Insights

In the 2025 edition of Comprend's Careers survey, one message came through loud and clear: Trust is currency in the job market. Drawing insights from over 190 participants across Sweden, Finland, Germany, Spain, and the UK, the survey highlights that jobseekers are more critical than ever of where they get their information and what content they rely on when evaluating potential employers.

In an environment of shifting expectations and uncertainty, the corporate website plays a vital role as a credible, official source of information. Understanding what capital market professionals expect from these platforms is key to helping companies meet rising demands.

This year’s Web Management survey captures insights from a broad group of experienced professionals working with corporate websites. Majority of respondents come from large, listed companies, and their roles span key areas such as web management, digital communications, investor relations, and corporate website leadership. 93% have direct responsibility for the corporate website, 76% oversee content, and many are also involved in strategy, accessibility, and analytics – highlighting the increasingly interconnected nature of digital communication work. The survey highlights ongoing challenges around strategy, preparedness, and accessibility-areas that require not just expertise, but collaboration.

Each year, our Web Management survey gathers insights from corporate communications professionals across Europe. This year’s responses reveal a clear shift: analytics and artificial intelligence are no longer emerging trends – they are now embedded in daily work. However, while adoption is high, challenges remain around capability, governance, and delivering long-term value. Here’s what we found.

Effective investor relations (IR) communication is essential for building trust and transparency with stakeholders. The latest Webranking 2024-2025 results reveal key trends and challenges in how Europe’s largest companies communicate their financial results and ambitions on their websites. While many companies excel at presenting their overarching goals and strategies, gaps remain in providing concrete financial targets, market outlooks, and fully accessible online reports.

Accessibility compliance is becoming increasingly important in corporate communication. This shift is being driven by the forthcoming European Accessibility Act, which will take effect in June of this year. In response, Webranking 2024-2025 has introduced criteria to evaluate accessibility on corporate websites in greater detail than before.

Transparent and accessible sustainability communication is essential for demonstrating stakeholder accountability and commitment. The latest Webranking 2024-2025 results examine how Europe’s largest companies present their sustainability information online. Companies excel in showcasing a sustainability strategy, and many present case studies where the strategy was implemented. A challenge for the companies is presenting information about social sustainability, which lags behind environmental sustainability.

Our 2024 Webranking Capital Market survey sheds light on the evolving expectations of these key stakeholders across Europe.