LinkedIn Top Companies 2024: The 12 best workplaces to grow your career in Europe
Our annual LinkedIn Top Companies list highlights the 12 best workplaces to grow your career in Europe right now. Fuelled by unique LinkedIn data, the methodology looks at different aspects of career progression, such as how employees are getting promoted, adding new skills and more. You can read more about how we compile the list at the bottom of the article.
This year’s honourees are proving that investment in the employee experience is vital in today’s employment landscape – whether it's launching upskilling initiatives to accelerate employees' AI proficiency or offering flexible working arrangements. These are the companies leading the way in not only attracting workers, but retaining them in our ever-changing world of work.
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Here are this year's 12 #TopCompanies in Europe
🇦🇹 Austria
Takeda
TakedaPharmaceutical Manufacturing |
Top locations in Austria: Greater St Pölten, Linz-Wels-Steyr area | Most notable skills: Pharmaceutical manufacturing, product testing, organic chemistry | Most common job titles: Quality assurance manager, manufacturing specialist, laboratory assistant | Largest job functions: Operations, quality assurance, research | About: The biopharmaceutical company researches, produces and distributes drugs for various medical therapeutic areas. In Austria, Takeda has three sites and 12 plasma-donation centres and focuses on gene therapy research, plasma-based therapies and biologics.
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🇧🇪 Belgium and 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Mastercard
Mastercard is the parent company of Cirrus, Dynamic Yield Ltd., ethoca, Mastercard Cyber and Intelligence and others.
MastercardIT Services and IT Consulting |
Top locations in Belgium and the UK: Brussels, London | Most notable skills: Fintech, commercial banking, capital markets | Most common job titles: Product management director, implementation manager, project manager | Largest job functions: Business development, information technology, operations | About: Mastercard is an international financial services company that facilitates money transactions. The company offers products that allow consumers to make purchases and withdraw cash.
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🇫🇷 France
Airbus
AirbusAviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing |
Top locations in France: Toulouse, Paris, Marseille | Most notable skills: Aerospace engineering, composite material expertise, air-traffic control | Most common job titles: Project manager, quality assurance manager, manufacturing engineer | Largest job functions: Engineering, sales, quality assurance | About: Airbus is a European aircraft manufacturer active in the civil and military sectors. It has been the world's leading aircraft manufacturer since 2019.
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🇩🇪 Germany
Sandoz
SandozPharmaceutical Manufacturing |
Top location in Germany: Munich | Most notable skills: Pharmaceuticals, oncology, cardiology | Most common job titles: Account manager, regulatory affairs manager, project manager | Largest job functions: Sales, business development, legal | About: Headquartered in Switzerland, the internationally active pharmaceutical company produces and distributes generics drugs for the treatment of various diseases.
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🇮🇪 Ireland
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.Biotechnology Research |
Top locations in Ireland: Cork, Dublin | Most notable skills: Genetic engineering, evolutionary biology, pharmaceutical manufacturing | Most common job titles: Biological science technician | Largest job functions: Operations, quality assurance, research | About: BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc is a global biotechnology company specialising in therapies for rare genetic diseases. It focuses on the research, development and commercialisation of innovative treatments for a variety of medical needs.
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🇮🇹 Italy
Intesa Sanpaolo
Intesa SanpaoloBanking |
Top locations in Italy: Milan, Turin, Rome | Most notable skills: Commercial banking, investment banking, financial accounting | Most common job titles: Money manager, financial advisor, private client manager | Largest job functions: Finance, sales, business development | About: Intesa Sanpaolo is a banking group active in retail, corporate and wealth management which offers its services to more than 13 million clients in Italy. It also has a presence in central and eastern Europe, the Middle East and north Africa.
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🇳🇱 Netherlands
Versuni
Versuni is the parent company of Saeco, Gaggia Milano and others.
VersuniAppliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing |
Top location in the Netherlands: Groningen | Most notable skills: Product development, research and development, supply chain management | Most common job titles: Project manager, software engineer, programme manager | Largest job functions: Engineering, operations, information technology | About: Versuni makes home appliances such as air fryers, coffee machines and air purifiers. Originally part of Philips, the company became independent in 2021 and was given its current name in 2023, an allusion to the English word 'universe'.
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🇵🇱 Poland
Procter & Gamble
Procter & GambleManufacturing |
Top locations in Poland: Warsaw, Lodz | Most notable skills: Operational efficiency, inventory, fluid mechanics | Most common job titles: IT manager, supply chain specialist | Largest job functions: Business operations, information technology, engineering | About: Procter & Gamble is a multinational consumer goods company headquartered in the US. Its portfolio includes brands such as Head & Shoulders, Gillette, Always, Lenor and Pampers.
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🇪🇸 Spain
EPAM Systems
EPAM SystemsIT Services and IT Consulting |
Top locations in Spain: Málaga, Madrid | Most notable skills: Software testing, fintech, software development life cycle | Most common job titles: Software engineer, software test engineer, business analyst | Largest job functions: Engineering, information technology, quality assurance | About: EPAM Systems is a multinational technology company that provides software engineering and product development services to customers in more than a dozen industries in 55 countries.
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🇸🇪 Sweden
AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca is the parent company of Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Medimmune, Neogene Therapeutics and others.
AstraZenecaPharmaceutical Manufacturing |
Top Swedish locations: Gothenburg, Stockholm | Most notable skills: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Organic Chemistry, Pathology | Most common job titles: Process Engineer, Manufacturing Operator, Project Manager | Largest job functions: Research, Operations, Engineering | About AstraZeneca: AstraZeneca is a multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company with a strong focus on research, as well as the development and manufacturing of pharmaceutical products for oncology, cardiovascular and other healthcare specialisms.
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🇨🇭Switzerland
Novartis
NovartisPharmaceutical Manufacturing |
Top locations in Switzerland: Basel, Geneva, Greater Freiburg | Most notable skills: Oncology, gastroenterology, dermatology | Most common job titles: Project manager, administrative assistant, clinical scientist | Largest job functions: Research, operations, business development | About: Novartis is a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in Switzerland that researches and develops medicines and therapies. The focus is on cardiovascular, renal and metabolic diseases, immunology, neurology and oncology.
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🇹🇷Türkiye
Koç Holding
Koç Holding A.Ş.Holding Companies |
Top locations in Türkiye: Istanbul, Ankara, Adapazari | Most notable skills: Fluid mechanics, oil and gas, enterprise software | Most common job titles: Sales manager, software engineer | Largest job functions: Operations, engineering, sales | About: Koç Holding, one of Türkiye’s largest holding companies, has operated in the automotive, energy, consumer electronics, retail and many other sectors since 1926. The company exports to more than 150 countries.
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You can check out the Top Companies in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland (German, French), Türkiye, the UAE, the UK and the U.S.
Methodology
Our methodology uses LinkedIn data to rank companies based on eight pillars that have been shown to lead to career progression: ability to advance; skills growth; company stability; external opportunity; company affinity; gender diversity; educational background and employee presence in the country. Ability to advance tracks employee promotions within a company and when they move to a new company, based on standardised job titles. Skills growth looks at how employees across the company are gaining skills while employed at the company, using standardised LinkedIn skills. Company stability tracks attrition over the past year, as well as the percentage of employees that stay at the company at least three years. External opportunity looks at Recruiter outreach across employees at the company, signalling demand for workers coming from these companies. Company affinity, which seeks to measure how supportive a company’s culture is, looks at connection volume on LinkedIn among employees, controlled for company size. Gender diversity measures gender parity within a company and its subsidiaries. Educational background examines the variety of educational attainment among employees, from no degree up to PhD levels, reflecting a commitment to recruiting a wide range of professionals. Finally, employee presence in the country looks at the company’s number of employees in the country relative to other companies, as a means of capturing companies that provide a diverse work environment and more opportunities for career advancement and networking.
To be eligible, companies must have had at least 500 employees in the country as of 31 December, 2023.
These companies are drawn from Top Companies in each featured country. In France, Germany, Spain and the UK, the companies must have had 5,000 or more global employees with at least 500 in the country as of 31 December, 2023. In Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland and Türkiye, the companies must have had at least 500 employees in the country as of 31 December, 2023
Attrition can be no higher than 10% over the methodology time period, based on LinkedIn data. Similarly, organisations that have had layoffs of 10% or more of their workforce based on corporate announcements or public, reliable sources between 1 January, 2023 and the list launch, are not eligible. These decisions are made by the LinkedIn News team based on company statements and/or reputable news outlets. Only parent companies rank on the list; majority-owned subsidiaries and data about those subsidiaries are incorporated into the parent company score. The methodology time frame is 1 January, 2023 through 31 December, 2023. This analysis represents the world seen through the lens of LinkedIn data, drawn from the anonymised and aggregated profile information of LinkedIn's members around the world.
We exclude all staffing and recruiting firms, educational institutions and government agencies. We also exclude LinkedIn, its parent company Microsoft and Microsoft subsidiaries.
About company insights
Company insights were sourced from LinkedIn Talent Insights and include the parent company and majority-owned subsidiaries. Data reflects aggregated public member data from active LinkedIn profiles in the relevant country and includes employee profiles associated with the parent company and majority-owned subsidiaries on LinkedIn. We exclude members who identify as interns or contractors. All insights reflect a 12-month time period looking back from January 2024. Top locations were categorised as the regions or cities that employed the largest percentage of each company. Skills data was derived from measuring the most frequent unique skills among a company’s employees, relative to other companies. Most common job titles represent the occupations most common within each company. Largest job function measures the function area most prevalent within each company.
Reported by: Polly Dennison
Methodology and insights by: Nadine Fares
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1moGreat companies are made by great people. It's wonderful to see that all these companies share common values and have a clear vision.
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1moWhen applying for a role in a multinational company, enhancing your network is essential. Connect with current employees on platforms like LinkedIn to gain insights and potentially champion your application. Tailor your CV meticulously to match the job description. Use relevant keywords that reflect the skills and experiences the company values; this will help your CV get noticed by applicant tracking systems. Take time to study the company’s values and integrate them into your application. Mention specific instances where your actions aligned with these values, demonstrating your cultural fit and commitment to their mission. This approach not only shows you’re well-prepared but also deeply interested in becoming part of their global team.
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1moIt's actually fascinating that this list captures three of the most influential businesses types in the world. Here's a tip for landing a role at any of them: research their company culture, mission, and vision. If their values resonate with you, showcase your authentic self during the application process. Because beyond technical skills, these top companies seek individuals who genuinely align with their core identity.