Towers Watson retains top spot in UK pension consulting market by revenue

clock • 1 min read

Towers Watson Limited - the UK actuarial and pensions consulting business of Willis Towers Watson - has published its 2017 annual report and accounts, revealing it had a turnover of £447.7m during the year.

The accounts - published this week - also revealed the consulting firm made a pre-tax profit of £82.6m during the 12 months to 31 December 2017.

The consultant's turnover was substantially ahead of the next two biggest firms in the market - Mercer and Aon Hewitt, which posted 2017 revenues of £384.3m and £317.6m respectively.

In its accounts, Towers Watson revealed total client chargeable hours had increased by 12% on a pro-rata monthly basis, while revenue per colleague increased to £12,200 per month, compared to £11,800 per month in the 18 month period ended 31 December 2016, an increase of 11%.

See: The UK's biggest pension consulting firms

More on Industry

UK Pensions Awards 2026: Call for judges

UK Pensions Awards 2026: Call for judges

Judges will get a ‘behind the scenes’ glimpse at how an industry-wide awards is run

Jonathan Stapleton
clock 08 January 2026 • 1 min read
News Digest: German dentists' fund sues advisers over £960m private markets loss

News Digest: German dentists' fund sues advisers over £960m private markets loss

PP brings together all the latest news on pensions from across the national and financial media

Professional Pensions
clock 08 January 2026 • 1 min read
UK Pensions Awards 2026: Enter now!

UK Pensions Awards 2026: Enter now!

This year’s awards will be held on 11 June at The Brewery in London

Professional Pensions
clock 07 January 2026 • 3 min read
Trustpilot