Data and Analytics Industrial Placement
A career in data and analytics is your chance to make an impact. Improve the services we provide our customers. And you’ll help shape the future of finance.

Why Join Us?
We provide for 28 million digitally active customers. That’s one enormous data set, helping to define how we move forward. Encouraging our focus on green finance. And offering sustainable products that deliver a better future.
We’ve invested over £3 Billion in our people, tech, and data. Because that’s how you make big change happen.
Kickstart Your Career
A Data and Analytics Industrial Placement connects you to top data professionals. You’ll work on real-world problems. Learn how data drives decisions and solves problems. And see how it supports our mission to Help Britain Prosper. Obsessed with data and its potential? This is your moment.

What We Look For
- Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
- The ability to collaborate and communicate
- Curiosity and a love of learning

What You’ll Learn
An industrial placement means a year, working and learning. Enhancing your data skills and make valuable connections as part of a key team. You’ll make a global impact. And make a start on the career you want.
Teams include
- Data Science and AI
- Data Engineering
- Data and Analytics Strategy
- Business Intelligence and Analytics
- Data Management and Ethics

What You’ll Do
- Use leading analytics platforms and visualisation software.
- Leverage advanced cloud tech and AI to solve problems.
- Develop AI solutions that add value for our business and customers.
- Create self-service tools to analyse and visualise data
- Provide critical insights for decision-making to Help Britain Prosper.

Requirements
• Completed your penultimate year of university during the placement dates
• A familiarity with data analysis or management
• Strong numerical skills
• A passion for learning
South West (Bristol & Cardiff), West Yorkshire (Halifax & Leeds), North West (Manchester, Chester and Cheadle) & Edinburgh. You’ll select one of these locations and be based there throughout your programme. We support hybrid working, with all colleagues expected to spend a minimum of two days each week in the office you have been placed.
Applications for all locations are closed for the 2025 intake, unfortunately. Applications for 2026 will go live on or around October 2025.
Our application process is designed to help you shine. We want everyone to feel they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity, or culture.
Find details, including stages and tips for success, on our how to apply page.