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Top companies in the United Kingdom

Europe's biggest tech market, with London the centre of gravity.

Ranked by current headcount across companies headquartered in the United Kingdom. Refreshed daily.

  1. 1
    EY· London, England, United Kingdom
    • 399k employees
    • Founded 1989
  2. 2
    PwC· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Grant
    • 296.7k employees
    • Founded 1998
  3. 3
    NHS· United Kingdom
    • 247.4k employees
    • Founded 1948
  4. 4
    UK Civil Service· London Colney, England, United Kingdom
    • 233.3k employees
  5. 5
    HSBC· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 195.4k employees
  6. 6
    Shell· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Grant
    • 193.9k employees
    • Founded 1907
  7. 7
    Vodafone· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Post-IPO equity
    • 148.1k employees
    • Founded 1982
  8. 8
    Unilever· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Grant
    • 137.4k employees
  9. 9
    G4S· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Post-IPO equity
    • 115.2k employees
    • Founded 1901
  10. 10
    Aon· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 92.6k employees
    • Founded 1979
  11. 11
    GSK· London, England, United Kingdom
    • 92k employees
    • Founded 2000
  12. 12
    ANY Company· London Colney, England, United Kingdom
    • 88.8k employees
    • Founded 2018
  13. 13
    Tesco· Welwyn Garden City, England, United Kingdom
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 87.6k employees
    • Founded 1919
  14. 14
    bp· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Post-IPO equity
    • 80.9k employees
    • Founded 1909
  15. 15
    Barclays· London, England, United Kingdom
    • 80.9k employees
  16. 16
    AstraZeneca· Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 79.1k employees
    • Founded 1913
  17. 17
    Standard Chartered· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 78.6k employees
  18. 18
    Avon· Northampton, England, United Kingdom
    • 74.2k employees
  19. 19
    Any· England, United Kingdom
    • 73.5k employees
    • Founded 1971
  20. 20
    BT Group· London, England, United Kingdom
    • Post-IPO equity
    • 73k employees
    • Founded 1969
  21. 21
    Sainsbury's· London, England, United Kingdom
    • 70.8k employees
  22. 22
    Lloyds Banking Group· London, England, United Kingdom
    • 62.9k employees
    • Founded 1985
  23. 23
    Compass Group· Chertsey, England, United Kingdom
    • Post-IPO equity
    • 60.2k employees
    • Founded 1941
  24. 24
    WTW· London, England, United Kingdom
    • 57.3k employees
    • Founded 1950
  25. 25
    NHS England· London Colney, England, United Kingdom
    • 57k employees
    • Founded 2012

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