SAP, Mastercard and Google are among the companies rated in Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work in the UK 2026 list.
Companies were rated on pay, benefits, culture, values and work-life balance.
The other companies that made the list included: Mars, Arm, NFU Mutual, Kraken, Royal London, easyJet, Equal Experts, Salesforce, Mott MacDonald, McKinsey & Company, Adobe, EDF, Standard Chartered Bank, Bloomberg, the LEGO Group, Softcat, Capgemini Invent, S&P Global, NatWest Group and Airbus.
Apple, Environment Agency, Vitality, Kier Group, IFS, Centrica, NHS Business Services Authority, Leonardo, Arcadis, Microsoft, Bupa, Siemens, GSK, Aviva, BAE Systems, American Express, JLR, IQVIA, Legal & General, Barclays, Oxfam, DataAnnotation, British Heart Foundation, Lush, IBM, Bank of England and Haleon were also included.
REACTION:
Adam Grant, general manager at Mars UK&I:
“We’re incredibly proud to be recognised once again as one of the UK’s Best Places to Work.
“This recognition is especially meaningful because it’s based entirely on feedback from our Associates.
“It reflects the culture we continue to build at Mars – one rooted in trust, inclusion and shared purpose – where people feel supported, listened to and able to do their best work”.
Wendy Allen, people director at Leonardo UK:
“To have Leonardo not only appear on the Glassdoor UK Best Places To Work Top 50 for the second year running, but also climb significantly in the ranking, is a fantastic way to start the new year.
“This award means so much to our business as it reflects the genuine views of our people and shows the steps we are taking together to make Leonardo a welcoming and rewarding place to pursue a career.
“With vacancies available across the country, we hope to see many more people using Glassdoor to discover more about Life at Leonardo.”
Stuart Togwell, CEO of Kier Group:
“I’m really proud to see Kier on Glassdoor’s best places to work list as this is based on feedback directly from our own people so it really matters.
“Our people work hard to ensure we deliver for our customers and define who we are.
“In turn, we work hard to think about how we support them and their careers and how to make Kier a place where everyone can belong, contribute and thrive.
“It’s great to see that and our strong culture coming through so clearly.


