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.
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Employer
2025
Movement
1
NHS
1
+0
2
BBC
2
+0
3
Warner Bros.
3
+0
4
The Walt Disney Company
4
+0
5
British Airways
23
+18
6
J.P. Morgan
20
+14
7
ITV
5
-2
8
Get Into Teaching
15
+7
9
Bank of England
10
+1
10
Apple
6
-4
11
Google
7
-4
12
Mclaren
11
-1
13
Sky
17
+4
14
Microsoft
8
-6
15
HSBC
27
+12
16
Channel 4
19
+3
17
AstraZeneca
13
-4
18
Civil Service
16
-2
19
MI6 - Secret Intelligence Service
9
-10
20
Cancer Research UK
12
-8
21
KPMG
29
+8
22
The Royal Air Force
21
-1
23
Rolls-Royce plc
18
-5
24
Goldman Sachs
37
+13
25
Deloitte
41
+16
26
Barclays
25
-1
27
HM Revenue and Customs
31
+4
28
PwC
35
+7
29
EY
63
+34
30
Amazon
14
-16
31
BAE Systems
38
+7
32
Clifford Chance
45
+13
33
Lloyds Banking Group
58
+25
34
MI5 - The Security Service
22
-12
35
BMW Group
34
-1
36
A&O Shearman
50
+14
37
Pfizer
24
-13
38
The Army
26
-12
39
Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains
33
-6
40
Airbus
32
-8
41
EasyJet
28
-13
42
American Express
36
-6
43
Lockheed Martin
42
-1
44
Sony
40
-4
45
Teach First
43
-2
46
Slaughter and May
48
+2
47
JD Sports
62
+15
48
Hilton
57
+9
49
Samsung
39
-10
50
London Stock Exchange Group
60
+10
51
Police Now
49
-2
52
Lloyd's
30
-22
53
Boeing
44
-9
54
The Royal Navy
46
-8
55
AMD
New entry
-
56
Aston Martin Lagonda
53
-3
57
JLR (Jaguar Land Rover)
136
+79
58
National Grid
47
-11
59
L'Oreal
59
+0
60
TikTok
64
+4
61
Network Rail
75
+14
62
Transport for London
84
+22
63
Heathrow
52
-11
64
Dyson
54
-10
65
Volkswagen Group
81
+16
66
Boots
67
+1
67
Met Office
77
+10
68
Morgan Stanley
91
+23
69
Clyde & Co
51
-18
70
Intel
61
-9
71
Tesco
69
-2
72
Simmons & Simmons
70
-2
73
TUI Group
56
-17
74
NatWest Group
95
+21
75
Superdrug
72
-3
76
BlackRock
80
+4
77
Travelodge
78
+1
78
Meta
65
-13
79
McDonald's
143
+64
80
National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL)
88
+8
81
Virgin Media O2
89
+8
82
Approach Social Work (previously Frontline)
118
+36
83
Adidas
New entry
-
84
Nestle
92
+8
85
Nationwide Building Society
126
+41
86
White & Case Llp
157
+71
87
LVMH
New entry
-
88
STFC (Science & Technology Facilities Council)
71
-17
89
Bank of America
90
+1
90
INEOS
128
+38
91
AWE: Nuclear Security Technologies
125
+34
92
GSK
68
-24
93
Farrer & Co
97
+4
94
Gymshark
74
-20
95
Linklaters
104
+9
96
Toyota
110
+14
97
Grant Thornton
119
+22
98
Santander
83
-15
99
Mastercard
102
+3
100
Greene King
117
+17
101
Costa Coffee
103
+2
102
Browne Jacobson
93
-9
103
Deutsche Bank
86
-17
104
Ashfords
107
+3
105
Addleshaw Goddard
94
-11
106
IBM
111
+5
107
FCA
154
+47
108
Ford
73
-35
109
Merlin Entertainments
109
+0
110
Baker McKenzie
100
-10
111
Savills
New entry
-
112
Starbucks
116
+4
113
Nissan
112
-1
114
RSM
145
+31
115
Accenture
105
-10
116
Vinted
146
+30
117
Mars
164
+47
118
GWR (Great Western Railway)
121
+3
119
Aldi
96
-23
120
GCHQ
113
-7
121
John Lewis Partnership
82
-39
122
Vodafone
123
+1
123
Marks & Spencer
115
-8
124
BDO
87
-37
125
bet365
130
+5
126
Adobe
76
-50
127
Marriott International
152
+25
128
Hill Dickinson
186
+58
129
Coca Cola European Partners
101
-28
130
Harrods
66
-64
131
NBC Universal
150
+19
132
ASOS
98
-34
133
Capital One (Financial Services)
192
+59
134
Next
122
-12
135
CGI
85
-50
136
National Audit Office
179
+43
137
Kennedys
135
-2
138
Ashurst LLP
133
-5
139
Zurich Insurance
New entry
-
140
Bird & Bird
79
-61
141
Co-op
132
-9
142
GKN Aerospace
99
-43
143
Illumina
New entry
-
144
HM Treasury
124
-20
145
Asda
137
-8
146
Irwin Mitchell
108
-38
147
Mencap
176
+29
148
Pinsent Masons
120
-28
149
DLA Piper
139
-10
150
British Gas
196
+46
151
Schroders
New entry
-
152
Charles Russell Speechlys
151
-1
153
News UK
New entry
-
154
Poundland
188
+34
155
Freshfields
163
+8
156
EE
New entry
-
157
Compass Group
New entry
-
158
Allianz
114
-44
159
Travers Smith
New entry
-
160
Shell
181
+21
161
TJX Europe (TK Maxx)
142
-19
162
Lidl
127
-35
163
Bain & Company
New entry
-
164
Forvis Mazars
193
+29
165
Kier
183
+18
166
EDF Energy
New entry
-
167
Bayer
158
-9
168
Capgemini
New entry
-
169
McKinsey and Company
199
+30
170
Howden
New entry
-
171
Knight Frank
New entry
-
172
JLL
New entry
-
173
Sainsbury's
200
+27
174
Leonardo
New entry
-
175
Arup
144
-31
176
Evri
New entry
-
177
DWF
190
+13
178
Visa
New entry
-
179
Aon
New entry
-
180
Mondelez International
New entry
-
181
Hogan Lovells
New entry
-
182
B&Q
195
+13
183
Gowling WLG
New entry
-
184
Lewis Silkin
New entry
-
185
Jacobs
160
-25
186
AECOM
169
-17
187
THG
New entry
-
188
Latham & Watkins
174
-14
189
Northrop Grumman
155
-34
190
Babcock
165
-25
191
Siemens Mobility
153
-38
192
Mitchells & Butlers
189
-3
193
Unilever
New entry
-
194
Travis Perkins
106
-88
195
MAG (Manchester Airports Group)
New entry
-
196
AtkinsRéalis
170
-26
197
Thales Group
187
-10
198
Thermo Fisher Scientific
134
-64
199
BT Group
147
-52
200
Eversheds Sutherland
194
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