We’ve designed this programme for undergraduates with a placement year built into their course to gain valuable work experience at the heart of the UK’s financial system. You’ll learn more about our role in the economy, gain on-the-job skills and attend regular training and events with your fellow Industrial Placement colleagues.
This could be right for you if you are
- Keen to learn about what we do and gain practical experience
- Eager to gain a unique insight into the workings of the UK's central bank
- Looking to build your network and find out more about future career opportunities at the Bank of England.
Fact box
- Length of contract: 13 months
- Start date: end of July 2027
- Location: Leeds
- Salary: £24,500 per annum, paid pro rata for the 13-month contract, as well as our comprehensive benefits package
Entry requirements
To apply for the Data stream you must meet the below requirements:
- Be studying an undergraduate degree in any discipline that allows you to do a placement year (starting from next July)
- Expecting a 2.1 degree classification. You must not already have a degree.
We’re looking for motivated students with a genuine interest in the Bank’s work, who are keen to learn and embrace new opportunities. We value strong workplace behaviours, including respect for others and clear, effective communication.
For most of our streams, we’re more interested in your motivation and potential than what you study. We want to know what has sparked your interest in your chosen stream, whether that be through your studies, a personal project, a club or society, or something you’ve explored online. Whatever inspired you, we want to hear about it and why’d you’d like to develop your career with us.
Stream Information
If you are interested in using data, analytics and emerging technologies to understand trends, solve problems and support decision-making, the Data stream could be for you. You could be involved in improving data quality and management, building data pipelines, developing dashboards and reports, automating data products, applying statistical or data science techniques, or exploring the responsible use of AI. Through this work, you could help transform complex data into meaningful insights that support the Bank’s objectives.
On this stream, you could develop skills in
- Analytical thinking and problem-solving
- Data management and stewardship
- Data analysis, visualisation and reporting
- Critical thinking
- Communication and stakeholder engagement
Applications for 2027 opportunities will close at 12pm (midday) GMT on Monday 23 November 2026.
