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.

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2021 Vault Consulting 25 Europe

SCORE 8.956

2020 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 8.529

2020 Rank 2

Bain & Company Europe

Bain & Company is a global consultancy that helps the world’s most ambitious change makers define the future. Across 59 offices in 37 countries, the firm works alongside clients as one team with a shared ambition to achieve extraordinary...

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SCORE 7.791

2020 Rank 3

Roland Berger Europe

From its humble beginnings as a one-man consulting firm, Roland Berger has grown forcefully and developed a sizable global footprint. The market leader in Germany and the only native European consultancy to boast an international presence, its...

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SCORE 7.645

2020 Rank 4

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 7.553

2020 Rank 5

Strategy&, part of the PwC network, 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 brings more than 100 years of experience...

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SCORE 7.537

2020 Rank 6

Kearney Europe

Since 1926, Kearney has been trusted advisors to the world’s foremost organizations and continues to live by the principles established by their founder Andrew Thomas (Tom) Kearney so long ago: “Our success as consultants will depend on the...

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SCORE 7.466

2020 Rank 7

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 7.118

2020 Rank 19

Alvarez & Marsal Europe

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a privately held leading global professional services firm that delivers business performance improvement, turnaround management and advisory services to organizations seeking to transform operations, catapult...

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SCORE 7.024

2020 Rank 8

Simon-Kucher & Partners Europe

Simon-Kucher & Partners is a global consulting firm specializing in strategy, marketing, pricing, and sales. The firm focuses on TopLine Power® by helping clients to boost their top line instead of cutting costs. With about 1,400 employees...

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SCORE 6.936

2020 Rank 10

Arthur D. Little Europe

A long history of leading innovation 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...

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