http://www.wherestemcantakeyou.co.uk/signposting.html
Follow the link above.
This is a website created by Rolls-Royce and major car manufacturing company in the North West, it is also a huge STEM employer for a-level students (apprenticeships) and university graduates. The link also gives you 40 different companies based all over the UK that are all STEM employers. Each employer has a different set of skill requirements and different opportunities available so make sure you look through each of the links. So..
If you are interested in health or health research for private companies:
AstraZeneca- A drug Research Company
GlaxoSmithKline- A healthcare research company
Johnson and Johnson- Developing medical diagnostic devices
Roche- Develops early prevention, detection and treatment products and services
If you are interested in sports:
Adidas- For product development and advertisements
Nike- For product development and advertisements
If you are interested in engineering:
Arup- Construction from designing towns to constructing building
Network Rail- infrastructure
BAE systems- Defence and security
Jaguar Land Rover- Automotive
Rolls Royce- Automotive for land, sea and air
Goodrich- Aerospace
If you are interested in IT:
ARM- Design and make Chips for mobile phones
Microsoft- PC software and video games
If you are interested in finance:
Barclays- High and global banking
Deloitte- financial advice, consulting and tax
If you are interested in nutrition:
Marks & Spencers- Production and design of “own brand” meals
Unilever- production and design of household goods as well as food products (Tom & Jerrys)
If you are interested in energy (eco and non-eco)
EvoEnergy- Solar panel production and design
Severn Trent water- treating and testing water supplies
National grid: connecting renewable and non-renewable energies.
There are lots of other companies listed as well. Even if you are not interested in working for one of the companies listed the links do provide really useful information on what skills these types of jobs are looking for. Use the videos and factsheets to help you look for apprenticeships or to add details to your UCAS form, or to make more informed degree courses.