Graduate Programmes

FDM Group is a professional services provider with a focus on IT and the UK’s leading IT graduate employer. FDM’s business model is both unique and robust, bringing people and technology together.

We are renowned for our dynamic Careers Programme, which gives graduates and ex-Forces personnel award-winning business and technical training in core disciplines. They then progress to represent FDM on client sites as our Consultants for a minimum of two years. With over 180 clients worldwide, we help them achieve specific business objectives within various sectors, including financial services, media, retail and insurance.

The programme

The FDM Graduate Programme is a fantastic opportunity to kick-start your career in IT. As a successful candidate, your award-winning training will take place in one of our state of the art Academies around the UK in Birmingham, London, Leeds or Glasgow. Once trained along your personally tailored learning pathway (full-time for approximately 9-14 weeks), you will progress to become a professional IT or business Consultant.

As an FDM Consultant you will be placed on site with one of our high-profile clients. You will be given the opportunity to work on exciting and current projects and gain instrumental industry experience. FDM Consultants from our business and IT Graduate Programme go on to work on engaging projects like fingerprint technology, facial recognition systems, supporting investment banking platforms and testing mobile banking applications.

After fulfilling the two-year commitment representing FDM on client sites, the sky is the limit. You may choose to continue as a Senior FDM Consultant and take advantage of the versatility of the role or you may have the opportunity to transfer to a client on a permanent basis.

Training

As a trainee you will complete foundation training in professional skills, SQL and Excel VBA during your first 3 weeks. You will then embark upon an individual learning pathway either business or technically focused, taught by our expert Trainers. All training will last a total of 9-14 weeks, depending on your specialty. The skills and knowledge you acquire during your training will fully prepare you for specific roles and projects on site as an IT or business Consultant, allowing you to work effectively, efficiently and confidently as soon as you are placed.

Launch your career in IT and Business

You can choose business graduate programme pathways:

• Project Support 
• Business Analysis
• Data and Operational Analysis
• Business Test Analysis
• Risk, Regulation and Compliance

There are also technical IT graduate programme pathways:

• Software Testing
• Software Development
• Production Support
• MX.3 Production Support
• Business Intelligence

We actively recruit all year round in order to keep up with our fast-growing international operations and client demands - apply now!