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4 | Notes: Practices with the same color are grouped together and covered in detail in one dedicated blog post. | |||||||||||||||
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7 | Criteria | Practice | Region | Year | McKinsey | Boston Consulting Group | Bain | Deloitte | PwC | KPMG | EY | Accenture | MBB - Mean pos. | Big Four - Mean pos. | ||
8 | General expertise | - | Global | 2025 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4.67 | 3.75 | ||
9 | General expertise | - | NA | 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2.00 | 6.25 | ||
10 | General expertise | - | EMEA | 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2.00 | 7.25 | ||
11 | General expertise | - | APAC | 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2.00 | 7.50 | ||
12 | Practice expertise | Tech | Global | 2025 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6.67 | 3.75 | ||
13 | Practice expertise | Media | Global | 2025 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9.00 | 2.75 | ||
14 | Practice expertise | Telecom | Global | 2025 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 7.33 | 9.00 | ||
15 | Practice expertise | Tech, Media, Telecom | NA | 2025 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2.33 | 7.25 | ||
16 | Practice expertise | Tech, Media, Telecom | EMEA | 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2.00 | 12.00 | ||
17 | Practice expertise | Tech, Media, Telecom | APAC | 2025 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2.33 | 8.25 | ||
18 | Practice expertise | IT strategy | Global | 2025 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 8.00 | 7.00 | ||
19 | Practice expertise | IT strategy | NA | 2025 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5.33 | 6.25 | ||
20 | Practice expertise | IT strategy | EMEA | 2025 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | #N/A | 14 | 9 | 1 | 5.00 | #N/A | ||
21 | Practice expertise | IT strategy | APAC | 2025 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 5 | #N/A | 10 | 13 | 1 | 7.33 | #N/A | ||
22 | Practice expertise | Healthcare | Global | 2025 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6.33 | 3.75 | ||
23 | Practice expertise | Pharma & life sciences | Global | 2025 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 6.67 | 7.25 | ||
24 | Practice expertise | Health science | NA | 2025 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 3.00 | 13.75 | ||
25 | Practice expertise | Health science | EMEA | 2025 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | #N/A | #N/A | 15 | 12 | 2.33 | #N/A | ||
26 | Practice expertise | Health science | APAC | 2025 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 3.33 | 10.50 | ||
27 | Practice expertise | Sustainability | Global | 2025 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5.00 | 3.25 | ||
28 | Practice expertise | ESG | Global | 2025 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | #N/A | 19 | 13.67 | #N/A | ||
29 | Practice expertise | Environmental sustainability | NA | 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 | 5.50 | ||
30 | Practice expertise | Environmental sustainability | EMEA | 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2.00 | 6.25 | ||
31 | Practice expertise | Environmental sustainability | APAC | 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2.00 | 5.75 | ||
32 | Practice expertise | Strategy | Global | 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2.00 | 8.25 | ||
33 | Practice expertise | Strategy | NA | 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2.00 | 7.75 | ||
34 | Practice expertise | Strategy | EMEA | 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 2.00 | 10.50 | ||
35 | Practice expertise | Strategy | APAC | 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2.00 | 7.50 | ||
36 | Practice expertise | Sales | Global | 2025 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 | 6.50 | ||
37 | Practice expertise | Sales | NA | 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2.00 | 7.50 | ||
38 | Practice expertise | Sales | EMEA | 2025 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3.00 | 9.25 | ||
39 | Practice expertise | Sales | APAC | 2025 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2.00 | 7.75 | ||
40 | Practice expertise | Finance | Global | 2025 | 10 | 7 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16.33 | 2.50 | ||
41 | Practice expertise | Finance | NA | 2025 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3.33 | 4.25 | ||
42 | Practice expertise | Finance | EMEA | 2025 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | #N/A | 2.00 | 6.50 | ||
43 | Practice expertise | Finance | APAC | 2025 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1.67 | 5.50 | ||
44 | Practice expertise | HR | Global | 2025 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7.67 | 2.50 | ||
45 | Practice expertise | HR | NA | 2025 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2.67 | 7.25 | ||
46 | Practice expertise | HR | EMEA | 2025 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 3.33 | 8.00 | ||
47 | Practice expertise | HR | APAC | 2025 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4.33 | 9.00 | ||
48 | Practice expertise | Operations | Global | 2025 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | 18 | 14 | #N/A | 3 | #N/A | #N/A | ||
49 | Practice expertise | Operations | NA | 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2.00 | 6.25 | ||
50 | Practice expertise | Operations | EMEA | 2025 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2.33 | 8.00 | ||
51 | Practice expertise | Operations | APAC | 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2.00 | 7.50 | ||
52 | Best to work for | - | Global | 2025 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7.33 | 2.50 | ||
53 | Best to work for | - | NA | 2025 | #N/A | 1 | 2 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | ||
54 | Best to work for | - | EMEA | 2025 | #N/A | #N/A | 1 | #N/A | 7 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | ||
55 | Best to work for | - | APAC | 2025 | #N/A | #N/A | 1 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | ||
56 | Employment factor | Work - life balance | NA | 2025 | #N/A | 7 | 14 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | ||
57 | Employment factor | Work - life balance | EMEA | 2025 | #N/A | #N/A | 3 | #N/A | 18 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | ||
58 | Employment factor | Work - life balance | APAC | 2025 | #N/A | #N/A | 1 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | ||
59 | Employment factor | Culture | NA | 2025 | #N/A | 2 | 3 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | ||
60 | Employment factor | Culture | EMEA | 2025 | #N/A | #N/A | 2 | #N/A | 15 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | ||
61 | Employment factor | Culture | APAC | 2025 | #N/A | #N/A | 1 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | ||
62 | Employment factor | Prestige | NA | 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 2.00 | 8.25 | ||
63 | Employment factor | Prestige | EMEA | 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 2.00 | 16.75 | ||
64 | Employment factor | Prestige | APAC | 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 2.00 | 14.50 | ||
65 | General expertise | - | NA | 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2.00 | 6.50 | ||
66 | General expertise | - | EMEA | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1.67 | 6.75 | ||
67 | General expertise | - | APAC | 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2.00 | 7.00 | ||
68 | Practice expertise | Tech, Media, Telecom | NA | 2024 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2.67 | 8.50 | ||
69 | Practice expertise | Tech, Media, Telecom | EMEA | 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | Not Ranked | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2.00 | 11.67 | ||
70 | Practice expertise | Tech, Media, Telecom | APAC | 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 9 | Not Ranked | 4 | 2.00 | 10.33 | ||
71 | Practice expertise | IT strategy | NA | 2024 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 6 | Not Ranked | 1 | 5.33 | 6.00 | ||
72 | Practice expertise | IT strategy | EMEA | 2024 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | #N/A | 13 | 14 | 1 | 5.33 | #N/A | ||
73 | Practice expertise | IT strategy | APAC | 2024 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | #N/A | 10 | 12 | 1 | 6.33 | #N/A | ||
74 | Practice expertise | Health science | NA | 2024 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2.67 | 12.75 | ||
75 | Practice expertise | Health science | EMEA | 2024 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | #N/A | #N/A | 15 | 11 | 2.33 | #N/A | ||
76 | Practice expertise | Health science | APAC | 2024 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 3.00 | 10.50 | ||
77 | Practice expertise | Environmental sustainability | NA | 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 | 6.00 | ||
78 | Practice expertise | Environmental sustainability | EMEA | 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2.00 | 6.75 | ||
79 | Practice expertise | Environmental sustainability | APAC | 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2.00 | 7.00 | ||
80 | Practice expertise | Strategy | NA | 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2.00 | 6.75 | ||
81 | Practice expertise | Strategy | EMEA | 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 12 | Not Ranked | 8 | 2.00 | 9.67 | ||
82 | Practice expertise | Strategy | APAC | 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2.00 | 8.25 | ||
83 | Practice expertise | Sales | NA | 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2.00 | 7.50 | ||
84 | Practice expertise | Sales | EMEA | 2024 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 3.00 | 9.25 | ||
85 | Practice expertise | Sales | APAC | 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 2.00 | 7.00 | ||
86 | Practice expertise | Finance | NA | 2024 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3.33 | 4.75 | ||
87 | Practice expertise | Finance | EMEA | 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | #N/A | 2.00 | 6.50 | ||
88 | Practice expertise | Finance | APAC | 2024 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2.00 | 5.50 | ||
89 | Practice expertise | HR | NA | 2024 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3.00 | 7.75 | ||
90 | Practice expertise | HR | EMEA | 2024 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 3.00 | 8.25 | ||
91 | Practice expertise | HR | APAC | 2024 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 4.33 | 9.25 | ||
92 | Practice expertise | Operations | NA | 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2.00 | 6.25 | ||
93 | Practice expertise | Operations | EMEA | 2024 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2.33 | 8.50 | ||
94 | Practice expertise | Operations | APAC | 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2.00 | 7.25 | ||
95 | Best to work for | - | NA | 2024 | #N/A | 2 | 1 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | ||
96 | Best to work for | - | EMEA | 2024 | #N/A | #N/A | 1 | #N/A | 6 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | ||
97 | Best to work for | - | APAC | 2024 | #N/A | #N/A | 1 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | ||
98 | Employment factor | Work - life balance | NA | 2024 | #N/A | 24 | 5 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | ||
99 | Employment factor | Work - life balance | EMEA | 2024 | #N/A | #N/A | 2 | #N/A | 19 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | ||
100 | Employment factor | Work - life balance | APAC | 2024 | #N/A | #N/A | 1 | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A | #N/A |