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.
2025 rankings
2025
Employer
2024
Change
1
Google
1
-
2
Pfizer
2
-
3
Apple
3
-
4
Microsoft
4
-
5
Boston Scientific
8
+3
6
Johnson & Johnson
5
-1
7
Department of Education (Teaching)
9
+2
8
Deloitte
6
-2
9
PwC
11
+2
10
European Commission
12
+2
11
KPMG
7
-4
12
Amazon
10
-2
13
EY
15
+2
14
Intel
13
-1
15
Department of Health (incl. HSE)
18
+3
16
Civil Service
14
-2
17
Local Government
29
+12
18
AIB
16
-2
19
Tourism Ireland
25
+6
20
Aer Lingus
17
-3
21
Abbott
21
-
22
Meta
26
+4
23
Ryanair
30
+7
24
Medtronic
24
-
25
Coca-Cola HBC
19
-6
26
TikTok
36
+10
27
Bank of Ireland
28
+1
28
MSD
41
+13
29
2K Games
20
-9
30
Central Bank
46
+16
31
Enterprise Ireland
39
+8
32
Irish Distillers - Jameson
22
-10
33
Jaguar Land Rover
34
+1
34
IBM
31
-3
35
Diageo
32
-3
36
ESB
43
+7
37
Uisce Éireann
47
+10
38
An Garda Síochána
51
+13
39
AMD
42
+3
40
Bank of America
48
+8
41
Arthur Cox
49
+8
42
Coillte
56
+14
43
Penney's (Primark)
35
-8
44
A&L Goodbody
37
-7
45
AbbVie
38
-7
46
Bord na Móna
57
+11
47
Accenture
27
-20
48
GE Healthcare
44
-4
49
Arup
59
+10
50
Regeneron Ireland
50
-
51
Stryker
45
-6
52
Dell
33
-19
53
Lidl
68
+15
54
Bord Bía
89
+35
55
LinkedIn
40
-15
56
Pepsico
64
+8
57
Grant Thornton
23
-34
58
Mastercard
NEW
59
Workday
61
+2
60
Matheson
101
+41
61
Sanofi
72
+11
62
BioMarin
76
+14
63
General Motors
74
+11
64
Sisk
96
+32
65
Bristol-Myers Squibb
54
-11
66
Merck
63
-3
67
Deutsche Bank
81
+14
68
Citi
52
-16
69
Analog Devices
86
+17
70
McCann FitzGerald
82
+12
71
The Defence Forces
91
+20
72
Allianz
75
+3
73
Irish Rail
79
+6
74
Vhi Healthcare
125
+51
75
Unilever
77
+2
76
John Paul Construction
84
+8
77
Amgen
80
+3
78
Jones Engineering Group
106
+28
79
Oracle
92
+13
80
Smyths Toys
78
-2
81
Jacobs Engineering
83
+2
82
William Fry
120
+38
83
An Post
85
+2
84
Mason Hayes & Curran
113
+29
85
Aldi
60
-25
86
Novo Nordisk
NEW
87
SAP
98
+11
88
Novartis
58
-30
89
SSE Airtricity
140
+51
90
BAM Ireland
124
+34
91
Barclays
67
-24
92
Kingspan
105
+13
93
Kerry Group
65
-28
94
Nikon
88
-6
95
Dalata Hotel Group
107
+12
96
Laya Healthcare
118
+22
97
Eirgrid
73
-24
98
Susquehanna International Group
127
+29
99
daa
87
-12
100
Ericsson
66
-34
The rankings 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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