Shape the future of public infrastructure.
Programme overview
On the Technology Consulting Industrial Placement, you’ll shape the future with confidence by helping organisations transform through technology, digital and data. You’ll support clients to embrace AI and innovation with agility and customer focus, delivering secure, trusted and compliant solutions. As a Shaper of the future, you’ll build your potential while creating a competitive advantage for clients.
Core skills for success
- Critical thinking and judgement – assessing risk, quality and impact to inform sound decisions.
- Problem solving – breaking down complex challenges into clear, practical actions.
- Adaptability – responding to changing priorities as client needs and technology evolve.
- Digital, data & AI fluency – applying tools, analytics and automation to work efficiently and focus on higher‑value tasks.
- Analytical thinking – interpreting data and evidence to generate insights others can rely on.
What you will be doing
- Apply technology solutions to solve our clients’ complex technology challenges.
- Plan and deliver strategic recommendations and organisation-wide transformation programmes.
- Develop skills in a range of market-leading digital and emerging technologies, such as GenAI.
- Work across our capabilities such as Digital Engineering, AI and Data, Cyber Security, Platforms, Technology Strategy and Transformations, Programme Management & Delivery.
Eligibility for applying
If you’re in your penultimate year at university and your course includes a placement year, this programme is for you.
You will need to be working towards an honours degree in any subject, 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.
We’re looking for students that have a passion and interest in technology and it’s an added bonus if you have some experience of: SQL, Python, R, VBA, SPSS or Minitab and experience with databases, data analysis/manipulation and reporting.
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.