Digital, Tech and Data Graduate Programme

Join us as a graduate on our two year Graduate Programme, and we’ll help you find your good place here at Skipton Building Society.

Making the move from University to work is about finding out who you are, and what your future looks like. You know you have an interest in tech and/or data, but what does it all mean? What could your career look like? We’re here to help you find your good place at an organisation that shares your values. It’s about using your experience of debating, analysing, programming and more, to do the right thing – for your career, for the planet, for society.

Find your good place at Skipton

We’re here to help our customers plan for their life ahead. But getting that right means helping our people do the same.

So, you’ll discover an open, honest and inclusive environment that will inspire you to be yourself, and to be brave, bold and agile when it comes to your career. It’s somewhere that encourages you to question the way things work. And it’s where your fresh approach and innovative thinking will make a genuine impact.

And when it comes to working at Skipton Building Society, with everything it offers, we’re pretty sure you’ll find your good place.

And then some.

What’s in it for you?

We’re looking for our future technical experts, and we’re ready do everything we can to help you get there. Fast.

Throughout our two year programme, you’ll experience placements across a variety of business areas. Tech and data is a key part of all of our teams, so your placements could range from our Digital team right through to our Contact Centre and we will work with you throughout to find where your passion lies. As part of the programme, you’ll take on group tasks as part of cross functional business teams and get a great understanding of our corporate strategy. You’ll make the most of dedicated development days. You’ll discover how we make data driven decisions, how we invest in our digital strategy to support our customer needs, how cyber security is more important than ever and much more. All while using feedback from colleagues, peers and mentors to help you grow.

We are committed to supporting colleagues to work in the way that suits them best and enables them to deliver for our customers and colleagues.  So you may be working from our Head Office or working from home, or a mixture of both, all we ask is that you are able to spend a minimum of 2 days per month in Head Office to enable you to connect with your leader and other colleagues.

But our graduate experience doesn’t end there. We offer:

• A competitive salary
• A discretionary bonus
• Discounts on our products
• Generous holidays
• Flexible working
• A commitment to wellbeing and everything you need to stay healthy in and out of work

What can you expect?

Our Graduate Programme offers an unmissable chance to learn, grow and develop your technical skills, and we can work with you and your interests to find you placements which will give you the most value. We’ll also encourage you to work out of your comfort zone and give things a go. Here’s what you can expect during our two year programme…

What happens afterwards?

Remember, we’re looking for our tech experts of the future. So, once you complete our two year Graduate Programme, we’ll help you find a permanent role here at Skipton Building Society. We’ll support you with your application and interview for any roles you apply for. And if you’re successful, we’ll then arrange for you to work with a mentor and we’ll review your progress and development twice a year along with our People Team.

Who we’re looking for?

We’re looking for graduates who have the potential and passion to work for an organisation who are wanting to try new things, make more use of tech and make data driven decisions. Azure skills may be a hot topic at the moment, but we want you to be flexible and open minded to explore and keep up to date with developments in technical and digital requirements for the organisation.

So, here’s what we’ll expect from you…

• You’ll have the energy and motivation to match the pace we set when it comes to learning, and you’ll be able to develop yourself just as fast.
• You’ll be able to demonstrate a passion for technology and/or data
• You’ll be able to engage and collaborate with people at all levels of business, and in lots of different ways such as face to face meetings, virtual sessions and in writing.
• You’ll be brave and agile enough to cope with a constantly changing environment.
• You’ll understand our customers and the financial services industry.
• You’ll be able to analyse and interpret large amounts of data and information.
• You’ll have plenty of resilience.

What does the application process involve?

If you’re ready to find your good place on our Digital, Tech and Data Graduate Programme, here’s how our application process works…

The next steps…

If you’d like to apply for our Digital, Tech and Data Graduate Programme, please complete our application form and upload your CV here

Work Placements

Each year we offer a limited number of paid work placements across different business areas to give you an experience of what it’s like to work at Skipton. It’s a great opportunity to get involved in our work, culture and business. You’ll learn from our people and be able to make a difference in your role straight away. It might even be a significant step towards securing a full time opportunity with us!

You’ll need to be studying and be able to take 12 months out from your degree to be considered for a ‘Placement Year’.