LinkedIn Top Companies 2025: The 25 best large employers to grow your career in the UK
Professionals are navigating constant shifts – from artificial intelligence reshaping the workplace to evolving return-to-office mandates. And LinkedIn data shows that the skills used in jobs will change by 70% in the next five years, indicating that more shifts are yet to come.
But amid this uncertainty, over half of professionals globally say they are open to pivoting into a new role or industry, and a quarter plan to learn new skills to make it happen. As jobseekers strive to stay ahead, it’s no longer just about finding a job – it will be increasingly important to find a workplace that fuels continuous learning and long-term growth.
That’s where LinkedIn’s ninth annual Top Companies list comes in, highlighting the 25 best workplaces to grow your career in the UK. Entirely based on LinkedIn data, the methodology evaluates companies on various elements of career progression, like how employees are upskilling, getting promoted while at the company and more. You can read more about how we compile the list at the bottom of this article.
The list serves as a resource regardless of what stage you’re at in your career. At each company, you’ll find the top skills, roles and functions in demand. Looking to grow your network? See employees you may know at each company and start a conversation. Ready to start applying? Explore open roles at each company and find your next opportunity.
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Here are this year’s 25 Top Large Companies in the UK.
1. AstraZeneca
 | AstraZenecaPharmaceutical Manufacturing |
AstraZeneca is the parent company of Alexion Pharmaceuticals and others.
Top UK locations: Cambridge, London, Manchester | Most notable skills: Oncology, Pathology, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing | Most common job titles: Account Manager, Project Manager, Administrative Assistant, Medical Affairs, Director of Regulatory Affairs | Largest job functions: Research, Operations, Business Development | About AstraZeneca: AstraZeneca is a British biopharmaceutical company focused primarily on developing treatments for oncology, cardiovascular, renal and respiratory diseases.
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2. Vertex Pharmaceuticals
 | Vertex PharmaceuticalsBiotechnology Research |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals is the parent company of ViaCyte and others.
Top UK locations: London, Oxford, Reading | Most notable skills: Oncology, Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing | Most common job titles: Research Scientist, Chemist | Largest job functions: Research, Operations, Business Development | Flexible work availability: 4% remote, 47% hybrid | About Vertex Pharmaceuticals: Vertex Pharmaceuticals is an American biopharmaceutical company that develops and commercialises innovative medicines for serious diseases.
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3. Oracle
 | OracleIT Services and IT Consulting |
Oracle is the parent company of Sun Microsystems, NetSuite and others.
Top UK locations: London, Reading, Manchester | Most notable skills: Enterprise Software, Data Storage Technologies, Computer Networking | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Account Manager, Director of Account Management, Project Manager, Account Executive | Largest job functions: Engineering, Sales, Information Technology | Flexible work availability: 37% remote, 36% hybrid | About Oracle: Oracle is a technology company that provides database software, cloud computing and enterprise software products.
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4. CrowdStrike
 | CrowdStrikeComputer and Network Security |
Top UK locations: London, Reading | Most notable skills: Computer Security, System Administration, Computer Networking | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Account Manager, Cyber Security Analyst, Sales Manager, Account Executive | Largest job functions: Sales, Business Development, Engineering | About CrowdStrike: CrowdStrike is a cybersecurity technology company that provides endpoint security, threat intelligence and cyberattack response services.
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5. Medtronic
 | MedtronicMedical Equipment Manufacturing |
Medtronic is the parent company of Visualase, Covidien, Medtronic Digital Surgery and others.
Top UK locations: London, Manchester, Watford | Most notable skills: Cardiology, Biomedical Engineering, Urology | Most common job titles: Software Analyst, Manager of Sales, Account Manager, Sales Manager, Market Development Manager | Largest job functions: Sales, Information Technology, Operations | About Medtronic: Medtronic is a medical device company that develops and manufactures healthcare technologies and therapies, including pacemakers, defibrillators and insulin pumps.
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6. Imperial Brands PLC
 | Imperial Brands PLCManufacturing |
Imperial Brands PLC is the parent company of Davidoff, blu and others.
Top UK locations: Bristol, London, Liverpool | Most notable skills: Sales Management, Consumer Insight, Business Planning | Most common job titles: Business Development Representative, Salesperson | Largest job functions: Sales, Business Development, Operations | Flexible work availability: 36% remote, 49% hybrid | About Imperial Brands PLC: Imperial Brands manufactures, markets and sells tobacco and tobacco-related products, including cigarettes, cigars, e-cigarettes and vapes.
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7. PepsiCo
PepsiCo is the parent company of Lay's, Doritos, Tropicana and others.
Top UK locations: Leicester, Reading, London | Most notable skills: Food Manufacturing, Retail Packaging, Food Service Operations | Most common job titles: Supply Chain Associate, Manufacturing Technician, Business Development Representative, Account Manager, Business Operations Manager | Largest job functions: Operations, Sales, Research | About PepsiCo: PepsiCo is a global food and beverage company that produces and markets a wide range of products under brands including Pepsi, Lay's and Quaker.
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8. Stryker
Top UK locations: London, Belfast, Manchester | Most notable skills: Biomedical Engineering, Orthopedic Surgery, General Surgery | Most common job titles: Sales Manager, Support Team Lead, Field Services Engineer | Largest job functions: Sales, Engineering, Operations | Flexible work availability: 9% remote, 82% hybrid | About Stryker: Stryker is a medical technologies company that offers products and services to improve patient and healthcare outcomes.
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9. Apple
Apple is the parent company of Beats by Dre, Shazam, AuthenTec and others.
Top UK locations: London, Manchester, Cambridge | Most notable skills: Mobile Application Development, Signal Processing, Computer Hardware | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Technical Support Representative, Sales Specialist, Business Operations Specialist, Account Manager | Largest job functions: Information Technology, Engineering, Sales | About Apple: Apple is a multinational technology company that designs, manufactures and sells consumer electronics, software and online services.
10. FactSet
Factset is the parent company of Portware, Vermilion Software and others.
Top UK locations: London | Most notable skills: Artificial Intelligence (AI), FinTech, Economics | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Product Manager | Largest job functions: Engineering, Sales, Finance | About FactSet: FactSet provides integrated financial information and analytical applications to investment professionals worldwide.
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11. Equinor
Top UK locations: London, Aberdeen, Norwich | Most notable skills: Drilling Engineering, Earth Science, Power Systems | Most common job titles: Maintenance Engineer, Technician, Operations Engineer | Largest job functions: Operations, Engineering, Finance | About Equinor: Equinor is an energy company that develops oil, gas, wind and solar energy projects globally.
12. Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Banking Group is the parent company of Halifax, Bank of Scotland, Black Horse and others.
Top UK locations: London, Edinburgh, Leeds | Most notable skills: Commercial Banking, Capital Markets, Insurance | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Business Analyst, Bank Manager, Product Team Manager, Business Development Officer | Largest job functions: Finance, Engineering, Information Technology | Flexible work availability: 2% remote, 70% hybrid | About Lloyds Banking Group: Lloyds Banking Group provides a wide range of banking and financial services, including personal and commercial banking, insurance and wealth management.
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13. Sanofi
Sanofi is the parent company of Genzyme, Opella and others.
Top UK locations: Reading, London, Cambridge | Most notable skills: Gastroenterology, Dermatology, Cardiology | Most common job titles: Scientist, Quality Control Analyst, Chemist | Largest job functions: Research, Operations, Sales | About Sanofi: Sanofi is a global healthcare company that researches, develops and manufactures pharmaceutical drugs and vaccines.
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14. Booking Holdings
Booking Holdings is the parent company of Booking.com, KAYAK, OpenTable and others.
Top UK locations: Manchester, London, Cambridge | Most notable skills: Mobile Application Development, Web Development, Software Testing | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Account Manager, Engineering Manager, Product Manager, Customer Experience Manager | Largest job functions: Engineering, Customer Success and Support, Sales | Flexible work availability: 28% hybrid | About Booking Holdings: Booking Holdings is an online travel company that provides travel and related services through its brands, including Booking.com, Priceline and Agoda.
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15. Shell
Top UK locations: London, Aberdeen, Manchester | Most notable skills: Drilling Engineering, Naval Architecture, Maritime Operations | Most common job titles: Project Manager, Salesperson, Lawyer, Business Analyst, General Manager | Largest job functions: Operations, Engineering, Finance | About Shell: Shell is an energy company that explores, produces and refines oil and gas, and also invests in renewable energy sources.
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16. Bristol Myers Squibb
Bristol Myers Squibb is the parent company of Celgene, Amylin Pharmaceuticals and others.
Top UK locations: London, Cheshire West and Chester, Liverpool | Most notable skills: Gastroenterology, Oncology, Cardiology | Most common job titles: Clinical Trial Manager, Healthcare Manager, Account Manager | Largest job functions: Research, Operations, Healthcare Services | Flexible work availability: 4% remote, 57% hybrid | About Bristol Myers Squibb: Bristol Myers Squibb is a global biopharmaceutical company that develops medicines for serious diseases.
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17. Alphabet Inc.
Alphabet Inc. is the parent company of Google, YouTube, Waze and others.
Top UK locations: London, Manchester, Cambridge | Most notable skills: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Mobile Application Development, Artificial Intelligence Engineering | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Program Manager, Product Manager, Site Reliability Engineer, Information Technology Project Manager | Largest job functions: Engineering, Media and Communication, Business Development | Flexible work availability: 5% remote, 12% hybrid | About Alphabet Inc.: Alphabet Inc. is a multinational conglomerate that owns Google and other subsidiaries, focusing on technology, advertising and various internet services.
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18. SLB
SLB is the parent company of OneSubsea, Gyrodata and others.
Top UK locations: Aberdeen, London, Leeds | Most notable skills: Drilling Engineering, Earth Science, Fluid Mechanics | Most common job titles: Project Manager, Software Engineer, Mechanical Technician, Mechanical Engineer, Geophysicist | Largest job functions: Engineering, Operations, Information Technology | Flexible work availability: 18% hybrid | About SLB: SLB provides services and equipment for the oil and gas industry, including drilling, production and reservoir management.
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19. Zebra Technologies
Top UK locations: London, Glasgow, Edinburgh | Most notable skills: Telecommunications, Sales Leads, Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Most common job titles: Account Manager, Xray Technologist, Software Engineer | Largest job functions: Sales, Information Technology, Operations | About Zebra Technologies: Zebra Technologies designs and sells marking, tracking and computer printing technologies, including barcode printers and scanners.
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20. Fortescue
Fortescue is the parent company of Fortescue Zero.
Top UK locations: Oxford, London, Coventry | Most notable skills: Automotive, Fluid Mechanics, Composites | Most common job titles: Construction Management Specialist, Project Engineer, Integration Engineer | Largest job functions: Engineering, Operations, Purchasing | About Fortescue: Fortescue is an Australian iron ore company that has recently expanded into the UK, focusing on green technology and zero-emission solutions.
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21. Leonardo
Leonardo is the parent company of Leonardo Electronics and Leonardo Space.
Top UK locations: Edinburgh, London, Bristol | Most notable skills: Aircraft Management, Aerospace Engineering, Signal Processing | Most common job titles: System Engineer, Software Engineer, Project Manager, Construction Management Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer | Largest job functions: Engineering, Information Technology, Operations | Flexible work availability: 16% hybrid | About Leonardo: Leonardo is an Italian multinational company specialising in aerospace, defense and security solutions.
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22. Tata Consultancy Services
Tata Consultancy Services is the parent company of Diligenta.
Top UK locations: London, Edinburgh, Reading | Most notable skills: Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Testing, Development Tools | Most common job titles: Business Analyst, Software Engineer, Information Technology Analyst, Project Manager, Technical Architect | Largest job functions: Information Technology, Engineering, Consulting | Flexible work availability: 46% hybrid | About Tata Consultancy Services: Tata Consultancy Services is an IT services, consulting and business solutions organisation that offers a range of services, including software development and business process outsourcing.
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23. Boston Scientific
Boston Scientific is the parent company of BTG plc and Galil Medical.
Top UK locations: London Manchester | Most notable skills: Cardiology, Urology, Biomedical Engineering | Most common job titles: Account Manager, Clinical Specialist, Production Technician | Largest job functions: Sales, Operations, Healthcare Services | About Boston Scientific: Boston Scientific Corporation develops and manufactures medical devices used in various interventional medical specialties, including cardiology, endoscopy and urology.
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24. Unisys
Top UK locations: Northampton, London | Most notable skills: System Administration, Technical Support, Data Storage Technologies | Most common job titles: Project Manager, Software Engineer, System Analyst | Largest job functions: Information Technology, Engineering, Business Development | About Unisys: Unisys provides IT services, software and technology solutions, including cloud and infrastructure services, application services and security solutions.
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25. Bloomberg
Bloomberg is the parent company of New Energy Finance.
Top UK locations: London | Most notable skills: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Economics, FinTech | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Account Manager, Data Analyst, Product Manager, Business Development Officer | Largest job functions: Engineering, Sales, Information Technology | Flexible work availability: 48% hybrid | About Bloomberg: Bloomberg is a global financial services, media and technology company. It provides real-time financial data and offers enterprise solutions, indices and ESG data for investors and institutions.
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Methodology
Our methodology uses LinkedIn data to rank companies based on eight pillars that have been shown to lead to career progression: ability to advance; skills growth; company stability; external opportunity; company affinity; gender diversity; educational background and employee presence in the country. Ability to advance tracks employee promotions within a company and when they move to a new company, based on standardised job titles. Skills growth looks at how employees across the company are gaining skills while employed at the company, using standardised LinkedIn skills. Company stability tracks attrition over the past year, as well as the percentage of employees that stay at the company at least three years. External opportunity looks at Recruiter outreach across employees at the company, signaling demand for workers coming from these companies. Company affinity, which seeks to measure how supportive a company’s culture is, looks at connection volume on LinkedIn among employees, controlled for company size. Gender diversity measures gender parity within a company and its subsidiaries. Educational background examines the variety of educational attainment among employees, from no degree up to Ph.D. levels, reflecting a commitment to recruiting a wide range of professionals. Finally, employee presence in the country looks at the company’s number of employees in the country relative to other companies, as a means of capturing companies that provide a diverse work environment and more opportunities for career advancement and networking.
To be eligible, companies must have had 5,000 or more global employees with at least 500 in the country as of Dec. 31, 2024. Attrition can be no higher than 10% over the methodology time period, based on LinkedIn data. Similarly, organisations that have had layoffs of 10% or more of their workforce based on corporate announcements or public, reliable sources between Jan. 1, 2024 and the list launch, are not eligible. These decisions are made by the LinkedIn News team based on company statements and/or reputable news outlets. Only parent companies rank on the list; majority-owned subsidiaries and data about those subsidiaries are incorporated into the parent company score. The methodology time frame is Jan. 1, 2024 through Dec. 31, 2024. This analysis represents the world seen through the lens of LinkedIn data, drawn from the anonymised and aggregated profile information of LinkedIn's members around the world.
We exclude all staffing and recruiting firms, educational institutions and government agencies. We also exclude LinkedIn, its parent company Microsoft, Microsoft subsidiaries, and Deloitte, which is Microsoft’s independent third-party auditor, from the list.
About company insights
Company insights were sourced from LinkedIn Talent Insights and include the parent company and majority-owned subsidiaries. Data reflects aggregated public member data from active LinkedIn profiles in the relevant country and includes employee profiles associated with the parent company and majority-owned subsidiaries on LinkedIn. We exclude members who identify as interns or contractors. All insights reflect a 12-month time period looking back from January 2025. Top locations were categorised as the regions or cities that employed the largest percentage of each company. Skills data was derived from measuring the most frequent unique skills among a company’s employees, relative to other companies. Most common job titles represent the occupations most common within each company. Largest job function measures the function area most prevalent within each company. Flexible work availability measures jobs flagged as “remote” or “hybrid” by the company or containing similar keywords. Where availability was 0%, this note has been omitted.
Methodology and insights by: LinkedIn's Economic Graph
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4moI'm a civil engineer and need a job in one of these oil companies.
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4moAs career pivots become more common, this year’s #LinkedInTopCompanies list is a timely reminder for leaders: your people don’t just want jobs, they want room to grow, evolve, and reimagine their careers. The best workplaces are creating space for internal movement, reskilling, and second (or third) acts. Supporting that kind of progression isn’t just good for retention, it’s a strategic advantage.
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4moNone of these Top Companies really interest me to jump ship in order to change career (ie with notable exceptions such as Google and Apple). I would rather personally join a new proptech, fintech or healthtech startup where I can develop and accelerate my skills, knowledge and expertise.. Where the company culture is entrepreneurial and fast moving in nature. I have worked in a corporate environment and its too bureaucratic and suffocating with "Command and Control" and "Micro Management" toxic culture. How do I know? Because I have personally experienced it when I worked for a major company and lost my job after 2 and half years. Large companies want loyalty and yet when it comes to them being loyal to you. Forget it you are just a number and can be fired, sacked, downsized as your firm decides to move offshore where the labor market is cheaper and can execute faster. If you think that you are indispensible then as one successful entrepreneur mentioned "Put your head in a bucket of water and when you take it out. Look at the hole that you left." I rest my case. Enough Said.
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5moFascinating snapshot of the UK job market in 2025 Jelena Radonjic. Such an important conversation—career shifts are rarely just about skills; they’re deeply personal and often tied to values, purpose, or a desire for a better quality of life. As the landscape evolves, so does our understanding of what meaningful work truly looks like.