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.
Technology +11
Microsoft
Technology +11
BBC
Media, journalism & publishing
Amazon
Retail, business & commercial services
Cancer Research UK
Charity, public & civil service +8
Rolls-Royce plc
Engineering
NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme (GMTS)
Charity, public & civil service +5
MI6 - Secret Intelligence Service
Charity, public & civil service +10
AstraZeneca
HR & recruitment +28
Pfizer
Science, R&D, food industry +9
The Walt Disney Company
Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism +11
Deloitte
Accounting & finance +4
J.P. Morgan
Banking, insurance & financial services +13
PwC
Accounting & finance +17
Apple
Technology +11
MI5 - The Security Service
Charity, public & civil service +10
Goldman Sachs
Investment banking & fund management +6
British Airways
Procurement & supply chain +2
Civil Service Fast Stream
Engineering +6
GSK
Science, R&D, food industry +9
Get Into Teaching
Teaching & education +6
Lloyds Banking Group
Accounting & finance +8
EY
Accounting & finance +4
JLR
Science, R&D, food industry +5
KPMG
Accounting & finance +15
Sky
Technology +5
British Council
Teaching & education +2
STFC
Science, R&D, food industry +9
Accenture
Technology +14
Teach First
Charity, public & civil service +12
McLaren
Engineering
Local Government - National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP)
Management & business +12
McKinsey & Company
Management consulting +3
Airbus
Engineering
GCHQ
Charity, public & civil service +10
Marks & Spencer
Retail, business & commercial services +6
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Morgan Stanley
Technology +12
Siemens
Engineering +6
Ministry of Defence
Charity, public & civil service +10
Barclays
Banking, insurance & financial services
IBM
Technology +3
BlackRock
Accounting & finance +8
Bank of England
Banking, insurance & financial services
Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains
Engineering
Bloomberg
Banking, insurance & financial services +11
Johnson & Johnson
Engineering +8
Deutsche Bank
Accounting & finance +20
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Arup
Civil & structural +21
Samsung
Retail, business & commercial services +3
BAE Systems
Engineering +5
Rockstar Games
Technology +11
HSBC
Banking, insurance & financial services +4
Clifford Chance
Law solicitors +10
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London Stock Exchange Group
Accounting & finance +4
Marriott International
Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism +5
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HM Revenue and Customs
Charity, public & civil service +5
Royal Air Force
Charity, public & civil service +7
Lloyd's
Banking, insurance & financial services
Hilton
Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism +5
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Met Office
Engineering +11
The Army
Charity, public & civil service +5
Dyson
Retail, business & commercial services +15
Meta
Technology +11
American Express
Banking, insurance & financial services
Adobe
Technology +11
AO Shearman
Law solicitors +3
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Science, R&D, food industry +9
L'Oréal
Retail, business & commercial services +8
Aldi
Retail, business & commercial services +17
Bank of America
Technology +12
Shell
Engineering
Mastercard
Banking, insurance & financial services
Sony
Retail, business & commercial services +14
Coca-Cola
Retail, business & commercial services +3
Slaughter and May
Law solicitors +3
Santander
Actuarial +2
Nestlé
Retail, business & commercial services +3
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Rothschild & Co
Investment banking & fund management
Boots
Retail, business & commercial services
Boeing
Aerospace +2
Boston Consulting Group
Management consulting +3
AECOM
Property, construction & QS +2
Royal Navy
Engineering +11
Police Now
Charity, public & civil service +10
Unilever
Retail, business & commercial services +3
Lidl
Retail, business & commercial services +8
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Tesco
Retail, business & commercial services
Merlin Entertainments
Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism +5
BMW Group
Engineering
Next
Retail, business & commercial services +6
Lockheed Martin UK
Engineering +6
Ubisoft
Creative arts & design
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AtkinsRéalis
Civil & structural +19
Linklaters LLP
Law solicitors +3
Aston Martin
Engineering
NatWest Group
Banking, insurance & financial services
Bupa
Banking, insurance & financial services +7
Financial Conduct Authority
Accounting & finance +5
General Electric
Bain & Company
Management consulting +3
Intel
Technology +11
McDonald's
Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism +8
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Mott MacDonald
Civil & structural +10
TikTok
Royal Mail
Procurement & supply chain +4
Procter & Gamble
Retail, business & commercial services +5
ExxonMobil
Engineering
Roche
Science, R&D, food industry +4
bp
Engineering +7
Network Rail
Civil & structural +7
National Grid
Engineering
BT Group
Technology +8
Visa
Technology +11
DHL
Accounting & finance +23
Citi
Investment banking & fund management
Irwin Mitchell
Law solicitors +24
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Capital One
Banking, insurance & financial services +7
Explore Learning
Management & business +9
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Clyde & Co LLP
Law solicitors +3
Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd
Engineering +9
White & Case LLP
Law solicitors +3
Asda
Retail, business & commercial services
Ford
Engineering +5
TJX Europe (TK Maxx & Homesense)
Retail, business & commercial services
Allianz
Banking, insurance & financial services
Cisco Systems
Technology +12
Associated British Foods (ABF)
Retail, business & commercial services +3
Bentley Motors
Engineering
Mondelez International
Science, R&D, food industry +5
Tata Steel
Technology +11
Transport for London
Engineering
Sainsbury's
Retail, business & commercial services
ScottishPower
Engineering
Lloyd's Register
Engineering
Virgin Media
Technology +15
SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy)
Engineering
Bayer
Science, R&D, food industry +8
AWE
Engineering +7
CERN
Nationwide Building Society
Schlumberger
Engineering +11
MSD
Engineering +14
Legal & General
Banking, insurance & financial services +4
Herbert Smith Freehills
Law solicitors +3
Standard Chartered
Accounting & finance +4
Arcadis
Civil & structural +7
Frontline
Charity, public & civil service +5
DLA Piper UK LLP
Law solicitors +3
Jacobs
Civil & structural +10
Latham & Watkins
Law solicitors +3
Nissan Motor (GB) Ltd
Management & business +9
EDF
Engineering +8
Hogan Lovells
Law solicitors +3
Kennedys
Law solicitors +3
Capgemini
Consulting +7
National Audit Office (NAO)
Accounting & finance +11
Aon
Banking, insurance & financial services
Co-op
Retail, business & commercial services
Fidelity International
Investment banking & fund management +7
Leonardo
Engineering
Admiral
Slater & Gordon
Wellcome
PepsiCo
Retail, business & commercial services +9
Volkswagen Group
Retail, business & commercial services +3
WSP
Technology +4
Simmons & Simmons
Law solicitors +3
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Enterprise Mobility
Management & business +3
Arm
Technology +8
Dentons
Law solicitors +3
Pinsent Masons LLP
Law solicitors +3
BAM Construct UK Ltd
Civil & structural +10
Balfour Beatty
Property, construction & QS +7
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Law solicitors +3
Reed Smith
Law solicitors +3
Caterpillar
Engineering
Baker McKenzie LLP
Law solicitors +3
M&G PLC
Investment banking & fund management
FTI Consulting
Accounting & finance +5
Mars
Retail, business & commercial services +3
Centrica (British Gas)
Engineering
PA Consulting
Technology +16
Cummins Inc
Engineering +5
Nuclear Graduates
Civil & structural +18
Oracle
Technology +11
LVMH
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Honda
Engineering
Thames Water
Accounting & finance +15
Addleshaw Goddard
Law solicitors +3
Bosch
Engineering
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Bird & Bird LLP
Law solicitors +31
INEOS
Engineering
Affinity Water
Engineering +3
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Think Ahead
Healthcare +14
Fujitsu
Technology +11
UBS
Accounting & finance +10
Grant Thornton UK
Accounting & finance +4
Unlocked
Charity, public & civil service +4
Aviva
Banking, insurance & financial services +2
BNP Paribas
Accounting & finance +6
Severn Trent
Accounting & finance +4
Babcock International Group
Engineering
ASOS
Retail, business & commercial services
Forvis Mazars
Accounting & finance
OC&C Strategy Consultants
Management consulting +3
MBDA
Engineering
LEK Consulting LLP
Management consulting +3
Jane Street
Banking, insurance & financial services +6
CMS
Law solicitors +3
Macfarlanes LLP
Law solicitors +3
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Shoosmiths
Law solicitors +3
Morrisons
Retail, business & commercial services
Salesforce
Technology +11
Yorkshire Water
Engineering
E.ON
Engineering
Zurich Insurance
Banking, insurance & financial services
Thales
Engineering +9
Newton Europe Ltd
Management consulting +9
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)
Engineering +5
Ovo Energy
Engineering
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Law solicitors +12
Oliver Wyman
Management consulting +3
Diageo Plc
Retail, business & commercial services +4
CBRE
Property, construction & QS +4
Mayer Brown International LLP
Law solicitors +3
Just Eat
Mishcon de Reya
Law solicitors +2
Jones Day
Law solicitors +3
Kier Group plc.
Property, construction & QS +7
Savills
Property, construction & QS
Knights
RSM
Accounting & finance +2
Ocado Group
Retail, business & commercial services +15
Browne Jacobson LLP
Law +3
Ipsos MORI
Sellafield Ltd
Engineering +10
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G-Research
Accounting & finance +5
Air Products
Engineering +7
SAP
Technology +11
Ashfords LLP
Law solicitors +3
Charles Russell Speechlys
Law solicitors +3
Osborne Clarke LLP
Law solicitors +3
Burges Salmon LLP
Law solicitors +3
Norton Rose Fulbright
Law solicitors +3
Eversheds Sutherland
Law solicitors +3
RPC
Law solicitors +3
Wood Group Plc
Engineering
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Law solicitors +3
Macquarie
Investment banking & fund management +2
Ropes & Gray International LLP
Law solicitors +3
JCB
Property, construction & QS +7
Shakespeare Martineau
Law solicitors +3
Mace
Civil & structural +10
DWF Group Plc
Law solicitors +3
WTW
Banking, insurance & financial services +3
Blake Morgan LLP
Law solicitors +3
Barratt Developments Plc
Property, construction & QS +7
Evelyn Partners
Banking, insurance & financial services
Societe Generale
Banking, insurance & financial services +2
BDO
Accounting & finance +4
Welsh Water (Dwr Cymru)
Engineering +5
Fieldfisher
Law solicitors +3
Goodwin
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Ashurst LLP
Law solicitors +3
Johnson Matthey Plc
Technology +7
Digby Brown
Law solicitors +3
King
Media, journalism & publishing +4
Kainos
Skyscanner
Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism +3
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Experian
Banking, insurance & financial services +6
Hill Dickinson LLP
Law solicitors +3
Howard Kennedy
Law solicitors +3
Vodafone
Technology +11
Lazard
Investment banking & fund management +2
Womble Bond Dickinson
Law solicitors +8
Expedia Group
Technology +18
Qualcomm
Technology +11
Reckitt
Retail, business & commercial services +5
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Cooley (UK) LLP
Law solicitors +3
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Management & business +2
Alstom
Engineering +2
Anglian Water
Engineering
Laing O'Rourke
Civil & structural +10
Schroders
Accounting & finance +11
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Wells Fargo
Investment banking +3
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
Law +3
Vinted
Morgan Sindall
Property, construction & QS +7
Northrop Grumman
Engineering +5
Amey
Property, construction & QS +13
Costain
Accounting & finance +31
Danone
Retail, business & commercial services +3
Morrison & Foerster (UK) LLP
Law solicitors +3
Brodies LLP
Law solicitors +3
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Cognizant
Technology +4
CGI
Technology +11
Skanska UK
Property, construction & QS +6
Jagex
Technology +11
Shepherd & Wedderburn
