US tech giant Amazon is the most sought after company to work for in the UK, new research suggests.
Global networking website LinkedIn revealed that the second-most popular in its rankings this year was financial services giant JP Morgan. It was followed by supermarket Sainsbury's, pharmaceutical firm GSK and healthcare group Bupa.
LinkedIn analysed data to uncover the companies that are attracting the most attention from UK-based jobseekers and managing to hang on to that talent.
In demand: Amazon, JP Morgan, Sainsbury's, GSK and Bupa are the most in-demand firms for jobseekers within the UK, according to LinkedIn
Four areas are scrutinized, namely interest in the company, engagement with the company’s employees, job demand and employee retention levels.
Amazon, which has 27,500 staff in the UK and claims to tend to the retail habits of over 90 per cent of British shoppers, came out on top. Within Amazon's operations, the roles where the highest number of new jobs are cropping up are currently in operations, engineering and sales.
Surprisingly, Amazon does not use the brain teasers often employed in tech company interviews, claiming the tricky questions are 'unreliable when it comes to predicting a candidate’s success'.
Doug Gurr, head of Amazon UK, said: 'We’re delighted to be at the top of LinkedIn Top Companies 2019 list.
'A big thank you to our 27,500 permanent employees who make Amazon an attractive and diverse place to work, by endeavouring to expand consumer choice and helping tens of thousands of small businesses across the country grow their business.
'As we continue in our efforts to improve the customer experience, we hope that more people from all backgrounds come to build the future with us, which is why we’re excited to be at the top of LinkedIn’s Top Companies list.'
In the past, people claiming to have worked in Amazon's UK warehouses complained about working conditions.
Behind Amazon, another US multi-national company has swooped into second place as one of the most popular for job-hunters and employees who stick around at the company once they are hired.
Finance, engineering and business development roles are the areas where JP Morgan is taking on the most new staff, according to the findings.
The financial services giant says it ploughs $10.8billion, or around £7billion, a year globally to fund a team of 50,000 technologists. That is more than Twitter and Facebook combined.
US giants may have snapped up first and second place in LinkedIn's job-hunter rankings, but London-based supermarket Sainsbury's has reached third place.
The supermarket, which is the second biggest in the UK behind Tesco, has over 186,000 staff in the UK and the highest number of hires are being made in the areas of sales, support and finance.
Popular: Amazon claims it tends to the needs of over 90% of UK shoppers
Third place: Sainsbury's, the UK's second biggest supermarket, came in third place in the rankings
Speaking to This is Money, a Sainsbury’s spokesperson said: 'We’re delighted to have been ranked 3rd on LinkedIn’s Top Companies List.
'With over 185,000 colleagues we are one of the largest employers in the UK and we are always working hard to deliver our vision to be the most inclusive retailer where people love to work and shop.'
In January last year, the supermarket announced plans to axe 'thousands' of management jobs as part of a shake-up of its operations and how its stores are managed.
Asda and Sainsbury's are currently battling to persuade the UK's competition watchdog to give them the green light to merge.
According to figures published by Kantar earlier this week, in terms of sales in the 12 weeks to 24 March, Sainsbury's was the worst performer of all the big four supermarkets, which includes Tesco and Morrisons.
Top five tips to succeed at interview and secure your dream job
Recruitment website Glassdoor has today given This is Money readers five tips to a secure a job and have a successful interview:
1. Study for your interview like it is a final exam. Find as much information on the company as you can and commit as much of it to memory as possible.
2. Read interview reviews online to find our what the interview process is like, how long it might take and how many stages you might need to go through. You also research interview questions that other candidates have been asked.
3. Generate a list of potential interview questions beforehand and rehearse your answers.
4. Be prepared with questions of your own. Most interviewers expect you to put them on the spot too.
5. Always follow up after the interview. Extending the conversation with a follow up email shows you are passionate about the job and will make you stand out. A simple thank you note can speak volumes about your commitment.
Pharmaceutical giant GSK and healthcare group Bupa came in at fourth and fifth place respectively in terms of the most sought after companies for job-hunters.
Barclays Bank has also made it into LinkedIn's top ten table, claiming that more than 57 per cent of staff globally have some kind of flexible working arrangement.
According to figures from consumer group Which? published in January, Barclays has closed over 400 branches since 2015. In January, the bank announced plans to axe around 300 jobs at its offices in Leeds.
Fourth spot: Pharmaceutical giant GSK came in fourth in LinkedIn's rankings
Fifth place: Healthcare giant Bupa came in fifth place in LinkedIn's rankings table
Delving deeper into LinkedIn's latest rankings, job seekers appear to be drawn to companies with long histories.
Fifteen of the top 25 companies were founded over 100 years ago, compared to only six a year ago.
Perhaps driven by the prospect of greater security, 20 of the top companies featured in LinkedI's list this year are large and have over 50,000 employees. A year ago, only 12 firms in the rankings were classified as big companies.
The most popular industries in this year’s list were energy, financial services, food retail, real estate and construction and health and pharmaceuticals.
A year ago, the most popular industries included fashion and cosmetics, online internet services and luxury goods.
Katie Carroll, managing editor at LinkedIn UK, said: 'In the fourth year of the Top Companies initiative, it is great to see that the LinkedIn platform is such an important indicator of the companies that the UK wants to work for most.
'We are proud to be able to connect UK job seekers with companies that inspire them, to help them get one step closer to landing their dream job.'
Is Brexit affecting the UK's labour market?
Political turmoil over Brexit has reached fever-pitch, but is the debacle having an impact on hiring within the UK?
This is Money spoke to Pawel Adrjan, recruitment site Indeed's UK economist, to find out.
He said: 'The proportion of working-age people in employment has hit a new record of 76.1% in the three months to January, while unemployment fell yet again to a new 44-year low of 3.9%.
'On the recruitment front line, this situation is forcing many employers to ramp up salaries to attract and retain staff. As a result, after years of stagnation, average nominal pay excluding bonuses is rising at a respectable rate of 3.4% year on year.
'It is not all good news, however. While pay continues to rise steadily for the time being, the average worker may notice little difference to their buying power: weekly earnings are up £8 compared with a year ago, after adjusting for inflation, and remain below the pre-crisis peak.
'And although strong employment growth is certainly good news for people searching for a job, the outlook for the labour market remains uncertain. In the short term, the impact of political turmoil in the run-up to Brexit on business confidence, investment and hiring plans remain a key item to watch.'
Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Glassdoor told This is Money: 'Brexit: 'We know that a good proportion of employees are worried about Brexit having a negative impact on their employer and significant concerns persist that jobs will be cut over the coming year.
'Our data suggests that only half of workers think that now is a good time to look for a new job, suggesting that companies may need to work harder to recruit quality talent in the near term.'
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