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.
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- Find out how we created the graduate employers table.
Region
All
East Midlands (24)
East of England (31)
London (26)
North East (12)
North West (31)
Northern Ireland (7)
Scotland (26)
South East (47)
South West (34)
Wales (11)
West Midlands (17)
Yorkshire and the Humber (20)
Overseas (21)
Industry
All
Accommodation & food (10)
Administrative & support (15)
Arts, entertainment & recreation (13)
Construction (14)
Education (29)
Financial & insurance (12)
Human health & social work (26)
Information & communication (29)
Manufacturing (31)
Mining & quarrying (2)
Other services (6)
Power supply (5)
Professional, scientific & technical (70)
Public administration & defence (18)
Real estate (1)
Transport & storage (3)
Water supply & waste management (3)
Wholesale, retail & vehicle repair (59)
Occupation
North West – Manufacturing
| Rank | Employer | Graduate-level posts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAE Systems | 20 |
| 2 | Bentley Motors | 10 |
| 2 | Unilever | 10 |
| 4 | Adelphi Group | 5 |
| 4 | Eli Lilly | 5 |
| 4 | Hewlett Packard | 5 |
| 4 | Jaguar Land Rover | 5 |
| 4 | Novartis | 5 |
| 4 | Teva | 5 |
| 4 | United Biscuits | 5 |
| 11 | AB InBev | Fewer than 5 |
| 11 | ABB | Fewer than 5 |
| 11 | Airbus | Fewer than 5 |
| 11 | AkzoNobel | Fewer than 5 |
| 11 | Apple | Fewer than 5 |
| 11 | Associated British Foods | Fewer than 5 |
| 11 | AstraZeneca | Fewer than 5 |
| 11 | Bakkavör | Fewer than 5 |
| 11 | Cargill | Fewer than 5 |
| 11 | Croda | Fewer than 5 |
| 11 | Emerson Process Management | Fewer than 5 |
| 11 | Fujitsu | Fewer than 5 |
| 11 | Greggs | Fewer than 5 |
| 11 | Johnson Matthey | Fewer than 5 |
| 11 | Kellogg's | Fewer than 5 |
| 11 | printing.com | Fewer than 5 |
| 11 | Procter & Gamble | Fewer than 5 |
| 11 | Redx Pharma | Fewer than 5 |
| 11 | Sanofi | Fewer than 5 |
| 11 | Siemens AG | Fewer than 5 |
| 11 | Smurfit Kappa | 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.