LinkedIn Top Companies 2024: The 25 best workplaces to grow your career in Australia

Our 8th annual LinkedIn Top Companies list highlights the 25 best workplaces to grow your career in Australia right now. Fuelled by unique LinkedIn data, the methodology looks at different aspects of career progression like how employees are getting promoted, adding new skills and more. You can read more about how we compile the list at the bottom of the article.

This year’s honourees are proving that investment in the employee experience is vital in today’s employment landscape — whether it’s launching upskilling initiatives to accelerate employees’ artificial intelligence (AI) proficiency or offering flexible working arrangements. These are the companies leading the way not only in attracting workers, but retaining them in our ever-changing world of work. 

At each company, you’ll find actionable insights on the roles, skills and functions in demand. See a company that sparks your interest? Take a look at their current job openings and connect with employees you may know, or use the new I’m interested button to signal your interest to recruiters.

Looking to level up? Dig into these LinkedIn Learning courses (which are free for all members until May 15) on career topics like leveraging your transferable skills and becoming an entrepreneur inside a company. 

Here are this year’s 25 #LinkedInTopCompanies in Australia.

1. Commonwealth Bank

Commonwealth Bank is the parent company of ASB Bank (New Zealand), Bankwest, CommSec and others.

Top locations in Australia: Greater Sydney Area, Greater Melbourne Area, Greater Perth Area | Most notable skills: Commercial Banking, Capital Markets, Insurance | Most common job titles: Banker, Business Analyst, Software Engineer | Largest job functions: Finance, Business Development, Customer Success and Support | Remote job availability: 91.15% Hybrid | About CBA: Commonwealth Bank is one of the big four banks in Australia and provides banking services to retail, business and institutional customers. It also provides services and products in superannuation, insurance and share-broking.

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2. NAB

NAB is the parent company of Bank of New Zealand, ubank and others.

Top locations in Australia: Greater Melbourne Area, Greater Sydney Area, Greater Brisbane Area | Most notable skills: Commercial Banking, Capital Markets, Economics | Most common job titles: Bank Manager, Banker, Business Analyst | Largest job functions: Finance, Business Development, Engineering | Remote job availability: 38.42% Hybrid | About NAB: As a big four bank, NAB provides financial services and products to personal customers, small, medium and large businesses, private clients, governments and institutional clients.

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3. Telstra

Telstra is the parent company of Amplitel and others.

Top locations in Australia: Greater Melbourne Area, Greater Sydney Area, Greater Brisbane Area | Most notable skills: Telecommunications, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Web Hosting | Most common job titles: Product Team Manager, Project Manager, Software Engineer | Largest job functions: Information Technology, Sales, Engineering | Remote job availability: 8.55% Remote; 39.27% Hybrid | About Telstra: Telstra provides a wide range of communication services including broadband internet, NBN, 5G, TV and mobile phone services. It also offers cloud services integrated with fixed-line and broadband.

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4. AustralianSuper

Top locations in Australia: Greater Melbourne Area, Greater Sydney Area, Greater Brisbane Area | Most notable skills: Insurance, Investment Banking, Capital Markets | Most common job titles: Business Analyst, Portfolio Manager, Investment Analyst | Largest job functions: Finance, Business Development, Information Technology | Remote job availability: 67.72% Hybrid | About AustralianSuper: AustralianSuper is the largest Australian superannuation fund. It manages retirement savings for more than 3.3 million members. 

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5. Rest

Top locations in Australia: Greater Sydney Area, Greater Melbourne Area | Most notable skills: Investment Banking, Economics, Insurance | Most common job titles: General Manager, Business Analyst, Account Manager | Largest job functions: Finance, Operations, Information Technology | Remote job availability: 83.61% Hybrid | About Rest: Rest is one of Australia’s largest superannuation funds by membership and manages retirement savings for around 1.9 million members. 

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6. Alphabet Inc.

Alphabet Inc. is the parent company of Google, YouTube, Nest, Fitbit and others.

Top locations in Australia: Greater Sydney Area, Greater Melbourne Area, Greater Brisbane Area | Most notable skills: Mobile Application Development, AI, Computer Hardware | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer, Account Manager | Largest job functions: Engineering, Information Technology, Media and Communication | About Alphabet Inc.: Alphabet is the parent company of tech giant Google as well as a number of subsidiaries, including healthcare company Verily and venture capital arm GV.

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7. Atlassian

Atlassian is the parent company of Good Software, Code Barrel and others.

Top locations in Australia: Greater Sydney Area, Greater Melbourne Area, Greater Brisbane Area | Most notable skills: Mobile Application Development, Human Computer Interaction, Web Development | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Director of Information Technology, Engineering Manager | Largest job functions: Engineering, Information Technology, Arts and Design | Remote job availability: 56.07% Remote | About Atlassian: Founded in Sydney in 2002, Atlassian is an Australian technology company providing software development and collaboration products for teams working on large projects. The company’s core products include project management tool Jira and collaboration platform Confluence.

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8. Danaher Corporation

Danaher Corporation is the parent company of Leica Microsystems and others.

Top locations in Australia: Greater Melbourne Area, Greater Sydney Area, Greater Brisbane Area | Most notable skills: Biomedical Engineering, Pathology, Evolutionary Biology | Most common job titles: Account Manager, Sales Manager | Largest job functions: Sales, Information Technology, Engineering | About Danaher Corporation: Danaher Corporation is a globally diversified conglomerate that designs, manufactures and markets products and services in life sciences, diagnostics and environmental solutions.

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9. Canva

Top locations in Australia: Greater Sydney Area, Greater Melbourne Area, Greater Brisbane Area | Most notable skills: Mobile Application Development, Human Computer Interaction, AI | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Frontend Developer, Product Design Consultant | Largest job functions: Engineering, Information Technology, Arts and Design | Remote job availability: 17.10% Remote; 81.97% Hybrid | About Canva: Founded in Perth in 2013, Canva is a graphic design platform that allows users to create a wide range of visual assets, including social media images, videos, posters and more.

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10. Adobe

Adobe is the parent company of Frame.io, Marketo, Fotolia and others.

Top locations in Australia: Greater Sydney Area, Greater Melbourne Area | Most notable skills: Affiliate Marketing, Sales Leads, Enterprise Software | Most common job titles: Account Manager, Information Technology Consultant, Customer Experience Manager | Largest job functions: Sales, Marketing, Consulting | About Adobe: Adobe is a multinational software company that offers products and services for digital content creation, editing and publishing. Its flagship products include Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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11. ANZ

Top locations in Australia: Greater Melbourne Area, Greater Sydney Area, Greater Brisbane Area | Most notable skills: Commercial Banking, Capital Markets, Insurance | Most common job titles: Banker, Banking Advisor, Business Development Officer | Largest job functions: Finance, Sales, Information Technology | About ANZ: ANZ is one of the big four banks in Australia and provides banking and financial products and services to retail customers through its ATMs and network of branches, as well as online and mobile apps. It also provides financial services to businesses of all sizes, high net-worth clients and institutional clients.

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12. SAP

SAP is the parent company of AppGyver, Taulia, LeanIX and others.

Top locations in Australia: Greater Sydney Area, Greater Melbourne Area, Greater Brisbane Area | Most notable skills: Enterprise Software, Competitive Strategies, Management Consulting | Most common job titles: Account Executive, Customer Service Support Manager, Information Technology Advisor | Largest job functions: Information Technology, Sales, Business Development | Remote job availability: 66.04% Hybrid | About SAP: SAP is a global producer of software designed to facilitate business process management. Its core product is its Enterprise Resource Planning software which integrates procurement, supply chain, finance and HR into a single system.

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13. McKinsey & Company

McKinsey & Company is the parent company of MIO and others.

Top locations in Australia: Greater Sydney Area, Greater Melbourne Area | Most notable skills: Mathematics, Economics, AI | Most common job titles: Business Analyst, Engagement Manager | Largest job functions: Entrepreneurship, Business Development, Research | About McKinsey & Company: McKinsey & Company is a global management consulting firm that advises organisations in private, public and social sectors.

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14. Optus

Singtel is the parent company of Optus, which is the main local facing brand. Singtel is also the parent company of NCS Group and others.

Top locations in Australia: Greater Sydney Area, Greater Melbourne Area, Greater Adelaide Area | Most notable skills: Telecommunications, Web Hosting, Computer Networking | Most common job titles: Salesperson, Technical Support Specialist, Network Engineer | Largest job functions: Sales, Information Technology, Engineering | Remote job availability: 58.32% Hybrid | About Optus: Optus is one of the largest telecommunications companies in Australia and provides mobile, technology, telephony, internet, satellite, entertainment and business network services.

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15. ServiceNow

ServiceNow is the parent company of UltimateSuite, G2K, Hitch and others.

Top locations in Australia: Greater Sydney Area, Greater Melbourne Area | Most notable skills: System Administration, Computer Networking, Technical Support | Most common job titles: Information Technology Consultant, Technical Support Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer | Largest job functions: Information Technology, Sales, Engineering | About ServiceNow: ServiceNow is a software company that provides a cloud-based platform designed to automate business processes, including IT, HR, customer service and security.

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16. ResMed

ResMed is the parent company of Brightree, Healthcarefirst, MatrixCare, Propeller Health and others.

Top locations in Australia: Greater Sydney Area | Most notable skills: Plastics, Biomedical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Product Manager, Manufacturing Engineer | Largest job functions: Engineering, Operations, Information Technology | Remote job availability: 25.27% Hybrid | About ResMed: ResMed is a healthcare company that provides cloud-connected medical devices for the treatment of sleep apnea, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other respiratory conditions.

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17. Mastercard

Top locations in Australia: Greater Sydney Area, Greater Brisbane Area, Greater Melbourne Area | Most notable skills: Computer Security, Software Testing, Web Development | Most common job titles: Software Engineer | Largest job functions: Engineering, Information Technology, Business Development | Remote job availability: 98.72% Hybrid | About Mastercard: Mastercard is a multinational financial services company that processes payments for banks, merchants and consumers. Mastercard also provides fraud protection security measures, offers rewards programs for cardholders, and data analytics and insights for merchants.

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18. Powerlink Queensland

Top locations in Australia: Greater Brisbane Area | Most notable skills: Power Systems, Utilities, Instrumentation | Most common job titles: Project Manager, Engineering Officer | Largest job functions: Operations, Engineering, Information Technology | Remote job availability: 47.37% Hybrid | About Powerlink Queensland: Powerlink Queensland is a government-owned corporation that operates and maintains the high-voltage electricity transmission infrastructure in Queensland.

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19. Amazon

Amazon is the parent company of Audible, Twitch, IMDb, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Goodreads and others.

Top locations in Australia: Greater Sydney Area, Greater Melbourne Area, Greater Brisbane Area | Most notable skills: Web Hosting, Computer Networking, AI | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Cloud Architect, Solutions Architect | Largest job functions: Engineering, Information Technology, Sales | About Amazon: Amazon is a technology conglomerate that operates as one of the world's largest e-commerce platforms, offering a vast selection of products and services to consumers worldwide. Amazon also provides offerings in cloud computing, artificial intelligence and digital streaming to individuals and organisations.

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20. Volvo Group

Volvo Group is the parent company of Renault Trucks, Mack Trucks, Nova Bus and others.

Top locations in Australia: Greater Brisbane Area, Greater Sydney Area | Most notable skills: Automotive, Operational Efficiency, Machining | Most common job titles: Automotive Technician, Assembler, Production Engineer | Largest job functions: Operations, Sales, Engineering | About Volvo Group: Headquartered in Sweden, Volvo Group is a manufacturer of trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine and industrial engines and sells its products in more than 190 markets.

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21. Team Global Express

Top locations in Australia: Greater Melbourne Area, Greater Sydney Area, Greater Brisbane Area | Most notable skills: Delivery Operations, Maritime Operations, Ground Transportation | Most common job titles: Account Manager, Business Operations Manager, Logistics Supervisor | Largest job functions: Operations, Sales, Information Technology | Remote job availability: 24.91% Hybrid | About Team Global Express: Team Global Express is a logistics company that uses its road, rail, sea and air network to transport cargo and provide courier services. Formerly known as Toll Global Express, the company rebranded after its acquisition by Australian private equity fund manager Allegro Funds.

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22. Medtronic

Top locations in Australia: Greater Sydney Area, Greater Melbourne Area, Greater Brisbane Area | Most notable skills: Cardiology, Urology, Biomedical Engineering | Most common job titles: Manager of Sales, Sales Manager, Product Manager | Largest job functions: Sales, Healthcare Services, Operations | About Medtronic: Medtronic is a global producer of medical devices and therapies. The company’s offerings, which include insulin pumps, pacemakers and diabetes therapies, are used to treat more than 30 chronic diseases. 

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23. EY

Top locations in Australia: Greater Sydney Area, Greater Melbourne Area, Greater Brisbane Area | Most notable skills: Tax Accounting, Auditing, Tax Law | Most common job titles: Executive Assistant, Business Consultant, Accounting Associate | Largest job functions: Consulting, Accounting, Information Technology | Remote job availability: 13.88% Hybrid | About EY: EY is a professional services firm that provides assurance, tax, consulting, strategy and transactions, and information technology services to its clients.

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24. Halliburton

Halliburton is the parent company of Baroid, Landmark, Sperry Drilling and others.

Top locations in Australia: Greater Perth Area, Greater Brisbane Area, Greater Adelaide Area | Most notable skills: Oil & Gas, Drilling Engineering, Chemical Processing | Most common job titles: Technical Support Specialist | Largest job functions: Operations, Engineering, Customer Success and Support | About Halliburton: Halliburton is the world’s second-largest oilfield services company and helps its customers with locating hydrocarbons and managing geological data, drilling and formation evaluation, well construction and competition, and maximising production.

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25. Vestas

Top locations in Australia: Greater Melbourne Area | Most notable skills: Power Systems, Utilities, Instrumentation | Most common job titles: Project Manager, Wind Turbine Technician | Largest job functions: Operations, Engineering, Information Technology | About Vestas: Vestas is a renewable energy company that specialises in designing, manufacturing, installing and servicing wind turbines globally. 

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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, signalling 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 PhD 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 December 31, 2023. 

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 1 January 2023 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 January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023. 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 and Microsoft subsidiaries.

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 2024. 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. Remote and hybrid job availability measures jobs flagged as “remote” or “hybrid” by the company or containing similar keywords. 

Reported and proofread by: Misa Han

Methodology and insights by: Nadine Fares