Vault Consulting 25 Europe

Which are the best consulting firms to work for in Europe?

When it comes to choosing an employer, there is no question that prestige is important. However, our survey data indicates time and again that many other factors come into play when weighing a choice--and even more that affect employee satisfaction in the months and years after the decision has been made.

Did you know that for more than half of consulting firm candidates, firm culture was one of the most important factors in selecting an employer? Other top factors include practice strength and type of work, in addition to prestige and compensation.

But choosing an employer is only part of the equation--staying there over a period of time is something else entirely. And while elements like firm culture, compensation and prestige remain important as part of that picture, other factors such as overall job satisfaction and the ability to make career progress also emerge as critical differentiators of top employers.

In order to properly reflect a company's status as an employer within the consulting industry, the Vault Top Consulting Europe list is based on the following weighted formula:

30 percent prestige
15 percent satisfaction
15 percent firm culture
10 percent compensation
10 percent ability to challenge
10 percent work-life balance
5 percent formal training
5 percent overall business outlook

As ever, our survey is only open to consultants who are currently employed at reputable firms in the industry. When rating quality of life issues, consultants are only permitted to rate their own firm. For prestige and practice area rankings, however, consultants are only allowed to rate competitors, and NOT their own firms.

2020 Vault Consulting 25 Europe

SCORE 9.099

2019 Rank 1

McKinsey & Company Europe

McKinsey & Company is a privately owned management consulting firm. Roundly considered the most prestigious company of its kind, it has achieved a near-universal level of renown, despite a decades-long commitment to confidentiality that...

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SCORE 8.841

2019 Rank 2

Bain & Company Europe

Founded in 1973, Bain is one of the world's most prestigious consulting firms. The firm's 10,500+ employees help the world's top business leaders make big decisions that will direct their organizations' futures, and then help them realize those...

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SCORE 7.945

2019 Rank 4

Roland Berger Europe

From its humble beginning as a small, one-man consulting firm, Roland Berger has grown into an international giant. Ranked among the top-10 in global strategy consulting, it is the largest consulting firm to have emerged from Europe, where it...

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SCORE 7.831

2019 Rank 3

Oliver Wyman Europe

Oliver Wyman is part of the Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC), a global professional services network with brands and affiliates in more than 100 countries. The largest component of Oliver Wyman Group is Oliver Wyman, a management consulting...

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SCORE 7.623

2019 Not Ranked

Strategy& Europe

Strategy& is PwC’s global strategy consulting business formed through the acquisition of Booz & Company by PwC in 2014. Today, Strategy& is PwC’s global strategy consulting business, and the only at-scale strategy business inside a...

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SCORE 7.550

2019 Rank 5

A.T. Kearney Europe

As a consultancy, A.T. Kearney has a rich heritage that dates to the 1920s, with the founding of McKinsey & Company and the arrival of consulting as a profession. James Oscar McKinsey set up his original firm in Chicago in 1926, and one of...

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SCORE 7.418

2019 Rank 6

OC&C Strategy Consultants Europe

The name says it all If you want to know what OC&C Strategy Consultants does, you don't need to look too far for answers-it's right there in the title. Focusing on strategic analysis, the firm breaks the concept down into six...

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SCORE 7.268

2019 Rank 7

Simon-Kucher & Partners Europe

Simon-Kucher & Partners is a global consulting firm specializing in strategy, marketing, pricing, and sales. Founded in 1985, the firm focuses on TopLine Power® by helping clients to boost their top line instead of cutting costs. With more...

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SCORE 7.251

2019 Rank 9

QVARTZ

Founded in 2002, QVARTZ is a Nordic-based strategy consulting firm with its eyes set firmly on global growth. Currently operating out of five offices, the firm serves clients in a number of different sectors, including private equity, water,...

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SCORE 7.061

2019 Rank 10

Arthur D. Little Europe

Arthur D. Little has been at the forefront of innovation since 1886. It is an acknowledged thought leader in linking strategy, innovation and transformation in technology-intensive and converging industries. The firm helps clients navigate...

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