Top Companies 2024: The 15 best mid-sized employers in the UK for growing your career
Working for a large, multinational company, whether it’s a tech giant or a major bank, is not for everyone. While it often comes with career advantages such as access to resources and benefits at scale, many jobseekers are looking for a different, more personal experience.?
That’s why we’re unveiling our inaugural list of Top Companies in the UK with under 5,000 employees, a data-backed ranking of the 15 best medium-sized workplaces to grow your career right now.
The list features top companies that are leading the way in setting their workers up for long-term career success and that have at least 250 employees in the UK and under 5,000 employees globally. Our list looks at some of the best places to work in the UK, considering the same factors as our large list, such as how employees are getting promoted, gaining new skills and more. You can read more about how we compile the list at the bottom of the article.
In this list, you’ll find actionable insights on the in-demand roles, skills and job functions at these top companies. See an employer that sparks your interest? Take a look at their current job openings and connect with employees you may know, or use the new I’m interested button to signal your interest to recruiters.
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Here are this year’s 15 #LinkedInTopCompanies in the UK with fewer than 5,000 employees.
Want to see the best big companies in the UK for growing a career? Check out our Top Companies list of firms with over 5,000 staff .
1. Brunswick Group
Top locations in the UK: London | Most notable skills: Corporate Communications, Strategic Communications, Media Relations | Most common job titles: Partner, Account Director | Largest job functions: Business Development, Entrepreneurship, Sales | About: Brunswick Group is a strategic advisory firm that helps companies?navigate challenges and engage with key stakeholders. It offers insight and advice in a range of areas, including capital markets, crisis management and media relations.
2. Beazley
Top locations in the UK: London, Birmingham | Most notable skills: Insurance, Underwriting, Risk Management | Most common job titles: Underwriter, Analyst, Actuary | Largest job functions: Finance, Business Development, Information Technology | Remote job availability: 20.98% Hybrid | About: Beazley is operates specialist insurance businesses in Europe, the US and Asia, providing risk insurance and reinsurance solutions.
3. Baringa
Top locations in the UK: London | Most notable skills: Management Consulting, Stakeholder Management, Business Analysis | Most common job titles: Business Consultant, Manager, Analyst | Largest job functions: Consulting, Business Development, Entrepreneurship | Remote job availability: 98.25% Hybrid | About: Baringa is a management consultancy firm operating globally. It is a certified B corp and offers consultancy across a variety of sectors, including energy and financial services.
4. Envision Pharma Group
Top locations in the UK: Horsham, London, Cheshire | Most notable skills: Medical Writing, Pharmaceutics, Life Sciences | Most common job titles: Medical Writer, Scientific Director | Largest job functions: Media and Communication, Research, Sales | Remote job availability: 70% Remote | About: Envision Pharma Group is a global technology-enabled strategic solutions firm serving the life sciences industry. It offers a range of services, including strategic consulting and data analytics.
5. Oxford Nanopore Technologies
Top locations in the UK: Oxford, London | Most notable skills: Data Analysis, Laboratory Skills, Molecular Biology | Most common job titles: Development Scientist, Research Scientist, Software Engineer | Largest job functions: Research, Engineering, Operations | About: Oxford Nanopore Technologies developed nanopore DNA/RNA sequencing technology that offers new applications in biological analysis, with examples including the portable DNA and RNA sequencer MinION.
6. Simmons & Simmons
Top locations in the UK: London, Bristol | Most notable skills: Contract Law, Legal Advice, Dispute Resolution | Most common job titles: Solicitor, Legal Secretary, Lawyer | Largest job functions: Legal, Entrepreneurship, Information Technology | About: Simmons & Simmons is an international law firm headquartered in London. The firm provides legal services across several regulated sectors, including technology, finance, healthcare and asset management.
7. Qube Research & Technologies
Top locations in the UK: London | Most notable skills: Python, Financial Markets, Data Science | Most common job titles: Quantitative Researcher, Technologist | Largest job functions: Finance, Information Technology, Research | About: Qube Research & Technologies is a global investment management firm that uses data, research and technology to craft investment strategies for its clients.
8. Breedon Group plc
Top locations in the UK: Derby, Glasgow, Leicester | Most notable skills: Geotechnical Engineering, Materials Science, Construction Engineering | Most common job titles: Quarry Manager, Driver, Plant Supervisor | Largest job functions: Operations, Sales, Engineering | About: Breedon Group is a UK-based construction materials company specialising in construction materials, such as aggregates, cement and surfacing materials.
9. haysmacintyre
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Top locations in the UK: London | Most notable skills: Tax Accounting, Auditing, Bookkeeping | Most common job titles: Chartered Accountant, Partner, Audit Supervisor | Largest job functions: Accounting, Administrative, Human Resources | About: Haysmacintyre is a chartered accountancy firm based in London and offers specialist accountancy and tax advisory services for businesses, charities and not-for-profit organisations.
10. Baillie Gifford
Top locations in the UK: Edinburgh | Most notable skills: Investment Management, Financial Services, Asset Management | Most common job titles: Investment Manager, Programming Analyst, Client Manager | Largest job functions: Finance, Business Development, Engineering | About: Baillie Gifford is an independent investment management firm based in Edinburgh, with a range of clients that includes several of the world's largest pension funds.
11. Wates Group
Wates Group is the parent company of SES Engineering Services and others.
Top locations in the UK: London, Manchester, Leeds | Most notable skills: Construction Engineering, Interior Design, Procurement | Most common job titles: Project Manager, Quantity Surveyor, Construction Manager | Largest job functions: Operations, Program and Project Management, Engineering | About: Wates Group is a UK-based construction and property services company. Its services include property development, refurbishment and maintenance, as well as facilities management and construction projects for public and private sector clients.
12. Clarion Housing Group
Clarion Housing Group is the parent company of Circle Housing , Latimer and others.?
Top locations in the UK: London, Norwich | Most notable skills: Social Housing, Contract Management, Community Development | Most common job titles: Housing Officer, Surveyor, Support Officer | Largest job functions: Customer Success and Support, Operations, Community and Social Services | About: Clarion Housing Group is the UK’s largest housing association with over 125,000 properties across more than 170 local authorities. It also builds homes and delivers support services to people in its properties.
13. OneAdvanced
Top locations in the UK: Birmingham, London | Most notable skills: Sales Leads, System Administration, Computer Networking | Most common job titles: Account Manager, Technical Support Analyst, Software Engineer | Largest job functions: Information Technology, Customer Success and Support, Engineering | About: OneAdvanced, headquartered in Birmingham, specialises in delivering sector-specific software and services to its clients globally.
14. Addleshaw Goddard
Top locations in the UK: London, Manchester, Leeds | Most notable skills: Contract Law, Property Law, Employment Law | Most common job titles: Legal Assistant, Legal Director, Legal Administrator | Largest job functions: Legal Assistance, Litigation, Legal Research | About: Addleshaw Goddard is an international law firm focused on business law with a range of clients, including many from the FTSE 100.
15. Dechra Pharmaceuticals
Top locations in the UK: Cheshire, Leeds area | Most notable skills: Veterinary Medicine, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Quality Assurance | Most common job titles: Territory Sales Manager, Quality Control Analyst | Largest job functions: Quality Assurance, Operations, Information Technology | About: Dechra Pharmaceuticals is a UK-based company that develops, produces and sells pharmaceutical products for use by veterinarians worldwide.
You can also check out the Top Midsize Companies in the US , Brazil , France , Germany , India and Spain .
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, signalling 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 be headquartered in the country on whose list they appear, have less than 5,000 global employees and at least 250 in the country as of December 31, 2023.?
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 January 1, 2023 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 January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023. 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 and Microsoft subsidiaries.
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 2024. 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.
Reported and proofread by: Siobhan Morrin & Emma Hudson
Methodology and insights by: Nadine Fares
We're proud to be recognized as the second best mid-sized employer in the UK by LinkedIn News UK. This accolade is a testament to our dedication to fostering a workplace where careers flourish. Congratulations to all the companies that made the top 15!
It is amazing to see Baringa, one of our member companies, featured so high up in this list! ?? Congratulations to all 14 other companies for making it to #LinkedInTopCompanies list: Brunswick Group, Beazley, Envision Pharma Group, Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Simmons & Simmons, Qube Research & Technologies, Breedon Group plc, haysmacintyre, Baillie Gifford, Wates Group, Clarion Housing Group, OneAdvanced, Addleshaw Goddard and Dechra.
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