These are the most popular engineering employers voted for by students

TARGETjobs contacted students at 120 universities across the UK to judge its annual National Graduate Recruitment Awards, which were held last week in London.

Here are the top engineering employers across four key areas:

It’s literally the Rolls-Royce of engineering firms; not the car manufacturer but the power systems firm that designs and builds aircraft engines, submarine nuclear reactors and other energy technology for everything from trains to oil rigs. The company recruits a wide range of engineers and offers a starting salary of £27,500.

Engineers at Arup have helped design some of the world’s most iconic buildings from the Gherkin to the Sydney Opera House. But a job at one of the UK’s leading engineering consultancies could mean working on anything from renewable energy to electric vehicle schemes. For that reason Arup looks for all types of engineers – not just civils – and offers a reported starting salary of £25,000-£26,000.