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The UK 300

The UK 300 features the most comprehensive annual survey of student opinion on graduate careers, employers and their own job hunts; 64,495 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 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.

overall winner
Google

Google

Technology +11

1
Microsoft

Microsoft

Technology +11

2
2
BBC

BBC

Media, journalism & publishing

3
Amazon

Amazon

Retail, business & commercial services

4
2
Cancer Research UK

Cancer Research UK

Charity, public & civil service +8

5
3
Rolls-Royce plc

Rolls-Royce plc

Engineering

6
4
NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme (GMTS)

NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme (GMTS)

Charity, public & civil service +5

7
13
MI6 - Secret Intelligence Service

MI6 - Secret Intelligence Service

Charity, public & civil service +10

8
3
AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca

HR & recruitment +28

9
3
Pfizer

Pfizer

Science, R&D, food industry +9

10
2
The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company

Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism +11

11
4
Deloitte

Deloitte

Accounting & finance +4

12
1
J.P. Morgan

J.P. Morgan

Banking, insurance & financial services +13

13
2
PwC

PwC

Accounting & finance +17

14
4
Apple

Apple

Technology +11

15
6
MI5 - The Security Service

MI5 - The Security Service

Charity, public & civil service +10

16
Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs

Investment banking & fund management +6

17
British Airways

British Airways

Procurement & supply chain +2

18
3
Civil Service Fast Stream

Civil Service Fast Stream

Engineering +6

19
6
GSK

GSK

Science, R&D, food industry +9

20
1
Get Into Teaching

Get Into Teaching

Teaching & education +6

21
NEW
Lloyds Banking Group

Lloyds Banking Group

Accounting & finance +8

22
43
EY

EY

Accounting & finance +4

23
1
JLR

JLR

Science, R&D, food industry +5

24
2
KPMG

KPMG

Accounting & finance +15

25
4
Sky

Sky

Technology +5

26
10
British Council

British Council

Teaching & education +2

27
4
STFC

STFC

Science, R&D, food industry +9

28
152
Accenture

Accenture

Technology +14

29
2
Teach First

Teach First

Charity, public & civil service +12

30
5
McLaren

McLaren

Engineering

31
17
Local Government - National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP)

Local Government - National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP)

Management & business +12

32
7
McKinsey & Company

McKinsey & Company

Management consulting +3

33
7
Airbus

Airbus

Engineering

34
8
GCHQ

GCHQ

Charity, public & civil service +10

35
7
Marks & Spencer

Marks & Spencer

Retail, business & commercial services +6

36
17
Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley

Technology +12

37
14
Siemens

Siemens

Engineering +6

38
23
Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence

Charity, public & civil service +10

39
11
Barclays

Barclays

Banking, insurance & financial services

40
17
IBM

IBM

Technology +3

41
7
BlackRock

BlackRock

Accounting & finance +8

42
4
Bank of England

Bank of England

Banking, insurance & financial services

43
22
Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains

Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains

Engineering

44
8
Bloomberg

Bloomberg

Banking, insurance & financial services +11

45
13
Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson

Engineering +8

46
2
Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank

Accounting & finance +20

47
25
Arup

Arup

Civil & structural +21

48
11
Samsung

Samsung

Retail, business & commercial services +3

49
51
BAE Systems

BAE Systems

Engineering +5

50
20
Rockstar Games

Rockstar Games

Technology +11

51
4
HSBC

HSBC

Banking, insurance & financial services

52
2
Clifford Chance

Clifford Chance

Law solicitors +10

53
12
London Stock Exchange Group

London Stock Exchange Group

Accounting & finance +4

54
44
Marriott International

Marriott International

Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism +5

55
NEW
HM Revenue and Customs

HM Revenue and Customs

Charity, public & civil service +5

56
9
Royal Air Force

Royal Air Force

Charity, public & civil service +7

57
6
Lloyd's

Lloyd's

Banking, insurance & financial services

58
85
Hilton

Hilton

Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism +5

59
5
Met Office

Met Office

Engineering +11

60
NEW
The Army

The Army

Charity, public & civil service +5

61
5
Dyson

Dyson

Retail, business & commercial services +15

62
Meta

Meta

Technology +11

63
17
American Express

American Express

Banking, insurance & financial services

64
31
Adobe

Adobe

Technology +11

65
5
AO Shearman

AO Shearman

Law solicitors +3

66
21
Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Science, R&D, food industry +9

67
41
L'Oréal

L'Oréal

Retail, business & commercial services +8

68
2
Aldi

Aldi

Retail, business & commercial services +17

69
20
Bank of America

Bank of America

Technology +12

70
27
Shell

Shell

Engineering

71
30
Mastercard

Mastercard

Banking, insurance & financial services

72
15
Sony

Sony

Retail, business & commercial services +14

73
4
Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola

Retail, business & commercial services +3

74
NEW
Slaughter and May

Slaughter and May

Law solicitors +3

75
7
Santander

Santander

Actuarial +2

76
62
Nestlé

Nestlé

Retail, business & commercial services +3

77
9
Rothschild & Co

Rothschild & Co

Investment banking & fund management

78
46
Boots

Boots

Retail, business & commercial services

79
20
Boeing

Boeing

Aerospace +2

80
24
Boston Consulting Group

Boston Consulting Group

Management consulting +3

81
23
AECOM

AECOM

Property, construction & QS +2

82
15
Royal Navy

Royal Navy

Engineering +11

83
4
Police Now

Police Now

Charity, public & civil service +10

84
29
Unilever

Unilever

Retail, business & commercial services +3

85
2
Lidl

Lidl

Retail, business & commercial services +8

86
54
Tesco

Tesco

Retail, business & commercial services

87
32
Merlin Entertainments

Merlin Entertainments

Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism +5

88
2
BMW Group

BMW Group

Engineering

89
47