Role: UK Graduate Development Programme 2026

Location: Belfast/London

Start Date: September 2026

This role is being offered as a 23-month contract

Our UK Team

AIB UK is a dynamic, diverse, and fun place to work. We are changing from the inside out to become a bank people can believe in. And by people, we mean our employees as well as our customers.

We ensure that we have the right talent, skills, and capabilities within the organisation to support accountable, collaborative, and trusted ways of working. We promote a culture of diversity and inclusion, where people can be at their best. We are looking for candidates who are interested in data analytics and have a demonstrable element of this in their degree. All our roles will have a significant data element to them and we will be providing further education on this during the program.

About Rotations

As part of our graduate programme, the emphasis is very much on rotations. Each graduate will rotate across a few areas over the course of the 23-month graduate programme to get a full overview of AIB UK. These areas may include:

Customer Engagement/ Relationship Management
Credit Risk
Portfolio Management
Strategy & Sustainability
Finance
Data Analytics

What does a past graduate make of their programme experience?

Please click here to hear from some of our current graduates about their experience at AIB.

What’s in it for you?

Competitive salary
Agile & remote working opportunities
Rotations across different teams
Strong emphasis on work-life balance
Structured learning & development programme
Considerable pension benefits
21 Days annual leave
2 additional volunteer days leave

Entry Requirements

Achieved or expected to achieve a minimum 2.1 Honours Degree (or equivalent for universities outside of Ireland) is a prerequisite for those joining the AIB graduate programme.
Candidates must be fully authorised to work in UK for the duration of the programme (September 2026 – August 2028)

Confirmation of these will be sought if successful for the role.

The Closing Date for applications to this programme is 04/01/2026

Please click here to view all other available AIB graduate programmes.

Please click here for more information about AIB’s Early Careers suite and what we have to offer.

About Our Graduate Programme

AIB’s award-winning Graduate Programme offers you the opportunity to gain a diverse set of experiences and capabilities to accelerate your career and personal growth. Our Learning & Development Programme has been designed to support your career journey, blending social, on the job, and formal approaches to learning.

All AIB graduates are assigned a designated People Leader who is there to help support you in your day-to-day role and responsibilities – you’re not expected to know everything!

We will have a group of graduates starting as part of our 2026 UK Graduate Development programme, along with graduates from previous years, who you will get to meet and work with throughout the programme.

We also have a wider network of supports to avail of, such as our Employee Assistance Programme & Mentor Her, to ensure you feel comfortable and confident in your new role.

Please click here for further information about AIB’s PACT – Our Commitment to You.

Life at AIB

At AIB, we have a clear purpose - to back our customers to achieve their dreams and ambitions. We want to be at the heart of our customers’ financial lives by giving them an exceptional experience. That goes for our employees too.

We are building a culture that breaks the conventions of what our customer and employees expect of a bank.

We are committed to offering our colleagues choice and flexibility in how we work and live. Our hybrid working model enables our people to balance their time between working from home and their designated office, subject to their role, the needs of our customers and business requirements. More details on our hybrid working arrangements and expected office attendance for your role will be provided to you during the recruitment process.

AIB is an equal opportunities employer, and we pride ourselves on being the first bank in Ireland to receive the Investors in Diversity Gold Standard accreditation from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We celebrate diversity and believe in a culture of inclusion where all our employees can succeed. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees. Should you have a reasonable accommodation request please email the Talent Acquisition team at Grads@aib.ie.

AIB’s Commitment to Building a Sustainable Future

AIB’s Purpose – Empowering people to build a sustainable future – puts sustainability at the heart of our Group strategy.

Through our €30b Climate Action Fund, we are greening our loan book and supporting our customers as they transition to a cleaner, greener future. Our commitment to taking appropriate steps in creating more sustainable communities is strongly reflected in our target to become Net Zero in our own operations by 2030, as well as our ambition for 70% of all new lending to be green or transition by 2030.

For further info on all of AIB’s sustainability strategies and targets, please follow the link to view our latest Sustainability Report.

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