Study reveals the best companies to work for in the UK 

An exclusive new study has revealed that Google is the best company to work for in the UK, according to employee reviews.  

Employee engagement experts Weekly10 analysed online Glassdoor reviews for 1,090 companies with employees in the UK, to determine which are the best places to work. Companies included in the research have more than 1,000 reviews, 20 salaries and 5 job openings. 

The analysis took user ratings for several different categories, which were then weighted and added together to create an Employee Satisfaction Score out of 100 for each company. 

The categories considered were salary, business outlook, recommendation to friends, approval of the CEO, ratings from different demographic groups, health benefits, financial benefits, flexible work hours and working from home, sick pay and vacation days, transportation benefits, career opportunities, and miscellaneous benefits.  

Google is the best UK company to work for

Google was revealed as the best company to work for in the UK, with an impressive employee satisfaction score of 82.88 out of 100. It received 95.35 for career opportunities and 89.30 for salary. These were some of the highest scores in each of their respective categories based on the ratings of former and current employee feedback. 

Google also scored highly for its sick pay and vacation system with 87.86 out of 100. Alongside receiving 79.14 out of 100 for its flexible work hours and work from home policy. The median yearly salary at Google is approximately £82,500.  

In second place was Salesforce, with a satisfaction score of 81.28 out of 100 based on ratings of employee feedback. Deutsche Bank received 97.98 for its health benefits and 97.71 for its flexible hours. It also scored 96 for sick pay and holiday. The median yearly salary at Salesforce is approximately £73,566. 

Its business outlook experience score of just 63.51 out of 100 let it down. Salesforce provides customer relationship management software and applications focused on sales, customer service, and marketing automation. 

Morgan Stanley was the third best UK company to work for with a satisfaction score of 79.61 based on ratings of employee feedback. The financial services company received 86.75 for approval of its CEO and has a median yearly salary of £67,658. 

Deutsche Bank ranked fourth with a satisfaction score of 79.29 out of 100. Cisco Systems came fifth with a score of 79.11. Investment banking company Deutsche Bank scored 72.95 for business outlook based on ratings of employee feedback. The median yearly salary is £73,002. Digital communications company Cisco Systems received 83.78 in the same category and has a median yearly salary of £56,389. 

Salary still counts, but flexibility and personal development is key

Others that managed to make the top ten best UK companies to work for include Dell Technologies, Accenture, Bank of America, Avanade, and Microsoft.  

“Sites like Glassdoor are an extremely valuable resource for those looking for new job opportunities. That's because of how much information can be found about first-hand experiences of current and former employees. 

“Salary is an important factor. But many of the top UK companies to work for ranked highly for health benefits, sick pay, and flexible hours. Work-life balance is extremely important when considering long-term employment options. And the top companies are ranking highly in areas that contribute to this discussion. They also notably share high approval for their CEOs. All the top ten companies scoring above 70 in this category.” 

The top 25 UK companies in rank order

Methodology 

This study analysed online Glassdoor reviews for 1,090 companies with UK employees to determine a ranking from highest to lowest employee satisfaction. Each company was scored on 13 different weighted categories to give an overall score out of 100.

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