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Apple tops charts for best UK tech employer according to Indeed data

Paul Lipscombe
September 27, 2019

Apple was the only smartphone vendor in the charts

Apple has topped the charts for being the best tech employer in the UK according to data compiled by Indeed.

Indeed, who claim to be the world’s biggest job site ranked the California-based vendor based on tens of thousands of employee reviews on Indeed’s website.

Apple employs 6,500 staff in the UK, with 2,500 based in London 15 years on from Apple opening its first European store in the capital.

Bristol-based event, research and technology services provider GDS Group came second, ahead of IT, networking and cybersecurity firm Cisco, with Microsoft and Siemens fourth and fifth respectively.

IBM ranked ninth on the list, while Amazon just about crept into the top 15, in 15th place.

Apple aside, there were no other smartphone manufacturers in the top 15.

Britain’s best tech sector employers top 15

  1. Apple

  2. GDS Group

  3. Cisco

  4. Microsoft

  5. Siemens

  6. Ricoh

  7. Oracle

  8. Fujitsu

  9. IBM

  10. RS Components

  11. Booking.com

  12. Hewlett Packard

  13. Xerox

  14. Just East

  15. Amazon

Indeed UK managing director Bill Richards said: “Jobseekers are increasingly looking to work for companies whose values match their own, which is why we see more researching company cultures before applying for jobs.

“As employment hovers near a record high in the UK, companies need to offer more than just a competitive salary and with its generous perks and flexible work conditions, the tech sector is often an outlier when it comes to employee packages.”

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