LinkedIn Top Companies 2025: The 25 best workplaces to grow your career in Ireland
Professionals are navigating constant shifts – from artificial intelligence reshaping the workplace to evolving return-to-office mandates. And LinkedIn data shows that the skills used in jobs will change by 70% in the next five years, indicating that more shifts are yet to come.
But amid this uncertainty, over half of professionals globally say they are open to pivoting into a new role or industry, and a quarter plan to learn new skills to make it happen. As jobseekers strive to stay ahead, it’s no longer just about finding a job – it will be increasingly important to find a workplace that fuels continuous learning and long-term growth.
That’s where LinkedIn’s fourth annual Top Companies list comes in, highlighting the 25 best workplaces to grow your career in Ireland. Entirely based on LinkedIn data, the methodology evaluates companies on various elements of career progression like how employees are upskilling, getting promoted while at the company and more. You can read more about how we compile the list at the bottom of this article.
The list serves as a resource regardless of what stage you’re at in your career. At each company, you’ll find the top skills, roles and functions in demand. Looking to grow your network? See employees you may know at each company and start a conversation. Ready to start applying? Explore open roles at each company and find your next opportunity.
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Here are this year’s 25 Top Companies in Ireland.
1. Eli Lilly and Company
Eli Lilly is the parent company of Eli Lilly and Company (Ireland) Limited, Alnara Pharmaceuticals Inc., Loxo@Lilly, ImClone Systems and others.
Top Irish locations: Cork | Most notable skills: Oncology, Genetic Engineering, Physiology | Most common job titles: Clinical Trial Manager, Communications Associate, Process Engineer | Largest job functions: Research, Operations, Engineering | About Eli Lilly and Company: Eli Lilly is a medical research company that utilises biotechnology, chemistry and genetic medicine to address health challenges. It manufactures diabetes treatments and a range of prescription drugs including Prozac and Cialis.
2. Mastercard
Mastercard is the parent company of Transfast, Ethoca Limited, Ekata, Finicity and others.
Top Irish locations: Dublin | Most notable skills: Mobile Application Development, Software Testing, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Product Manager, Information Technology Project Manager | Largest job functions: Engineering, Information Technology, Product Management | Flexible work availability: 100% hybrid | About Mastercard: Mastercard is a multinational financial services corporation and one of the world’s leading payment solutions companies. Mastercard offers a range of global payment transaction-processing services through its financial network.
3. Gilead Sciences
Gilead Sciences is the parent company of CymaBay Therapeutics, Immunomedics, Forty Seven Inc. and others.
Most notable skills: Oncology, Pharmaceutics, Biomedical Engineering | Most common job titles: Quality Assurance Specialist, Manufacturing Technician, Packaging Technician | Largest job functions: Operations, Quality Assurance, Engineering | About Gilead Sciences: Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to research in virology, oncology and inflammation. It produces treatments for diseases such as Covid-19, respiratory and cardiovascular conditions, hepatitis B and C, HIV/Aids and cancer.
4. Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments is the parent company of Strategic Advisers LLC, Colt Technology Services, Fidelity Labs and more.
Top Irish locations: Dublin, Galway | Most notable skills: Software Testing, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Mobile Application Development | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Scrum Master, System Analyst | Largest job functions: Engineering, Information Technology, Business Development | Flexible work availability: 100% hybrid | About Fidelity Investments: Fidelity Investments is a multinational financial services corporation and is one of the world’s largest asset managers. It offers digital platforms that facilitate a range of financial services, including investment advice, wealth management, asset custody and life insurance.
5. Workday
Workday is the parent company of Workday Adaptive Planning, Workday for Higher Education, Workday for Healthcare, Workday for Public Sector and others.
Top Irish locations: Dublin | Most notable skills: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Mobile Application Development, Software Testing | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Product Manager, Software Engineering Manager | Largest job functions: Engineering, Information Technology, Sales | Flexible work availability: 100% hybrid | About Workday: Workday is a cloud-based enterprise software vendor specialising in financial management, human capital management and operational planning. Workday provides real-time reporting, analytics and streamlined management processes for businesses.
6. ServiceNow
ServiceNow is the parent company of LightStep, Era Software, UltimateSuite, ServiceNow Research and others.
Top Irish locations: Dublin | Most notable skills: System Administration, Computer Networking, Sales Leads | Most common job titles: Technical Support Engineer, Software Engineer, Business Development Representative | Largest job functions: Information Technology, Engineering, Sales | Flexible work availability: 7% remote, 46% hybrid | About ServiceNow: ServiceNow is a software company that specialises in cloud-based workflow automation and digital transformation. Using artificial intelligence and machine learning, it automates and optimises business processes across finance, logistics and healthcare.
7. PepsiCo
PepsiCo is the parent company of Frito-Lay, Pioneer Foods, Pepsi Lipton International Ltd and others.
Top Irish locations: Cork | Most notable skills: Food Manufacturing, Inorganic Chemistry, Retail Packaging | Most common job titles: Production Operator, Research and Development Scientist, Supply Chain Specialist | Largest job functions: Operations, Research, Information Technology | About PepsiCo: PepsiCo is a multinational food, snack and beverage corporation operating in over 200 countries and territories. Its diverse brand portfolio includes Pepsi, 7UP, Gatorade, Doritos and Cheetos.
8. Apple
Apple Inc. is the parent company of Beats by Dre, Shazam and others.
Top Irish locations: Cork | Most notable skills: Translation, Mobile Application Development, Web Hosting | Most common job titles: Technical Support Advisor, Data Analyst, Software Engineer | Largest job functions: Operations, Information Technology, Engineering | About Apple: Apple is a multinational technology company with products including the Mac family of desktop computers and laptops, iPhone, Apple Watch, Apple TV, AirPods and iPad. Its other software platforms include Apple TV+, Apple News+, Apple Books, Apple Arcade, iCloud and Apple Fitness+.
9. Verizon
Verizon is the parent company of Verizon Business, Tracfone Wireless, Verizon Connect, Telogis and others.
Top Irish locations: Dublin | Most notable skills: Mobile Application Development, Web Hosting, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Sourcing Manager | Largest job functions: Engineering, Information Technology, Purchasing | Flexible work availability: 14% remote, 65% hybrid | About Verizon: Verizon is an American multinational telecommunications company with operations in over 210 countries. Verizon's services include wireline communications, fixed wireless access broadband, data, video and advanced communication services.
10. Boston Scientific
Boston Scientific is the parent company of Farapulse, Apama Medical Inc., Boston Scientific Pain Management, Vertiflex, Cosman Medical and others.
Top Irish locations: Galway, Cork, Limerick | Most notable skills: Biomedical Engineering, Plastics, Inorganic Chemistry | Most common job titles: Manufacturing Engineer, Quality Inspector, Process Engineer | Largest job functions: Engineering, Operations, Quality Assurance | About Boston Scientific: Boston Scientific is a multinational medical technology company specialising in the development, manufacture and marketing of medical devices. Its specialities include cardiology, electrophysiology, endoscopy and urology.
11. Arup
Arup is the parent company of Oasys Ltd. and others.
Most notable skills: Geotechnical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Water Engineering | Most common job titles: Design Engineer, Construction Management Specialist, Structural Engineer | Largest job functions: Engineering, Operations, Business Development | Flexible work availability: 94% hybrid | About Arup: Arup is a global consultancy firm specialising in the built environment, with expertise in engineering, design and advisory services. It specialises in providing environmentally conscious solutions in architecture, engineering and urban planning.
12. Sanofi
Sanofi is the parent company of Genzyme Europe B.V., Synthrox Inc., Opella and others.
Most notable skills: Inorganic Chemistry, General Surgery, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Organic Chemistry | Most common job titles: Quality Assurance Specialist, Process Engineer, Chemist | Largest job functions: Operations, Quality Assurance, Engineering | About Sanofi: Sanofi is a multinational pharmaceutical company. It offers a diverse range of healthcare solutions across multiple therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, vaccines and consumer self-care.
13. Medtronic
Medtronic is the parent company of Medtronic Ireland Limited, Visualase Inc., Medtronic ENT, Medtronic Cranial and Spine Therapies and others.
Top Irish locations: Galway | Most notable skills: Biomedical Engineering, Plastics, Cardiology | Most common job titles: Manufacturing Engineer, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Program Manager | Largest job functions: Operations, Engineering, Quality Assurance | Flexible work availability: 52% hybrid | About Medtronic: Medtronic is a multinational medical technology company. It is the world’s largest developer and manufacturer of medical devices across four primary areas: cardiovascular, medical surgical, neuroscience and diabetes.
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14. Stripe
Stripe is the parent company of Paystack, Touchtech Payments, Okay and others.
Top Irish locations: Dublin | Most notable skills: Artificial Intelligence (AI), FinTech, Sales Leads | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Account Executive, Business Development Representative | Largest job functions: Sales, Engineering, Operations | About Stripe: Stripe is the largest privately owned multinational fintech company, offering a range of software-as-a-service and financial infrastructure solutions. Services include payment processing software, subscription management and automated financial operations for businesses worldwide.
15. Abbott
Abbott Laboratories is the parent company of Cardiovascular Systems, Alere Inc., CardioMEMS Inc., Bigfoot Biomedical and others.
Top Irish locations: Dublin, Waterford | Most notable skills: Biomedical Engineering, Evolutionary Biology, Inorganic Chemistry | Most common job titles: Manufacturing Engineer, Quality Assurance Manager, Xray Technologist | Largest job functions: Operations, Quality Assurance, Engineering | About Abbott: Abbott Laboratories is a multinational medical devices and healthcare company specialising in diagnostics, branded generic medicines and nutritional products. Its stable of products includes Brufen, Influvac, Similac and Ensure.
16. Salesforce
Top Irish locations: Dublin | Most notable skills: Sales Leads, Affiliate Marketing, Enterprise Software | Most common job titles: Account Executive, Business Development Representative, Software Engineer | Largest job functions: Sales, Business Development, Engineering | Flexible work availability: 2% remote, 78% hybrid | About Salesforce: Salesforce is a multinational software company and a leading customer relationship management solutions provider. It enables businesses to digitise their customer interactions using automation, artificial intelligence and real-time data.
17. Stryker
Stryker Corporation is the parent company of Vocera Communications, Inari Medical Inc., Wright Medical Group Inc., Vertos Medical and others.
Top Irish locations: Cork | Most notable skills: Biomedical Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, Plastics | Most common job titles: Account Executive, Business Development Representative, Software Engineer | Largest job functions: Operations, Engineering, Quality Assurance | Flexible work availability: 2% remote, 50% hybrid | About Stryker: Stryker Corporation is a multinational medical technologies corporation. It focuses on various specialties, including orthopaedic implants, surgical equipment, communications systems, patient handling and neurosurgery.
18. Susquehanna International Group
Top Irish locations: Dublin | Most notable skills: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Signal Processing, Mathematics | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Quantitative Researcher, Equity Trader | Largest job functions: Finance, Engineering, Information Technology | About Susquehanna International Group: Susquehanna is a privately held, global trading and technology firm. It offers institutional brokerage services, quantitative and fundamental research, structured capital and technology solutions.
19. Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hewlett Packard Enterprises is the parent company of HPE Aruba Networks, Cray Inc., Zerto, Axis Cyber Security Ltd., Athonet and others.
Most notable skills: Computer Hardware, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Mobile Application Development | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Cloud Engineer, Project Manager | Largest job functions: Engineering, Information Technology, Sales | About Hewlett Packard Enterprise: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is a multinational enterprise information technology company. Its focus is on providing enterprise IT solutions, including servers, storage, networking and consulting services to help organisations manage data across all environments.
20. IBM
Top Irish locations: Dublin | Most notable skills: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Mobile Application Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Sales Specialist, Account Manager | Largest job functions: Engineering, Information Technology, Sales | Flexible work availability: 9% remote, 14% hybrid | About IBM: IBM is a multinational technology and consulting company. Its product range includes cloud computing, AI solutions, data analytics, cybersecurity and quantum computing.
21. Aon
Aon is the parent company of NFP, Minet Group and others.
Most notable skills: Insurance, Compensation & Benefits, Investment Banking | Most common job titles: Financial Services Consultant | Largest job functions: Finance, Business Development, Information Technology | Flexible work availability: 2% remote, 93% hybrid | About Aon: Aon is a professional services firm that specialises in a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions. It also works in reinsurance, retirement consulting, health solutions and data analytics.
22. UnitedHealth Group
UnitedHealth Group is the parent company of UnitedHealthCare, Optum Group, WellMed Medical Management and others.
Top Irish locations: Dublin | Most notable skills: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engineering, Development Tools, Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Data Analyst, Data Scientist | Largest job functions: Engineering, Information Technology, Business Development | About UnitedHealth Group: UnitedHealth Group is a multinational health care and insurance company. It provides a range of services, including health insurance, managed care, data analytics, pharmacy care, population health management and healthcare delivery solutions.
23. Alphabet Inc.
Top Irish locations: Dublin | Most notable skills: Affiliate Marketing, Advertising, Digital Marketing | Most common job titles: Account Manager, Advertising Manager, Software Engineer | Largest job functions: Sales, Marketing, Engineering | About Alphabet Inc.: Alphabet Inc is a multinational holding company and serves as parent for several subsidiaries, including Google, autonomous driving firm Waymo, life sciences company Verily, health specialists Calico and private equity group CapitalG.
24. Cook Medical
Cook Medical is the parent company of Cook MyoSite, Cook Medical - Vascular Division, Cook Medical - MedSurg Division and others.
Top Irish locations: Limerick | Most notable skills: Biomedical Engineering, Plastics, Cardiology | Most common job titles: Manufacturing Engineer, Research And Development Engineer, Quality Assurance Specialist | Largest job functions: Engineering, Operations, Quality Assurance | About Cook Medical: Cook Medical develops, manufactures and distributes medical devices for minimally invasive procedures across various specialties, aiming to improve patient outcomes and reduce the need for open surgery.
25. Qualcomm
Qualcomm is the parent company of Qualcomm Innovation Center, Ikanos Communications, Atheros Communications and others.
Top Irish locations: Cork | Most notable skills: Signal Processing, Computer Hardware, Scientific Computing | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Design Engineer, Design Verification Engineer | Largest job functions: Engineering, Information Technology, Programme and Project Management | Flexible work availability: 26% hybrid | About Qualcomm: Qualcomm is a US-based technology company that develops, designs and manufactures mobile processors, semiconductors, software and wireless telecommunications products.
Methodology
Our methodology uses LinkedIn data to rank companies based on eight pillars that have been shown to lead to career progression: ability to advance; skills growth; company stability; external opportunity; company affinity; gender diversity; educational background and employee presence in the country. Ability to advance tracks employee promotions within a company and when they move to a new company, based on standardised job titles. Skills growth looks at how employees across the company are gaining skills while employed at the company, using standardised LinkedIn skills. Company stability tracks attrition over the past year, as well as the percentage of employees that stay at the company at least three years. External opportunity looks at Recruiter outreach across employees at the company, signaling demand for workers coming from these companies. Company affinity, which seeks to measure how supportive a company’s culture is, looks at connection volume on LinkedIn among employees, controlled for company size. Gender diversity measures gender parity within a company and its subsidiaries. Educational background examines the variety of educational attainment among employees, from no degree up to Ph.D. levels, reflecting a commitment to recruiting a wide range of professionals. Finally, employee presence in the country looks at the company’s number of employees in the country relative to other companies, as a means of capturing companies that provide a diverse work environment and more opportunities for career advancement and networking.
To be eligible, companies must have had at least 500 employees in the country as of Dec. 31, 2024. Attrition can be no higher than 10% over the methodology time period, based on LinkedIn data. Similarly, organisations that have had layoffs of 10% or more of their workforce based on corporate announcements or public, reliable sources between Jan. 1, 2024 and the list launch, are not eligible. These decisions are made by the LinkedIn News team based on company statements and/or reputable news outlets. Only parent companies rank on the list; majority-owned subsidiaries and data about those subsidiaries are incorporated into the parent company score. The methodology time frame is Jan. 1, 2024 through Dec. 31, 2024. This analysis represents the world seen through the lens of LinkedIn data, drawn from the anonymised and aggregated profile information of LinkedIn's members around the world.
We exclude all staffing and recruiting firms, educational institutions and government agencies. We also exclude LinkedIn, its parent company Microsoft, Microsoft subsidiaries, and Deloitte, which is Microsoft’s independent third-party auditor, from the list.
About company insights
Company insights were sourced from LinkedIn Talent Insights and include the parent company and majority-owned subsidiaries. Data reflects aggregated public member data from active LinkedIn profiles in the relevant country and includes employee profiles associated with the parent company and majority-owned subsidiaries on LinkedIn. We exclude members who identify as interns or contractors. All insights reflect a 12-month time period looking back from January 2025. Top locations were categorised as the regions or cities that employed the largest percentage of each company. Skills data was derived from measuring the most frequent unique skills among a company’s employees, relative to other companies. Most common job titles represent the occupations most common within each company. Largest job function measures the function area most prevalent within each company. Flexible work availability measures jobs flagged as “remote” or “hybrid” by the company or containing similar keywords. Where availability was 0%, this note has been omitted.
Methodology and insights by: LinkedIn's Economic Graph team
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Great to see Cook Medical included here!
The dominance of large American companies leaves me a bit dubious about this.
What stands out in this year’s list isn’t just the perks or positions; it’s the ecosystems these companies are building. They’re not just offering jobs; they’re creating environments where people grow into the next version of themselves. In a world reshaped by AI and shifting work models, the best companies are focused on alignment—purpose, autonomy, and continuous evolution. They don’t just retain talent; they activate it. For job seekers: don’t just ask what you’ll do, ask who you’ll become there. For leaders: The goal isn’t retention; it’s building cultures where staying feels like alignment, not obligation. Kudos to LinkedIn for spotlighting what real growth looks like in today’s world :)