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.
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Employer
2025
Movement
1
BBC
1
0
2
NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme (GMTS)
2
0
3
J.P. Morgan
9
6
4
Amazon
6
2
5
Google
5
0
6
Cancer Research UK
7
1
7
Rolls-Royce
8
1
8
MI6 - Secret Intelligence Service
4
-4
9
The Walt Disney Company
3
-6
10
Pfizer
12
2
11
AstraZeneca
14
3
12
Apple
10
-2
13
Microsoft
11
-2
14
British Airways
15
1
15
Deloitte
16
1
16
MI5 - The Security Service
13
-3
17
The Civil Service Fast Stream
20
3
18
Goldman Sachs
19
1
19
PwC
17
-2
20
Get Into Teaching
18
-2
21
Barclays
24
3
22
Sky
21
-1
23
KPMG
26
3
24
HSBC
25
1
25
British Council
22
-3
26
GSK
23
-3
27
Lloyds Banking Group
29
2
28
STFC (Science & Technology Facilities Council)
32
4
29
Adidas
new entry
-
30
BlackRock
31
1
31
IBM
27
-4
32
Local Government - National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP)
34
2
33
HM Revenue & Customs
37
4
34
McLaren
35
1
35
JLR (Jaguar Land Rover)
92
57
36
Bank of England
38
2
37
EY
33
-4
38
Teach First
30
-8
39
Morgan Stanley
36
-3
40
McKinsey & Company
39
-1
41
Marks & Spencer
41
0
42
BAE Systems
48
6
43
Samsung
47
4
44
Meta
43
-1
45
Bloomberg
44
-1
46
ASOS
28
-18
47
Visa
58
11
48
The Army
49
1
49
Sony
42
-7
50
Ministry of Defence
46
-4
51
Johnson & Johnson
55
4
52
L'Oréal
63
11
53
Rockstar Games
40
-13
54
Thermo Fisher Scientific
56
2
55
Bank of America
69
14
56
GCHQ
53
-3
57
The Royal Air Force
54
-3
58
Boots
51
-7
59
Mastercard
68
9
60
Airbus
57
-3
61
Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains
59
-2
62
BMW Group
80
18
63
Hilton
52
-11
64
Clifford Chance
50
-14
65
TikTok
61
-4
66
American Express
65
-1
67
Approach to Social Work (previously Frontline)
134
67
68
Met Office
62
-6
69
Marriott International
67
-2
70
Tesco
70
0
71
The Royal Navy
64
-7
72
Lloyd's
60
-12
73
Shell
84
11
74
Slaughter & May
74
0
75
NatWest Group
83
8
76
Boston Consulting Group
76
0
77
Lockheed Martin
89
12
78
Santander
72
-6
79
Accenture
85
6
80
Dyson
66
-14
81
Boeing
90
9
82
Linklaters
105
23
83
London Stock Exchange Group
71
-12
84
Unilever
79
-5
85
Nestlé
87
2
86
Arup
77
-9
87
A&O Shearman
109
22
88
Deutsche Bank
81
-7
89
Toyota
94
5
90
Network Rail
107
17
91
Nationwide Building Society
102
11
92
AMD
99
7
93
Intel
73
-20
94
Virgin Media O2
82
-12
95
Merlin Entertainments
75
-20
96
Coca-Cola
86
-10
97
Rothschild & Co
91
-6
98
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
97
-1
99
Ubisoft
88
-11
100
Transport for London
101
1
101
Roche
114
13
102
National Grid
96
-6
103
Next
104
1
104
Aston Martin Lagonda
111
7
105
Mott MacDonald
115
10
106
National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL)
117
11
107
AtkinsRéalis
131
24
108
Oracle
116
8
109
Bain & Company
124
15
110
Adobe
78
-32
111
Explore Learning
120
9
112
Lidl
110
-2
113
GE (General Electric)
106
-7
114
Irwin Mitchell
123
9
115
Bupa
93
-22
116
Asda
126
10
117
Procter & Gamble (P&G)
103
-14
118
McDonald's
130
12
119
AWE: Nuclear Security Technologies
118
-1
120
Ford
140
20
121
CERN
112
-9
122
Police Now
113
-9
123
White & Case LLP
122
-1
124
Sainsbury's
138
14
125
BT Group
95
-30
126
Cisco
108
-18
127
ExxonMobil
146
19
128
PA Consulting Group
161
33
129
Simmons & Simmons
155
26
130
Volkswagen Group
127
-3
131
TJX Europe (TK Maxx)
98
-33
132
Nissan
142
10
133
WSP
148
15
134
BP
128
-6
135
Royal Mail Group
136
1
136
Capgemini
145
9
137
Capital One (Financial Services)
100
-37
138
Aldi
121
-17
139
DLA Piper
143
4
140
Standard Chartered
132
-8
141
Co-op
154
13
142
Bentley Motors
125
-17
143
Latham & Watkins LLP
197
54
144
UBS
137
-7
145
Bayer
141
-4
146
AECOM
119
-27
147
Siemens Mobility
45
-102
148
Legal & General
170
22
149
Citi
129
-20
150
Clyde & Co LLP
144
-6
151
Honda
186
35
152
Bird & Bird
135
-17
153
PepsiCo
133
-20
154
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
171
17
155
ScottishPower
152
-3
156
Baker McKenzie
158
2
157
FTI Consulting
178
21
158
Hogan Lovells
174
16
159
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
182
23
160
Jane Street
139
-21
161
Morrisons
169
8
162
DHL
179
17
163
Imagination Technologies
207
44
164
Thames Water
175
11
165
Mishcon de Reya
222
57
166
Thales
163
-3
167
EDF
153
-14
168
Pinsent Masons LLP
167
-1
169
Illumina
168
-1
170
Ipsos Mori
184
14
171
Mondelez International (Cadbury, Oreo etc)
150
-21
172
Vodafone
173
1
173
CMS
211
38
174
National Audit Office (NAO)
149
-25
175
Osborne Clarke LLP
192
17
176
Zurich Insurance
157
-19
177
Arm
165
-12
178
Balfour Beatty
177
-1
179
Sellafield
220
41
180
BAM Construct UK
205
25
181
nucleargraduates
176
-5
182
Bosch
160
-22
183
Aon
241
58
184
Sanofi
new entry
-
185
Just Eat
214
29
186
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
198
12
187
Allianz
172
-15
188
BNP Paribas
189
1
189
JCB
238
49
190
National Gas
new entry
-
191
SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy)
159
-32
192
Ovo Energy
215
23
193
Kier Group
239
46
194
Caterpillar
187
-7
195
INEOS
217
22
196
Reed Smith
226
30
197
Babcock
201
4
198
Schlumberger
203
5
199
Vinted
209
10
200
MSD UK
151
-49
201
Grant Thornton
193
-8
202
Kennedys
164
-38
203
Ocado Group
195
-8
204
Aviva
183
-21
205
Leonardo
181
-24
206
E.ON
new entry
-
207
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
new entry
-
208
Arcadis
new entry
-
209
G-Research
new entry
-
210
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP
new entry
-
211
Jacobs
new entry
-
212
Newton
new entry
-
213
Wells Fargo
new entry
-
214
OC&C Strategy Consultants
new entry
-
215
Enterprise Mobility
new entry
-
216
Mars
new entry
-
217
Macfarlanes LLP
new entry
-
218
Yorkshire Water
new entry
-
219
Fidelity International
new entry
-
220
Iris Software
new entry
-
221
Slater & Gordon
new entry
-
222
Diageo (Guinness, Johnnie Walker, etc)
new entry
-
223
MBDA
new entry
-
224
Lloyd's Register
229
5
225
Severn Trent
234
9
226
Welsh Water (Dwr Cymru)
225
-1
227
Sage
274
47
228
Browne Jacobson LLP
232
4
229
Blake Morgan
233
4
230
Addleshaw Goddard
194
-36
231
United Utilities
299
68
232
BDO
212
-20
233
Ashfords
236
3
234
Skyscanner
180
-54
235
Tata Steel
206
-29
236
Eversheds Sutherland
288
52
237
Dentons
218
-19
238
Northrop Grumman
228
-10
239
WTW
new entry
-
240
Bristows
new entry
-
241
CGI
289
48
242
Salesforce
242
0
243
RSM
231
-12
244
Goodwin
237
-7
245
Ashurst LLP
224
-21
246
Shoosmiths
210
-36
247
LEK Consulting
253
6
248
LVMH
196
-52
249
Knights
267
18
250
Lazard
235
-15
251
SAP
250
-1
252
Infosys
244
-8
253
Morgan Sindall Infrastructure
253
0
254
Weightmans
219
-35
255
Frazer-Nash Consultancy
300
45
256
Travers Smith LLP
251
-5
257
Qualcomm
227
-30
258
Charles Russell Speechlys
269
11
259
Savills
259
0
260
Société Générale
245
-15
261
Farrer & Co
249
-12
262
DWF
276
14
263
Mace
258
-5
264
Fujitsu
213
-51
265
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher UK LLP
new entry
-
266
Glencore
new entry
-
267
CBRE
263
-4
268
Wood
265
-3
269
Oliver Wyman
254
-15
270
XPO Logistics
261
-9
271
Milbank
260
-11
272
Norton Rose Fulbright
264
-8
273
Fieldfisher
290
17
274
Cummins
270
-4
275
Burges Salmon
278
3
276
Womble Bond Dickinson
248
-28
277
Mayer Brown International LLP
new entry
-
278
Anglian Water
262
-16
279
Expedia Group
246
-33
280
NESO
new entry
-
281
Hill Dickinson LLP
new entry
-
282
Centrica (British Gas)
283
1
283
Stephenson Harwood
new entry
-
284
Morrison & Foerster LLP
273
-11
285
THG
new entry
-
286
Phaidon International
284
-2
287
Raytheon
new entry
-
288
TLT LLP
new entry
-
289
TPP
new entry
-
290
Jagex
282
-8
291
Turner & Townsend
240
-51
292
Taylor Wessing
new entry
-
293
Forvis Mazars
new entry
-
294
Digby Brown
280
-14
295
Watson, Farley & Williams
new entry
-
296
Costain
new entry
-
297
Flutter UK & Ireland
new entry
-
298
Shakespeare Martineau
new entry
-
299
Azets
295
-4
300
Amey
new entry
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