The UK’s employer search engine

Accurately capturing an employer’s name when onboarding a customer can help you verify their employment and better understand risk.

The National Employer Database (NED) is a structured, searchable database of over 4.7 million UK employers created using Experian’s business information. It covers 99% of UK employees and includes associated metadata.

The UK’s Employer Search Engine

A user can quickly and easily search for their employer in the National Employer Database (NED), similar in operation to a postcode look-up, choosing the employer’s name in a structured format, removing the risk of typing errors and reducing keystrokes by 43% in an onboarding journey.

Validated additional insights such as Standard Industry Classifications (SIC) are instantly populated, speeding up and improving the user journey whilst accurate employer information is collected to inform real-time decisions.

Access additional insights, eliminate typing errors and streamline customer on-boarding.

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How can I access National Employer Database?

We will provide a solution that fits with your budget and requirements, but you can rest assured that our data is collected, compiled and delivered to the highest possible quality.

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The benefits at a glance

Collect accurate employer information

that can be used for real-time credit decisions

Get insight from your data instantly

Save time and money on cleansing free-text entries

Use standard industry classifications (SIC)

to replace user-entered industry fields to improve the accuracy of your data

Source additional metadata

from the National Employer Database to improve analytics

Reduce application friction

Reduce keystrokes by 43% and the need to capture SIC/Industry

Real time fuzzy matching

Return suggestions in real-time even when your customer makes spelling errors, swaps letters or adds extra spaces when typing

Easy to integrate

into an application journey via our Employer Search API

Get in touch to find out how National Employer Database can help your business

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