Apprenticeship Frequently Asked Questions

Unfortunately not. We recommend that you research your potential journey to work, to make sure it’s something you could do regularly.

Our programmes offer a competitive starting salary on a permanent contract.

Our roles are open to anyone over the age of 16 in the UK and anyone over 18 for the rest of the world.

We recruit throughout the year, and we aim to offer assessments as soon as possible to anyone who gets shortlisted for an opportunity. If successful, we’ll work with you to agree a start date that starts your Barclays career as soon as possible.

It won’t be as hard as you might think. You’ll be supported by your Talent Coach who will keep in touch either at work or remotely every few weeks. You’ll also be able to manage your studies online, through a virtual-learning programme which you can access at home and at work, so you can study in whatever way suits you.

It depends which programme you take and how quickly you complete all the academic requirements. Our Foundation programmes tend to last around 2 years, whilst our Higher programmes can last over 4 years.

We have opportunities available in Technology, Operations, Compliance, Finance, Internal Audit, Risk, UX Design and Equity Research. You will be placed in a role within your chosen business area.

It all depends on what programme and business area you are applying for. Visit our Apprenticeship programme page to see whether you’d be best suited to a Foundation or Higher apprenticeship and then have a look at what business areas you could go into. Each programme has different entry requirements so there is something to suit most candidates.

We have opportunities across the UK, from our contact centres to our dedicated campuses to our Head Office in London. We’ll discuss locations with you during the registration and application stages.

Yes, providing you pass your probation period and apprenticeship qualifications, and are performing at the right standard.