The Best 100 Student Employers 2024 - 2025
It’s official! These employers are the best in the business when it comes to paid work experience for university students.
The Best 100 is based on the thousands of reviews submitted to RateMyPlacement.co.uk by students who have completed a placement, internship, insight or vacation scheme in the last year.
Click below to find out more about how the table is created, and why getting work experience will do wonders for your CV.
1

Enterprise Mobility
1st
in Retail2

Savills
1st
in Real Estate3

Bloomberg
1st
in Accountancy & Finance4

IBM
1st
in IT & Telecommunications5

Centrica
1st
in Energy6

Nomura
1st
in Investment Banking7

EY
2nd
in Accountancy & Finance8

Citi
1st
in Banking9

Deloitte
3rd
in Accountancy & Finance10

PwC
4th
in Accountancy & Finance11

Latham & Watkins
1st
in Law12

Capital One
2nd
in Banking13

Adobe
2nd
in IT & Telecommunications14

Cushman & Wakefield
2nd
in Real Estate15

NatWest Group
3rd
in Banking16

J.P. Morgan
2nd
in Investment Banking17

NBCUniversal
1st
in Advertising & Marketing18

Cummins
1st
in Engineering19

Deutsche Bank
3rd
in Investment Banking20

MBDA
1st
in Manufacturing21

DLA Piper
2nd
in Law22

Mace
3rd
in Real Estate23

Bank of America
4th
in Investment Banking24

Aon
1st
in Insurance25

Mott MacDonald
2nd
in Engineering26

Amazon
2nd
in Retail27

Jefferies International
5th
in Investment Banking28

Gateley
3rd
in Law29

BDO
5th
in Accountancy & Finance30

L'Oreal
3rd
in Retail31

Linklaters
4th
in Law32

Taylor Wessing
5th
in Law33

G-Research
3rd
in IT & Telecommunications34

Goldman Sachs Group
6th
in Investment Banking35

BCLP
6th
in Law36

Hymans Robertson
1st
in Professional Services37

Rothschild & Co
7th
in Investment Banking38

HSBC
4th
in Banking39

Morgan Stanley
8th
in Investment Banking40

Arup
3rd
in Engineering41

Unilever
1st
in FMCG42

M&G plc
2nd
in Professional Services43

Fisher German
4th
in Real Estate44

Barclays
5th
in Banking45

Clifford Chance
7th
in Law46

American Express
6th
in Banking47

SAP
4th
in IT & Telecommunications48

WTW
2nd
in Insurance49
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Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
6th
in Accountancy & Finance50

UBS
9th
in Investment Banking51

The Walt Disney Company
2nd
in Advertising & Marketing52

Arcadis
4th
in Engineering53

Isio
3rd
in Professional Services54

Expedia Group
1st
in Hospitality, Leisure, Travel, & Tourism55

Lloyds Banking Group
7th
in Banking56

Herbert Smith Freehills
8th
in Law57

Wells Fargo
7th
in Accountancy & Finance58

Vertex Pharmaceuticals
1st
in Science & Research59

Matalan
4th
in Retail60

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
9th
in Law61

Pfizer
2nd
in Science & Research62

MUFG
8th
in Banking63

Barnett Waddingham LLP
4th
in Professional Services64

abrdn
5th
in Professional Services65

Accenture
6th
in Professional Services66

GSK
3rd
in Science & Research67

A&O Shearman
10th
in Law68

GE Aerospace
5th
in Engineering69

Forvis Mazars
8th
in Accountancy & Finance70

Intel Corporation
5th
in IT & Telecommunications71

KPMG
9th
in Accountancy & Finance72

Visa
7th
in Professional Services73

Cisco
6th
in IT & Telecommunications74

Honda Motor Europe
2nd
in Manufacturing75

Johnson & Johnson
4th
in Science & Research76

Mobilize Financial Services
10th
in Accountancy & Finance77

Fidelity International
8th
in Professional Services78

Hilton
2nd
in Hospitality, Leisure, Travel, & Tourism79

RSM
11th
in Accountancy & Finance80

RPC
11th
in Law81

AstraZeneca
5th
in Science & Research82

Teach First
1st
in Government / Not for Profit83

TikTok
7th
in IT & Telecommunications84

Aldi
5th
in Retail85

Lane Clark & Peacock
9th
in Professional Services86

Fieldfisher LLP
12th
in Law87

JLR
6th
in Engineering88

Evelyn Partners
12th
in Accountancy & Finance89

Shoosmiths
13th
in Law90

Shell
2nd
in Energy91

Simmons & Simmons LLP
14th
in Law92

Stephenson Harwood
15th
in Law93

Buro Happold
7th
in Engineering94

Baker McKenzie
16th
in Law95

Cancer Research UK
1st
in Charity96

Primark
6th
in Retail97

Samsung Electronics
8th
in IT & Telecommunications98

Clyde & Co LLP
17th
in Law99

BAE Systems
8th
in Engineering100

PepsiCo
2nd
in FMCG