Howden graduate schemes
1 open nowHowden has 1 graduate scheme open right now, in Milton Keynes. Howden’s graduate scheme has no published closing date, so it is rolling and can close any day.
Last checked on Howden’s own recruitment system on Friday 13 November 2026.
Howden is an insurance broking group, and its 2027 early careers intake is one of the most transparent on this site: every advert names the salary, and every one carries the same closing date. The roles are specialist rather than general: credit risk, political risk, marine and cargo, reinsurance broking, technical claims, actuarial and analytics.
- Graduate salary
- £35,000 to £40,000, stated on the advert. Technical claims pays £35,000 in year one and £37,500 in year two
- Howden's own 2027 adverts, read 16 September 2026
- Internship salary
- £32,500 pro rata for ten weeks on most desks, and £75,000 pro rata on the investment banking internship
- Howden's own 2027 adverts
- Degree needed
- Differs by desk. Only the credit risk graduate role names a 2:1; two others say any degree background
- Howden's own 2027 adverts
- Where
- One Creechurch Place in the City for thirteen roles, and Romford for one
- The 14 roles we are tracking today
- Right to work
- "Full and unrestricted right to work in the UK", on every advert. See the line above
- Howden's own 2027 adverts
Visas: Howden never uses the words visa or sponsorship on any advert we read. Every one of the fourteen says the same thing instead: you must have the full and unrestricted right to work in the UK. Read that as the answer for this intake.
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The programmes, and how they differ
| Programme | Salary | Degree | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Credit risk solutions, graduateThe only graduate role that names a degree class. | £40,000 | 2:1 | Not open now |
| Credit and political risk, graduateSpecialist broking, not a rotation. | £40,000 | Not stated on the advert | Not open now |
| Legal and technical claims, graduateThe only role that publishes a second year figure as well as a first. | £35,000 in year one, £37,500 in year two | Any degree background | See the live roles |
| Risk and compliance, graduateThe regulatory side of the group. | £35,000 | Any degree background | Not open now |
| Marine, cargo and logistics, graduateOne of the oldest specialisms in the London market. | £35,000 | Not stated on the advert | Not open now |
| Summer internships, ten weeksReinsurance broking, actuarial, analytics, business intelligence, warranty and indemnity underwriting, specialty and credit risk. | £32,500 pro rata. The actuarial internship also asks for A level maths at grade A or above | Stated per advert | Not open now |
| Investment banking summer analystThe outlier in every sense, including pay. | £75,000 pro rata for ten weeks | Stated on the advert | Not open now |
How Howden recruits
Their graduate and internship roles are advertised individually on their own board rather than as one scheme with streams inside it, so the programme you apply to is the desk you join.
There is no second wave advertised behind it.
How the process usually runs
Stages as Howden describes them. Timings vary by programme, so treat this as a guide rather than a commitment.
Worth knowing
- Howden publishes the salary on every early careers advert, which almost nobody in insurance does. It means you can compare desks honestly before applying rather than after an offer.
- The investment banking internship pays 75,000 pro rata against 32,500 on the other internships, which tells you how differently that desk is positioned inside the same group.
- Only one graduate role names a degree class. Two say any degree background, and the actuarial internship adds an A level maths requirement of grade A or above, so the bar is set per desk rather than per firm.
- Despite Howden's branch network across the UK, the 2027 early careers roles are London and Romford only, so this is a City intake.
Questions people ask about Howden
What does a Howden graduate earn?
Between £35,000 and £40,000, printed on the advert itself. The legal and technical claims programme states £35,000 in year one and £37,500 in year two.
What degree do you need for Howden?
It depends on the desk. The credit risk solutions graduate role names a 2:1, risk and compliance and technical claims say any degree background, and the actuarial internship adds A level maths at grade A or above.
How much does a Howden internship pay?
£32,500 pro rata for ten weeks on most desks. The investment banking summer analyst internship states £75,000 pro rata for the same ten weeks.
Where are Howden's graduate jobs?
Thirteen of the fourteen are at One Creechurch Place in the City of London, and one is in Romford.
What is insurance broking actually like as a graduate job?
At Howden it is specialist from day one. The roles are advertised per desk, credit risk, political risk, marine and cargo, technical claims, so you are joining a market rather than rotating through a scheme.
Written from their graduate early careers page, the selection steps, Howden's early careers pages and their own 2027 adverts, read 24 September 2026. The live roles are read from Howden’s own system every morning.