Summer Internship (Data & Tech)

Job Description

Join Royal London's ten-week Summer Internship Programme and gain hands-on experience in technology, engineering, data, and AI. This opportunity allows you to apply your skills to real business challenges while helping shape products and services that support our colleagues and customers.

What you’ll get

• Competitive salary: £24,900 pro-rata
• Generous pension: double matching up to 14%
• Life assurance: up to 8x your salary
• 24/7 confidential support: health, legal and financial advice
• Hybrid working: with great office facilities and flexibility
• Dedicated support: from a People Leader and Buddy
• Learning & development: networking, training, and mentoring
• Future opportunities: apply for permanent roles or our 2027/8 graduate intake

What you’ll be doing

You'll be part of a supportive, inclusive and collaborative team, contributing to meaningful work that makes a real difference for our customers, members, and communities. With support and coaching from your People Leader, you’ll gain hands-on experience at Royal London, take ownership of meaningful pieces of work, and contribute to real business priorities. Depending on your placement, you could use technology, engineering, data, and AI to help Royal London:

• Create better products, services, and experiences for customers and colleagues
• Use data and insight to support decision-making and improve outcomes
• Respond to change, manage risk, and meet legal and regulatory requirements
• Improve efficiency, productivity, and business performance through innovation and automation
• Design, build, and improve technology platforms, systems, and solutions that support customers and enable the business to operate effectively

Working alongside experienced colleagues, you'll develop valuable professional skills, behaviors, and commercial awareness while building your confidence in the workplace. You'll collaborate across teams, analyze information, solve problems and contribute fresh perspectives, gaining exposure to how technology, engineering, data, and AI are applied across a wide range of roles, disciplines, and business areas throughout Royal London.

Throughout the ten-week program, you'll also work as part of a wider intern cohort on a group project, bringing together your learning and insights to develop recommendations that you’ll present to senior leaders at the end of the internship.

Who we’re looking for

• Penultimate or final-year students from a technology, engineering, data, numerical or related degree discipline, such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cyber Security, Mathematics, Statistics or similar.
• We also welcome applications from students in other disciplines who can demonstrate a strong interest in technology, engineering, data, and AI.
• Comfortable using technology and digital tools to solve problems, analyze information, and generate insights.
• Experience with tools such as Excel, SQL, Python, Tableau, Microsoft Power Platform (Power BI, Power Apps, and Power Automate), Jira, Confluence, Github, Azure DevOps, Copilot or similar would be beneficial.
• Curious, adaptable learners who embrace change and new ways of working
• Strong communicators with excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills
• Organized self-starters who can manage multiple priorities and take ownership of their work

Key dates & locations

• Start date: 14 June to 20 August 2027 (for 10 weeks)
• Locations: Edinburgh, Manchester and London
• Assessment centres: January 2027

Please apply for your preferred assessment centre location and let us know in your cover letter if you’re open to other locations.

How to apply

Include a short cover letter explaining:

• Why you’re a great fit for Royal London
• The strengths, experiences, and perspectives you would bring
• The area of technology, engineering, data, and AI that interests you the most and why
• Your placement interests and flexibility, including your preferred location

While it’s great to see you utilizing AI in your work, remember your personal touch and creativity are what make your contributions exceptional!

We welcome applications from all backgrounds. If you’re excited about this opportunity but don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

Inclusion, diversity and belonging

We’re an inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills that are recognized and respected – whatever their background.

About Royal London

We’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions, and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings, and asset management products and services.

Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable, and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.

We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance.