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targetjobs Awards: winner
targetjobs Awards: winner
targetjobs Awards: third place
targetjobs Awards: third place
targetjobs Awards: shortlisted
targetjobs Awards: shortlisted
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#7 UK 300 student rated sector ranking
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#65 UK 300 student rated overall ranking
Employees: 10000+

We’re the UK’s largest retail and commercial financial services provider, serving 26 million customers and Helping Britain Prosper.

Who we are

Welcome to Lloyds Banking Group

Here’s a few key things to know about us...

  • Our group includes iconic high-street brands such as Lloyds Bank, Halifax, and Scottish Widows.
  • We’re the UK’s largest digital bank, with over 18 million digitally active customers.
  • We’re transforming our business in countless ways, from fintech collaborations to creating a tech-driven learning culture.
  • All our graduate schemes come with exceptional learning and mentoring to achieve professional qualifications and long-term career development.
  • Our culture is supportive and inclusive, so you can be yourself and perform at your best.

Come and make an impact

For over 250 years, we’ve been serving the people of Britain, but we’re not standing still. The world is evolving, and so are we. We’re the UK’s largest digital bank, with over 18 million digitally active customers, and we’re investing up to £3bn each year in cutting-edge tech like AI and cloud technology.

As we embrace a new digital future, we want you to bring your skills and experience to help shape that transformation. Whether you’re building relationships with clients or developing the next generation of technology, your work will have a real impact on our journey.

Get supported and rewarded

We offer a supportive, inclusive culture with great benefits to help you thrive. Our programmes offer competitive salaries, as well as a on-off £5,000 settling-in payment for graduates, and flexible working options. You’ll enjoy private medical care and support for your wellbeing, and a generous holiday allowance.

Plus, get discounts on LBG products and additional perks like pension and insurance. We’ll also help you to achieve an industry-recognised qualification. We take care of the costs so you can focus on your studies.

Be part of Helping Britain Prosper

Our commitment to Helping Britain Prosper drives everything we do.

It’s what makes us unique and what unites us. This is how we’ll create a future where our planet is cared for, people feel safe and included, and businesses and communities can thrive.

If you’re ready to help us deliver our commitment, we’re ready to hear from you.

Your development

On our rotational graduate schemes, you’ll gain a deep understanding of our business while discovering what you enjoy most, and which career path suits you best.

Your knowledge

Dive into our extensive award-winning learning resources, with full access to our internal training courses and the Percipio platform powered by Skillsoft.

Your skills for the future

We believe in supporting your continuous growth by allowing you to develop new skills and take on fresh challenges whenever you’re ready.

Your qualifications

We curate content from the best external providers to support your development, and we’ll fully support you in earning an industry-recognised qualification.

Your learning and development

From the moment you join us, learning becomes part of your journey here. Whether it’s through our onboarding portal, hands-on experience, or formal training, we believe in learning on the job, and we encourage it at every step of your career.

We celebrate individuality, offering a range of learning options that let you tailor your development to your own needs. Because everyone should have the chance to grow, we even extend some learning opportunities to your friends and family.

Induction

Your first few weeks will be packed with virtual and face-to-face events. You’ll meet a range of friendly faces, build your network, and get everything you need to hit the ground running.

Buddy System

Once you’re on board, you’ll be partnered up with a current colleague from your programme. They’ll answer your questions, share their experiences and offer advice both before you join and in your first few weeks, so you’ll always have someone nearby to offer some support.

Diversity Network

Join our vibrant diversity networks—Breakthrough for women, Access for disabilities, Rainbow for LGBT, Family Matters, Boost for social mobility, and reach for race, ethnicity, and cultural heritage. These networks offer workshops, talks, and networking sessions that are perfect for connecting and growing together.

Career Progression

At Lloyds Banking Group, your career path is yours to shape. We give you the freedom to explore different roles as often as you like, whether you’re aiming for a promotion or simply want to broaden your skill set. Our flexible career pathways are designed to help you develop the skills you need for your next role—even if it’s in a completely different area.

Your Line Manager will be there to support and guide you every step of the way, helping you achieve your career goals. After all, we believe that continuous development is the key to success.

As you progress, you’ll have plenty of chances to connect with mentors from different levels and areas of expertise. Whether you need advice or answers, we’re here to support your career growth every step of the way.

Volunteering Opportunities

Make a difference in your community and support our mission to Help Britain Prosper. We encourage you to use your skills in new settings, enhancing your personal development while contributing to meaningful causes.

How to Apply

Our application process is designed to help you shine. We want everyone to feel they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity, or culture. We’re proud of our inclusive work environment where everyone can be themselves and fully reach their potential.

Our schemes may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so it’s best to apply as soon as you can. Check out the tips below to help you.

Everyone has a unique combination of strengths and areas for development, so we want to see the ‘real you’ at every stage of your application. We’re not expecting perfection. Just be yourself.

You can find out more about the various stages on the How to Apply page of our career website.

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Lloyds grad
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Values & Culture

With our commitment to helping you be yourself and at your best, and the extensive support and development on offer, at Lloyds Banking Group you get to grow within a genuinely inclusive and supportive culture.

Our purpose of helping Britain prosper is as important as ever. But what’s just as essential is how we achieve it. Our values of People-First, Bold, Inclusive, Sustainable, Trust are the foundations. Together, they ensure we never rest on our laurels and that we’re always there for each other as well as the customers and communities we’re here to serve.

Imagine what's next: Early careers with Lloyds Banking Group

Benefits

Our friendly and inclusive working environment comes with lots of great benefits.

  • In addition to a great salary, you’ll also get a benefits package that supports your lifestyle, health, wellbeing and finances. You can choose benefits that suit your individual needs and switch them, if you want to, as your circumstances change, such as private medical insurance, dental plan and pension.
  • We’ll help you settle in with a one-off payment of £5,000 at the start of your scheme.
  • Flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home up to three days a week is available on many of our programmes.
  • Get access to private medical care, as well as free access to tools and tips with Headspace.
  • Enjoy a 28-day holiday allowance each year plus bank holidays.
  • Make the most of discounts on our products and services, from current accounts to car insurance.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

Living our values means we’re always striving to create a fully inclusive environment for all our colleagues. One that is truly representative of modern-day Britain. These are just some of the recent strides we’ve made towards that goal.

  • At the end of 2022, 39.4% of our senior management roles were held by women. We're working hard to make that 50% by 2025.
  • In 2022, our Career Acceleration Programme for Black heritage managers launched. By the end of the year over 25% had secured senior roles or made lateral moves to progress their careers.
  • We’re committed to providing an inclusive environment for our 7,000 colleagues who have disclosed a disability, long-term health condition or neurodiverse condition.
  • We’re #AlwaysProud because for us, Pride isn’t a month in the calendar. It’s an all-year celebration of sexualities and identities.

Wellbeing

We want you to be your best inside and outside of work. And we work hard to provide the right tools and support to help you do that, under six pillars.

  • Healthy mind support ranges from workshops and tools for good mental health to free access to apps such as Headspace.
  • Healthy body support includes private medical benefits to all colleagues, healthy lifestyle advice and free eye tests.
  • Healthy work-life means you can work from home up to three days a week and enjoy time for volunteering and fundraising activities.
  • Healthy relationships help you harness a working culture where you can be yourself and offers support for parents, carers and colleagues experiencing domestic abuse.
  • Healthy finances include season ticket loans, specialist support and signposting, and the ability to tailor financial benefits to what works for you.

Personal Development

Imagining a future at Lloyds Banking Group means imagining a career where you never stop growing. And it starts from the moment you join us.

We’ve created an engaging and interactive development programme, exclusively for graduates and depending on your role, we’ll help you achieve industry-recognised, professional qualifications. You’ll also benefit from a comprehensive induction programme, mentoring opportunities, access to our fantastic online learning platform, plus tons of support and learning opportunities.

Sustainability

We're committed to reducing the carbon emissions we finance to net zero by 2050 or sooner. But finance isn’t the only way we’re contributing to a low carbon future.

We're aiming to achieve net zero for our own operations by 2030. We're committed to giving customers the right tools, products and services to help them respond to climate change. And we’re working with others in the industry, as well as the government, to support a successful transition to a low carbon economy.

Join us and you can be part of shaping a sustainable future for everyone.

News

Get a taste of life at Lloyds Banking Group, hear from our current graduates, and get tons of advice for your future career on our Early careers hub:

Whichever scheme you’re applying for, check out our Assessment Practice Zone to help you prepare and let us know if you need extra support, including help with technology.

Here’s what to expect when you apply.

1. Apply online

Register by completing an online form (no CV or cover letter required). Then complete an online assessment that gives you an insight into our Group and what we do.

2. Job insight assessment

This gives you a better understanding of the type of work you might get involved with on your scheme and allows us to assess how you approach different challenges.

3. Virtual Assessment Day

Held virtually, you’ll spend a full day completing a mix of tasks, a one-to-one interview as well as group activities, and get to talk with current graduates about their experience.

If you’re applying to one of our Technology and Data schemes , the process is slightly different than for other graduate opportunities.

1. Apply and first-stage assessment

Register by completing an online form (no CV or cover letter required). Then complete an online assessment that helps us assess your strengths, values and coding ability.

2. Virtual Assessment Day

Held virtually, you’ll spend a full day completing a mix of tasks, a one-to-one interview as well as group activities, and get to talk with current graduates about their experience.

Awards

The UK 300 2021/22

The UK 300 2021/22

The 300 most popular graduate employers in the UK, as voted by students

The most popular graduate recruiter in banking, insurance and financial services award 2024, sponsored by NFU Mutual

The most popular graduate recruiter in banking, insurance and financial services award 2024, sponsored by NFU Mutual

The most popular graduate recruiter in banking, insurance and financial services award 2024, sponso

Shortlisted - The most popular graduate recruiter in banking, insurance and financial services award

Shortlisted - The most popular graduate recruiter in banking, insurance and financial services award

As voted for by students. Announced at the targetjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2022

Shortlisted - The best virtual recruitment experience award

Shortlisted - The best virtual recruitment experience award

As voted for by students. Announced at the targetjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2022

Winner - The best apprenticeship programme award 2023

Winner - The best apprenticeship programme award 2023

As voted for by students. Announced at the targetjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2023

Shortlisted - The best innovation in recruitment award 2023

Shortlisted - The best innovation in recruitment award 2023

As voted for by students. Announced at the targetjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2023.

Shortlisted - The best student marketing campaign award 2023

Shortlisted - The best student marketing campaign award 2023

As voted for by students. Announced at the targetjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2023.

Shortlisted - The most popular graduate recruiter in banking, insurance and financial services award 2023

Shortlisted - The most popular graduate recruiter in banking, insurance and financial services award 2023

As voted for by students. Announced at the targetjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2023.

Shortlisted - The rising star award 2023

Shortlisted - The rising star award 2023

As voted for by students. Announced at the targetjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2023.

Latest opportunities

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