Barclays graduate schemes
19 open nowBarclays has 19 roles for 2027 open right now: 14 summer internships and 5 graduate schemes, in 5 places, including Canary Wharf and Glasgow. 16 of Barclays’ 19 roles have published closing dates, the first on Friday 27 November 2026; the other 3 have none, so they are rolling.
Last checked on Barclays’ own recruitment system on Friday 13 November 2026.
Barclays runs its UK early careers hiring in two shapes, an "Explorer" track and a one year fast-track "Expert" track, alongside summer internships, a Discovery insight programme and apprenticeships.
- Applications a year
- One, globally. A second application is not considered
- Barclays' own early careers FAQ
- Where
- Canary Wharf, Northampton, Glasgow and Knutsford
- The 34 roles we are tracking today
- Start dates
- February or July 2027, depending on the intake you are aligned to
- Barclays' own 2027 graduate advert
- Salary
- Not published on any Barclays early careers advert we read
- Read 16 September 2026
- Visa sponsorship
- Offered, subject to Home Office criteria. See the line above
- Barclays' own 2027 graduate advert
- Deadline
- Differs by programme. See the table below
- Read from Barclays' own system, rechecked every morning
Visas: Barclays says yes, in as many words. Its 2027 graduate adverts state: "Barclays will accept applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship to work in the UK and will provide a skilled worker visa for successful applicants if they meet the Home Office's eligibility criteria for a skilled worker visa." Anyone not eligible for that visa needs their own right to work in the UK for the whole programme.
19 intakes tracked at Barclays
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The programmes, and how they differ
| Programme | Salary | Degree | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technology Developer, graduateNorthampton, Glasgow and Knutsford. Java, C++, C#, Python, SQL, cloud and real-time systems. | Not published | "A strong degree or expected degree achieved before June 2027", subject not stated | See the live roles |
| Quantitative Analytics, graduateGlasgow. Risk modelling, statistical methods and code. | Not published | Not published separately | See the live roles |
| Sales, Trading and Structuring, graduateCanary Wharf. | Not published | Not published separately | None published. It fills and closes |
| Capital Markets and Banking, graduateLondon. Equity and debt origination, loans, structuring, leveraged finance. | Not published | "a degree or expected degree, in any area" on the 2027 Capital Markets advert | Not open now |
| Risk, Finance, Compliance and Internal Audit, summerCanary Wharf and Knutsford. | Not published | Not published separately | See the live roles |
How Barclays recruits
Barclays describes four steps: your application, your assessment, your interview, then next steps. Their FAQ adds the part that decides most applications: "If no deadline is specified, we are likely recruiting on a rolling basis, however, early application is highly recommended".
Barclays states the limit plainly: "We accept one application per candidate per year for our graduate and internship programmes". So the choice of programme matters more here than almost anywhere else.
How the process usually runs
Stages as Barclays describes them. Timings vary by programme, so treat this as a guide rather than a commitment.
Worth knowing
- One application per year, globally. Choosing the wrong programme costs you the cycle, which is why the table above matters more at Barclays than at most employers.
- No degree discipline is required for the banking side: asked whether a finance degree is needed, their FAQ answers "Absolutely not. There are people here from all kinds of degree disciplines". The technology programme asks instead for a strong degree achieved before June 2027.
Questions people ask about Barclays
Does Barclays sponsor visas for its graduate programmes?
Yes. Barclays' own 2027 adverts say it accepts applications from candidates who need sponsorship and will provide a skilled worker visa to successful applicants who meet the Home Office criteria. Anyone not eligible needs their own right to work for the full programme.
How many Barclays programmes can I apply to?
One a year, globally. Barclays' FAQ states a second application is not considered, so the programme you pick is the cycle you get.
What degree do you need for Barclays?
For banking and capital markets, a degree "in any area". For the Technology Developer programme, Barclays' advert asks for a strong degree or expected degree achieved before June 2027 and does not name a subject.
What is the Barclays application process?
Four steps in Barclays' own words: application, assessment, interview, next steps. In practice that is two short interactive assessments, technical tests on technical programmes, then an assessment centre with a motivational interview.
What does a Barclays graduate earn?
Barclays does not publish a salary on any of the early careers adverts we read on 16 September 2026, so we do not print a figure. Anything you see quoted elsewhere is somebody's estimate, not Barclays' number.
Does Barclays recruit on a rolling basis?
Yes for open vacancies. Their FAQ says roles are filled first come, first served and recommends applying early, which matters more than the stated deadline on the programmes that have one.
Written from their graduate application page, their early careers site and their early careers FAQ, read 16 September 2026. The live roles are read from Barclays’s own system every morning.