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 2025 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 2025 survey was open for responses from September 2024 to January 2025. 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 +9
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JPMorganChase
Banking, insurance & financial services +3
Amazon
Retail, business & commercial services
Technology +11
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Cancer Research UK
Cancer Research UK
Charity, public & civil service +8
Rolls-Royce
Engineering +2
MI6 - Secret Intelligence Service
Charity, public & civil service +10
The Walt Disney Company
Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism +11
Pfizer
Science, R&D, food industry +9
AstraZeneca
HR & recruitment +28
Apple
Technology +11
Microsoft
Technology +11
British Airways
Procurement & supply chain +2
Deloitte
Accounting & finance +4
MI5 - The Security Service
Charity, public & civil service +10
Goldman Sachs
Investment banking & fund management +6
PwC
Accounting & finance +2
Get Into Teaching
Teaching & education +5
Civil Service Fast Stream
Engineering +6
Barclays
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Sky
Technology +5
KPMG
Accounting & finance +15
HSBC
Banking, insurance & financial services +4
British Council
Teaching & education +2
GSK
Science, R&D, food industry +9
Lloyds Banking Group
Banking, insurance & financial services
The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Engineering +21
adidas Group
Retail, business & commercial services +3
BlackRock
Investment banking & fund management +2
IBM
Technology +3
Local Government - National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP)
Management & business +12
HM Revenue and Customs
Accounting & finance +2
McLaren
Engineering
JAGUAR LAND ROVER LTD
Engineering
Bank of England
Banking, insurance & financial services
EY
Accounting & finance +4
Teach First
Charity, public & civil service +12
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Morgan Stanley
Technology +12
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McKinsey & Company
Marks & Spencer
Retail, business & commercial services +4
BAE Systems
Engineering +5
Samsung
Retail, business & commercial services +3
Meta
Technology +11
Siemens
Engineering +6
Bloomberg
Banking, insurance & financial services +11
ASOS
Retail, business & commercial services
Visa
Technology +11
The Army
Charity, public & civil service
Sony
Retail, business & commercial services +14
Ministry of Defence
Charity, public & civil service +10
Johnson & Johnson
Engineering +8
L'Oreal Groupe
Retail, business & commercial services
Rockstar Games
Technology +11
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Science, R&D, food industry +9
Bank of America
Technology +12
GCHQ
Charity, public & civil service +10
Royal Air Force
Charity, public & civil service +7
Boots
Retail, business & commercial services
Mastercard
Banking, insurance & financial services
Airbus
Engineering
Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains
Engineering
BMW Group
Engineering
Hilton
Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism +5
Clifford Chance
Law solicitors +10
TikTok
American Express
Banking, insurance & financial services
Frontline
Charity, public & civil service +5
Met Office
Charity, public & civil service +2
Marriott International
Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism +5
Tesco Group
Retail, business & commercial services +2
Royal Navy
Engineering +11
Lloyd's
Banking, insurance & financial services
Shell
Engineering
Shell
Slaughter and May
Law solicitors +3
NatWest Group
Banking, insurance & financial services
Boston Consulting Group
Management consulting +3
Lockheed Martin UK
Engineering +3
Santander
Actuarial +2
Accenture
Technology +14
Dyson
Retail, business & commercial services +15
Boeing
Aerospace +2
Linklaters LLP
Law +2
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London Stock Exchange Group
Accounting & finance +4
Unilever
Retail, business & commercial services +3
Nestlé
Retail, business & commercial services +3
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Arup
Civil & structural +21
A&O Shearman
Law
Deutsche Bank
Accounting & finance +20
Deutsche Bank
Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd
Engineering +9
Network Rail
Procurement & supply chain +2
Nationwide Building Society
AMD
Technology
Intel
Technology +11
Virgin Media
Technology +15
Merlin Entertainments
Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism +5
Coca-Cola
Retail, business & commercial services +3
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Rothschild & Co
Investment banking & fund management
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Rothschild & Co
Financial Conduct Authority
Accounting & finance +5
Ubisoft
Creative arts & design
Transport for London
Engineering
Roche
Medical, healthcare & dental +3
National Grid
Engineering
Nationwide Building Society
Next
Retail, business & commercial services +6
Aston Martin
Engineering
Mott MacDonald
Engineering
National Nuclear Laboratory
Science, R&D, food industry +2
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AtkinsRéalis
Civil & structural +2
Oracle
Technology +11
Bain & Company
Management consulting +3
Adobe
Technology +11
Explore Learning
Management & business +9
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Lidl
Retail, business & commercial services
General Electric
Irwin Mitchell
Law +2
Bupa
Banking, insurance & financial services +7
Asda
Retail, business & commercial services
Procter & Gamble
Retail, business & commercial services +10
McDonald's
Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism +8
AWE
Engineering
Ford
Engineering +5
CERN
Police Now
Charity, public & civil service +10
White & Case LLP
Law solicitors +3
Sainsbury's
Retail, business & commercial services
BT Group
Technology +8
Cisco Systems
Technology +12
ExxonMobil
Engineering
PA Consulting
Technology +16
Citi
Investment banking & fund management
Simmons & Simmons
Law solicitors +3
Volkswagen Group
Retail, business & commercial services +3
TJX Europe (TK Maxx & Homesense)
Retail, business & commercial services
Nissan Motor (GB) Ltd
Management & business +9
WSP
Technology +4
bp
Engineering +7
Royal Mail
Procurement & supply chain +4
Capgemini UK Plc
Consulting +3
Capital One
Accounting & finance +2
Aldi
Retail, business & commercial services +17
Jane Street
Banking, insurance & financial services +6
DLA Piper
Standard Chartered
Banking, insurance & financial services +2
Co-op
Retail, business & commercial services
Bentley Motors
Engineering
Latham & Watkins
Law solicitors +3
DLA Piper UK LLP
Law solicitors +3
UBS
Accounting & finance +10
Bayer
Science, R&D, food industry +8
AECOM
Property, construction & QS +2
Siemens Mobility
Engineering
Wellcome
Legal & General
Banking, insurance & financial services +4
Citi
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Clyde & Co LLP
Law solicitors +3
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Honda
Engineering
MSD
Engineering +14
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Bird & Bird LLP
Law solicitors +31
PepsiCo
Retail, business & commercial services +9
Freshfields
Law
ScottishPower
Engineering
Jacobs
Civil & structural +10
Baker Mckenzie Llp
Law +2
FTI Consulting
Consulting +2
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Law
SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy)
Engineering
Herbert Smith Freehills
Law solicitors +3
Jane Street
Morrisons
Retail, business & commercial services
Slater & Gordon
DHL
Accounting & finance +23
Imagination Technologies
Technology +11
Thames Water
Accounting & finance +15
Mishcon de Reya
Law solicitors +2
Thales
Engineering +9
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Think Ahead
Healthcare +14
EDF
Engineering +7
Pinsent Masons LLP
Law solicitors +3
Illumina
Science, R&D, food industry +6
Ipsos MORI
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Law solicitors +3
Mondelez International
Science, R&D, food industry +5
Vodafone
Vodafone
Technology +11
CMS
Law solicitors +3
National Audit Office (NAO)
Accounting & finance +11
Hogan Lovells (DO NOT USE)
Law +2
Osborne Clarke LLP
Law +2
Zurich Insurance
Banking, insurance & financial services
Arm
Technology +8
Balfour Beatty
Property, construction & QS +7
Sellafield Ltd
Engineering +10
BAM Construct UK Ltd
Civil & structural +10
Nuclear Graduates
Engineering
Leonardo
Engineering
Bosch
Engineering
Aon
Banking, insurance & financial services
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Law solicitors +12
Allianz
Banking, insurance & financial services
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 & business +4
LVMH
Babcock International Group
Engineering
Mars
Retail, business & commercial services +3
MBDA
Engineering
Grant Thornton UK
Accounting & finance
Kennedys
Law solicitors +3
Yorkshire Water
Engineering
Schlumberger
Engineering +11
Ocado Group
Retail, business & commercial services +15
Unlocked
Charity, public & civil service +4
Aviva
Banking, insurance & financial services +2
Tata Steel
Technology +11
Arcadis
Civil & structural +7
Vinted
G-Research
Accounting & finance +5
Fujitsu
Technology +11
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Wells Fargo
Investment banking +3
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Enterprise Mobility
Management & business +3
Just Eat
Ovo Energy
Engineering
Mars
Macfarlanes LLP
Law solicitors +3
INEOS
Engineering
Fidelity International
Investment banking & fund management +7
Weightmans LLP
Diageo Plc
Retail, business & commercial services +4
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Management & business +2
Ashurst Perkins Coie
Law +2
Welsh Water
Engineering +2
Reed Smith
Law solicitors +3
Qualcomm
Technology +11
Northrop Grumman
Engineering +5
Lloyd's Register
Engineering
Addleshaw Goddard
Law solicitors +3
Browne Jacobson LLP
Law +3
BDO
Accounting & finance +4
Blake Morgan LLP
Law solicitors +3
Skyscanner
Hospitality, sport, leisure & tourism +3
Severn Trent
Accounting & finance +4
Ashfords LLP
Law solicitors +3
Goodwin
Dentons
Law solicitors +3
JCB
Property, construction & QS +7
Kier Group plc.
Property, construction & QS +7
WTW
Banking, insurance & financial services +4
Turner & Townsend
Management & business +2
CGI
Technology +11
Salesforce
Technology +11
RSM
Banking, insurance & financial services +3
Infosys
Technology +5
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Shoosmiths
Law solicitors +3
xDesign
Consulting +4
Womble Bond Dickinson
Law solicitors +8
Farrer & Co
Law barristers +2
Lazard
Investment banking & fund management +2
SAP
Technology +11
Buro Happold
Engineering
LEK Consulting LLP
Management consulting +3
Oliver Wyman
Management consulting +3
Frazer-Nash Consultancy
Engineering +4
Travers Smith LLP
Law solicitors +3
Reckitt
Retail, business & commercial services +5
Schroders
Accounting & finance +11
Savills
Property, construction & QS
Milbank
Societe Generale
Banking, insurance & financial services +2
Farrer & Co
Law +5
Anglian Water
Engineering
Mace Construct
Engineering +4
Wood Group Plc
Engineering
Glencore
Accounting & finance +4
Paul, Weiss
CBRE
Property, construction & QS +4
Knights
Barratt Developments Plc
Property, construction & QS +7
Oliver Wyman
Charles Russell Speechlys
Law solicitors +3
XPO Logistics
Procurement & supply chain +5
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)
Engineering +5
Forsters LLP
Law solicitors +3
Norton Rose Fulbright
Law solicitors +3
Morrison & Foerster (UK) LLP
Law solicitors +3
Fieldfisher
Sage
Cummins Inc
Engineering +5
Burges Salmon LLP
Law +2
Brodies LLP
Law solicitors +3
DWF Group Plc
Law solicitors +3
bet365
Management & business +2
Mayer Brown International LLP
Law solicitors +3
Paul Hastings
Expedia Group
Technology +18
Digby Brown
Law solicitors +3
National Energy System Operator (NESO)
Engineering +2
Admiral
Jagex
Technology +11
Stephenson Harwood LLP
Law solicitors +3
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
TPP
Technology +7
Fieldfisher
Law solicitors +3
M&G PLC
Investment banking & fund management
Stewarts
Taylor Wessing LLP
Forvis Mazars
Banking, insurance & financial services +2
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Cooley (UK) LLP
Law solicitors +3
Three UK
Accounting +24
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Law solicitors +3
Costain
Accounting & finance +31
Nomura
Banking, insurance & financial services +4
Flutter UK & Ireland
Marketing, advertising & PR +7
Kainos
Azets
Accounting & finance +7
United Utilities
Energy, natural resources & utilities +2
Amey
Property, construction & QS +13