Consulting Graduate Programmes – September 2026

Are you ready to shape the future with confidence?

Have you recently graduated or soon to graduate? If you answered yes, then take a look at our Consulting Graduate Programmes and learn how you can help organisations navigate disruption and transform their businesses whilst studying for a professional qualification.

The opportunity: your next adventure awaits

It’s okay to not know everything when it comes to your career, as it’s only just beginning. We’re here to support you. Our graduate programmes enable you to shape your future with confidence. From bots that do number crunching, sustainability projects that positively impact people and the planet, or transforming businesses through technology, we have opportunities to match your passion and strengths.

Our Consulting Graduate Programmes offer you the opportunity to gain invaluable experience at a leading professional services company. We offer ten consulting-based programmes ranging from two to three years, where you’ll help organisations navigate disruption, whilst gaining a professional qualification.

You can choose to work in one of the following:

• Business Consulting — Help organisations navigate disruption and transform their businesses.

• Cyber Security — Help our clients strengthen their cyber security and operational resilience.

• Digital Risk (Northern Ireland only programme) — Bring your passion for problem solving and analysing information and help to ensure our client’s IT systems are safe, secure and fit for purpose.

• Finance Modelling — Build complex driver-based models to solve client problems

• People Consulting — transform client’s global workforces and ways of working by putting people at the centre of everything they do.

• Process and Controls — Help our clients reduce risk and enhance their process and controls

• Quantitative Advisory Services — Put predictive modelling at the heart of Financial Services.

• Risk Consulting — Help our clients to protect their businesses from risk

• Risk Consulting – Risk Innovation — Digitally enable clients to manage their organisational risks.

• Technology Consulting — Help organisations leverage technology to transform their businesses.

What you can expect

As a graduate you will:

• Working with a variety of clients from start-ups to recognisable organisations.

• Listening to client problems and defining strategies and solutions.

• Developing proposals and business cases for EY or our clients.

• Analysing trends in industries like banking, retail or telecommunications, media and technology.

• You’ll be working across a portfolio of clients assigned to you. This will involve a mixture of hybrid working – travelling to client offices, working in the EY office and occasionally from home. It will vary by client/project and will depend on the requirements of both the client and project team.

You’ll be learning on-the-job and will be given access to regular training opportunities. Plus, your experience doesn't stop once you've completed the programme - you may be offered a place on our Graduate Programme to continue your career development.

What’s in it for you:

• Accelerate your technical capabilities and transformative leadership skills with future-focused courses and development programmes.

• Broaden your horizons by working on highly integrated teams across the globe and collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds — both professionally and culturally.

• Bring out the best in yourself with continuous investment in your personal well-being and career development.

• Develop your own personal purpose and help us create a positive ripple effect on our teams, our business, clients and society.

Here at EY, you’ll have the chance to build a truly exceptional experience. We’ll empower you with the latest technology, surround you with high-performing teams, and provide the global scale and diverse and inclusive culture you need to discover your full potential. Through our coaching and training programmes, you’ll develop the skills you need to stay relevant today and, in the future – all while building a network of colleagues, mentors, and leaders who will be on the journey with you at EY and beyond.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

To help create an equitable and inclusive experience during the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible about any disability-related adjustments or accommodations you may need.

Eligibility for VISA sponsorship has changed for applicants based on the Skilled Worker salary threshold, with some locations needing specific right to work requirements. You can find more information about each location and graduate role requirements on our website.

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