Launch of 2025 Rankings

The Sunday Times Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers for 2025 was launched in a specially-produced 90-minute TV programme on Thursday 10th July, filmed on-location at BAE Systems' Academy for Skills & Knowledge in Samlesbury, Lancashire.

Highlights from the programme include:

• a full countdown of the new 2025 rankings from 100-76, 75-51, 50-26, 25-11 and 10-1
• interviews with apprenticeship recruiter and apprentices from Christies, Priory & United Utilities, Armstrong Watson & Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service and the British Army
• explanation of the methodology and research behind the new rankings
• apprentices at BAE Systems' at the Academy for Skills & Knowledge - part 1 & part 2
• showcases of apprenticeships at Lee Marley Group and Southeastern Railway
• special guests Peter Caney, Head of Early Careers and Richard Hamer MBE, Director of Education & Skills at BAE Systems
• an exclusive preview of The Sunday Times' coverage of the new rankings from Zoe Thomas, Editor of The Sunday Times Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers

The programme is presented by Martin Birchall, High Fliers Research and Chanise Evans, a former apprentice and presenter at the BBC.

Full coverage of The Sunday Times Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers appeared in The Sunday Times during the weekend from Friday 11th to Sunday 13th July, including:

• a full-page feature on the new Top 100 rankings and the country's top apprenticeship employers in the Business section of the newspaper
• a comprehensive Top 100 microsite on The Sunday Times website, with analysis & profiles of each apprenticeship employer and apprentice case-studies
• specially-commissioned article on the latest changes to the apprenticeship system by Robert Halfon, former skills & apprenticeships minister
• interviews on the new Top 100 rankings on Times Radio

This extensive coverage showcases the UK's top apprenticeship employers to the widest-possible audience of employers, school & college leavers, careers advisers and parents.

A full list of new Top 100 rankings for 2025 is available to download.