Britain's best companies to work for based on employee feedback have been revealed for 2022.
The list was compiled by Great Place to Work - a workplace culture organisation that evaluated hundreds of employee surveys to draw up the rankings.
The annual guide recognises the best small, medium, large and super large businesses in the country, with a total of 290 firms of varying sizes included for this year.
Benedict Gautrey, managing director of Great Place to Work UK, said the second year of the pandemic had “further highlighted” the different experiences people have at work.
“From women often bearing the brunt of childcare responsibilities when schools were closed, to young people working from home without suitable equipment or space, some groups of people in society have been disproportionately affected,” he said.
“The same applies to different sectors. Many of those industries able to shift easily to homeworking arrangements have thrived, while those forced to restrict operations have struggled and had to adapt. The differences that bold leadership and a culture driven by shared values and a sense of purpose can make to organisations are clear.”
Mr Gautrey said Great Places to Work had seen “dramatic shifts” among UK companies in awareness of inclusion and diversity issues, and the environment over the last year. He also said employees were expecting greater equity, transparency, flexibility and purpose in their work.
“Whatever life throws at businesses, bold leadership is required,” he added.
Great Place to Work has surveyed more than 100 million employees globally since 1992 and has used the insights to define what element makes a great workplace.
Here, we take a look at the top 20 best companies to work for in each category, and where their head office is based in the UK. Many of these companies also have other offices around the country.
Top 20 best small companies to work for (20-50 employees)
1. Ryan, London - Financial Services & Insurance
2. Happy, London - Education & Training
3. Uptake Strategies, Ascot - Management Consulting
4. PEN Partnership, London - Management Consulting
5. NOVOS, London - Online Internet Services
6. Xledger, Bristol - IT
7. Something Big Limited, Woking - Advertising & Marketing
8. Signify Technology Group, London - IT
9. Centor Insurance and Risk Management, London - General Insurance
10. Covernet, Coleraine - IT Software
11. Evolved Search, Newcastle - IT
12. ORH2, Reading - Management Consulting
13. Achievers, Manchester - IT Software
14. Absolute Digital Media, Chelmsford - Advertising
15. Propellernet, Brighton - Advertising & Marketing
16. Social, Manchester - Professional Services
17. Anthemis Group, London - Financial Investments
18. eduMe, London - IT Software
19. Zoocha, Hertford - IT Consulting
20. Algolia, London - IT Software
Top 20 best medium companies to work for (51-250)
1. Tanium, Reading - IT Software
2. Cvent Europe, London - IT Software
3. Goodman Masson, London - Recruitment
4. Credera UK, London - IT Consulting
5. Intuit QuickBooks, London - IT Software
6. Tomorrow, London - Online Internet Services
7. World Wide Technology, London - IT Hardware
8. Amido, London - IT Consulting
9. Brown-Forman UK, London - FMCG/Alcoholic Beverages
10. Matillion, Manchester - IT Software
11. Coeo, Wokingham - IT Consulting
12. Slalom, London - Management Consulting
13. Tessian, London - IT
14. Immersive Labs, Bristol - IT Software
15. Cadence Design Systems, Bracknell - IT Software
16. Sellick Partnership, Manchester - Recruitment
17. Airwalk Reply, London - IT Consulting
18. Automation Logic, London - IT Consulting
19. Mason Advisory, Salford - IT Consulting
20. PlotBox, Ballymena - IT Software
Best large companies to work for (251-1,000)
1. NVIDIA, Belfast, Bristol, Cambridge, Reading - IT
2. The Sovini Group, Merseyside - Property Management
3. CGI UK, London - IT Consulting
4. Baringa, London - Management Consulting
5. Adobe, London - IT
6. Version 1, London - IT Consulting
7. Red Hat UK, London - IT
8. Dojo, London - Financial Services & Insurance
9. ServiceNow UK, Staines - IT Software
10. Goodlord, London - IT Software
11. Insight Direct (UK), Sheffield - IT
12. Hilti GB, Manchester - Construction
13. Natilik, London - IT Consulting
14. Stryker UK, Newbury - Medical Sales/Distribution
15. Agilent Technologies, Oxford, Manchester - Healthcare
16. CrowdStrike, Reading - IT
17. Oxford PharmaGenesis, Oxford - Advertising & Marketing
18. Citrix Systems, London - IT Software
19. Lindt & Sprüngli UK, Feltham - Food/Grocery Retail
20. Realise, Sheffield - Education & Training
Top 20 best super large companies to work for (1,001+)
1. Salesforce, London - IT Software
2. Cisco UK, Feltham - IT
3. Hilton, Watford - Hotel/Resort
4. Admiral Group, Cardiff - Auto Insurance
5. Home Group, Newcastle - Non-profit/Charity
6. SAP (UK), Feltham - IT Software
7. DHL Express UK, Slough - Package Transport
8. Softcat, Marlow - IT Consulting
9. Principality Building Society, Cardiff - Financial Services & Insurance
10. Accenture, London - Professional Services
11. Marshall Motor Holdings, Cambridge - Speciality Retail
12. IRIS Software Group, Slough - IT Software
13. Gowling WLG (UK), London - Legal
14. Deloitte, London - Management Consulting
15. BUUK Infrastructure, Bury St. Edmunds - Engineering
16. Irwin Mitchell, London - Legal
17. Coventry Building Society, Coventry - Banking/Credit Services
18. Experian, London - Financial Services & Insurance
19. Shared Services Connected, Hemel Hempstead - IT
20. Sopra Steria, Hemel Hempstead - IT Consulting
