Baillie Gifford FAQs

We welcome the use of AI tools to check punctuation and enhance the clarity of your application. However, please be mindful that over-reliance on AI can risk removing your individuality. At Baillie Gifford, we value seeing how you think and approach tasks. Therefore, consider carefully how you use these tools, ensuring they refine your own thinking rather than doing the thinking for you.

• Graduate Programmes: We can support an application for visa sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa. However, candidates requiring sponsorship must meet the minimum requirements set by the UK Visas and Immigration department.
• Internship Programmes: Unfortunately, due to the short nature of our internship programmes, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship. Candidates must already possess the right to work in the UK to be eligible for consideration.

Investment Research Graduate Programme:

• We welcome candidates from any degree subject.
• Candidates should be on track for a 2:1 or above at the undergraduate level, or hold a 2:2 or above if they also have a postgraduate qualification.

Technology Graduate Programmes:

• We welcome applications from candidates with a degree in a STEM-related subject who demonstrate a passion for technology.
• There is no degree classification requirement however you should be on track to pass your degree.

Technology Internship Programmes:

• We welcome candidates in their penultimate (second last) year of study in an undergraduate technology-related subject (for example CyberSecurity, Computer Science etc.)

No, there is no time limit on when you obtained your degree. We welcome candidates who have gained postgraduate qualifications and work experience.

We encourage you to think carefully about which opportunity is right for you and to apply to one Graduate or Internship programme. To help make your decision, find out as much information as you can and attend one of our virtual or in person events to hear from our leaders and current Early Careers colleagues.

Please feel free to reach out to us at hr@bailliegifford.com. We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible and supportive for all candidates. If you need help, we’ll be happy to assist you.

All our UK Early Careers positions are located at our head office in Edinburgh. If you accept a position, you will need to either relocate to Edinburgh or be able to commute to our Edinburgh office.

All first-round interviews take place on Zoom.

Second-round interviews take place in our Edinburgh office. We feel it's important for you to see the office and the city where you could end up living and working. To support you, we reimburse interview-related expenses which include travel, accommodation (up to two nights) and food expenses. Please ensure you retain all receipts.

We also recognise that some candidates may have to miss a shift at work to attend a second stage interview with us. If this is the case, we will reimburse lost income while attending one of our assessment days. Further guidance is provided to all candidates who are invited to second stage.

• Graduate Programmes:
  • Salary: £58,000 for our Graduate Investment Research programme and £42,000 for our Technology Graduate Programmes
  • 33 days’ holiday
  • Annual bonus
  • Private medical insurance
  • Life assurance
  • Market-leading pension
• Internship Programmes:
  • Salary: £26,000 p/a pro rata for our Technology Internship programmes
  • 33 days’ holiday (pro rata)
  • Paid for accommodation provided (for successful candidates not located within a daily commutable distance of Edinburgh)

• Location: Edinburgh
• How to apply: visit www.bailliegifford.com/early-careers
• Contact details: Telephone 0131 275 2000
• Address: Calton Square, 1 Greenside Row, Edinburgh, EH1 3A