Top Graduate Employers
The finance and retail sectors are recruiting the greatest number of graduates into graduate-level employment, according to our latest figures. So, where are the jobs?
Filter the table below by region, industry and occupation.
- Click on a company name to read an employer profile and find details of their graduate training – where in the UK they recruit, in what industries, and into what types of job.
- See starting salaries and minimum educational requirements.
- Find out how we created the graduate employers table.
Region
All
East Midlands (7)
East of England (8)
London (60)
North East (1)
North West (7)
Northern Ireland (4)
Scotland (18)
South East (19)
South West (17)
Wales (1)
West Midlands (10)
Yorkshire and the Humber (10)
Overseas (8)
Industry
All
Accommodation & food (9)
Administrative & support (34)
Agriculture, forestry & fishing (2)
Arts, entertainment & recreation (13)
Construction (37)
Education (59)
Financial & insurance (88)
Human health & social work (70)
Information & communication (88)
Manufacturing (71)
Mining & quarrying (15)
Other services (11)
Power supply (12)
Professional, scientific & technical (200)
Public administration & defence (188)
Real estate (15)
Transport & storage (13)
Water supply & waste management (7)
Wholesale, retail & vehicle repair (62)
Occupation
All
Business, media & public service professionals (88)
Corporate managers & directors (43)
Culture, media & sports occupations (4)
Health professionals (1)
Other managers & proprietors (13)
Protective service occupations (4)
Science, research, engineering & technology professionals (64)
Teaching & educational professionals (3)
Financial & insurance – Business, media & public service professionals
| Rank | Employer | Graduate-level posts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lloyds Banking Group | 40 |
| 2 | Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) | 35 |
| 3 | Barclays | 30 |
| 4 | Towers Watson | 25 |
| 5 | Aon Hewitt | 20 |
| 5 | JP Morgan | 20 |
| 7 | Aviva | 15 |
| 7 | Bank of America | 15 |
| 7 | Citi | 15 |
| 10 | American Express | 10 |
| 10 | AXA | 10 |
| 10 | BNP Paribas | 10 |
| 10 | Deutsche Bank | 10 |
| 10 | Direct Line | 10 |
| 10 | Goldman Sachs | 10 |
| 10 | HSBC | 10 |
| 10 | Morgan Stanley | 10 |
| 10 | Santander | 10 |
| 10 | Standard Life | 10 |
| 10 | UBS | 10 |
| 21 | Aberdeen Asset Management | 5 |
| 21 | Allianz Insurance | 5 |
| 21 | Bank of England | 5 |
| 21 | Bank of New York | 5 |
| 21 | Barnett Waddingham | 5 |
| 21 | BlackRock | 5 |
| 21 | Capital One | 5 |
| 21 | City Group | 5 |
| 21 | Coutts | 5 |
| 21 | Credit Suisse | 5 |
| 21 | Friends Life | 5 |
| 21 | Hastings Direct | 5 |
| 21 | Hymans Robertson | 5 |
| 21 | LCP | 5 |
| 21 | Legal & General | 5 |
| 21 | London Stock Exchange | 5 |
| 21 | Mercer | 5 |
| 21 | Nationwide | 5 |
| 21 | Prudential | 5 |
| 21 | Punter Southall | 5 |
| 21 | QBE | 5 |
| 21 | Royal Bank of Canada | 5 |
| 21 | Royal London | 5 |
| 21 | Zurich Financial Services | 5 |
| 45 | AIG | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | Allied Irish Bank | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | Be Wiser Insurance | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | Brewin Dolphin | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | Capco | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | Capita | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | Catlin | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | Endsleigh | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | esure | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | Fidelity | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | Financial Ombudsman Service | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | Guy Carpenter | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | Handelsbanken | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | Hargreaves Lansdown | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | Hiscox | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | ICAP | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | LCH.Clearnet | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | Lendlease | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | Lloyds Register | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | Macquarie | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | Marex Spectron | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | Mastercard | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | Mattioli Woods | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | MEM Consumer Finance | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | Merrill Lynch | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | Munich RE | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | National Australia Group | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | NFU Mutual | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | Richmond Group | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | RSA Academy | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | RSM Tenon | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | Saga | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | SEI Investments Company | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | Skipton Building Society | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | St Jame's Place | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | Swiss Re | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | Talbot Underwriting | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | Tesco | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | Unspecified Accountancy Firm | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | Vanquis Bank | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | Visa Europe | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | Willis | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | Xafinity | Fewer than 5 |
| 45 | Yorkshire Building Society | Fewer than 5 |
These tables are compiled using data taken from the annual Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey (2011–12) conducted by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). Read more about the methodology of this study.