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.
2023 rankings
2023
Employer
2022
Change
1
Google
1
2
Amazon
2
3
BBC
3
4
Microsoft
7
+3
5
MI6 - Secret Intelligence Service
5
6
AstraZeneca
4
-2
7
The Walt Disney Company
8
+1
8
Cancer Research UK
6
-2
9
Apple
12
+3
10
Rolls-Royce
10
11
J.P. Morgan
15
+4
12
Pfizer
9
-3
13
Deloitte
16
+3
14
ASOS
11
-3
15
British Airways
17
+2
16
MI5 - The Security Service
13
-3
17
Goldman Sachs
18
+1
18
PwC
23
+5
19
GSK
14
-5
20
NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme (GMTS)
19
-1
21
Bank of England
27
+6
22
Jaguar Land Rover
24
+2
23
Barclays
25
+2
24
EY
26
+2
25
The Civil Service Fast Stream
20
-5
26
Airbus
34
+8
27
Accenture
29
+2
28
GCHQ
21
-7
29
KPMG
32
+3
30
BAE Systems
30
31
British Council
31
32
Bloomberg
39
+7
33
American Express
46
+13
34
IBM
35
+1
35
Teach First
28
-7
36
Sky
36
37
Arup
42
+5
38
BlackRock
51
+13
39
Local Government - National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP)
41
+2
40
McKinsey & Company
43
+3
41
Clifford Chance
33
-8
42
BMW Group
47
+5
43
Bank of America
53
+10
44
Johnson & Johnson
37
-7
45
Allen & Overy LLP
38
-7
46
Ministry of Justice (National Probation Service)
50
+4
47
HM Revenue & Customs
40
-7
48
McLaren
49
+1
49
Aldi
44
-5
50
Ministry of Defence
60
+10
51
Morgan Stanley
48
-3
52
Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains
52
53
Marks & Spencer
56
+3
54
HSBC
45
-9
55
Rockstar Games
63
+8
56
Boeing
54
-2
57
Charityworks
57
58
Boston Consulting Group
65
+7
59
Boots
61
+2
60
Adobe
69
+9
61
Siemens
59
-2
62
Dyson
67
+5
63
The Royal Air Force
64
+1
64
Hilton
68
+4
65
Lloyds Banking Group
72
+7
66
The Army
58
-8
67
AECOM
79
+12
68
BT Group
62
-6
69
Sony
81
+12
70
L'Oréal
22
-48
71
GE (General Electric)
83
+12
72
Deutsche Bank
70
-2
73
Aston Martin Lagonda
73
74
Atkins
85
+11
75
Ubisoft
76
+1
76
Bain & Company
84
+8
77
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
96
+19
78
Asda
77
-1
79
The Royal Navy
80
+1
80
Meta
55
-25
81
Explore Learning
98
+17
82
Slaughter and May
74
-8
83
Unilever
78
-5
84
Bupa
71
-13
85
Abbott UK
109
+24
86
Nestlé
75
-11
87
Mastercard
125
+38
88
Mott MacDonald
102
+14
89
BP
97
+8
90
Merlin Entertainments
90
91
Linklaters
66
-25
92
Clyde & Co LLP
86
-6
93
Capgemini
119
+26
94
Capital One
106
+12
95
Intel
108
+13
96
Visa
130
+34
97
Bayer
94
-3
98
London Stock Exchange Group
95
-3
99
Procter & Gamble (P&G)
103
+4
100
Samsung
118
+18
101
Shell
105
+4
102
Arcadis
157
+55
103
Citi
104
+1
104
Allianz
101
-3
105
EDF Energy
100
-5
106
ExxonMobil
134
+28
107
Irwin Mitchell
82
-25
108
Thermo Fisher
NEW
109
Roche
99
-10
110
CERN
114
+4
111
Baker McKenzie
91
-20
112
National Grid
110
-2
113
Police Now
107
-6
114
Network Rail
113
-1
115
NatWest Group
127
+12
116
Next
145
+29
117
DLA Piper
89
-28
118
Addleshaw Goddard
111
-7
119
Tesco
128
+9
120
Transport for London
117
-3
121
Bosch
136
+15
122
Cisco
126
+4
123
Wellcome
133
+10
124
Rothschild & Co
152
+28
125
Bird & Bird
93
-32
126
Credit Suisse
92
-34
127
Frontline
115
-12
128
McDonald's
184
+56
129
TJX Europe (TK Maxx)
131
+2
130
Honda
162
+32
131
Lockheed Martin
138
+7
132
ABB
139
+7
133
Virgin Media O2
87
-46
134
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
121
-13
135
FTI Consulting
164
+29
136
Ford
120
-16
137
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
124
-13
138
Santander
137
-1
139
Co-op
155
+16
140
Lidl
146
+6
141
Balfour Beatty
140
-1
142
Admiral
116
-26
143
Lloyd's
135
-8
144
Hogan Lovells
156
+12
145
PepsiCo
123
-22
146
Think Ahead
129
-17
147
Babcock
154
+7
148
Ashurst LLP
149
+1
149
White & Case LLP
112
-37
150
BNP Paribas
148
-2
151
Dell
183
+32
152
DHL
189
+37
153
BDO
150
-3
154
Aon
187
+33
155
Arm
142
-13
156
ScottishPower
151
-5
157
Pinsent Masons LLP
174
+17
158
Aviva
163
+5
159
Dentons
168
+9
160
Associated British Foods (ABF)
158
-2
161
Mondelez International (Cadbury, Oreo etc)
144
-17
162
Jane Street
217
+55
163
nucleargraduates
161
-2
164
Anglian Water
197
+33
165
AWE (Atomic Weapons Establishment)
167
+2
166
Anthony Gold Solicitors
153
-13
167
Toyota
165
-2
168
National Audit Office (NAO)
195
+27
169
Latham & Watkins LLP
181
+12
170
WSP
216
+46
171
Volkswagen Group
170
-1
172
Ashfords
175
+3
173
CMS
172
-1
174
Baillie Gifford
177
+3
175
MSD UK
169
-6
176
Kier Group
204
+28
177
Simmons & Simmons
160
-17
178
Eversheds Sutherland
122
-56
179
Kennedys
143
-36
180
STFC (Science & Technology Facilities Council)
88
-92
181
Shoosmiths
141
-40
182
Air Products
193
+11
183
Nissan
185
+2
184
Oracle
207
+23
185
Nationwide Building Society
171
-14
186
UBS
199
+13
187
G-Research
239
+52
188
TotalEnergies
220
+32
189
Grant Thornton
132
-57
190
Royal Mail Group
166
-24
191
Ocado Group
173
-18
192
Jacobs
159
-33
193
Blake Morgan
202
+9
194
Welsh Water (Dwr Cymru)
231
+37
195
Newton
191
-4
196
BAM Construct UK
186
-10
197
Fidelity International
178
-19
198
SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy)
219
+21
199
Browne Jacobson LLP
200
+1
200
Tata Steel
211
+11
201
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
201
202
Schlumberger
229
+27
203
3M
192
-11
204
Alstom
252
+48
205
Zurich Insurance
214
+9
206
Womble Bond Dickinson
206
207
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
247
+40
208
Fujitsu
283
+75
209
AkzoNobel
190
-19
210
Caterpillar
213
+3
211
Barratt Developments
273
+62
212
Morrisons
198
-14
213
Mazars
NEW
214
Macfarlanes LLP
182
-32
215
Leonardo
240
+25
216
DSTL
196
-20
217
Amey
233
+16
218
Yorkshire Water
235
+17
219
Mace
236
+17
220
UK Power Networks
230
+10
221
MBDA
227
+6
222
Laing O'Rourke
275
+53
223
PA Consulting Group
176
-47
224
Norton Rose Fulbright
242
+18
225
Standard Chartered
259
+34
226
Thames Water
188
-38
227
INEOS
215
-12
228
LVMH
NEW
229
Reed Smith
205
-24
230
Mars
194
-36
231
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
221
-10
232
LEK Consulting
NEW
233
Mishcon de Reya
179
-54
234
Qualcomm
296
+62
235
Lloyd's Register
276
+41
236
DWF
208
-28
237
Amadeus
NEW
238
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
284
+46
239
Ovo Energy
237
-2
240
Charles Russell Speechlys
203
-37
241
JCB
256
+15
242
Farrer & Co
241
-1
243
Buro Happold
249
+6
244
Fieldfisher
286
+42
245
Jagex
251
+6
246
United Utilities
294
+48
247
Freeths
277
+30
248
Savills
288
+40
249
BNY Mellon
278
+29
250
Diageo
222
-28
251
Thales
209
-42
252
Burges Salmon
180
-72
253
CGI
250
-3
254
Unlocked Graduates
243
-11
255
Oliver Wyman
238
-17
256
CBRE
NEW
257
Infosys
NEW
258
Osborne Clarke LLP
226
-32
259
Glencore
NEW
260
Bates Wells
260
261
Foot Anstey LLP
NEW
262
Co-operative Bank
258
-4
263
Johnson Matthey
224
-39
264
Brodies LLP
245
-19
265
Alfa
244
-21
266
Morgan Sindall
293
+27
267
Vodafone
263
-4
268
Cummins
210
-58
269
Forsters LLP
272
+3
270
Evelyn Partners
NEW
271
And Digital
NEW
272
E.ON
255
-17
273
FDM Group
NEW
274
Mills & Reeve LLP
268
-6
275
Shakespeare Martineau
223
-52
276
Azets
NEW
277
Reckitt
246
-31
278
Severn Trent
254
-24
279
bet365
NEW
280
Schroders
NEW
281
OC&C Strategy Consultants
271
-10
282
Experian
NEW
283
Expedia
NEW
284
Gateley Plc
NEW
285
RSM
262
-23
286
Nomura
274
-12
287
Willis Towers Watson
281
-6
288
Sellafield
282
-6
289
QinetiQ
248
-41
290
Danone
267
-23
291
Just Eat
264
-27
292
Salesforce
299
+7
293
Cognizant
NEW
294
Kraft Heinz
NEW
295
Travers Smith LLP
270
-25
296
Weightmans
269
-27
297
Northrop Grumman
NEW
298
Lazard
225
-73
299
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
228
-71
300
Jones Day
NEW
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