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
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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
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