These are the 13 best paying companies in the UK

What they do: One of Switzerland's big two banks along with Credit Suisse. UBS is also the world's largest manager of private wealth assets. Like Commerzbank it also had a difficult first quarter, seeing profits shrink substantially.

Median Total Compensation: £70,500

Median Base Salary: £65,488

What they do: Another of Switzerland's top banks, Credit Suisse employs 46,000 people globally, 6,600 of whom are in London. The bank is cutting huge numbers of jobs in the London office, but the people still employed by the bank make a pretty penny.

Median Total Compensation: £72,157

Median Base Salary: £63,783

What they do: Another bank, this time based in France. Like Commerzbank and UBS, BNP this week reported results, but its results were better than expected, up from the same time last year. Despite being headquartered in Paris, 7,500 people work in BNP's London office.

Median Total Compensation: £73,000

Median Base Salary: £62,000

What they do: Google may be up there with the biggest names in tech, but it can't quite keep up when it comes to salaries in London. The portfolio of Google's parent company, Alphabet, includes everything from YouTube to the Android operating system.

Median Total Compensation: £73,300

Median Base Salary: £60,225

What they do: Cisco Systems is the biggest networking company in the world, designing, building, and selling equipment that is pretty much ubiquitous throughout the world's offices. It employs 71,000 people globally.

Median Total Compensation: £74,000

Median Base Salary: £58,953

What they do: One of Japan's biggest banking and securities firms, like many other banks, Nomura is cutting jobs in its European offices. However despite those cuts, employees are still some of the best paid in the UK.

Median Total Compensation: £74,990

Median Base Salary: £65,000

What they do: Germany's largest banking group, and one of the true giants of the global sector, Deutsche employs more than 101,000 people. It is set to cut as many as 15,000 total jobs in coming years however, as it looks to consolidate in a difficult climate for banking.

Median Total Compensation: £75,000

Median Base Salary: £65,000

What they do: With over a billion active users per day, Facebook dominates the social networking space like no other Western company. That dominance allows the company to pay salaries far in excess of some banks. Facebook also owns both WhatsApp and Instagram.

Median Total Compensation: £79,500

Median Base Salary: £68,420

What they do: One of two major consulting firms to feature on the list, Boston provides services to a global client base from its 85 offices worldwide. It also pays better than any bank in the UK.

Median Total Compensation: £83,311

Median Base Salary: £80,000

What they do: Ranking just above Boston, McKinsey is the best paying consultancy in the UK. It is also probably the most well known consulting firm in the world.

Median Total Compensation: £85,499

Median Base Salary: £78,000

What they do: EMC isn't a name you'll hear everyday, but the US-based company, a subsidiary of Dell, is a $25 billion business providing cloud storage, big data, and analytics tools to millions of people and businesses.

Median Total Compensation: £86,500

Median Base Salary: £70,000

What they do: The best paid workers in the UK don't work for any bank or consulting firm, but for tech firm SAP. SAP — short for Systems, Applications & Products in Data Processing — has 77,000 employees globally, and more than 290,000 customers. It provides enterprise software to help businesses manage business operations and customer relations

Median Total Compensation: £90,000

Median Base Salary: £75,000