The study by marketing training hub School of Marketing analysed the top searches for jobs and careers on Google, to see which private sector companies Brits are keenest to work for currently.
And it's supermarkets that lead the pack, attracting hundreds of thousands of clicks each month - with seven appearing in the top 10
Commenting on the findings, Ritchie Mehta, CEO of School of Marketing, said: “It’s clear where the interest in the private sector job market lies now, and it’s in supermarkets. Additionally, some supermarkets are much more popular for job prospects than others.
“With major brands at the top of many people’s minds when they begin a job search, smaller businesses need to work harder to find and attract skilled employees. One extremely effectively way to do that is to take advantage of initiatives such as the Apprenticeship Levy scheme to bring in new staff or train current ones in digital and data-led programmes, with the vast majority of the training cost covered by the levy.”
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5. Royal Mail
Royal Mail comes in fifth place as one of three entries in the top ten that aren’t supermarkets. On average, there are 116,000 searches a month for ‘Royal Mail jobs’ and 11,000 searches for ‘Royal Mail careers’ adding up to a total of 127,000. Photo: Canva/Getty Images
6. Morrisons
Just missing out on a place in the top five are Morrisons. There are 80,300 searches a month about joining their UK workforce of 105, 000 people. Photo: Google Maps
7. Waitrose
Upmarket supermarket Waitrose have 332 shops across the UK and attract 68,400 searches a month - 64,000 for jobs and 4,400 for careers. Photo: Google Maps
8. Lidl
The first of two discount supermarkets on this list, Lidl is one of the recent success stories of British retail. They recently opened their 900th store in the UK and are on target to reach 1,100 by the end of 2025. Lidl attracts 62,000 job-related searches each month. Photo: Google Maps