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.
2025 rankings
2025
Employer
2024
Change
1
BBC
3
+2
2
NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme (GMTS)
7
+5
3
The Walt Disney Company
11
+8
4
MI6 - Secret Intelligence Service
8
+4
5
Google
1
-4
6
Amazon
4
-2
7
Cancer Research UK
5
-2
8
Rolls-Royce
6
-2
9
J.P. Morgan
13
+4
10
Apple
15
+5
11
Microsoft
2
-9
12
Pfizer
10
-2
13
MI5 - The Security Service
16
+3
14
AstraZeneca
9
-5
15
British Airways
18
+3
16
Deloitte
12
-4
17
PwC
14
-3
18
Get Into Teaching
21
+3
19
Goldman Sachs
17
-2
20
The Civil Service Fast Stream
19
-1
21
Sky
26
+5
22
British Council
27
+5
23
GSK
20
-3
24
Barclays
40
+16
25
HSBC
52
+27
26
KPMG
25
-1
27
IBM
41
+14
28
ASOS
203
+175
29
Lloyds Banking Group
22
-7
30
Teach First
30
+0
31
BlackRock
42
+11
32
STFC (Science & Technology Facilities Council)
28
-4
33
EY
23
-10
34
Local Government - National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP)
32
-2
35
McLaren
31
-4
36
Morgan Stanley
37
+1
37
HM Revenue & Customs
56
+19
38
Bank of England
43
+5
39
McKinsey & Company
33
-6
40
Rockstar Games
51
+11
41
Marks & Spencer
36
-5
42
Sony
73
+31
43
Meta
63
+20
44
Bloomberg
45
+1
45
Siemens
38
-7
46
Ministry of Defence
39
-7
47
Samsung
49
+2
48
BAE Systems
50
+2
49
The Army
61
+12
50
Clifford Chance
53
+3
51
Boots
79
+28
52
Hilton
59
+7
53
GCHQ
35
-18
54
The Royal Air Force
57
+3
55
Johnson & Johnson
46
-9
56
Thermo Fisher Scientific
67
+11
57
Airbus
34
-23
58
Visa
113
+55
59
Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains
44
-15
60
Lloyd's
58
-2
61
TikTok
104
+43
62
Met Office
60
-2
63
L'Oréal
68
+5
64
The Royal Navy
83
+19
65
American Express
64
-1
66
Dyson
62
-4
67
Marriott International
55
-12
68
Mastercard
72
+4
69
Bank of America
70
+1
70
Tesco
87
+17
71
London Stock Exchange Group
54
-17
72
Santander
76
+4
73
Intel
101
+28
74
Slaughter & May
75
+1
75
Merlin Entertainments
88
+13
76
Boston Consulting Group
81
+5
77
Arup
48
-29
78
Adobe
65
-13
79
Unilever
85
+6
80
BMW Group
89
+9
81
Deutsche Bank
47
-34
82
Virgin Media O2
135
+53
83
NatWest Group
96
+13
84
Shell
71
-13
85
Accenture
29
-56
86
Coca-Cola
74
-12
87
Nestlé
77
-10
88
Ubisoft
92
+4
89
Lockheed Martin
91
+2
90
Boeing
80
-10
91
Rothschild & Co
78
-13
92
JLR
24
-68
93
Bupa
97
+4
94
Toyota
120
+26
95
BT Group
112
+17
96
National Grid
111
+15
97
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
98
+1
98
TJX Europe (TK Maxx)
124
+26
99
AMD
new entry
100
Capital One
117
+17
101
Transport for London
131
+30
102
Nationwide Building Society
140
+38
103
Procter & Gamble (P&G)
106
+3
104
Next
90
-14
105
Linklaters
94
-11
106
GE (General Electric)
99
-7
107
Network Rail
110
+3
108
Cisco
126
+18
109
A&O Shearman
66
-43
110
Lidl
86
-24
111
Aston Martin Lagonda
95
-16
112
CERN
139
+27
113
Police Now
84
-29
114
Roche
108
-6
115
Mott MacDonald
103
-12
116
Oracle
185
+69
117
National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL)
new entry
118
AWE: Nuclear Security Technologies
138
+20
119
AECOM
82
-37
120
Explore Learning
118
-2
121
Aldi
69
-52
122
White & Case LLP
121
-1
123
Irwin Mitchell
116
-7
124
Bain & Company
100
-24
125
Bentley Motors
128
+3
126
Asda
122
-4
127
Volkswagen Group
165
+38
128
BP
109
-19
129
Citi
115
-14
130
McDonald's
102
-28
131
AtkinsRéalis
93
-38
132
Standard Chartered
145
+13
133
PepsiCo
164
+31
134
Frontline
147
+13
135
Bird & Bird
191
+56
136
Royal Mail Group
105
-31
137
UBS
196
+59
138
Sainsbury's
132
-6
139
Jane Street
208
+69
140
Ford
123
-17
141
Bayer
137
-4
142
Nissan
151
+9
143
DLA Piper
148
+5
144
Clyde & Co LLP
119
-25
145
Capgemini
155
+10
146
ExxonMobil
107
-39
147
Wellcome
163
+16
148
WSP
166
+18
149
National Audit Office (NAO)
156
+7
150
Mondelez International (Cadbury, Oreo etc)
129
-21
151
MSD UK
142
-9
152
ScottishPower
133
-19
153
EDF
152
-1
154
Co-op
158
+4
155
Simmons & Simmons
167
+12
156
Jacobs
149
-7
157
Zurich Insurance
216
+59
158
Baker McKenzie
177
+19
159
SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy)
136
-23
160
Bosch
190
+30
161
PA Consulting Group
182
+21
162
Slater & Gordon
162
+0
163
Thales
217
+54
164
Kennedys
154
-10
165
Arm
169
+4
166
Think Ahead
194
+28
167
Pinsent Masons LLP
171
+4
168
Illumina
new entry
169
Morrisons
212
+43
170
Legal & General
143
-27
171
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
174
+3
172
Allianz
125
-47
173
Vodafone
273
+100
174
Hogan Lovells
153
-21
175
Thames Water
188
+13
176
nucleargraduates
184
+8
177
Balfour Beatty
173
-4
178
FTI Consulting
179
+1
179
DHL
114
-65
180
Skyscanner
269
+89
181
Leonardo
160
-21
182
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
144
-38
183
Aviva
199
+16
184
Ipsos Mori
235
+51
185
Arcadis
146
-39
186
Honda
187
+1
187
Caterpillar
176
-11
188
Associated British Foods (ABF)
127
-61
189
BNP Paribas
200
+11
190
Newton
218
+28
191
OC&C Strategy Consultants
205
+14
192
Osborne Clarke LLP
242
+50
193
Grant Thornton
197
+4
194
Addleshaw Goddard
189
-5
195
Ocado Group
233
+38
196
LVMH
186
-10
197
Latham & Watkins LLP
150
-47
198
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
221
+23
199
Mars
180
-19
200
MBDA
206
+6
201
Babcock
202
+1
202
Yorkshire Water
214
+12
203
Schlumberger
141
-62
204
Unlocked Graduates
198
-6
205
BAM Construct UK
172
-33
206
Tata Steel
130
-76
207
Imagination Technologies
new entry
208
G-Research
237
+29
209
Vinted
287
+78
210
Shoosmiths
211
+1
211
CMS
209
-2
212
BDO
260
+48
213
Fujitsu
195
-18
214
Just Eat
226
+12
215
Ovo Energy
220
+5
216
Fidelity International
159
-57
217
INEOS
192
-25
218
Dentons
170
-48
219
Weightmans
new entry
220
Sellafield
236
+16
221
Diageo
223
+2
222
Mishcon de Reya
227
+5
223
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
280
+57
224
Ashurst LLP
264
+40
225
Welsh Water (Dwr Cymru)
261
+36
226
Reed Smith
175
-51
227
Qualcomm
277
+50
228
Northrop Grumman
289
+61
229
Lloyd's Register
134
-95
230
Macfarlanes LLP
210
-20
231
RSM
232
+1
232
Browne Jacobson LLP
234
+2
233
Blake Morgan
256
+23
234
Severn Trent
201
-33
235
Lazard
274
+39
236
Ashfords
240
+4
237
Goodwin
263
+26
238
JCB
251
+13
239
Kier Group
229
-10
240
Turner & Townsend
new entry
241
Aon
157
-84
242
Salesforce
213
-29
243
Enterprise Mobility
168
-75
244
Infosys
new entry
245
Société Générale
259
+14
246
Expedia
276
+30
247
xDesign
new entry
248
Womble Bond Dickinson
275
+27
249
Farrer & Co
new entry
250
SAP
239
-11
251
Travers Smith LLP
new entry
252
Buro Happold
new entry
253
LEK Consulting
207
-46
254
Oliver Wyman
222
-32
255
Wells Fargo
285
+30
256
Reckitt
278
+22
257
Schroders
284
+27
258
Mace
253
-5
259
Savills
230
-29
260
Milbank
300
+40
261
XPO Logistics
new entry
262
Anglian Water
282
+20
263
CBRE
224
-39
264
Norton Rose Fulbright
244
-20
265
Wood
247
-18
266
Paul, Weiss
new entry
267
Knights
231
-36
268
Barratt Developments
257
-11
269
Charles Russell Speechlys
241
-28
270
Cummins
183
-87
271
DSTL
219
-52
272
Forsters LLP
new entry
273
Morrison & Foerster LLP
293
+20
274
Sage
new entry
275
Brodies LLP
294
+19
276
DWF
254
-22
277
bet365
new entry
278
Burges Salmon
243
-35
279
Paul Hastings
new entry
280
Digby Brown
266
-14
281
Admiral
161
-120
282
Jagex
298
+16
283
Centrica (British Gas)
181
-102
284
Phaidon International
new entry
285
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP
286
+1
286
Iris Software
new entry
287
RPC
246
-41
288
Eversheds Sutherland
245
-43
289
CGI
296
+7
290
Fieldfisher
262
-28
291
M&G
178
-113
292
Stewarts
new entry
293
Cooley LLP
279
-14
294
Three
new entry
295
Azets
new entry
296
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
new entry
297
Nomura
new entry
298
Kainos
268
-30
299
United Utilities
new entry
300
Frazer-Nash Consultancy
new entry
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