UK graduate programmes
Whatever stage you’re at, we have an opportunity that’ll interest you. So be bold – join us and shape your future your way. As a graduate, you can join rotational schemes in consulting, specialist roles in digital, or technical roles in design, engineering, and science.
Our roles typically open in the autumn and we recruit on a rolling basis. Be sure to get your application in early if you want to be considered.
Consulting
We offer a Graduate Rotational Programme, open to graduates with a degree in any subject. What you studied is far less important than your passion for consulting. Over 18 months in our London office, you'll gain hands-on experience across a variety of consulting areas, helping you develop key skills and discover where your strengths and interests lie within the consulting industry.
As part of the Graduate Rotational Programme, you will join a multidisciplinary team to help our clients make key decisions and drive tangible impact. This programme offers the chance to develop and implement practical solutions that enable organisations to adapt to ever-changing market conditions - empowering you to deliver meaningful outcomes that move the world forward.
You could work in any of the below business areas:
- Agile
- Asset management
- Delivery
- Economics and investment strategy
- Growth strategy
- Operations and improvement
- Operating model
- People and change
- Risk and regulation
- Sourcing and strategy
- Systems insights and solutions
Joining the graduate programme gave me the chance to explore different sectors and discover what I enjoy. The team has been incredibly supportive and welcoming, making the start of my career feel much less daunting.”
I valued the flexibility to rotate between capabilities. At first, I had no idea which would suit me, so being able to explore different options gave me confidence to experiment, discover what I enjoyed, and find the right fit.”
Digital
Digital transformation is accelerating change and growth across industries, opening new opportunities, and helping protect essential infrastructure. We're seeking curious, pioneering individuals to join our diverse digital team in London. As a graduate, you’ll drive innovation and make a real impact in healthcare, education, and financial services.
Our 18-month programme supports your development in both technical and consultancy skills, preparing you for a consultant analyst role upon completion.
Join our cyber security team to help clients build digital trust, protect data, and recover from cyber-attacks. Gain broad experience across the information security spectrum, develop key skills, and contribute to secure, resilient businesses. Applicants from all degree backgrounds welcome but a passion for and deep understanding of cyber security is expected.
After my summer internship in cyber security, returning to PA as a graduate felt like the perfect next step. The hands-on experience and supportive team gave me confidence – and I was excited to keep learning and contribute to real-world security challenges from day one as a graduate.”
Since joining PA, I’ve actively developed both my personal brand and technical capabilities. I recently earned the AWS Cloud Practitioner certification, strengthening my understanding of cloud fundamentals. I’m excited to continue building my digital expertise and consulting toolkit through hands-on project work and learning.”
Design, engineering, and science (DES)
Our expert teams of designers, engineers, and scientists are working in areas like health and life sciences, consumer and manufacturing, and defence and security to drive solutions to some of the toughest challenges of our day. We’re looking for graduates with boldness and vision to join us and help to make the impossible possible. You’ll get to work within our Global Innovation and Technology Centre (GITC) in Cambridgeshire, where we turn ingenious ideas into physical and digital reality. The GITC is a hub for innovators, using state of the art equipment.
As a Graduate Applied Physicist, you’ll develop sustainable materials, innovative sensors, and life-saving medical devices, directly impacting global challenges. You’ll collaborate with leading organisations, applying your physics (or related) degree, hands-on research skills, and passion for areas like optics, materials, or quantum systems to create real-world solutions that matter.
Join PA as an Applied Sciences Graduate, where you’ll tackle real-world projects in sustainability, healthcare, and technology – ranging from developing new materials and medical devices to scaling up innovative processes. Applicants should have, or be pursuing, an undergraduate degree in chemistry, biochemistry, materials science, chemical engineering, or a related subject.
Join our team to develop innovative software solutions using languages like C++, Python, C, or C#. Apply modern practices such as agile, TDD, and CI while working on embedded devices, cloud integration, IoT, advanced image processing, VR, and safety-critical applications in medical, defence, and transport sectors. Shape the future of technology with us. A degree in a related subject is expected.
Join us as Graduate Mechanical Engineer, where you’ll design, test, and build groundbreaking products. You’ll work hands-on in labs and workshops, develop new materials, assemble prototypes, and analyse product interactions. Applicants must hold an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering or a closely related field.
Within mechanical engineering, I’ve worked on projects across multiple go-to-markets. I really value the exposure to engineering challenges I hadn’t encountered at university – it’s broadened my experience and kept things exciting.”
I had fantastic internship experience in applied science, this was my first real foray into building a physical product within a team, managing procurement, and taking the project in whichever direction I wanted, which I look forward to doing for clients on the graduate programme.”
Human insights
In our research consultant programme, you’ll work within one of our specialist teams based in London, acquiring a foundational grounding in qualitative, quantitative, and/or digital community-based research. We have no prerequisites in terms of degree.
Join us as a Graduate Research and Insights Consultant, where you’ll design and deliver research projects, analyse data, and present actionable insights to inspire innovation. Engage with emerging trends in culture and technology, build compelling stories from findings, and develop your expertise in a dynamic, client-facing environment focused on customer experience and meaningful impact.
Since joining PA, I’ve been working on a growth opportunity which has allowed me to use mixed-method primary research to uncover insights and apply them in a framework that will enable the client to direct the future development of their platform.”
My projects have been incredibly varied. I’ve led in-person research in India for an alcohol brand, live-sketched at a client workshop to help make VR more inclusive, and had some great opportunities to be in front of senior stakeholders from day one.”
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