The UK 300
Here you'll find a list of the top 300 graduate employers across all sectors. The results are from the Cibyl Graduate Research UK 2024 survey. The survey determines not only the most popular 300 graduate employers in the UK overall, but also the most popular graduate employers in a range of career sectors. Scroll to the bottom to find the top ten employers in sectors from accountancy to scientific research.
Survey methodology
The Cibyl Graduate Research UK 2024 survey was open for responses from September 2023 to January 2024. Firstly, the survey asked respondents to declare a broad career area in which they were interested. Secondly, they were provided with a list of sector-relevant employers and asked to select all employers/brands that they were aware of. Thirdly, they selected the top ten employers that appealed to them most as a first graduate employer and then the top three that they would most like to work for. Once collected, the data was weighted by university and gender identity based on the Higher Education Statistic Agency’s (HESA’s) figures to ensure that findings are representative of the UK student population.
BBC
Media, journalism & publishing
NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme (GMTS)
Medical, healthcare & dental +8
The Walt Disney Company
Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism +11
MI6 - Secret Intelligence Service
Charity, public & civil service +10
Technology +11
Amazon
Retail, business & commercial services
Cancer Research UK
Charity, public & civil service +8
Rolls-Royce
Engineering +2
JPMorganChase
Banking, insurance & financial services
Apple
Technology +11
Microsoft
Technology +11
Pfizer
Science, R&D, food industry +9
MI5 - The Security Service
Charity, public & civil service +10
AstraZeneca
HR & recruitment +28
British Airways
Procurement & supply chain +2
Deloitte
Accounting & finance +4
PwC
Accounting & finance +17
Get Into Teaching
Teaching & education +15
Goldman Sachs
Investment banking & fund management +6
Civil Service Fast Stream
Engineering +6
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Sky
Technology +5
British Council
Teaching & education +2
GSK
Science, R&D, food industry +9
Barclays
Banking, insurance & financial services
HSBC
Banking, insurance & financial services +4
KPMG
Accounting & finance +15
IBM
Technology +3
ASOS
Retail, business & commercial services
Lloyds Banking Group
Banking, insurance & financial services
Teach First
Charity, public & civil service +12
BlackRock
Accounting & finance +8
STFC
Science, R&D, food industry +9
EY
Accounting & finance +4
Local Government - National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP)
Management & business +12
McLaren
Engineering
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Morgan Stanley
Technology +12
HM Revenue and Customs
Charity, public & civil service +5
Bank of England
Banking, insurance & financial services
McKinsey & Company
Management consulting +3
Rockstar Games
Technology +11
Marks & Spencer
Retail, business & commercial services +4
Sony
Retail, business & commercial services +14
Meta
Technology +11
Bloomberg
Banking, insurance & financial services +11
Siemens
Engineering +6
Ministry of Defence
Charity, public & civil service +10
Samsung
Retail, business & commercial services +3
BAE Systems
Engineering +5
The Army
Charity, public & civil service
Clifford Chance
Law solicitors +10
Boots
Retail, business & commercial services
Hilton
Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism +5
GCHQ
Charity, public & civil service +10
Royal Air Force
Charity, public & civil service +7
Johnson & Johnson
Engineering +8
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Science, R&D, food industry +9
Airbus
Engineering
Visa
Technology +11
Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains
Engineering
Lloyd's
Banking, insurance & financial services
TikTok
Met Office
Charity, public & civil service +2
L'Oreal Groupe
Retail, business & commercial services
Royal Navy
Engineering +11
American Express
Banking, insurance & financial services
Dyson
Retail, business & commercial services +15
Marriott International
Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism +5
Mastercard
Banking, insurance & financial services
Bank of America
Technology +12
Tesco
Retail, business & commercial services +2
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London Stock Exchange Group
Accounting & finance +4
Santander
Actuarial +2
Intel
Technology +11
Slaughter and May
Law solicitors +3
Merlin Entertainments
Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism +5
Boston Consulting Group
Management consulting +3
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Arup
Civil & structural +21
Adobe
Technology +11
Unilever
Retail, business & commercial services +3
BMW Group
Engineering
Deutsche Bank
Accounting & finance +20
Virgin Media
Technology +15
NatWest Group
Banking, insurance & financial services
Shell
Engineering
Accenture
Technology +14
Coca-Cola
Retail, business & commercial services +3
Nestlé
Retail, business & commercial services +3
Ubisoft
Creative arts & design
Lockheed Martin UK
Engineering
Boeing
Aerospace +2
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Rothschild & Co
Investment banking & fund management
JAGUAR LAND ROVER LTD
Engineering
Bupa
Banking, insurance & financial services +7
Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd
Engineering +9
BT Group
Technology +8
National Grid
Engineering
Financial Conduct Authority
Accounting & finance +5
TJX Europe (TK Maxx & Homesense)
Retail, business & commercial services
AMD
Technology
Capital One
Accounting & finance +2
Transport for London
Engineering
Nationwide Building Society
Procter & Gamble
Retail, business & commercial services +7
Next
Retail, business & commercial services +6
Linklaters LLP
Law +2
General Electric
Network Rail
Procurement & supply chain +2
Cisco Systems
Technology +12
AO Shearman
Law solicitors +3
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Lidl
Retail, business & commercial services
Aston Martin
Engineering
CERN
Police Now
Charity, public & civil service +10
Roche
Science, R&D, food industry +4
Mott Macdonald
Engineering
Oracle
Technology +11
National Nuclear Laboratory
Science, R&D, food industry +2
AWE
Engineering +7
AECOM
Property, construction & QS +2
Explore Learning
Management & business +9
Aldi
Retail, business & commercial services +17
White & Case LLP
Law solicitors +3
Irwin Mitchell
Law +2
Bain & Company
Management consulting +3
Bentley Motors
Engineering
Asda
Retail, business & commercial services
Volkswagen Group
Retail, business & commercial services +3
bp
Engineering +7
Citi
Investment banking & fund management
McDonald's
Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism +8
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AtkinsRéalis
Civil & structural +2
Standard Chartered
Accounting & finance +4
PepsiCo
Retail, business & commercial services +9
Frontline
Charity, public & civil service +5
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Bird & Bird LLP
Law solicitors +31
Royal Mail
Procurement & supply chain +4
UBS
Accounting & finance +10
Sainsbury's
Retail, business & commercial services
Jane Street
Banking, insurance & financial services +6
Ford
Engineering +5
Bayer
Science, R&D, food industry +8
Nissan Motor (GB) Ltd
Management & business +9
DLA Piper UK LLP
Law solicitors +3
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Clyde & Co LLP
Law solicitors +3
Capgemini UK Plc
Consulting +3
ExxonMobil
Engineering
Wellcome
WSP
Technology +4
National Audit Office (NAO)
Accounting & finance +11
Mondelez International
Science, R&D, food industry +5
MSD
Engineering +14
ScottishPower
Engineering
EDF
Engineering +8
Co-op
Retail, business & commercial services
Simmons & Simmons
Law solicitors +3
Jacobs
Civil & structural +10
Zurich Insurance
Banking, insurance & financial services
Baker Mckenzie Llp
Law +2
SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy)
Engineering
Bosch
Engineering
PA Consulting
Technology +16
Slater & Gordon
Thales
Engineering +9
Kennedys
Law solicitors +3
Arm
Technology +8
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Think Ahead
Healthcare +14
Pinsent Masons LLP
Law solicitors +3
Illumina
Science, R&D, food industry +6
Morrisons
Retail, business & commercial services
Legal & General
Banking, insurance & financial services +4
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Law solicitors +3
Allianz
Banking, insurance & financial services
Vodafone
Technology +11
Hogan Lovells
Law solicitors +3
Thames Water
Accounting & finance +15
Nuclear Graduates
Engineering
Balfour Beatty
Property, construction & QS +7
FTI Consulting
Accounting & finance +5
DHL
Accounting & finance +23
Skyscanner
Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism +3
Leonardo
Engineering
Herbert Smith Freehills
Law solicitors +3
Aviva
Banking, insurance & financial services +2
Ipsos MORI
Arcadis
Civil & structural +7
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Honda
Engineering
Caterpillar
Engineering
Associated British Foods (ABF)
Retail, business & commercial services +3
BNP Paribas
Accounting & finance +6
Newton Europe Ltd
Management consulting +9
OC&C Strategy Consultants
Management consulting +3
Osborne Clarke LLP
Law +2
Grant Thornton UK
Accounting & finance +4
Addleshaw Goddard
Law solicitors +3
Ocado Group
Retail, business & commercial services +15
LVMH
Latham & Watkins
Law solicitors +3
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Law solicitors +12
Mars
Retail, business & commercial services +3
MBDA
Engineering
Babcock International Group
Engineering
Yorkshire Water
Engineering
Schlumberger
Engineering +11
Unlocked
Charity, public & civil service +4
BAM Construct UK Ltd
Civil & structural +10
Tata Steel
Technology +11
Imagination Technologies
Technology +11
G-Research
Accounting & finance +5
Vinted
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Shoosmiths
Law solicitors +3
CMS
Law solicitors +3
BDO
Accounting & finance +4
Fujitsu
Technology +11
Just Eat
Ovo Energy
Engineering
Fidelity International
Investment banking & fund management +7
INEOS
Engineering
Dentons
Law solicitors +3
Weightmans LLP
Sellafield Ltd
Engineering +10
Diageo Plc
Retail, business & commercial services +4
Mishcon de Reya
Law solicitors +2
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Management & business +2
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Ashurst LLP
Law solicitors +3
Welsh Water (Dwr Cymru)
Engineering +5
Reed Smith
Law solicitors +3
Qualcomm
Technology +11
Northrop Grumman
Engineering +5
Lloyd's Register
Engineering
Macfarlanes LLP
Law solicitors +3
RSM
Accounting & finance +2
Browne Jacobson LLP
Law +3
Blake Morgan LLP
Law solicitors +3
Severn Trent
Accounting & finance +4
Lazard
Investment banking & fund management +2
Ashfords LLP
Law solicitors +3
Goodwin
JCB
Property, construction & QS +7
Kier Group plc.
Property, construction & QS +7
Turner & Townsend
Management & business +2
Aon
Banking, insurance & financial services
Salesforce
Technology +11
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Enterprise Mobility
Management & business +3
Infosys
Technology +5
Societe Generale
Banking, insurance & financial services +2
Expedia Group
Technology +18
xDesign
Consulting +4
Womble Bond Dickinson
Law solicitors +8
Farrer & Co
Law barristers +2
SAP
Technology +11
Travers Smith LLP
Law solicitors +3
Buro Happold
Engineering
LEK Consulting LLP
Management consulting +3
Oliver Wyman
Management consulting +3
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Wells Fargo
Investment banking +3
Reckitt
Retail, business & commercial services +5
Schroders
Accounting & finance +11
Mace
Civil & structural +10
Savills
Property, construction & QS
Milbank
XPO Logistics
Procurement & supply chain +5
Anglian Water
Engineering
CBRE
Property, construction & QS +4
Norton Rose Fulbright
Law solicitors +3
Wood Group Plc
Engineering
Paul, Weiss
Knights
Barratt Developments Plc
Property, construction & QS +7
Charles Russell Speechlys
Law solicitors +3
Cummins Inc
Engineering +5
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)
Engineering +5
Forsters LLP
Law solicitors +3
Morrison & Foerster (UK) LLP
Law solicitors +3
Sage
Brodies LLP
Law solicitors +3
DWF Group Plc
Law solicitors +3
bet365
Technology +2
Burges Salmon LLP
Law +2
Paul Hastings
Digby Brown
Law solicitors +3
Admiral
Jagex
Technology +11
Centrica (British Gas)
Engineering
Phaidon International
Management & business +3
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
Law +3
IRIS Software Group
Business & systems analysis +2
RPC
Law solicitors +3
Eversheds Sutherland
Law solicitors +3
CGI
Technology +11
Fieldfisher
Law solicitors +3
M&G PLC
Investment banking & fund management
Stewarts
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Cooley (UK) LLP
Law solicitors +3
Three UK
Accounting +24
Azets
Accounting & finance +7
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Law solicitors +3
Nomura
Banking, insurance & financial services +4
Kainos
United Utilities
Energy, natural resources & utilities +2
Frazer-Nash Consultancy
Engineering +4