Advancing Social Mobility, Technology Consulting, 2025

Technology-powered consulting

We help our clients minimise disruption and maximise impact with human-led, tech-powered transformation. PwC is rated among the top technology consultants by leading analysts because we know how to help our clients extract and create real business value. You’ll help our clients to undertake large scale, cloud-enabled technology delivery, implementation and transformation programmes, working across a variety of industry sectors with client opportunities across the UK. Working side-by-side with our functional and industry experts, our technologists strive for imaginative ways of solving our clients' most important challenges. They provide expertise across: technology strategy, architecture and delivery; in specific specialisms such as data, intelligent sourcing and cloud; and in best-in-class market technologies - both cloud hyperscalers such as Microsoft, Google and AWS; and enterprise applications including Oracle, Salesforce, SAP, Guidewire and Workday.

Programme

During this three-day paid programme you’ll get an insight into what a career at PwC could look like, you’ll meet mentors and buddies who’ll represent the variety of opportunities available across PwC. You’ll meet some of our colleagues to hear about their own personal career journeys, as well as from some of our networks focussed on Inclusion and Diversity. Through interactive sessions the programme will help you to develop confidence in a business setting and encourage you to bring your whole self to the workplace. At PwC, we nurture an environment where our people can be the best they can be.

Our Advancing Social Mobility programme will be a 3-day paid programme taking place 14-16 April 2025. You will need to be in the UK to complete this programme.

What you'll do

You'll work as part of a team ranging from two to thirty people on national and international client projects, which may require travel and living away from home. When not on a project, you'll be based at your local office.

Client Interaction:

• Work with clients both virtually and on-site
• Address project issues as they arise
• Gain exposure to different clients and industries
• Conduct detailed analysis to support business-transforming recommendations

Internal Opportunities:

• Work on strategically important internal roles
• Gain specialist knowledge from within the PwC network
• Receive tailored training in consulting skills, digital tools, and technology

Skill Development:

You will have opportunities to develop and demonstrate core skills learned during induction, including:

• Collecting, analysing, and presenting data
• Facilitating client workshops and presenting findings
• Supporting project management activities
• Developing meeting facilitation, time management, and organisational skills - Managing commercial aspects and engagement economics
• Providing proposal support
• Engaging in thought leadership and research - Contributing to community asset development and promoting inclusion and diversity within teams

What you'll gain

By completing the programme, you'll have the opportunity to be considered for a subsequent Summer Internship 2026 role in the location and business area which you've done the programme. Many of our summer internship participants go on to receive graduate role offers.

What you'll need

To apply, you must:

• Be in your first year of a three-year undergraduate degree, or second year of a four-year undergraduate degree
• Be on track to pass an undergraduate degree in any subject
• Have attended a state school or college between the ages of 11 and 16

Meet one of the following criteria:

• Main household earner’s occupation at age 14 was categorised as lower socio-economic
• Eligible for or received free school meals while in school

Important Information:

We use responses from the Equal Opportunities form and your application to determine eligibility based on social mobility criteria advised by Access Accountancy.

This includes the type of school attended, eligibility for free school meals, and parents’ occupation.

If you prefer not to disclose this information, select 'prefer not to say' in your application. However, this may prevent us from confirming your eligibility.

This personal information is confidential and reviewed only by the People Reporting & Insights and Student Recruitment teams for eligibility purposes. We welcome students from all backgrounds. If you don't meet the criteria for this programme, consider applying to our Women in Business or Black Talent in Business programmes, or attend our virtual events to explore more opportunities with PwC.

When to apply

Once you have submitted your application you'll have seven days to complete the online test, this is the first stage of our recruitment process.

Applications for this role may close early should we receive a high volume of interest so we recommend prompt application to avoid disappointment.