The top 100 apprenticeship employers in England for 2024 have been unveiled. We’ve got the full list below.
According to the Department for Education, who publish the list annually, the rankings are designed to “recognise employers’ commitment to creating new apprenticeships, the diversity of their apprentices, and the number of apprentices who successfully achieve their apprenticeships.”
How are the winners chosen?
Employers must submit an entry to be considered for the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers list. In 2024, only employers with at least 250 employees and 25 apprentices were eligible to enter, so small organisations and medium-sized companies aren’t represented.
An independent organisation, called High Fliers Research, then independently assessed each entry.
What sectors are represented in the Top 100 Employers rankings?
In its official release, the Department for Education said, “This year’s list highlights a diverse array of industries, reflecting the evolving landscape of the UK job market.”
Childcare, health and social care, and public sector roles are all well-represented. Professional services apprenticeships are also gaining in popularity – 17 employers in the top 100 offer apprenticeships in this sector. On the other end of the spectrum, the BBC is the only company listed from the creative and media sector.
Alongside the Apprenticeship Guide Awards winners, the Top 100 list might help prospective apprentices understand which employers they can trust to deliver a solid apprenticeship programme. To make it easier for you to find the area you’re interested in, you can check it by industry sector below, or view the full rankings here.
Top apprenticeship employers 2024 organised by industry sector:
Armed forces
- The British Army
- Royal Navy
- Royal Air Force
Automotive services
- European Tyre Enterprise (ETEL)
- Gemini Accident Repair Centres
Banking and finance
- HSBC
- Lloyds Banking Group
- Natwest Group
Business services
- The Best Connection Group
- Mitie Group
- McGinley
- Rentokil-Initial
Childcare
- Tops Day Nurseries
- Busy Bees Nurseries
- Kids Planet Day Nurseries
- The Old Station Nursery Group
- Bright Horizons
- Kido Schools
- Kids Inc Nurseries
- N Family Club
- Childbase Partnership
- London Early Years Foundation (LEYF)
> What is an apprenticeship in early years education like? Read our explainer.
Construction
- Kier Group
- Bell Group
- Clarkson Evans
Energy and utilities
- Pennon Group
Engineering and industrial
- BAE Systems
- Network Rail
- Babcock International
- Sellafield Ltd
- Rolls-Royce
Health and social care
- London Ambulance Service
- North West Ambulance Service
- Yorkshire Ambulance Service
- BUPA
- West Midlands Ambulance Service
- North East Ambulance Service
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust
- Voyage Care
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Hospitality 
- Mitchells & Butlers
- Whitbread
- Greene King
- McDonald’s
Manufacturing
- AESSEAL
- Pendennis Shipyard
- JLR
- Unilever
Media
- BBC
Professional services
- PwC
- Deloitte
- Caroola
- BDO
- Forvis Mazars
- RSM
- EY
- Grant Thornton
- Buzzacott
- Moore Kingston Smith
- Armstrong Watson
- Price Bailey
- Kreston Reeves
- PKF Francis Clark
- Aon
- Azets
- Old Mill Accountancy
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Public sector
- Department for Work & Pensions
- Home Office
- Ministry of Defence
- Northumbria Police
- Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue
- HM Revenue & Customs
- Department for Education
- Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service
- Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service
- Leeds City Council
- London Fire Brigade
- Greater Manchester Combined Authority
- West Midlands Police
- Norfolk County Council
- Merseyside Police
> View all Public Services apprenticeships
Retailing 
- Amazon
- Specsavers
- Tesco
- John Lewis Partnership
- Superdrug
- Screwfix
Technology
- BT
- ANS Group
Trade supplier
- Travis Perkins
- Howdens
- RS Group
Transport, travel & logistics
- The Go-Ahead Group
- Hays Travel
- GXO Logistics
- SE Trains Ltd
- Cross Country Trains
- Stagecoach Group
