The UK's largest employers rank King's highly in their graduate recruitment plans a new report has found.
King's has risen to its highest ever position in the latest edition of The Graduate Market in 2026 report, placing 11th in the UK - a rise of five places since 2025.
Published by High Fliers Research, the annual report, showcases the top universities targeted by some of the UK's largest recruiters.
Using data from The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers, which include Amazon, Barclays, the BBC, Civil Service, Google, HSBC, L'Oreal, Microsoft, P&G, PwC and Unilever it explores the university campuses which are most regularly visited.
King's has seen a steady rise over the last few years, now ranking 3rd in London, and offering the widest array of sector-specific careers fairs of any London university. In 2025, King's hosted careers fairs and events in the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong for the first time, which it is expanding in August 2026.
In what remains a highly volatile and challenging graduate labour market, it is heartening to see employers across all industry sectors continue to see the value of King's distinctive education in generating diverse talent within their organisations.Reaching our highest ever ranking in this year's report is testament to the hard work of our Employer Engagement teams and highlights the trusted partnerships they build in the UK and globally to ensure success for our students in and beyond the University.
Andrew Wright, Associate Director (Employer Engagement & Work-based Learning) and Board Director, Institute of Student Employers
Last year, King's Careers & Employability also convened nearly 90 employers for an event in Bush House to enable reflection and discussion on key trends across the graduate labour market and early careers talent.
Inviting representatives of the varied employers who have engaged with the University through recruitment, educational or opportunity development initiatives in recent months the event also welcomed academic leadership from across King's faculties and leads across Students & Education, Research Talent, Global Brand & Marketing and Alumni Relations.
Discussing skills, technology advances and the future of work, the Summit was opened by Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Shitij Kapur, and enbled guests to engage with senior leadership across the University and hear updates on King's research, partnerships and strategic initiatives to support careers and employability.
A further Employer Summit is scheduled for May 2026, when we look forward to inviting many more employer and industry partners to explore King's new Strategy 2030, which launched this week.
Our current positioning in this new report after a challenging few years for the graduate labour market recognises that employers continue to value the educational and extra-curricular offer at King's and the support provided by King's Careers & Employability, faculties and other departments to enhance student success for our graduates.
King's will offer compelling value through a consistently excellent, research-driven and future-focused education that enables every student to succeed with us and to build fulfilling futures beyond graduation. We want all students to gain the knowledge, skills and experiences that equip them to shape their own futures, succeed on their own terms and make a positive contribution to society.
King's Strategy 2030
