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🏭 Media And Publishing

Top-paying companies in this sector for 2025

Sector RankCompanyScoreUK RankYoYRegion
🥇THE ASSOCIATED BOARD OF THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC
99Excellent
#108↑ 0.7London
🥈SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT UK LIMITED
96Excellent
#346↓ 1.2Unknown
🥉FRONTLINE LIMITED
95Excellent
#512↑ 7.7East of England
#4WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC LIMITED
94Excellent
#529↑ 1.8London
#5WHICH? LIMITED
93Excellent
#675↓ 1.0London
#6NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP LIMITED
93Excellent
#686↓ 0.6Wales
#7ENTRUST SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED
88Good
#1057↓ 3.5West Midlands
#8FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED(THE)
87Good
#1197↑ 0.5London
#9PARLOPHONE RECORDS LIMITED
87Good
#1225—London
#10PHONOGRAPHIC PERFORMANCE LIMITED
86Good
#1265↓ 0.8London
#11NATIONAL WORLD PUBLISHING LIMITED
86Good
#1308↑ 3.8Yorkshire and The Humber
#12PENGUIN BOOKS LIMITED
84Good
#1389—London
#13THE RANDOM HOUSE GROUP LIMITED
83Good
#1472—London
#14EMERALD PUBLISHING LIMITED
83Good
#1524↓ 0.8Yorkshire and The Humber
#15PLATOON LTD
80Good
#1739NewLondon
#16MACMILLAN PUBLISHERS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
80Good
#1759↑ 2.8South East
#17WARNER MUSIC UK LIMITED
76Good
#2032↓ 0.1London
#18ACADEMY MUSIC GROUP LIMITED
75Good
#2105↑ 15.5London
#19NATIONAL MAGAZINE COMPANY LIMITED(THE)
74Fair
#2184↑ 2.9London
#20HACHETTE UK LIMITED
74Fair
#2197↑ 3.5London
#21IOP PUBLISHING LIMITED
72Fair
#2295↓ 1.4South West
#22REACH REGIONALS MEDIA LIMITED
70Fair
#2480↑ 0.8London
#23JOHN WILEY & SONS LIMITED
68Fair
#2564↓ 2.6South East
#24INFORMA MARKETS (UK) LIMITED
68Fair
#2572↑ 11.5London
#25PRS FOR MUSIC LIMITED
67Fair
#2678↓ 1.7London
#26MGN LIMITED
63Fair
#2922– 0.0London
#27EXPRESS NEWSPAPERS
60Fair
#3106↓ 3.3London
#28UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED
59Fair
#3177↓ 2.6London
#29UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
59Fair
#3178↓ 2.6London
#30UNIVERSAL MUSIC OPERATIONS LIMITED
59Fair
#3179↓ 3.0London
#31AUTO TRADER LIMITED
57Fair
#3285↓ 1.1North West
#32WILLIAM WILSON LTD.
49Poor
#3692↓ 0.6Scotland
#33ASSOCIATED PRESS TELEVISION NEWS LIMITED
47Poor
#3810↓ 1.4London
#34GARDNERS BOOKS LIMITED
44Poor
#3949↓ 2.6South East
#35WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED
41Poor
#4081↓ 2.4South West
#36THE ORION PUBLISHING GROUP LIMITED
35Poor
#4258↓ 6.2London

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