CommBank Tops LinkedIn List Of Best Companies For Career Growth In 2026

CommBank has claimed the number one position on LinkedIn’s 2026 Top Companies list, a ranking of the 20 best workplaces in Australia for professionals seeking career growth.

ServiceNow and SAP rounded out the top three, with professional services, technology and enterprise organisations featuring prominently across the list.

The annual ranking, now in its 10th year, is powered by LinkedIn data analysing the career paths of millions of professionals. It highlights organisations investing in skills development, creating opportunities for career progression and growing their workforce.

Skills over job titles

This year’s list points to a shift in how career growth is being defined. Rather than focusing on job tenure alone, professionals are gravitating towards employers that offer clear pathways for skills development and internal mobility.

Brendan Wong, LinkedIn Career Expert, commented: “After 10 years of LinkedIn’s Top Companies list, what stands out is how much the idea of a ‘good job’ has evolved. Aussies are looking beyond job titles and salary to understand where they can build skills, stay relevant and continue progressing over time.”

“Across industries, the employers leading the way are those giving their people opportunities to keep learning, adapt to change and progress over time. In a job market that continues to evolve quickly, that focus on skills is becoming essential for long-term career growth.”

LinkedIn data shows that learning and development opportunities are a top consideration for Australian professionals when assessing both current and future career paths. Ninety per cent of Chief People Officers in Australia expect work to be organised around skills rather than traditional job titles as jobs continue to evolve.

The full list

The LinkedIn Top Companies 2026 list for Australia is as follows:

What the top employers are saying

Kiersten Robinson, CommBank Chief People Officer, remarked: “For CommBank, this ranking is a reflection of our people and the workplace they shape every day – one where they can grow their careers, build new skills and shape what’s next for our customers, communities and each other.”

Peyton Caffey, Human Resources Director at ServiceNow Australia and New Zealand, explained: “At ServiceNow, we firmly believe it’s a workplace where everyone can be themselves and do the best work of their careers. As one of Australia’s fastest-growing technology companies, we’re intentional about creating a place where people from all walks of life can flourish.”

“We believe awesome things happen when you put people first. Our People Pact is that promise, made concrete: an investment in everyone’s unique career journey and the tools they need to get there. We use our own AI technology to get rid of the drudge work so teams can focus on what actually matters: innovating and spending time with our customers.”

Kathryn van der Merwe, Group Executive of People, Culture and Capability at Telstra, stated: “We pride ourselves on creating an environment where our people feel valued and supported to do their best for our customers, grow, develop and thrive.”

Jennie Rogerson, Chief People Officer at Canva, added: “We grow as a company because our people grow, and at the heart of that is a team of creative problem-solvers who care deeply about making design delightful for millions of people and building an equally meaningful culture along the way.”

“Being named a LinkedIn Top Company reflects what we’ve always tried to build: a place where being goals and values driven creates meaningful impact for our community and something people are genuinely proud to be part of.”

How the list is compiled

LinkedIn’s Top Companies list ranks companies based on eight pillars that have been shown to lead to career progression. These include the ability to advance, skills growth, company stability, external opportunity, company affinity, gender diversity, educational background and employee presence in the country.

The ability to advance pillar tracks how employees get promoted both at their company and when they move to a new position externally, based on standardised job titles. Skills growth looks at how employees across the company are gaining skills while employed there.

Company stability tracks attrition over the past year as well as the percentage of employees that stay at the company for at least three years. External opportunity looks at recruiter outreach across employees at the company.

Company affinity tracks connection volume among employees, controlled for company size, as a measure of how supportive a company’s culture is. 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. Employee presence in the country measures the number of employees relative to other companies as a way of focusing on companies that provide a diverse work environment and more opportunities for career advancement and networking.

Last Updated on April 30, 2026 by Nick Ross