Use economics to shape clients’ policy, regulatory and commercial challenges.
Programme overview
On the Economic Advisory Graduate Programme, you’ll shape the future with confidence by helping organisations understand the economic forces influencing business, government and society. You’ll work in high-performing teams, using data, research and economic analysis to uncover insights, solve complex challenges and support informed decision-making. As a Shaper of the future, you’ll build your technical, analytical and professional skills through hands-on experience and coaching, while making a meaningful impact for clients and communities. Along the way, you’ll work towards a recognised Certificate in Finance, Accounting and Business (CFAB) qualification.
Core skills for success
- Analytical thinking — Interpret data and evidence to form strong insights.
- Problem solving — Break down complex challenges into workable actions.
- Critical thinking and judgement — Assess risk, quality and implications to make decisions.
- Empathy and relationship building — Build trust through listening and respect.
- Self direction — Set goals, manage time and take initiative for development.
What you will be doing
- Interpret data and evidence to perform economic analysis and identify insights for clients.
- Present research on the latest economic developments.
- Collaborate with colleagues across competencies and sector specialisms.
- Develop your skills through hands‑on experience, coaching and formal learning.
Eligibility for applying
You will need to be working towards an Economics or Econometrics honours degree, have a minimum of grade 4/C GCSE (or equivalent) in English Language and Maths, or in your home language if you do not hold English Language GCSE, and three A-levels/Five Highers (or equivalent) to be eligible to apply.
Having a strong academic background in a competition and regulatory economics, evaluation of public and regulatory policy, economic impact assessment or economic forecasting topic is a bonus.
While we welcome applications from candidates of all academic backgrounds, we are looking to recruit individuals who will succeed at EY in the role and future qualifications. We have completed several studies on academic attainment at A-level (or equivalents), candidate performance in the online assessments in the EY recruitment process, and how that predicts future performance at EY.
Throughout the recruitment process, we therefore assess your suitability for the EY role you have applied to by considering your scores in the online assessments and your academic attainment at A-level or equivalent. This approach is designed to ensure our joiners are successful in role and, where relevant, in the achievement of their professional qualifications. It is important to EY, and we have a duty of care which we take very seriously, to ensure our joiners are set up for long-term success.
We are also proud to partner with RARE recruitment, so that your application can be processed in the context of your socio-economic background. This allows us to give you the maximum credit for your achievements, assessing whether you have overachieved in light of your personal circumstances.