Top Graduate Employers
The financial services industry continues to be the main recruiter of university graduates into professional employment. Filter the table below by region, industry and occupation.
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Region
All
East Midlands (47)
East of England (42)
London (110)
North East (24)
North West (65)
Northern Ireland (18)
Scotland (42)
South East (62)
South West (48)
Wales (34)
West Midlands (46)
Yorkshire and the Humber (48)
Overseas (19)
Industry
All
Accommodation & food (9)
Administrative & support (10)
Arts, entertainment & recreation (4)
Construction (13)
Education (27)
Financial & insurance (4)
Human health & social work (14)
Information & communication (15)
Manufacturing (29)
Mining & quarrying (3)
Other services (3)
Power supply (5)
Professional, scientific & technical (40)
Public administration & defence (21)
Real estate (1)
Transport & storage (8)
Water supply & waste management (1)
Wholesale, retail & vehicle repair (47)
Occupation
East Midlands – Wholesale, retail & vehicle repair
| Rank | Employer | Graduate-level posts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boots | 55 |
| 2 | Lloyds Pharmacy | 10 |
| 2 | Next | 10 |
| 2 | Specsavers | 10 |
| 2 | Sports Direct | 10 |
| 2 | Tesco | 10 |
| 2 | Travis Perkins | 10 |
| 8 | Aldi | 5 |
| 8 | Asda | 5 |
| 8 | Dunelm Mill | 5 |
| 8 | George | 5 |
| 8 | Joules | 5 |
| 8 | Lidl | 5 |
| 8 | Morrisons | 5 |
| 8 | Noble Foods | 5 |
| 8 | Pendragon | 5 |
| 8 | RS Components | 5 |
| 8 | Vision Express | 5 |
| 19 | AllSaints | Fewer than 5 |
| 19 | Argos | Fewer than 5 |
| 19 | B&Q | Fewer than 5 |
| 19 | Burberry | Fewer than 5 |
| 19 | Co-operative (Co-Op) | Fewer than 5 |
| 19 | Edmundson Electrical | Fewer than 5 |
| 19 | Farmfoods | Fewer than 5 |
| 19 | Fat Face | Fewer than 5 |
| 19 | Hilti | Fewer than 5 |
| 19 | Holland & Barrett | Fewer than 5 |
| 19 | Jewson | Fewer than 5 |
| 19 | Knights Pharmacy | Fewer than 5 |
| 19 | Laura Ashley | Fewer than 5 |
| 19 | Lloyds Banking Group | Fewer than 5 |
| 19 | Majestic Wine | Fewer than 5 |
| 19 | Manor Pharmacy | Fewer than 5 |
| 19 | Marks & Spencer | Fewer than 5 |
| 19 | Mercedes-Benz | Fewer than 5 |
| 19 | New Look | Fewer than 5 |
| 19 | O2 | Fewer than 5 |
| 19 | Optical Express | Fewer than 5 |
| 19 | Paul Smith | Fewer than 5 |
| 19 | Sainsbury's | Fewer than 5 |
| 19 | Superdrug | Fewer than 5 |
| 19 | Tesco Opticians | Fewer than 5 |
| 19 | Topshop | Fewer than 5 |
| 19 | Waitrose | Fewer than 5 |
| 19 | White Stuff | Fewer than 5 |
| 19 | WHSmith | Fewer than 5 |
These tables are compiled using data taken from the annual Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey (2013–14) conducted by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). Read more about the methodology of this study.