Avast
Avast ranks joint 21st of 66 in UK cybersecurity, with a Visibility score of 8.1 out of 100. It was not in this ranking in March 2026, when the list had 8 employers. AI recommends it most for leadership and interviews. Darktrace leads the ranking, 54.1 points ahead of Avast. AI also ranks it in 5 other countries, best placed 23rd in Spain.
Rank by country
Visibility in cybersecurity in each country. Open a country for AI's other picks and the topics behind the score.
- AI's top picks thereDarktraceBAE SystemsBTStrongest onLeadershipInterviewsNot mentioned forPayInnovationPurpose
- AI's top picks thereTelefónicaIBMAccentureStrongest onInclusionInterviewsNot mentioned forPayInnovationLeadership
- AI's top picks thereShopifyGoogleMicrosoftStrongest onLeadershipNot mentioned forPayInnovationPurpose
- AI's top picks thereSiemensDeutsche TelekomBoschStrongest onInclusionNot mentioned forPayInnovationLeadership
- AI's top picks thereMicrosoftGoogleAccentureStrongest onInterviewsNot mentioned forPayInnovationLeadership
- AI's top picks thereAccentureIBMLeonardoStrongest onInterviewsNot mentioned forPayInnovationLeadership
Visibility score out of 100, in the same industry wherever Avast is ranked in it.
Rank by job function
Overall in UK cybersecurity: joint 21stRanked 9th for Software Engineering in the UK. Open a job to see who else AI recommends.
- AI's top picksDarktraceSophosBAE Systems
- AI's top picksSophosDarktracePalo Alto Networks
- AI's top picksDarktracePalo Alto NetworksSophos
- AI's top picksMicrosoftGoogleDarktrace
- AI's top picksGoogleDarktraceSophos
Score: the share of AI answers that name Avast when candidates in that job ask about employers.
What candidates ask about
Avast is not AI's top pick in UK cybersecurity for any topic yet. AI does not recommend Avast at all for pay, innovation, purpose, hiring process, career growth, culture, work-life balance, inclusion, onboarding and job security.
| Topic | Does AI recommend Avast? | Who AI recommends most | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pay | Not mentioned | DarktraceBAE SystemsBT+15 more | |
| Innovation | Not mentioned | Darktrace | |
| Leadership | Yes | DarktraceBAE SystemsSophos | |
| Purpose | Not mentioned | DarktraceBAE SystemsBT+3 more | |
| Hiring process | Not mentioned | BAE SystemsBT | |
| Career growth | Not mentioned | CrowdStrike | |
| Culture | Not mentioned | Darktrace | |
| Work-life balance | Not mentioned | Cisco | |
| Inclusion | Not mentioned | DarktraceBAE SystemsBT+2 more | |
| Interviews | Yes | DarktraceBAE Systems | |
| Onboarding | Not mentioned | BAE SystemsDeloitte | |
| Job security | Not mentioned | DarktraceBAE SystemsBT+5 more |
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Top five in UK cybersecurity
- 1Darktrace62.2
- 2BAE Systems59.5
- 3BT48.6
- 4Sophos40.5
- 5Deloitte27.0
Employers near Avast in UK cybersecurity
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Questions about Avast
What is Avast's reputation as an employer, according to AI?
It is joint 21st of 66 cybersecurity employers in the UK. AI recommends it most for leadership and interviews.
What does Avast's Visibility score mean?
It is how often AI recommends Avast when job seekers ask about cybersecurity employers in the UK, out of 100. A higher score means candidates are more likely to hear about Avast when they ask AI where to work.
How does Avast compare to its competitors?
Darktrace and BAE Systems are recommended more often overall.
Why are Sentiment and Relevance locked?
They are part of the full picture. This page shows how often AI recommends Avast. Sentiment shows how positively AI describes it, and Relevance shows whether AI recommends it to the people Avast wants to hire.
How can Avast improve its score?
AI learns about employers from what is written about them: careers pages, reviews, press and what employees share. PerceptionX shows which topics and sources are holding an employer back, and what to change first.
How often is Avast's data updated?
Rankings refresh with each new round of AI answers. Each page shows the date its data was updated, and the arrows next to each score show how an employer has moved since the previous measurement.
Does Avast need to be a PerceptionX customer to appear here?
No. Any employer AI recommends often enough appears automatically. Customers get the full picture behind their Visibility score and well beyond it: how positively AI describes them (Sentiment), the themes it links them with, the sources it relies on, custom reports by country and role, and clear steps to improve how candidates see them.
What does the full picture include?
Visibility is one of several metrics. Customers also see Sentiment (how positively AI describes them) and Relevance (whether AI recommends them to the people they hire), the themes AI links them with, the sources AI relies on, custom reports built around their own countries, roles and rivals, and specific recommendations for improving how candidates see them.