Aon Industrial Placement Programme 2027 - Actuarial Consulting - Pensions

Aon plc; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

Aon is offering an Actuarial Industrial Placement in 2027 across UK locations, including Glasgow. Start 1 September 2027, with a 12-month development programme designed to build practical actuarial and advisory skills, data analysis and client-facing capabilities.

You will learn to use AI-enabled tools, undertake modelling, valuations and reporting, while developing judgement and communication with trustees and sponsors.

Qualifications

• Requires 2:1 degree or equivalent in a maths or numerate subject.
• A-level Maths (A grade) or equivalent is expected.
• Interest in Python, SQL, VBA or cloud platforms is desirable.
• UK right to work throughout the programme period.

Responsibilities

• Model pension scheme analyses, test scenarios and validate outputs with guidance.
• Support funding and accounting valuations, projections and reporting.
• Perform data and risk analysis to inform client decisions.
• Learn about managing longevity, investment and inflation risk for pension schemes.

Skills

Python

SQL

VBA

Cloud platforms

Education

2:1 degree in maths / actuarial science / numerate degree

Maths A-level / higher or equivalent

Tools

Copilot

Job description

Actuarial Consulting Pensions – Industrial Placement Programme 2027 (Regional)

Start Date: 1st September 2027

Application closing date: 7th December 2026

Please note, we may close earlier if we receive the quantity, quality & variety of applications required.

Better Decisions Begin with You

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. As an organisation, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

Wealth Solutions: Retirement

Launch Your Career in Actuarial Consulting

Aon is looking for students completing a year in industry as part of their degree to join our Early Careers Launch Development Programme in actuarial roles. You do not need to be an actuarial expert on day one. Through our Launch Programme and on-the-job learning, you will develop practical actuarial and advisory skills, applying quantitative techniques to help clients understand, price and manage financial risk.

As an Actuarial Industrial Placement colleague, you will build the skills, confidence and market knowledge needed to turn complex quantitative information into clear business insight and support better client decisions. By reviewing AI-pre-populated baselines, setting and challenging assumptions, and interpreting results, you will learn how AI and global delivery teams can support routine calculation so that effort concentrates on judgement, scenario thinking and communication, while preserving the hands-on experience needed to develop your actuarial understanding.

Aon’s Wealth Solutions: Retirement teams help organisations make better decisions about pensions, retirement programmes and long-term financial commitments. In the UK, companies hold significant assets in pension schemes and must plan carefully to meet their obligations over many years. Our actuarial consultants advise trustees and employers on defined benefit pension schemes, helping them understand funding positions, manage financial and operational risks and prepare for the future.

How Work Is Changing

Technology, including AI-enabled tools and global delivery teams, increasingly supports routine data preparation, reconciliation and baseline calculation. During your placement, you will learn how these tools support actuarial work and how colleagues use them to focus on validation, output checking, report drafting and documentation. With guidance, you will practise framing clear prompts, refining outputs for the task and client context, checking AI-supported analysis, testing assumptions and recognising when human judgement is needed. We will help you build your understanding of key calculations, communication techniques, project delivery, digital workflows, commercial awareness and professional judgement.

During your placement, you will gain hands‑on actuarial experience. You will develop your understanding of how data, models, evidence, client needs, and business priorities build value. You will be supported to ask questions, explore different perspectives and connect your work to the decisions it helps inform.

Your role as an Actuarial Industrial Placement

You will work across a range of client teams, supporting colleagues who advise either the trustees responsible for pension schemes or the companies that sponsor them.

No two days are the same. You will work across a range of client teams, supporting colleagues who advise either the trustees responsible for pension schemes or the companies that sponsor them. You will gain meaningful experience while developing the technical, consulting and professional skills needed for a future actuarial career.

What You Will Do

Actuarial and Analytical Tasks, such as:

• Supporting the building and running of models for pension scheme analysis, reviewing AI‑supported baselines, testing scenarios and validating outputs, with guidance to spot anomalies and understand when automated results should be questioned.
• Helping with funding and accounting valuations, projections, benefit calculations, data reconciliation and pension scheme reporting, while learning how inputs, results and assumptions are kept accurate, consistent and well documented.
• Conducting data and risk analysis to identify patterns and test scenarios, and gathering relevant evidence and wider context to help colleagues support client decisions.
• Learning about ways trustees and companies can manage or reduce pension scheme risks, including longevity, investment and inflation risk.

Client Focused Tasks, Such As

• Drafting clear reports, presentations and analysis summaries, learning how to explain technical information for different audiences and connect it to client needs.
• Supporting project workstreams, using AI‑enabled tools and working with offshore analysts as part of one workflow, while keeping documentation organised and priorities clear.
• Supporting senior actuaries in client meetings, listening carefully, asking thoughtful questions and learning how different teams work together to understand needs and deliver well‑rounded solutions.
• Contributing ideas to improve processes and digital workflows, testing new approaches with support and sharing what you learn with colleagues.

You may also gain exposure to specialist areas, depending on business need and location, such as:

• Risk Settlement, advising clients on the best way to reduce risk through transferring it to a third party.
• Member Options, helping clients reduce risk and/or cost by offering pension scheme members the choice to reshape their benefits to better suit their individual circumstances.
• Analysis of mortality and other demographic factors to predict future trends within Aon's Demographic HorizonsTM team.

Your Development

As An Aon Industrial Placement, You Will Be Enrolled Onto Our Launch Programme When You Join. This Development Programme Is Built Around 3 Core Elements

• Business learning. On‑the‑job learning with actuarial consultants, client teams and solution line specialists, helping you understand Wealth Solutions: Retirement, the wider Aon business and how your work contributes to client outcomes.
• Centralised learning. UK Industrial Placement colleagues complete an Aon induction, monthly webinars, business skills training and workshops designed to build your confidence, knowledge and network across our business.
• Feedback and support. At the start of your placement, you will agree goals with your line manager and receive regular feedback and support throughout the 12‑month programme. As your confidence grows, you will have opportunities to take greater ownership of defined tasks and workstreams, adapt to changing priorities and share your learning with others.

Your career beyond your Industrial Placement programme

Our Industrial Placement programme is designed as a potential first step towards a long‑term career with Aon. Your performance during the placement may lead to an offer for a place on our graduate programme in the same business area the following year. If you return as a graduate, you will receive continued technical and business skills training and support to work towards qualification as a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA), including paid study leave and access to study and tuition materials.

Entry Requirements

As Actuarial Consulting is a mathematically based career path you will need:

• On track to achieve a 2:1 degree (or equivalent) in a maths, actuarial science, or other highly numerical degree
• Have achieved an A-grade or above in Maths A-level, A-grade in Maths Scottish higher or international equivalent
• To have or are looking to build practical skills in Python, SQL, VBA, or cloud platforms.
• To ensure compliance with UK law, successful candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK throughout the duration of their time in role.

What Will Help You Succeed And Grow

• Interest in actuarial consulting, analytics, risk, finance or related fields, and a desire to explore a future career in actuarial consulting.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with an interest in learning how to explain technical information to different audiences.
• Curiosity, critical thinking and a willingness to ask questions, challenge assumptions and work through problems carefully.
• A collaborative approach, alongside initiative, adaptability and the ability to organise your work and manage priorities with support.
• A proactive approach to seeking and applying feedback, taking ownership of agreed tasks and following through reliably.
• An inclusive approach, valuing different perspectives and helping others feel respected and able to contribute.
• An interest in using technology and learning new tools, including Copilot, analytics platforms and other AI‑enabled ways of working.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office applications. Experience with Python, SQL, VBA or similar technologies is helpful but not essential.

Locations

Our Wealth Solutions: Pensions teams are based across the UK. All locations offer the same opportunities for learning and career progression and the same financial rewards.

Here are the locations where we have Industrial Placement opportunities this year:

• Birmingham, Epsom (Surrey), Farnborough (surrey), Glasgow, Leeds & St Albans (Hampshire)

We recognise the value for our Early Career colleagues of being in the office environment from the beginning of their programme. As an Industrial Placement colleague, you will spend the first 6 months based in the office to support your learning, development and progression. This will enable you to access support from managers, collaborate with colleagues and grow your network across Aon. After completing this initial training period, you will have the opportunity to work more flexibly, spending at least 3 to 4 days face to face in the Aon office or with clients.

Q. What is Aon's guidance of the use of AI during the selection process?

• As an innovative global leader, we recognize and embrace the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help job seekers be more efficient in their recruitment processes. In fact, Aon is in the business of developing and implementing innovative AI tools that support both colleagues and clients, which you’ll use as an Aon colleague if you join our team.

AI can be a helpful tool for researching Aon, preparing for interviews or refining your CV, it should support, not replace your own thinking, judgement, skills and experiences. Any application materials you submit should accurately reflect your achievements, capabilities and potential.

We ask that you refrain from using AI when completing assessments or during live or pre-recorded interview processes, which will often include an in‑person interview where the technology will not be available to you. Additionally, virtual or in‑person interviews should not be recorded or transcribed.

At Aon, we foster a culture of inclusiveness, fairness and transparency. We expect all candidates to embrace these principles in every interaction with us.

• Can I apply for more than one programme or role?
• We ask candidates to submit one Early Carers application per recruitment cycle. We encourage you to explore our opportunities carefully and apply for the programme or role that best matches your skills, interests and career goals. This helps you focus on submitting your strongest application and ensures we can assess candidates fairly and efficiently.

If, during the selection process, we believe another opportunity at Aon may be a better fit for your experience and aspirations, our recruitment team may discuss alternative options with you.

If you're unsure which programme is right for you, we recommend reviewing the programme information on our careers site or attending one of our events before applying.

Choose the role you're most excited about, rather than treating a second application as a back‑up option. We want to understand where your genuine interests lie and how you see your future career developing.