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.
2022/2023 rankings
2022
Employer
2021
Movement
1
NHS
1
Same
2
BBC
2
Same
3
Google
5
Up 2
4
Warner Bros.
3
Down 1
5
Apple
4
Down 1
6
Amazon
8
Up 2
7
AstraZeneca
7
Same
8
Microsoft
11
Up 3
9
Cancer Research UK
12
Up 3
10
MI6 - Secret Intelligence Service
9
Down 1
11
ITV
6
Down 5
12
Civil Service
10
Down 2
13
Pfizer
20
Up 7
14
J.P. Morgan
19
Up 5
15
Sky
17
Up 2
16
MI5 - The Security Service
18
Up 2
17
Channel 4
15
Down 2
18
Bank of England
13
Down 5
19
Starbucks
14
Down 5
20
Goldman Sachs
31
Up 11
21
Ubisoft
23
Up 2
22
The Army
22
Same
23
Amnesty International
21
Down 2
24
The Royal Air Force
25
Up 1
25
PwC
29
Up 4
26
McDonald's
24
Down 2
27
Mercedes-Benz
36
Up 9
28
Clifford Chance
51
Up 23
29
HM Revenue and Customs
26
Down 3
30
British Airways
28
Down 2
31
The Royal Navy
34
Up 3
32
Sony
45
Up 13
33
Teach First
16
Down 17
34
Rolls-Royce plc
30
Down 4
35
Jaguar Land Rover
47
Up 12
36
Airbus
32
Down 4
37
BAE Systems
40
Up 3
38
Intel
44
Up 6
39
Dyson
33
Down 6
40
Aston Martin Lagonda
54
Up 14
41
Samsung
50
Up 9
42
Barclays
27
Down 15
43
GSK
56
Up 13
44
Boeing
43
Down 1
45
Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains
57
Up 12
46
Oxfam
38
Down 8
47
Deloitte
39
Down 8
48
Hilton
65
Up 17
49
KPMG
35
Down 14
50
HSBC Bank plc
41
Down 9
51
Heathrow
37
Down 14
52
BMW Group
42
Down 10
53
STFC (Science & Technology Facilities Council)
63
Up 10
54
EY
60
Up 6
55
Met Office
0
New
56
Police Now
64
Up 8
57
IBM
53
Down 4
58
Virgin Media
58
Same
59
National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL)
0
New
60
Linklaters
48
Down 12
61
GCHQ
67
Up 6
62
Bentley
49
Down 13
63
Barnardo's
59
Down 4
64
Volkswagen Group
66
Up 2
65
Lockheed Martin
141
Up 76
66
Browne Jacobson
109
Up 43
67
Pret
75
Up 8
68
Merlin Entertainments
61
Down 7
69
John Lewis Partnership
89
Up 20
70
Bank of America
72
Up 2
71
L'Oreal
77
Up 6
72
London Stock Exchange Group
46
Down 26
73
Boots
68
Down 5
74
Allen & Overy
69
Down 5
75
Morgan Stanley
104
Up 29
76
Harrods
62
Down 14
77
BT
100
Up 23
78
Lloyd's
71
Down 7
79
Tesco
55
Down 24
80
TUI Group
52
Down 28
81
National Grid
88
Up 7
82
Clyde & Co
76
Down 6
83
Irwin Mitchell
80
Down 3
84
Ashfords
79
Down 5
85
Superdrug
74
Down 11
86
Santander
105
Up 19
87
Travis Perkins
96
Up 9
88
Kennedys
78
Down 10
89
Travelodge
90
Up 1
90
Ford
83
Down 7
91
National Audit Office (NAO)
145
Up 54
92
Marks & Spencer
95
Up 3
93
Aldi
70
Down 23
94
Marriott International
107
Up 13
95
Facebook
123
Up 28
96
Transport for London
120
Up 24
97
HM Treasury
121
Up 24
98
Asda
87
Down 11
99
Capgemini
188
Up 89
100
NatWest Group
125
Up 25
101
Whitbread Group
112
Up 11
102
BDO
99
Down 3
103
Toyota
138
Up 35
104
Coca Cola European Partners
81
Down 23
105
Lloyds Banking Group
84
Down 21
106
Lidl
140
Up 34
107
CGI
97
Down 10
108
Network Rail
91
Down 17
109
Slaughter and May
116
Up 7
110
American Express
118
Up 8
111
Accenture
106
Down 5
112
Siemens
113
Up 1
113
Addleshaw Goddard
117
Up 4
114
Bird & Bird
108
Down 6
115
Nissan
101
Down 14
116
Sainsbury's
93
Down 23
117
Pinsent Masons
146
Up 29
118
Charles Russell Speechlys
172
Up 54
119
TJX Europe (TK Maxx)
131
Up 12
120
ARM
103
Down 17
121
Next
73
Down 48
122
Greene King
170
Up 48
123
Deutsche Bank
82
Down 41
124
Nestle
130
Up 6
125
Grant Thornton
124
Down 1
126
Citi
147
Up 21
127
BlackRock
161
Up 34
128
Atkins
85
Down 43
129
DSTL
115
Down 14
130
Arup
94
Down 36
131
The Co-op
128
Down 3
132
McKinsey and Company
178
Up 46
133
Frontline
92
Down 41
134
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
193
Up 59
135
Mott MacDonald
185
Up 50
136
Womble Bond Dickinson
182
Up 46
137
Hargreaves Lansdown
133
Down 4
138
Arcadia (Topshop, Topman, etc)
98
Down 40
139
Mencap
139
Same
140
Ashurst LLP
174
Up 34
141
Shell
136
Down 5
142
WSP
86
Down 56
143
Unilever
159
Up 16
144
Reed Smith
163
Up 19
145
Baker McKenzie
167
Up 22
146
Balfour Beatty
114
Down 32
147
EasyJet
156
Up 9
148
Caterpillar
0
New
149
RPC
162
Up 13
150
Fujitsu
135
Down 15
151
Savills
144
Down 7
152
AECOM
119
Down 33
153
Countrywide
153
Same
154
Mazars
0
New
155
EDF Energy
102
Down 53
156
Mars
134
Down 22
157
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
0
New
158
GE (General Electric)
149
Down 9
159
Bosch
137
Down 22
160
AWE (Atomic Weapons Establishment)
148
Down 12
161
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
151
Down 10
162
Cisco
111
Down 51
163
Aviva
0
New
164
Hogan Lovells
184
Up 20
165
Mayer Brown
0
New
166
DLA Piper
129
Down 37
167
Morrisons
132
Down 35
168
Jacobs
110
Down 58
169
Nationwide Building Society
152
Down 17
170
M&G Investments
164
Down 6
171
BP
175
Up 4
172
GWR (Great Western Railway)
0
New
173
Vodafone
0
New
174
Fidelity International
160
Down 14
175
Herbert Smith Freehills
194
Up 19
176
UBS
181
Up 5
177
Burges Salmon
166
Down 11
178
News UK
126
Down 52
179
Mitchells & Butlers
0
New
180
Credit Suisse
154
Down 26
181
GKN Aerospace
0
New
182
Roche
198
Up 16
183
Osborne Clarke
0
New
184
Smith and Williamson
0
New
185
Kier
122
Down 63
186
PA Consulting Group
0
New
187
Dentons
150
Down 37
188
Withers
165
Down 23
189
Eversheds Sutherland
157
Down 32
190
Babcock
127
Down 63
191
BAM
186
Down 5
192
O2
0
New
193
Visa
180
Down 13
194
RSM
183
Down 11
195
Iceland
0
New
196
BNP Paribas
0
New
197
Barratt Developments
142
Down 55
198
Thames Water
197
Down 1
199
Allianz
171
Down 28
200
CMS
143
Down 57
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