voted for by students and graduates.

2024 rankings

2024
Employer
2023
Change
1
Google
1
0
2
Microsoft
4
+2
3
BBC
3
0
4
Amazon
2
-2
5
Cancer Research UK
8
+3
6
Rolls-Royce
10
+4
7
NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme (GMTS)
20
+13
8
MI6 - Secret Intelligence Service
5
-3
9
AstraZeneca
6
-3
10
Pfizer
12
+2
11
The Walt Disney Company
7
-4
12
Deloitte
13
+1
13
J.P. Morgan
11
-2
14
PwC
18
+4
15
Apple
9
-6
16
MI5 - The Security Service
16
0
17
Goldman Sachs
17
0
18
British Airways
15
-3
19
The Civil Service Fast Stream
25
+6
20
GSK
19
-1
21
Get Into Teaching
22
Lloyds Banking Group
65
+43
23
EY
24
+1
24
Jaguar Land Rover
22
-2
25
KPMG
29
+4
26
Sky
36
+10
27
British Council
31
+4
28
STFC
180
+152
29
Accenture
27
-2
30
Teach First
35
+5
31
McLaren
48
+17
32
Local Government - National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP)
39
+7
33
McKinsey & Company
40
+7
34
Airbus
26
-8
35
GCHQ
28
-7
36
Marks & Spencer
53
+17
37
Morgan Stanley
51
+14
38
Siemens
61
+23
39
Ministry of Defence
50
+11
40
Barclays
23
-17
41
IBM
34
-7
42
BlackRock
38
-4
43
Bank of England
21
-22
44
Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains
52
+8
45
Bloomberg
32
-13
46
Johnson & Johnson
44
-2
47
Deutsche Bank
72
+25
48
Arup
37
-11
49
Samsung
100
+51
50
BAE Systems
30
-20
51
Rockstar Games
55
+4
52
HSBC Bank plc
54
+2
53
Clifford Chance
41
-12
54
London Stock Exchange Group
98
+44
55
Marriott International
56
HM Revenue & Customs
47
-9
57
The Royal Air Force
63
+6
58
Lloyd's
143
+85
59
Hilton
64
+5
60
Met Office
61
The Army
66
+5
62
Dyson
62
0
63
Meta
80
+17
64
American Express
33
-31
65
Adobe
60
-5
66
Allen & Overy LLP
45
-21
67
Thermo Fisher Scientific
108
+41
68
L'Oréal
70
+2
69
Aldi
49
-20
70
Bank of America
43
-27
71
Shell
101
+30
72
Mastercard
87
+15
73
Sony
69
-4
74
Coca-Cola
75
Slaughter & May
82
+7
76
Santander
138
+62
77
Nestlé
86
+9
78
Rothschild & Co
124
+46
79
Boots
59
-20
80
Boeing
56
-24
81
Boston Consulting Group
58
-23
82
AECOM
67
-15
83
The Royal Navy
79
-4
84
Police Now
113
+29
85
Unilever
83
-2
86
Lidl
140
+54
87
Tesco
119
+32
88
Merlin Entertainments
90
+2
89
BMW Group
42
-47
90
Next
116
+26
91
Lockheed Martin
131
+40
92
Ubisoft
75
-17
93
Atkins
74
-19
94
Linklaters
91
-3
95
Aston Martin Lagonda
73
-22
96
NatWest Group
115
+19
97
Bupa
84
-13
98
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
77
-21
99
GE (General Electric)
71
-28
100
Bain & Company
76
-24
101
Intel
95
-6
102
McDonald's
128
+26
103
Mott MacDonald
88
-15
104
TikTok
105
Royal Mail Group
190
+85
106
Procter & Gamble (P&G)
99
-7
107
ExxonMobil
106
-1
108
Roche
109
+1
109
BP
89
-20
110
Network Rail
114
+4
111
National Grid
112
+1
112
BT Group
68
-44
113
Visa
96
-17
114
DHL
152
+38
115
Citi
103
-12
116
Irwin Mitchell
107
-9
117
Capital One
94
-23
118
Explore Learning
81
-37
119
Clyde & Co LLP
92
-27
120
Toyota
167
+47
121
White & Case LLP
149
+28
122
Asda
78
-44
123
Ford
136
+13
124
TJX Europe (TK Maxx)
129
+5
125
Allianz
104
-21
126
Cisco
122
-4
127
Associated British Foods (ABF)
160
+33
128
Bentley Motors
129
Mondelez International (Cadbury, Oreo etc)
161
+32
130
Tata Steel
200
+70
131
Transport for London
120
-11
132
Sainsbury's
133
ScottishPower
156
+23
134
Lloyd's Register
235
+101
135
Virgin Media O2
133
-2
136
SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy)
198
+62
137
Bayer
97
-40
138
AWE (Atomic Weapons Establishment)
165
+27
139
CERN
110
-29
140
Nationwide Building Society
185
+45
141
Schlumberger
202
+61
142
MSD UK
175
+33
143
Legal & General
144
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
134
-10
145
Standard Chartered
225
+80
146
Arcadis
102
-44
147
Frontline
127
-20
148
DLA Piper
117
-31
149
Jacobs
192
+43
150
Latham & Watkins LLP
169
+19
151
Nissan
183
+32
152
EDF
105
-47
153
Hogan Lovells
144
-9
154
Kennedys
179
+25
155
Capgemini
93
-62
156
National Audit Office (NAO)
168
+12
157
Aon
154
-3
158
Co-op
139
-19
159
Fidelity International
197
+38
160
Leonardo
215
+55
161
Admiral
142
-19
162
Slater & Gordon
163
Wellcome
123
-40
164
PepsiCo
145
-19
165
Volkswagen Group
171
+6
166
WSP
170
+4
167
Simmons & Simmons
177
+10
168
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
201
+33
169
Arm
155
-14
170
Dentons
159
-11
171
Pinsent Masons LLP
157
-14
172
BAM Construct UK
196
+24
173
Balfour Beatty
141
-32
174
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
137
-37
175
Reed Smith
229
+54
176
Caterpillar
210
+34
177
Baker McKenzie
111
-66
178
M&G
179
FTI Consulting
135
-44
180
Mars
230
+50
181
Centrica (British Gas)
182
PA Consulting Group
223
+41
183
Cummins
268
+85
184
nucleargraduates
163
-21
185
Oracle
184
-1
186
LVMH
228
+42
187
Honda
130
-57
188
Thames Water
226
+38
189
Addleshaw Goddard
118
-71
190
Bosch
121
-69
191
Bird & Bird
125
-66
192
INEOS
227
+35
193
Affinity Water
194
Think Ahead
146
-48
195
Fujitsu
208
+13
196
UBS
186
-10
197
Grant Thornton
189
-8
198
Unlocked Graduates
254
+56
199
Aviva
158
-41
200
BNP Paribas
150
-50
201
Severn Trent
278
+77
202
Babcock
147
-55
203
ASOS
14
-189
204
Mazars
213
+9
205
OC&C Strategy Consultants
281
+76
206
MBDA
221
+15
207
LEK Consulting
232
+25
208
Jane Street
162
-46
209
CMS
173
-36
210
Macfarlanes LLP
214
+4
211
Shoosmiths
181
-30
212
Morrisons
212
0
213
Salesforce
292
+79
214
Yorkshire Water
218
+4
215
E.ON
272
+57
216
Zurich Insurance
205
-11
217
Thales
251
+34
218
Newton
195
-23
219
DSTL
216
-3
220
Ovo Energy
239
+19
221
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
231
+10
222
Oliver Wyman
255
+33
223
Diageo
250
+27
224
CBRE
256
+32
225
Mayer Brown International LLP
226
Just Eat
291
+65
227
Mishcon de Reya
233
+6
228
Jones Day
300
+72
229
Kier Group
176
-53
230
Savills
248
+18
231
Knights
232
RSM
285
+53
233
Ocado Group
191
-42
234
Browne Jacobson LLP
199
-35
235
Ipsos Mori
236
Sellafield
288
+52
237
G-Research
187
-50
238
Air Products
182
-56
239
SAP
240
Ashfords
172
-68
241
Charles Russell Speechlys
240
-1
242
Osborne Clarke LLP
258
+16
243
Burges Salmon
252
+9
244
Norton Rose Fulbright
224
-20
245
Eversheds Sutherland
178
-67
246
RPC
247
Wood
248
Shearman & Sterling LLP
249
Macquarie
250
Ropes & Gray International LLP
251
JCB
241
-10
252
Shakespeare Martineau
275
+23
253
Mace
219
-34
254
DWF
236
-18
255
WTW
287
+32
256
Blake Morgan
193
-63
257
Barratt Developments
211
-46
258
Evelyn Partners
270
+12
259
Société Générale
260
BDO
153
-107
261
Welsh Water (Dwr Cymru)
194
-67
262
Fieldfisher
244
-18
263
Goodwin
264
Ashurst LLP
148
-116
265
Johnson Matthey
263
-2
266
Digby Brown
267
King
268
Kainos
269
Skyscanner
270
Experian
282
+12
271
Hill Dickinson LLP
272
Howard Kennedy
273
Vodafone
267
-6
274
Lazard
298
+24
275
Womble Bond Dickinson
206
-69
276
Expedia
283
+7
277
Qualcomm
234
-43
278
Reckitt
277
-1
279
Cooley LLP
280
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
207
-73
281
Alstom
204
-77
282
Anglian Water
164
-118
283
Laing O'Rourke
222
-61
284
Schroders
280
-4
285
Wells Fargo
286
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP
287
Vinted
288
Morgan Sindall
266
-22
289
Northrop Grumman
297
+8
290
Amey
217
-73
291
Costain
292
Danone
290
-2
293
Morrison & Foerster LLP
294
Brodies LLP
264
-30
295
Cognizant
293
-2
296
CGI
253
-43
297
Skanska
298
Jagex
245
-53
299
Shepherd & Wedderburn
300
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