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We know your background or degree doesn’t tell the whole story. That’s why we’re much more interested in what makes you, you. Your ideas, your unique perspective, your desire to embrace change and succeed, while always remaining true to yourself. Our wide choice of programmes will help you on your way, providing the support, training, competitive salary, and opportunities to make a career with us a real page-turner.
We invited our 2023 cohort to a sneak preview in July to see our new head office and to meet each other before they start.
Watch the video below to see how the day unfolded.
Plot a page-turning career with us.
Our programmes
Browse through our variety of programmes to find one that’s suited to you and the career story you want to develop. Whatever your degree background, each programme gives you the opportunity to create an exciting future with us, whatever your background. Applications for our 2024 scheme open during October 2023.
Haven’t found the right programme for you? Discover our latest opportunities by joining our Talent Community.
- What's involved?
- What can I expect?
- Location
Every graduate scheme is different, and the skills you need across each one will vary. That's why we’ve applied degree neutrality to our programmes, to attract graduates with different types of degrees and grades, as we're looking for skills found within many disciplines.
Whether you're rotating across different business areas or based in London or Milton Keynes, you'll work with expert team members who will inspire and support you to be your best.
It varies between schemes, but here's a general overview of what we're looking for:
- Actual or anticipated completion of a Bachelor’s degree
- A collaborative approach to work
- Passion for learning
- Commitment to The Santander Way, and our five behaviours:
- Think Customer: 'I care about our customers so I go the extra mile to earn their trust and loyalty'
- Embrace change: 'I embrace new challenges and I see new ways of doing things as an opportunity to grow'
- Act Now: 'I take accountability and manage risks accordingly, always keeping things simple'
- Move Together: 'I seek opportunities to promote collaboration and work together to achieve common goals'
- Speak Up: 'I feel free to raise any idea, ask any question or escalate any issues or risks, building an environment of respect and trust.
I am comfortable sharing and receiving feedback.'
- Think Customer: 'I care about our customers so I go the extra mile to earn their trust and loyalty'
While each scheme requires a different set of skills and output, each graduate will benefit from the following to help with their personal and professional development:
- Exposure to critical business projects
- Rotations to broaden your experience
- A structured development programme focused accelerating your capability
- Support for a professional qualification
- Opportunity to build a career as a trusted expert
- Flexible working arrangements
- Mentorship from our senior leaders
- Access to ongoing career coaching
- Face to face networking with your peers
- Working at our innovative new facility, Unity Place*
- A permanent position upon completion
* Corporate & Commercial Banking roles may be based in locations across the country including London
Set to open in May 2023 it will become the centre of gravity for our business and help to make our new hybrid approach work for everyone. Unity Place has been built with sustainability and employee experience in mind and will be a place we can collaborate as a business It will give our people the opportunity to make use of state-of-the-art facilities and come together with their teams from across the UK.
All our graduate roles except for Corporate and Commercial Banking will be based in our brand-new exciting Milton Keynes office. Corporate and Commercial Banking have business centres across the UK and presence in our London office.
We offer a hybrid working arrangement which means you will have flexibility to work from the office and from home, however you will be expected to spend at least 40% of your time in the office.
- Digital Homes and Innovation – Graduate
- Retail Graduate
- Payments Graduate
- Finance Graduate Programme
- HR Graduate programme
- Corporate and Commercial Banking
- Risk Graduate Programme
- Santander Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB)
Applications for this scheme have now closed.
To register your interest for future schemes and to get hints and tips, please join our talent community.
Welcome to the heart of Santander UK – Homes Division.
Join us on an exciting journey where you’ll learn how to thrive in a fast-paced, exciting, and innovative environment surrounded by dynamic projects and initiatives. Our teams are diverse yet distinct with years of experience, knowledge, and skills across different areas and primed and ready to support you.
If you join this programme, you will have the opportunity to understand the department at the centre of Santander (UK). You will get the chance to rotate around different areas of the Homes Division (part of the Retail Bank) which will help you find your true passion. You will have a chance to choose from a variety of placements – from working on our green agenda to influencing mortgages journeys, through digitalisation to exposure in marketing or risk.
Working for us will enable you to learn, develop and expand existing skills. In Homes you’ll be supported in building not only knowledge but will also focus on teaching you to build relationships while giving you exposure to different teams across the bank and possibly with Group
Santander. Setting potential free.
At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair. To find out more please visit our Diversity & Inclusion page here.
Applications for this scheme have now closed.
To register your interest for future schemes and to get hints and tips, please join our talent community.
Do you have a passion for people? Do you already live our values of ‘Simple. Personal. Fair’? Do you thrive when working with others, and making a difference to people’s lives?
We are the team of professionals who work closest with our customers, where we have the biggest opportunity to bring Santander’s values to the community we serve. Our Retail Graduate programme is flexible to meet your needs - through rotational exposure to all ten of our business divisions, from digital transformation to marketing, you'll get to find your niche and then develop yourself to become an expert in your chosen area.
It's a collaborative environment where you'll work with colleagues on exciting and innovative projects with real responsibility.
In addition, we'll provide the tools and support needed to develop your skills and leadership abilities for a successful career with us.
If you’re a natural people person, who lives our values of ‘Simple. Personal. Fair’, our Retail team want to find out more about you.
Santander. Setting potential free.
At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair. To find out more please visit our Diversity & Inclusion page here.
Applications for this scheme have now closed.
To register your interest for future schemes and to get hints and tips, please join our talent community.
Do you like to think creatively and challenge the status quo? Do you have a genuine passion for making change and building relationships?
Our Payments Graduate programme gives you the tools to develop the skills, knowledge, and networks you need to take on a role in Product Ownership. The payments industry is evolving rapidly, and the way we send and receive payments is about to be transformed. As part of the Payments Centre of Excellence, you’ll help us ensure we deliver this change collaboratively and securely.
During the 2-year programme, you’ll benefit from regular placements within Payments, giving you a good understanding of our business area. It’s an excellent opportunity to join an exciting, fast-paced role where we’ll support you in developing your leadership, decision-making, teamwork, communication, and data analysis, to name a few.
If you’re looking for a career that makes a difference through implementing change, our Payments team wants to learn more about you.
Santander. Setting potential free.
At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair. To find out more please visit our Diversity & Inclusion page here.
Applications for this scheme have now closed. To register your interest for future schemes and to get hints and tips, please join our talent community.
Do you have a naturally analytical mind, with a drive to solve problems and build trusted relationships?
Thanks to the expert guidance of a brilliant and close-knit team, our Finance Graduate Programme will help you get your head around all aspects of finance / treasury, from reporting to forecasting. Running two distinct paths within the division, Finance and Treasury, the aim is to prepare you to become a professionally qualified accountant or treasury specialist. On your way, you’ll discover the pivotal role finance / treasury plays in our business, as you build knowledge, skills, and relationships across every area of the company.
We'll support you to quickly develop the confidence, skills, and experience to maximise your potential, and each time you pass an exam, you’ll be eligible for a pay increase, so by the end of the programme you could be earning in up to £47,000.
If you enjoy analysis, problem-solving and building relationships with colleagues and peers, our Finance team want to find out more about you.
Santander. Setting potential free.
At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair. To find out more please visit our Diversity & Inclusion page here.
Applications for this scheme have now closed. To register your interest for future schemes and to get hints and tips, please join our talent community.
Are you curious about future trends and their impact on the people around you? Do you understand the value of innovation? Would you enjoy using data to shape super experiences for people across the organisation?
We’re here to make our bank the place you want to work – a place where we want you to fulfil your full potential. This is an exciting time to join our HR function. We are transforming the way we work with a focus on how we deliver super colleague and manager experiences and help shape the future of the organisation. If you join this programme, you will have the opportunity to rotate around different areas of HR to help you find your true passion, and immerse yourself into our People Strategy, understanding how this contributes to the wider business. You will develop skills that will support you in your career ambitions and have the opportunity to put forward your ideas to influence strategic projects.
If the idea of helping to shape the experiences of people around you appeals, the HR team want to hear from you.
Santander. Setting potential free.
At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair. To find out more please visit our Diversity & Inclusion page here.
Applications for this scheme have now closed. To register your interest for future schemes and to get hints and tips, please join our talent community.
Are you passionate about people? Do you thrive when you make meaningful relationships with others? Would you enjoy using your problem-solving skills to improve outcomes for our customers, aligned with our values of Simple, Personal and Fair?
This programme encourages you to embrace change, put forward ideas and seek innovative solutions. You’ll build meaningful relationships with our Corporate, SME and Institutional customers, identifying their ambitions and helping actualise them. You’ll work with some of our most innovative customer-focused teams to help make banking simple, personal and fair. On rotation, you’ll gain insights into various diverse products and business areas, including Corporate & Commercial Coverage and Credit Risk function.
In addition, we’ll support you in developing your technical expertise and the influencing and relationship-building skills that will shape your career.
If you’re someone who wants to put the customer at the heart of your career journey, our Corporate and Commercial Banking team want to find out more about you.
Santander. Setting potential free.
At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair. To find out more please visit our Diversity & Inclusion page here.
Applications for this scheme have now closed. To register your interest for future schemes and to get hints and tips, please join our talent community.
Are you naturally inquisitive and curious? Do you embrace challenge and change? Do you thrive when you make meaningful relationships with others?
Risk management touches on every aspect of what an organisation does, and includes people with the most diverse backgrounds, skills, and disciplines. As a Risk Graduate, you’ll support our strategy for the wider bank to become a future leader, taking on diverse challenges across three nine-month rotations. Alongside some of the most engaging colleagues in the business, you’ll work on projects that will make a meaningful difference to our colleagues, customers, and the communities we support.
You’ll be part of making our bank a leader in risk function, encouraged to put forward your ideas with no limit to where your career could take you.
If you are looking for a career where you can embrace change and make a real impact, our Risk team want to find out more about you.
Santander. Setting potential free.
At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair. To find out more please visit our Diversity & Inclusion page here.
This specific scheme is for our Santander CIB teams and is separate from the Santander UK Retail Banking programmes which will open for applications in October 2023.
This is a global vacancy, you will have the opportunity to choose the country you are interested in applying to, including the UK/London when you complete the application form.
You might be aware of Santander as a retail bank providing current accounts, loans, mortgages etc to customers, but did you know that Santander Corporate & Investment Banking is one of the top investment banking firms globally.
If you think that Investment banking is just for finance and economics graduates, think again. We are looking for talented people from all degree disciplines to bring a diversity of thought and experience to help us achieve our vision to be the best open financial services platform, acting responsibly and earning the trust of our people, customers, shareholders and communities.
Joining Santander CIB means becoming part of a world-class team that supports the growth strategy of major companies and institutions by providing innovative and tailor-made solutions. A unique opportunity to join an international network of experts that will help you take your career to the next level.
With open positions in more than 12 countries, our international graduates programme offers you a unique experience in a global investment bank. You will join a diverse and dynamic team, that will provide learning and development opportunities to grow both professionally and personally.
In your first year with us, you will gain an all-round understanding of the investment banking business through immersive training, participating in an array of exciting projects and initiatives.
We are looking for the best talent to support our growth ambition. If you are a recent graduate or final-year student who is highly motivated to bring out-of-the-box perspectives, then we want to hear from you.
