The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers 2026-2027

Researching The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers

The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers 2026

2025

2025

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70

1 3 4 2 6 5 7 8

49 96 39 53 60 38 70 90 56 63 81 42 61 65 47 72 69 75 76 88

CIVIL SERVICE

TESCO

NHS

WSP

DELOITTE

FRESHFIELDS

PWC

UBS

JPMORGANCHASE

HSF KRAMER WHITE & CASE

BBC

EY

HOGAN LOVELLS CADWALADER

GOOGLE

SAVILLS

15 11 10 18 12 19 16 20 13

GOLDMAN SACHS

IBM

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

LLOYDS BANKING GROUP

DLA PIPER

HSBC

NETWORK RAIL

ASTRAZENECA

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

KPMG

SHELL

GSK

ATKINSRÉALIS

BARCLAYS AMAZON

ENTERPRISE MOBILITY

M&S

TEACH FIRST

CAPGEMINI

9

L’ORÉAL

BDO RAF

14 24 17 23 21 26 36 33 35 29 40 22 37 25 30 27 45 44 48 57 31 32 52 54 43 28 46 62 34 41 68 64

CLIFFORD CHANCE

LINKLATERS

ROYAL NAVY

71 NEW

MCKINSEY & COMPANY

ARM AON

72 73 74

59 77 95

BAE SYSTEMS

ARUP

MOTT MACDONALD

ROLLS-ROYCE

CLYDE & CO

75 NEW 76 NEW

A&O SHEARMAN BRITISH ARMY

META

TIKTOK

77

55

JANE STREET

ACCENTURE

78 NEW

BCG

BANK OF ENGLAND BRITISH AIRWAYS

79 80 81

50 84 67

PFIZER

UNILEVER

AECOM

BLACKROCK

TFL

82 NEW

SLAUGHTER AND MAY MORGAN STANLEY

LVMH

83 84 85

94 51 58

REVOLUT

ALDI

ITV

APPLE AIRBUS

BANK OF AMERICA

86 NEW

DENTONS

87 88 89 90 91 92 93

71 79 78 80 82 91 98

MICROSOFT

BLOOMBERG

JLR

DEUTSCHE BANK FORVIS MAZARS GRANT THORNTON

P&G

NEWTON

NATWEST GROUP

CITI EDF

BP

SKY

BABCOCK

94 NEW 95 NEW

PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE

CROWN PROSECUTION SERVICE

SIEMENS

RSM BNY

96

92

LATHAM & WATKINS

97 NEW

POLICE NOW

ROCHE HMRC DIAGEO

98 99

83 97

LIDL

BAIN & COMPANY

100 NEW

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

SIMMONS & SIMMONS

Source High Fliers Research 15,557 final year students leaving UK universities in the summer of 2026 were asked the open-ended question “Which employer do you think o!ers the best opportunities for graduates?” during interviews for The UK Graduate Careers Survey 2026

12 TOP 100 GRADUATE EMPLOYERS

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