Explore the Index
The British Opportunity Index is a groundbreaking corporate scorecard developed by the Burning Glass Institute, a leading nonprofit data laboratory at the forefront of work and learning innovation. This index evaluates how effectively major employers in the United Kingdom foster workforce mobility and opportunity, using four key dimensions: Hiring, Pay, Mobility, and Culture.
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Index
Name
Hiring
Pay
Mobility
Culture
Royal Mail Group Limited
Transportation & Logistics
100
16
76
50
DCC plc
Consumer Services
100
1
28
23
Vistry Group plc
Real Estate & Construction
92
50
59
20
Persimmon plc
Real Estate & Construction
87
46
51
42
Taylor Wimpey plc
Real Estate & Construction
85
35
56
32
UPS
Transportation & Logistics
85
9
45
38
Barratt Developments plc
Real Estate & Construction
83
41
56
77
Computacenter plc
Technology
82
55
35
73
Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc
Engineering, Defense & Manufacturing
80
41
30
81
Schroders plc
Financial Services
79
65
54
44
XPO Logistics
Transportation & Logistics
78
10
41
12
HC-One
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
77
15
24
30
Liberty Global Ltd-A
Telecommunications
76
54
77
38
Jd Sports Fashion plc
Retail
76
31
73
26
Rightmove plc
Real Estate & Construction
76
33
27
51
Man Group plc/Jersey
Financial Services
75
85
37
68
GXO Logistics UK Limited
Transportation & Logistics
74
20
46
11
Rentokil Initial plc
Consumer Services
72
16
10
65
Sanctuary
Social Services
71
9
57
52
Wincanton
Transportation & Logistics
71
32
51
32
Mcdonald's Restaurants Limited
Hospitality
71
3
39
34
British Land Co plc
Real Estate & Construction
71
17
18
73
Ocado Group plc
Technology
70
31
92
47
Natwest Group plc
Financial Services
70
46
76
78
Poundland Limited
Retail
70
20
59
23
Greggs plc
Consumer Goods
70
30
19
19
BBC
Telecommunications
69
24
86
36
Jet2.com and Jet2Holidays
Transportation & Logistics
69
39
63
46
Care UK
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
69
57
40
33
Beazley plc
Financial Services
68
84
68
84
Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
68
15
48
80
Mitchells & Butlers Retail Limited
Hospitality
68
20
42
32
Entain plc
Technology
68
39
35
25
Lloyds Pharmacy
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
67
23
55
0
BAE Systems plc
Engineering, Defense & Manufacturing
66
32
68
87
Danske Bank A/S
Financial Services
66
33
67
75
Kingfisher plc
Retail
66
40
58
66
ITV plc
Media & Entertainment
66
20
48
19
Vodafone Group plc
Telecommunications
65
38
100
52
Aldi Stores Limited
Retail
65
44
57
56
United Utilities Group plc
Energy & Utilities
65
38
49
85
Spire Healthcare Group plc
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
64
34
37
21
Centrica plc
Energy & Utilities
62
51
68
37
Relx plc
Information & Publishing
62
64
53
47
Accenture
Professional Services
61
45
85
54
Softcat plc
Technology
60
25
79
70
Hargreaves Lansdown plc
Financial Services
60
46
63
47
Iceland Foods Limited
Retail
60
32
51
12
DS Smith plc
Engineering, Defense & Manufacturing
60
30
36
74
Wise plc - A
Financial Services
59
47
72
56
Land Securities Group plc
Real Estate & Construction
59
43
39
25
Fujitsu Limited
Technology
58
25
64
59
Marks & Spencer Group plc
Retail
58
29
67
32
Bupa
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
58
34
44
42
Barclays plc
Financial Services
57
41
83
66
B&M European Value Retail Sa
Retail
57
33
65
22
Legal & General Group plc
Financial Services
57
47
63
62
Chanel Limited
Retail
57
34
63
62
Compass Group plc
Consumer Services
57
22
34
33
Fedex
Transportation & Logistics
57
13
18
79
Bt Group plc
Telecommunications
56
33
92
55
Sainsbury (J) plc
Retail
56
41
78
14
Virgin Group
Financial Services
56
48
47
40
Mydentist
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
56
13
37
32
Rotork plc
Engineering, Defense & Manufacturing
56
0
29
58
Severn Trent plc
Energy & Utilities
55
38
66
72
Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
Transportation & Logistics
55
27
63
77
Whitbread plc
Hospitality
55
33
54
38
GE Healthcare
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
55
39
25
39
Next plc
Retail
54
28
71
16
Nuffield Health
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
54
54
68
47
Direct Line Insurance Group
Financial Services
54
22
67
47
Aviva plc
Financial Services
54
19
69
69
Investec plc
Financial Services
54
58
43
68
Haleon plc
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
54
74
29
72
Hiscox Ltd
Financial Services
53
29
48
32
Societe Generale
Financial Services
52
61
38
29
Lloyds Banking Group plc
Financial Services
51
34
89
74
Microsoft Limited
Technology
51
69
78
55
Frasers Group plc
Retail
50
31
49
2
Pearson plc
Information & Publishing
50
28
44
50
Auto Trader Group plc
Technology
50
35
34
91
HSBC Holdings plc
Financial Services
49
43
89
60
PricewaterhouseCoopers Llp
Professional Services
49
37
82
53
Experian plc
Technology
49
32
63
69
Zara UK Holdco Limited
Retail
49
40
48
8
Renishaw plc
Engineering, Defense & Manufacturing
49
41
29
51
Asda Group Limited
Retail
48
25
70
53
National Grid plc
Energy & Utilities
48
47
65
75
Tesco plc
Retail
48
35
58
27
Burberry Group plc
Retail
48
46
44
42
Intertek Group plc
Professional Services
48
42
42
43
Deloitte LLP
Professional Services
47
33
87
55
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc
Engineering, Defense & Manufacturing
47
47
72
67
Flutter Entertainment plc-Di
Technology
47
68
67
56
SSE plc
Energy & Utilities
47
70
28
44
Unilever plc
Consumer Goods
46
40
70
41
Babcock Intl Group plc
Engineering, Defense & Manufacturing
46
20
65
63
Anglo American plc
Energy & Utilities
46
95
46
82
Airbus Operations Limited
Engineering, Defense & Manufacturing
46
51
37
44
EasyJet plc
Transportation & Logistics
45
42
60
61
Willis Towers Watson plc
Financial Services
45
44
50
69
Almac Group
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
45
15
29
82
Google UK Limited
Technology
44
83
66
83
Diageo plc
Consumer Goods
44
49
60
61
Walgreens Boots Alliance
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
44
36
59
25
Darktrace plc
Technology
44
11
57
35
London Stock Exchange Group
Financial Services
44
58
43
60
Informa plc
Information & Publishing
44
25
19
20
Amazon UK Services Ltd.
Technology
43
45
88
56
Parexel
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
42
35
75
41
WPP plc
Professional Services
42
48
71
3
Abrdn plc
Financial Services
42
46
26
71
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc
Consumer Goods
41
34
73
65
Boehringer Ingelheim International
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
41
64
52
56
London Underground Limited
Transportation & Logistics
41
43
49
82
Philips
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
41
71
42
60
British Airways / IAG
Transportation & Logistics
41
28
34
62
Facebook UK Limited
Technology
41
80
40
93
Associated British Foods plc
Consumer Goods
41
10
39
48
Iqvia
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
40
47
81
60
BP plc
Energy & Utilities
39
64
55
68
Sanofi
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
38
43
70
45
Smith & Nephew plc
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
38
42
61
65
Admiral Group plc
Financial Services
37
14
57
66
M&G plc
Financial Services
37
60
48
53
Shell plc
Energy & Utilities
37
58
48
60
Arup Group Limited
Engineering, Defense & Manufacturing
37
31
32
83
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
Financial Services
36
49
23
53
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited
Retail
35
19
90
21
Johnson Matthey plc
Engineering, Defense & Manufacturing
35
50
46
44
Gsk plc
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
32
53
67
46
Primark Stores Limited
Retail
32
57
69
42
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Financial Services
32
59
38
19
Infosys Limited
Technology
30
26
58
37
ING Bank NV
Financial Services
29
44
41
38
Astrazeneca plc
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
28
45
66
90
Imperial Brands plc
Consumer Goods
27
70
64
79
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
Financial Services
27
62
39
43
Standard Chartered plc
Financial Services
25
50
47
60
Costa Limited
Hospitality
23
12
58
29
Ernstandyoung
Professional Services
22
46
73
100
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
22
61
52
82
Bayer
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
22
62
45
40
Coca-Cola HBC AG-DI
Consumer Goods
22
100
0
6
Novartis
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
21
69
39
52
Co-Operative Group Limited
Retail
20
37
75
20
Clarivate plc
Technology
20
33
64
37
Sky Limited
Media & Entertainment
20
18
32
64
Pfizer
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
18
43
64
56
Ryanair
Transportation & Logistics
0
31
63
44
Hiring
Measures how well companies hire people without degrees and those with little experience.
Pay
Measures how well companies pay their employees and increase their compensation over time.
Mobility
Measures how well companies move people up and prepare them for better jobs elsewhere.
Culture
Measures how well companies retain their employees and build their careers.