Careers Site Grand Prix // Speed Index
The fastest careers websites in 2026
Speed is trust. These are the 20 careers websites with the best Speed Index scores on the 101 site Careers Site Grand Prix grid.
How the speed ranking works //
Speed Index is a Lighthouse measure of how quickly the visible content of a page is displayed as it loads. Every careers website on the grid is tested on mobile and on desktop and receives a Speed Index score out of 100 on each. The Speed Index column on the leaderboard is the average of the two.
The ranking below is sorted by that average. Sites with the same score share a rank. Overall position is each careers website's place on the full 101 site leaderboard.
The 20 fastest careers websites //
| Speed rank | Careers website | Cohort | Speed Index /100 | Performance /200 | Points /800 | Overall position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paddy Power | Happydance customer | 98.5 | 189 | 736 | 29 of 101 |
| 2 | Equifax | Happydance customer | 98 | 179 | 737 | 27 of 101 |
| 2 | Sage Therapeutics | Happydance customer | 98 | 173 | 733 | 30 of 101 |
| 4 | Happydance customer | 97.5 | 181 | 773 | 2 of 101 | |
| 5 | Community Health Systems | Happydance customer | 97 | 176 | 750 | 18 of 101 |
| 5 | Rocket | Happydance customer | 97 | 151 | 727 | 32 of 101 |
| 7 | Blip | Happydance customer | 96.5 | 185 | 754 | 12 of 101 |
| 8 | Mountain America Credit Union | Happydance customer | 95 | 194 | 786† | 1 of 101 |
| 9 | Wells Fargo | Happydance customer | 93.5 | 177 | 765 | 5 of 101 |
| 9 | Global Payments | Happydance customer | 93.5 | 180 | 759 | 7 of 101 |
| 9 | Flutter | Happydance customer | 93.5 | 158 | 743 | 24 of 101 |
| 12 | EisnerAmper | Happydance customer | 93 | 166 | 730 | 31 of 101 |
| 13 | Coupang | Happydance customer | 92.5 | 178 | 758 | 9 of 101 |
| 13 | Gartner | Happydance customer | 92.5 | 169 | 754 | 13 of 101 |
| 15 | Flutter UK&I | Happydance customer | 92 | 185 | 726 | 33 of 101 |
| 16 | Mimecast | Happydance customer | 91.5 | 180 | 755 | 11 of 101 |
| 16 | SpartanNash | Happydance customer | 91.5 | 160 | 752 | 17 of 101 |
| 18 | ServiceNow | Happydance customer | 91 | 163 | 696 | 51 of 101 |
| 19 | BigCommerce | Happydance customer | 89.5 | 137 | 713 | 44 of 101 |
| 19 | Verizon | Happydance customer | 89.5 | 131 | 707 | 47 of 101 |
† Includes a 10 point bonus applied to Mountain America Credit Union, Grab and MetLife in the leaderboard total.
Source: Happydance Annual Benchmark 2026, leaderboard of 101 careers websites. Each of four Lighthouse categories is scored out of 100 on mobile and out of 100 on desktop, so every GP column is out of 200 and total points are out of 800.
Why speed matters for hiring //
In the Commentary Box, our Speed Is Trust post makes the case in one line: a 0.7 second improvement in load time led one Happydance client to a 12% increase in apply starts. Speed tells a candidate that you are organised, that their time matters and that they can trust you.
The careers websites at the top of this ranking show what that looks like at scale. Paddy Power scores 98.5 out of 100, followed by Equifax and Sage Therapeutics on 98. 18 careers websites score 90 or more, and the average Speed Index across all 101 sites is 57.2.
For the wider picture of what a high performing careers website needs, read What makes a good careers website on the Happydance blog.
Fast and well built //
The fastest careers websites are not fast at the expense of quality. Across the top 20 by Speed Index, the average performance score is 170.6 out of 200, 15 score 190 or more for accessibility and 8 score a perfect 200 for SEO.
Raw load times tell the same story. The quickest desktop Speed Index in the benchmark belongs to Luno at 0.3 seconds, and the quickest mobile Speed Index belongs to Pinterest at 2.3 seconds.
Happydance careers websites average a Speed Index of 74.1 out of 100, against 31.4 for other platforms.
Frequently asked questions //
What is Speed Index?
Speed Index is a Lighthouse metric that measures how quickly the visible content of a page is displayed during loading. Lower raw times are better, and Lighthouse converts them into a score out of 100.
Which careers website is the fastest?
Paddy Power has the highest Speed Index in the benchmark at 98.5 out of 100, followed by Equifax and Sage Therapeutics on 98.
How is the Speed Index column calculated?
It is the average of the mobile and desktop Speed Index scores, each out of 100. It is shown next to the leaderboard points and is not added to them.
How many careers websites score 90 or more?
18 of the 101 careers websites score 90 or more for Speed Index.
Why does careers website speed matter?
Speed shapes a candidate's first impression. In one Happydance client example, a 0.7 second improvement in load time led to a 12% increase in apply starts.
How can I see the speed of every careers website?
The full 101 site table, including every Speed Index score, is on the careers website performance leaderboard.
Explore the benchmark //
Careers website performance leaderboard
All 101 careers websites ranked on points out of 800, with the full methodology and a CSV download.
Most accessible careers websites
Every careers website that scored the maximum 200 for accessibility.
Best SEO careers websites
The careers websites that scored a perfect 200 for SEO.
More: Fortune 100 careers websites | Careers Site Grand Prix home | About the benchmark | Commentary Box | The Inside Track 2026 report
Build a careers website that loads fast //
Speed, accessibility and SEO are built into every Happydance careers website.
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