The UK 300

The UK 300 features the most comprehensive annual survey of student opinion on graduate careers, employers and their own job hunts; 66,181 students and graduates from over 160 universities took part this year.

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Here you'll find a list of the top 300 graduate employers across all sectors. The results are from the Cibyl Graduate Research UK 2023 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 2023 survey was open for responses from October 2022 to January 2023. 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.

overall winner

Google

Technology +11

Amazon

Retail, business & commercial services

BBC

Media, journalism & publishing

Microsoft

Technology +11

MI6 - Secret Intelligence Service

Charity, public & civil service +10

AstraZeneca

HR & recruitment +28

The Walt Disney Company

Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism +11

Cancer Research UK

Charity, public & civil service +8

Apple

Technology +11

Rolls-Royce plc

Engineering

J.P. Morgan

Banking, insurance & financial services +13

Pfizer

Science, R&D, food industry +9

Deloitte

Accounting & finance +4

ASOS

Retail, business & commercial services

British Airways

Procurement & supply chain +2

MI5 - The Security Service

Charity, public & civil service +10

Goldman Sachs

Investment banking & fund management +6

PwC

Accounting & finance +17

GSK

Science, R&D, food industry +9

NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme (GMTS)

Charity, public & civil service +5

Bank of England

Banking, insurance & financial services

JLR

Science, R&D, food industry +5

Barclays

Banking, insurance & financial services

EY

Accounting & finance +4

Civil Service Fast Stream

Engineering +6

Airbus

Engineering

Accenture

Technology +14

GCHQ

Charity, public & civil service +10

KPMG

Accounting & finance +15

BAE Systems

Engineering +5

British Council

Teaching & education +2

Bloomberg

Banking, insurance & financial services +11

American Express

Banking, insurance & financial services

IBM

Technology +3

Teach First

Charity, public & civil service +12

Sky

Technology +5

Arup

Civil & structural +21

BlackRock

Accounting & finance +8

Local Government - National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP)

Management & business +12

McKinsey & Company

Management consulting +3

Clifford Chance

Law solicitors +10

BMW Group

Engineering

Bank of America

Technology +12

Johnson & Johnson

Engineering +8

AO Shearman

Law solicitors +3

Ministry of Justice (National Probation Service)

HM Revenue and Customs

Charity, public & civil service +5

McLaren

Engineering

Aldi

Retail, business & commercial services +17

Ministry of Defence

Charity, public & civil service +10

Morgan Stanley

Technology +12

Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains

Engineering

Marks & Spencer

Retail, business & commercial services +6

HSBC

Banking, insurance & financial services

Rockstar Games

Technology +11

Boeing

Aerospace +2

Charityworks

Charity, public & civil service

Boston Consulting Group

Management consulting +3

Boots

Retail, business & commercial services

Adobe

Technology +11

Siemens

Engineering +6

Dyson

Retail, business & commercial services +15

Royal Air Force

Charity, public & civil service +7

Hilton

Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism +5

Lloyds Banking Group

Accounting & finance +8

The Army

Charity, public & civil service +5

AECOM

Property, construction & QS +2

BT Group

Technology +8

Sony

Retail, business & commercial services +14

L'Oréal

Retail, business & commercial services +8

General Electric

Deutsche Bank

Accounting & finance +20

Aston Martin

Engineering

AtkinsRéalis

Civil & structural +19

Ubisoft

Creative arts & design

Bain & Company

Management consulting +3

Financial Conduct Authority

Accounting & finance +5

Asda

Retail, business & commercial services

Royal Navy

Engineering +11

Explore Learning

Management & business +9

Slaughter and May

Law solicitors +3

Unilever

Retail, business & commercial services +3

Bupa

Banking, insurance & financial services +7

Abbott UK

Healthcare +4

Nestlé

Retail, business & commercial services +3

Mastercard

Banking, insurance & financial services

Mott MacDonald

Civil & structural +10

bp

Engineering +7

Merlin Entertainments

Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism +5

Linklaters LLP

Law solicitors +3

Clyde & Co LLP

Law solicitors +3

Capgemini

Consulting +7

Capital One

Banking, insurance & financial services +7