Who we're looking for?

We firmly believe that anyone can forge a successful career in data and technology if they have a passion for problem-solving and a great work ethic. We also want to create greater equality in these industries and believe that exceptional talent is missed every day, which is why we choose to focus on potential rather than experience. Therefore, regardless of your experience, background, or degree subject - we encourage you to apply!

However, we do have some strict eligibility requirements that are designed to ensure we align with our mission:

Right to work in the UK 

You must have the right to work in the UK for at least 3 years after starting with us. Typically this means that the following applies:

• You are a UK or Irish passport holder.
• You have EEA/EU Settled Status.
• You have an Indefinite Leave to Remain.

Unfortunately, we cannot sponsor visas or accept applications dependent on future visas, including the non-extendable two-year Graduate Route, as this could prevent you from completing your employment with us.

Education

You must have completed your academic studies before joining our programme and you must have done all of the following:

• Attended a UK or Irish secondary school for at least four years.
• Not attended a private school or fee-paying school at any point.
• Received a 2:2 or above in your first Bachelor’s degree - this can be for any degree as we accept applications from individuals with and without coding/technical experience.
• Graduated from your first Bachelor's degree in 2022 or later, or, if you have been in continuous education then from a Master's degree after January 2022 or from a PhD after January 2024.

Economic

Having met all of the above, you must also meet at least one of the following:

• Attended a non-academically selective state school (non-fee paying school) between the ages of 11 and 16.
• Received local authority care.
• Received free school meals.
• Grew up in a household with a total annual income of less than £43,000 (€50,000).
• Received university benefits.

Client Placement

To be eligible, you must also be willing to accept any client placement we secure for you. This means being open to:

• Any location in the UK. Our clients are based in, or are within commuting distance of, major hubs across the country, so please only apply if you'd genuinely accept a role anywhere in the UK. This may mean that you need to relocate to take up your client role.
• Any client industry we work with. This includes, for example, financial services, insurance, gambling & sports entertainment, charities, energy, aerospace & defence, retail, professional services, and consulting.
• Any role type we recruit for. This includes, for example, cloud engineering, AI engineering, software engineering, data engineering, data governance, data analysis, and technical business analysis.

Our client roles come up as our clients need them, and it’s important to us that every person who joins our programme can be deployed with one of our clients, and asking everyone to be open from the beginning is how we aim to place every trainee.

If you know now that you couldn't accept a placement in certain locations, industries, or roles, then it may be that our programme isn't the right fit at this point. That's okay, we would rather be honest about it now than leave you waiting for a role that doesn't come, and you're welcome to apply to a future cohort if your circumstances change.