Graduate Technology Consultant Programme (March 2025)

About Us

We provide high-quality training and support in data roles for recent graduates from underrepresented groups who are looking to make a meaningful impact and have success throughout their careers. We want to see greater equality within society and choose to focus on potential rather than ‘proven’ experience.

• Our leading full-time professional training in data engineering and analysis will give you the technical skills to add value from Day 1 and the professional skills and behaviour that will amplify your impact throughout your career.
• We invest heavily in supporting our trainees and consultants to give them the confidence to try things and learn from their mistakes. Our consultants consistently feedback that they felt "work-ready” from the start while clients are impressed by how quickly consultants become part of the team.
• Training is followed by 2 years of employment with us while embedded within one of our client’s teams. If we cannot place you with a client we will continue to help you find a role in tech - over 90% of those who completed training, from STEM and non-STEM backgrounds, started roles in technology in a wide range of industries including consulting, finance, retail and engineering

Why a career in data?

Working with data is fundamentally about driving positive change. Whether optimising business processes, enhancing public services, fostering scientific breakthroughs or addressing global challenges, understanding current circumstances and adapting to new strategies are critical for success.

A huge volume of data is produced everyday, but it is often messy and ambiguous. Data professionals help to make the data useful and deliver insights that support decision making at the highest levels. This importance is reflected in the boardroom; in 2021 42% of European publicly listed companies had a Chief Data Officer (CDO).

Embracing a career in data will position you at the forefront of digital transformation, providing unparalleled access to today's decision-makers and tomorrow's leaders. By choosing to embark on this journey with us, you will not only gain the expertise to navigate the complexities of data but also accelerate your career trajectory. Join us and unleash the power of data to drive positive change and make a lasting impact in the world.

Our Offer

• 3-4 months of proven high-quality technical and professional training in a wide range of data skills that are in high demand, followed by work using technology to make a positive impact;
• Training like it should be: "This is what university should have been” and "by the end I was work-ready” - even though it is largely remote learning and unpaid our consultants consistently praise our level of support with attentive coaches who make themselves available through regular 121s and low trainee/coach ratios;
• Training is just the beginning: we provide coaching, mentoring, technical support, high-performance mindset training and more while you work for our clients with the aim of life-long success;
• Our commitment to you is to get you into a technology role: we can’t guarantee a particular role or industry but we work hard at placing people where they have the opportunity to thrive;
• You don’t need coding experience to apply as we will offer support to ensure you are ready for the technical assessment at the end of our hiring process. We will also support you before the start of training so that you are where you need to be;
• We will provide laptops and cover any travel and accommodation expenses during training.

Who we’re looking for

You’ll fit right in at Sigma Labs if you:

• see a job as an opportunity to learn and make an impact, not just a destination;
• love to learn and not scared to try;
• value collaboration to reach your goals;
• can logically think through a problem and clearly explain the solution;
• will go above and beyond to be a difference-maker.

As a B-Corp with social mobility at the heart of our mission, we particularly want to hear from people who are not well represented in technology and high-performance jobs including female candidates and those from low-income backgrounds.

Eligibility

We limit who can apply to join us to align with our mission. The following criteria must be met, though please note that we do not accept applications from anyone who attended a private school between the ages of 11 and 16 (UK or abroad). We also do not sponsor visas.

Economic

At least one of the following applies to those who went to school in the UK:

• Attended a non-academically selective state school between the ages of 11 and 16.
• Received free school meals
• Grew up in a household with a total annual income less than £43,000.
• Received local authority care.
• Received university benefits.

Applicants who were educated outside of the UK will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Education

Even if you meet our economic eligibility, we do not accept applications from anyone who attended private school in the UK or abroad.

You must have graduated before starting your chosen cohort and:

• Were awarded, or are predicted, a 2:2 or higher for a 3-4 year degree from a UK university in any subject since 2021, or
• If you graduated with a 3rd then you achieved at least an A in one STEM subject at A-Level.

Right to work in the UK

You must have the right to work in the UK for at least 3 years after starting. Typically this means that the following applies:

• UK Passport holder
• EEA/EU Settled Status
• Indefinite Leave to Remain

Currently we cannot sponsor visas. Please get in touch if you think you may be eligible in a different way to what has been shown above.