| Universum’s Career Barometer 2009 | Position |
| IKEA | 1 |
| ÅF | 2 |
| ABB | 3 |
| Vattenfall | 4 |
| 5 | |
| Ericsson | 6 |
| Volvo Group | 7 |
In the 2009 Career Barometer survey of some 5,600 professional engineers, ÅF was ranked as Sweden’s second most popular employer overall, strengthening its position as the country’s most attractive consulting company.
The Career Barometer is an annual attitude survey conducted by Universum Communications. All respondents are "young professionals", with an engineering degree from a university or college plus two to eight years of working experience in their specialist area.