AI Analyst – Frontier AI Programme

Are you looking to kickstart a career in data and AI? The Frontier AI Programme at Digital Futures is designed to equip people from all backgrounds with the skills, confidence, and mindset to launch your career in the rapidly growing field of AI.

Frontier AI Programme

The Frontier AI Programme combines structured learning, industry certifications, and applied project experience into a single journey. It has been designed to equip participants with the most relevant technical and professional skills to develop and deploy data and AI solutions in real-world contexts and lead AI transformation at the world’s biggest companies.

The programme follows three key steps:

1. Immersive Training
Your journey begins with 12 weeks of free, full-time training led by our expert instructors. We’ll equip you with the essential technical and consulting skills you need to thrive in your first data and AI role. The Frontier AI training covers the following modules:

• AI & Data Essentials
• Data Wrangling & Pipelines
• Mastering LLMs
• Responsible AI & Ethics
• Engineering AI Solutions
• Building Agents
• Change Management
• AI Consultancy

2. Graduation
As part of your graduation from the Academy, you'll achieve two industry-recognised certifications. All trainees will be required to achieve:

• Google Generative AI Leader Certification (Google Cloud)

Trainees will then be required to pass one of the following certifications:

• Certified Associate Python Programmer (Python Institute)

• Azure AI Fundamentals (Microsoft)

The cost of your certifications will be covered by Digital Futures. To graduate, you will also need to pass all the challenges set by your instructor across the training and you will need to complete a competency interview with a member of our team.

3. Employment
Once you graduate, we'll work with you to deploy you into a data and AI role with one of our clients for approximately 2 years. There are several different roles that you could be deployed into which include but are not limited to:

• AI Engineer
• AI Analyst
• Data Analyst
• Data Engineer

How to Apply

Our application process has been designed to remove bias. The only entry requirement is having the right to work in the UK by the start of your employment.

• Application form: Complete the straightforward application form on the Digital Futures website.

• Skills Assessment: Your suitability for the programme will be assessed through a series of written, maths and Python coding challenges.

• Screening Interview: Our screening interview is personal and designed to be a two-way conversation, allowing us to get to know you and you to get to know us.

• Final Interview: In our final interview, you’ll get the opportunity to meet one of our instructors and demonstrate your technical knowledge.

What We're Looking For

The Frontier AI Programme is open to people from all backgrounds. You don't need any formal experience or background in tech to apply. While we encourage you to have done some self-study in Python coding, our most successful applicants demonstrate four key traits: passion, curiosity, commitment, and ambition.

Key Programme Information

• Next cohort start date: February 16th

• Locations: The training is conducted almost entirely remotely but roles with our clients are available across the UK, including London, Stevenage, Bristol, Norwich, Leeds, Sheffield, Halifax, and York. You must be willing to either commute to or relocate to one of these cities for your deployment.

• Salary:
  Once deployed to client site. Please note that the training period is unpaid:

  • Year 1: £27,500 per annum, plus benefits

  • Year 2: £32,000 per annum, plus benefits (subject to a performance review)

• Benefits: As a permanent Digital Futures employee, you’ll receive a comprehensive benefits package, pension contributions, and access to an Employee Referral Scheme.

• Availability: The full-time programme runs Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Eligibility: You must have the full right to work in the UK (UK Passport, EU Settled Status, or Permanent Visa Holder) by the start of your time with Digital Futures, inclusive of the training and employment contracts.

Why Join Digital Futures?

Digital Futures is a mission-led, AI-first organisation, dedicated to creating opportunity. Our mission is to unlock potential at scale - for individuals, organisations, and society.
We have reimagined how the world learns and works – leveraging AI to level the playing field, accelerate innovation, and drive inclusive growth.

Our ultimate goal is to build a company that matters, where success is measured by the opportunities we create, advantage we deliver, and futures we transform.