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 (21)
East of England (23)
London (129)
North East (14)
North West (44)
Northern Ireland (13)
Scotland (27)
South East (44)
South West (26)
Wales (7)
West Midlands (28)
Yorkshire and the Humber (31)
Overseas (15)
Industry
All
Accommodation & food (2)
Administrative & support (7)
Arts, entertainment & recreation (4)
Construction (17)
Education (9)
Financial & insurance (20)
Human health & social work (7)
Information & communication (24)
Manufacturing (26)
Mining & quarrying (3)
Other services (3)
Power supply (4)
Professional, scientific & technical (44)
Public administration & defence (27)
Real estate (5)
Transport & storage (4)
Water supply & waste management (2)
Wholesale, retail & vehicle repair (8)
Occupation
All
Business, media & public service professionals (44)
Corporate managers & directors (3)
Culture, media & sports occupations (3)
Health professionals (7)
Science, research, engineering & technology professionals (38)
South East – Professional, scientific & technical – Business, media & public service professionals
| Rank | Employer | Graduate-level posts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deloitte | 30 |
| 1 | PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) | 30 |
| 3 | Ernst & Young | 20 |
| 4 | Baker Tilly | 10 |
| 4 | BDO | 10 |
| 4 | Grant Thornton | 10 |
| 4 | KPMG | 10 |
| 4 | Newton Europe | 10 |
| 9 | Berkeley PR | 5 |
| 9 | Covance | 5 |
| 9 | Dalcour Maclearen | 5 |
| 9 | Defence Science & Technology Laboratory (DSTL) | 5 |
| 13 | AMEC | Fewer than 5 |
| 13 | Atkins | Fewer than 5 |
| 13 | Bouygues UK | Fewer than 5 |
| 13 | Broadway Malyan | Fewer than 5 |
| 13 | Corporate Executive Board Company | Fewer than 5 |
| 13 | Crowe Clark Whitehill | Fewer than 5 |
| 13 | eDigitalResearch | Fewer than 5 |
| 13 | Faithful & Gould | Fewer than 5 |
| 13 | Fisher German | Fewer than 5 |
| 13 | Huntswood | Fewer than 5 |
| 13 | IRI | Fewer than 5 |
| 13 | Kingston Smith | Fewer than 5 |
| 13 | Lloyds Register | Fewer than 5 |
| 13 | MacIntyre Hudson | Fewer than 5 |
| 13 | Menzies LLP | Fewer than 5 |
| 13 | Moore Stephens | Fewer than 5 |
| 13 | Natural England | Fewer than 5 |
| 13 | Nielsen | Fewer than 5 |
| 13 | Oliver Wyman | Fewer than 5 |
| 13 | Peter Brett | Fewer than 5 |
| 13 | Ricardo-AEA | Fewer than 5 |
| 13 | Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) | Fewer than 5 |
| 13 | Ridge & Partners | Fewer than 5 |
| 13 | RPS Group | Fewer than 5 |
| 13 | RWS Group | Fewer than 5 |
| 13 | Science & Technology Facilities Council | Fewer than 5 |
| 13 | Silverbeck Rymer | Fewer than 5 |
| 13 | Smith & Williamson | Fewer than 5 |
| 13 | Stride Treglown | Fewer than 5 |
| 13 | Transport Research Laboratory | Fewer than 5 |
| 13 | Unspecified Company | Fewer than 5 |
| 13 | Wilkins Kennedy | 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.