At the FCA, we regulate financial services firms in the UK, to keep financial markets fair, thriving and effective. By joining us, you’ll play a key part in protecting consumers, driving economic growth, and shaping the future of UK finance services. We’re looking for graduates to join our diverse and highly capable teams across the FCA.
About the programme
Programme Length: Two years
Programme Type: Rotational
Our People and Change graduate scheme will allow you to build your knowledge and capability across our corporate and operational functions. You will rotate around key business areas such as change, HR, corporate governance and communications. You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to key projects that support the FCA’s people, systems, and strategy.
On your FCA graduate programme, you will develop core skills in Judgment, Engagement, Self-Management and Delivery. This programme offers a wide range of opportunities across both operational and corporate functions. You could support the delivery of a strategic change initiative that helps us become a smarter regulator or build stakeholder engagement skills through rotations in areas like human resources or change. A placement in cyber and operational resilience could involve exploring ways to strengthen internal systems, enhance organisational resilience, and contribute to more secure and effective operations. Whatever rotation you take on, there’s scope to develop core skills in project management, influencing, and negotiation - capabilities that are valuable across any organisation.
Your first two rotations will be shared with you before you join us, they have been selected to support you in building your skills, knowledge and experience across financial services, setting you up for success in your career with us. Your career goals and interests will be considered when your final rotation is selected, supporting your aspirations, and the FCA’s strategy.
The programme will prepare you for a future in the People & Change profession, where you can work across a number of our divisions: Change, Operations in HR, Digital, Communications and at the end of the programme.
Learning and development
As a graduate on our People and Change Programme, you’ll be able to undertake formal learning aligned to your development goals. This will form part of your ongoing development in the second year of your programme.
Alongside this, you will be part of a development programme with your early careers peers from the day you join. The programme is designed to empower you and help you excel in a complex and dynamic environment. Centred on the FCA values such as self-sufficiency, resilience, ambition, engagement, and integrity, the programme encourages purposeful action, accountable decision-making, and impactful delivery within the public interest. We will help you build personal effectiveness, advance professionally, and have a meaningful contribution whilst on programme and in your future career.
What we look for
We are looking for candidates who are curious and eager to develop in a professional environment. Your ability to build relationships at all levels and understand and analyse data will help you succeed in a role here.
Our colleagues are from a wide range of backgrounds; you can apply for our regulatory scheme with any degree. You don’t need to have any specific experience; you’ll learn through working in your team alongside experienced colleagues.
What we offer
We’re committed to making the FCA a great place to work. We do this by:
- providing a rewarding environment, recognising that our people are motivated by meaningful work
- maintaining a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, allowing people to develop and progress without barriers
- looking after the well-being of our people, ensuring that they are safe and well and appropriately cared for
- promoting an environment in which people are valued and respected
Beyond this, we offer all our graduates a competitive range of benefits, including:
- A salary of £33,000
- Flexible working options
- Private health care
- Career and family leave
- Non-contributory pension
- Charity and volunteering initiatives
- Minimum of 25 days’ holiday
- Sports and social clubs
- Subsidised on-site fitness centre (London only)
- Free eye tests
- Subsidised restaurant
- Interest-free season ticket loans.
Join us and shape the future in financial services - we look forward to receiving your application!
Please note
- We only accept one application across our early careers programmes within any six-month period. Any additional applications will not be progressed.
- We welcome applications from all candidates. However, graduate scheme offers are subject to candidates independently obtaining and maintaining permission to work in the UK for the duration of the programme. It is your responsibility to immediately inform us of any changes to your right to work status as this may impact any offer and your ability to continue on the programme. As required by law, we cannot offer sponsorship where the role does not meet the Home Office eligibility requirements. More information on working in the UK can be found on the government website Work in the UK - GOV.UK’
- Your application and any work you submit throughout the recruitment process must be all your own. You should not allow another person to complete any parts of the assessment nor submit responses provided or generated by an AI assistant or other similar software.
- Applicants must have obtained or be on track to achieve a minimum 2:1 degree from any university.
- Applicants for the 2026 graduate programmes must have graduated or be in their final year of study.
For the 2026 Graduate Programme, please submit your online application by midnight Sunday 30th November 2025. Please be aware, we review applications as we receive them and may close our application window early if we have a high volume of candidates, therefore we encourage you to apply early.