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The Financial Times and its research partner, Statista, last year identified for the first time the very best companies to work for in the UK.
IT group Cisco Systems came top, followed closely by insurer and asset manager Legal & General, and healthcare group Home Instead. The ranking listed 500 companies after an independent survey from a sample of about 20,000 employees.
This year we are repeating the exercise to find out which companies are doing a great job for their staff — and which still have work to do. So we are asking all UK employees to provide evaluations of their employers.
To take part, all you need to do is click here to complete a 5-minute survey.
You will be asked to answer questions about your employer, and all your responses will remain anonymous. Both full-time and part-time employees may participate, and the survey will be open from Tuesday, May 27 until Tuesday, August 26.
Complete our survey questionnaire today!
Give us your views on your employer in the UK by filling in this simple questionnaire (5 minutes to complete). Responses will remain anonymous.
In addition to gathering these survey responses, the FT and Statista will contact employees of eligible companies via online access panels, and ask them to complete a questionnaire, as well. These panels comprise workers from thousands of companies across the UK who have already agreed to take part in anonymous online research (and have therefore not been selected or influenced by their employers, ensuring the independence of their responses).
Potentially eligible companies were researched by Statista using numerous sources — including industry associations, trade journals, and economic research institutes.
How the ‘Best Employers’ ranking will be compiled
Based on the survey evaluations, every company will receive a score and the highest scoring companies will be included in the final ranking. This ranking will be published in a special report with the Financial Times newspaper, and on FT.com, on March 11 2026.
To be eligible for inclusion in the UK’s Best Employers research, companies must:
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have at least 250 employees;
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have employees in one or more of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
If you would like more information about the survey phase, or if you have any questions about participation, please send an email to: best-employers-uk@statista.com.
Please note: surveys and evaluations will be subject to eligibility; completion of a survey does not guarantee that a company will be included.
