Top Companies 2022: The 25 best workplaces to grow your career in Belgium
LinkedIn Top Companies is a ranking of the 25 companies that are setting talents up for long-term success.
Our 2022 LinkedIn Top Companies list is the annual ranking of the 25 best places to work in Belgium, based on unique LinkedIn data. It’s a resource for jobseekers and career builders to explore open jobs, enhance their skills, identify companies that invest in their talents and offer opportunities, and more.
It is important to note that the data reflected in this article preceded the war in Ukraine. As a consequence, most of these companies are seeking to end activities in Russia effective immediately (you can learn more here). Millions of refugees are also seeking to find safety, and work, in other countries. They can find support via several initiatives. Find out how you can help Ukrainians here.?
To put together this year’s rankings, we looked at LinkedIn data across seven pillars, each revealing an important element of career progression: ability to advance, skills growth, company stability, external opportunity, company affinity, gender diversity and spread of educational backgrounds. You can learn more about our methodology at the bottom of this article.?
This list is meant to guide professionals at every stage — whether that means a career pivot, jumping back into the workforce after a hiatus or investing in new skills. At each company, you’ll find insights around which roles and skills are in demand, top locations and much more. You can also explore open jobs and people you may know at the company. If a company catches your eye, follow their company page and/or turn on job alerts to stay on top of future opportunities.?
Here are this year’s 25 #LinkedInTopCompanies in the Belgium:
BNP Paribas is the parent company of BNP Paribas Fortis and others.
Belgium headcount: 18 000 | Global Headcount: 190 000 | Top Belgium locations: Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent | Most notable skills: Banking, Assurance, Commercial Banking | Most common job titles: Financial Advisor, Commercial Advisor, Business Analyst | Largest job functions: Finance, Information Technology, Program and Project Management?
Belgium headcount: 35 000 | Global headcount: 41 000 | Top Belgium locations: Antwerp, Brussels, Ghent, Bruges | Most notable skills: Banking, Insurance, Solution Focused | Most common job titles: Product Owner, Bank Employee, Scrum Master | Largest job functions: Finance, Information Technology, Sales
Belgium headcount: 13 500 | Global headcount: 380 000 | Top Belgium locations: Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent | Most notable skill: Retail | Most common job titles: Store Manager, Cashier, Information Technology Project Manager | Largest job functions: Sales, Program and Project Management, Operations
Belgium headcount: 7 000 | Global headcount: 8 200 | Top Belgium locations: Brussels, Ghent, Antwerp | Most notable skills: Teamwork, Microsoft Excel | Most common job titles: Production Operator, Maintenance Technician, Research And Development Specialist | Largest job functions: Operations, Research, Business Development
Belgium headcount: 1 100 | Global headcount: 556 000 | Top Belgium locations: Brussels, Antwerp, Bruges | Most notable skills: Microservices, Hibernate, Core Java | Most common job titles: Information Technology Analyst, DevOps Engineer, Solutions Architect | Largest job functions: Business Development, Program and Project Management, Research
ING is the parent company of ING Belgium and others.
Belgium headcount: 7 200 | Global headcount: 59 800 | Top Belgium locations: Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent | Most notable skills: Banking, Assurance, Credit Risk | Most common job titles: Customer Specialist, Retail Banker, Anti-Money Laundering Analyst | Largest job functions: Finance, Support, Engineering
Proximus is the parent company of BICS and others.
Belgium headcount: 11 530 | Global headcount: 14 000 | Top Belgium locations: Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent | Most notable skills: Telecommunications, Fiber to the Home (FTTH), Microsoft Azure | Most common job titles: Solutions Engineer, Program Manager, Product Owner | Largest job functions: Sales, Operations, Program and Project Management
Belgium headcount: 3 100 | Global headcount: 165 000 | Top Belgium locations: Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent | Most notable skills: Insurance, Career Management, Personal Development | Most common job titles: Claims Specialist, Underwriter, Information Technology Expert | Largest job functions: Finance, Information Technology, Sales
Belgium headcount: 9 000 | Global headcount: 90 000 | Top Belgium locations: Brussels, Namur, Charleroi | Most notable skills: Pharmaceutics, Vaccines, Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) | Most common job titles: Quality Assurance Specialist, Laboratory Technician, Vaccine Specialist | Largest job functions: Quality Assurance, Research, Program and Project Management
ENGIE is the parent company of Engie Belgium, TRACTEBEL and others.
Belgium headcount: 7 000 | Global headcount: 170 000 | Top Belgium locations: Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent | Most notable skills: Nuclear Power Plants, HVAC, Electricity | Most common job titles: Financial Advisor, Project Manager, Business Development Specialist | Largest job functions: Operations, Finance, Engineering
Belgium headcount: 820 | Global headcount: 11 800 | Top Belgium locations: Brussels, Liège, Antwerp | Most notable skills: AutoCAD, Engineering, Teamwork | Most common job titles: Financial Advisor, Project Manager, Portfolio Manager | Largest job functions: Operations, Engineering, Information Technology
Belgium headcount: 1 200 | Global headcount: 155 000 | Top Belgium locations: Antwerp, Brussels, Bruges | Most notable skills: Continuous Improvement, Supply Chain Management, Food Processing | Most common job titles: Customer Service Representative, Process Operator, Contract Coordinator | Largest job functions: Operations, Business Development, Administrative
Mutualités Libres/Onafhankelijke Ziekenfondsen is the parent company of OZ, Partena Ziekenfonds, Partenamut and others.
Belgium headcount: 1 940* | Global headcount: 1 961* | Top Belgium locations: Brussels, Ghent, Antwerp | Most notable skills: Human Resources (HR), Payroll, Administration | Most common job titles: Payroll Consultant, Medical Doctor, Client Advisor | Largest job functions: Human Resources, Healthcare Services, Administrative
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Ageas Group is the parent company of AG Insurance and others.
Belgium headcount: 4 990 | Global headcount: 40 010 | Top Belgium locations: Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent | Most notable skills: Assurance, Insurance, Team Spirit | Most common job titles: Risk Management Officer, Insurance Officer, Reporting Specialist | Largest job functions: Finance, Sales, Human Resources
Belgium headcount: 740* | Global headcount: 303 000 | Top Belgium locations: Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent | Most notable skills: Network Administration, MATLAB | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Service Engineer, Business Manager | Largest job functions: Engineering, Sales, Program and Project Management
Belgium headcount: 1 000 | Global headcount: 75 900 | Top Belgium locations: Brussels, Bruges, Antwerp | Most notable skills: Computer Networking, Network Design, Data Centers | Most common job titles: Technical Consultant, Customer Success Specialist, Network Consulting Engineer | Largest job functions: Engineering, Sales, Support
Bertelsmann is the parent company of RTL Group, BMG, Arvato Systems and others.
Belgium headcount: 2 270* | Global headcount: 126 450 | Top Belgium locations: Brussels, Charleroi, Liège | Most notable skills: Video Production, Television, Competitive Analysis | Most common job titles: Journalist, Radio Host, Filmmaker | Largest job functions: Media and Communication, Business Development
Belgium headcount: 5 000 | Global headcount: 5 260 | Top Belgium locations: Antwerp, Ghent, Brussels | Most notable skills: Nanotechnology, Physics, Electronics | Most common job titles: Postdoctoral Researcher, Process Engineer, Hardware Engineer | Largest job functions: Engineering, Program and Project Management, Information Technology
Belgium headcount: 860* | Global headcount: 1 230* | Top Belgium locations: Ghent, Antwerp, Brussels | Most notable skills: Molecular Cloning, Protein Purification, DNA Extraction | Most common job titles: Postdoctoral Researcher, Laboratory Technician, Bioinformatician | Largest job functions: Research, Business Development, Operations
Toyota Motor Europe oversees all operations of the Toyota Motor Corporation in Europe.
Belgium headcount: 2 700 | Global headcount: 27 000 | Top Belgium locations: Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent | Most notable skills: Toyota Production System, Kaizen, Automotive | Most common job titles: Product Planning Specialist, Purchase Specialist, Marketing Management Specialist | Largest job functions: Program and Project Management, Sales, Marketing
Belgium headcount: 2 500 | Global headcount: 7 478 | Top Belgium locations: Brussels, Charleroi, Namur | Most notable skills: Drug Development, Big Data, Machine Learning | Most common job titles: Head Of Information Technology, Digital Specialist, Packager | Largest job functions: Information Technology, Program and Project Management, Quality Assurance
Johnson & Johnson is the parent company of Janssen EMEA
Belgium headcount: 5 000 | Global headcount: 130 000 | Top Belgium locations: Antwerp, Brussels, Ghent | Most notable skills: Lean Software Development, Drug Development, Test Automation | Most common job titles: Financial Analyst, Legal Director, Scientific Director | Largest job functions: Operations, Engineering, Research
Belgium headcount: 2 800 | Global headcount: 5 500 | Top Belgium locations: Limburg, Antwerp, Brussels | Most notable skills: Microsoft Azure, Git, Active Directory | Most common job titles: System Engineer, Technical Designer, Application Consultant | Largest job functions: Information Technology, Engineering, Business Development
Belgium headcount: 5 100 | Global headcount: 345 000 | Top Belgium locations: Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent | Most notable skills: Consulting, Financial Audits, Financial Reporting | Most common job titles: Business Analyst, Auditor, Tax Consultant | Largest job functions: Accounting, Research, Business Development
Belgium headcount: 1 400 | Global headcount: 140 000 | Top Belgium locations: Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent | Most notable skills: Business-to-Business (B2B), Telecommunications, Customer-focused Service | Most common job titles: Sales Executive, Product Manager, Customer Service Representative | Largest job functions: Engineering, Support, Operations
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Methodology
Our methodology uses LinkedIn data to rank companies based on seven pillars that have been shown to lead to career progression: ability to advance; skills growth; company stability; external opportunity; company affinity; gender diversity and educational background. Ability to advance tracks employee promotions within a company and when they move to a new company, based on standardized job titles. Skills growth looks at how employees across the company are gaining skills while employed at the company, using standardized 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. Finally, 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.?
To be eligible, companies must have had at least 500 employees as of Dec. 31, 2021 in the country and attrition can be no higher than 10% over the methodology time period, based on LinkedIn data. Similarly, companies with layoffs during that time that amount to more than 10% of their workforce, based on public announcements, are also ineligible. Only parent companies rank on the list; majority-owned subsidiaries and data about those subsidiaries are incorporated into the parent company score. Certain data counts — like gender diversity and educational background — are normalized based on company size across the pool of companies eligible for the list. The methodology time frame is Jan. 1, 2021 through Dec. 31, 2021. All of the data used is aggregated and/or de-identified.
We exclude all staffing and recruiting firms, educational institutions and government agencies. We also exclude LinkedIn, its parent company Microsoft and Microsoft subsidiaries.
Correction: Certain data counts were normalized for company size. The previous version stated that all data counts were normalized for company size.
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. Headcounts are provided by the companies directly or public filings, unless otherwise noted with an asterisk. Those headcounts are based on LinkedIn data. All insights reflect a 12-month time period looking back from January 2022. Top locations were categorized 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 that are most common within each company. Largest job function measures the function area most prevalent within each company.
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Reported by: Arnoud van der Struijk | Methodology and data: LinkedIn Economic Graph Team
Client Partner
2 年Another feather in the cap!
HR Consulting, Executive Search and International Recruitment
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Verslaggever Vlaams Parlement / Parliamentary reporter
2 年No ABInbev, Solvay, Umicore, ...? The 'top Belgium (Belgian) locations' shown are more or less the same for all companies, even when those companies are not even present in those locations.... That's a bit lazy.