Edinburgh AI & Data Graduate Programme 2027 - 2028

Accenture; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days vacation

Pension plan

Employee share purchase plan

Private medical insurance

Eye health & flu vaccination

Life assurance

Gym discounts

Job summary

Accenture in Edinburgh is launching its AI & Data Graduate Programme 2027–2028. You’ll join as an AI & Data Analyst, collaborating with cross-functional teams to unlock value from data and AI, while building a career in a global consulting and technology leader.

You'll contribute to client projects, participate in Runway training, and develop AI, data strategies and analytical capabilities as you grow within Accenture's early careers community.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher required across disciplines.
• Strong analytical thinking and data/AI experience.
• Familiarity with analytical tools such as Python, SQL, Power BI, Excel.
• Ability to structure ideas and communicate insights clearly.

Responsibilities

• Work on diverse client projects across industries.
• Lead discovery workshops to shape AI and data solutions.
• Design and build data products, AI solutions and agentic workflows.
• Create insights and storytelling through data visualisations.
• Support development of AI & Data strategies for clients.

Skills

Python

SQL

Power BI

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree (or higher)

Job description

Edinburgh AI & Data Graduate Programme 2027 - 2028

Department: Consulting UK

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Edinburgh

Compensation: £36,400 per year, plus a £7,200 signing bonus

Description

The Role at a Glance:

Launch your career with our award-winning graduate programme at one of the world’s leading consulting and technology firms. As an AI & Data Analyst, you’ll use data and cutting-edge AI to help clients unlock value, solve complex problems and create sustainable change. You'll be part of collaborative, cross‑functional teams, gaining on‑the‑job experience while shaping your career path in AI and Data.

Life as an AI & Data Analyst:

• Work across a variety of industries on meaningful, high‑impact client projects.
• Facilitate discovery workshops to shape AI and data solutions responsibly.
• Use advanced analytics and AI to create insights from complex datasets.
• Design and build data products, AI solutions and agentic workflows that improve processes, decision‑making and optimise business operations.
• Present your insights through compelling visualisations and storytelling.
• Support the definition of AI & Data strategies for industry‑leading businesses.
• Be part of a thriving early careers community, with continuous learning and development opportunities designed to help you grow, build confidence and succeed throughout your career journey.

Why join us & what we offer:

We’re proud to be one of the World’s Best Workplaces™, with a culture built on care, inclusion and shared success. You’ll work with diverse teams, grow quickly, and be supported every step of the way. Whether it’s embedding data culture, advancing responsible AI, or designing agentic workflows - we’re committed to doing business the right way, for people and the planet.

When you join, you’ll have a starting salary of £36,400 per year, plus a £7,200 signing bonus (subject to terms).

Our rewards and benefits include:

• 30 days of vacation per year, plus bank holidays.
• Three days leave per year for volunteering or charitable work of your choice.
• Pension plan with matched contributions from Accenture.
• Opportunity to buy Accenture shares at a 15% discount through the Employee Share Purchase Plan.
• Elective private medical insurance (extend cover to family, including online GP appointments and self‑referral physiotherapy treatments).
• Free eye tests and annual flu jabs.
• Life assurance.
• Access to app‑based fitness classes and discounts on gyms.
• Apps and tools to reduce stress, improve sleep, manage personal finances, and get caregiving support.
• Enhanced maternity paid leave entitlement for eligible people, and shared parental leave and adoption leave.
• Confidential Employee Assistance Programme for guidance on challenges like anxiety, depression, grief, relationship issues, or legal and financial concerns.
• Giving your career the best possible start by joining an award‑winning graduate programme at one of the world’s largest consulting and technology firms.

What you’ll learn

• Develop core consulting skills including foundational knowledge and application of AI through completion of our award-winning Analyst "Runway" training programme, giving you the confidence and capabilities to succeed as your career evolves.
• Specialised training in AI, machine learning, cloud platforms, and data visualisation.
• Certifications and development through hands‑on projects, hackathons and more.
• Exposure and access to cutting‑edge tools and technology as well as how leading organisations embed AI into ways of working and decision‑making.

What you’ll need:

To be eligible for this programme, you’ll need to have obtained or be on track to achieve a bachelor’s degree (or higher) from an accredited university by your start date.

We welcome degrees across a wide range of disciplines - not only STEM. Strong analytical thinking, experience working with data and AI, and problem‑solving ability are what matter most. Examples include:

• Mathematics, Data Science, Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, and other scientific disciplines.
• Economics, Social Sciences, Business, Humanities, and other fields that have helped you develop analytical, quantitative, or AI skills.

Graduates who tend to excel on this programme:

• Have strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Are confident handling large and unstructured datasets.
• Structure ideas and communicate insights clearly.
• Adapt well to change and thrive in fast‑paced environments.
• Demonstrate initiative, curiosity, passion for learning, resilience, and collaboration.
• Bring a learning mindset, actively seek feedback and use it to adapt and improve.
• Have some experience using analytical tools (such as Python, SQL, Power BI, Excel).

Accenture values collaboration, bringing people together at least three times a week at client sites or one of our UK offices. You will be required to be in your assigned office for a minimum of three days per week and must live within commuting distance to make this possible. Project work may also take you to client sites across the UK, sometimes more than three days a week, depending on business needs.

Your development path

Throughout your graduate programme and beyond, you’ll be supported with training, coaching and guidance to help you progress in your career. In your first 12 months, you’ll work on a variety of client projects in data, analytics or the AI space to explore the full breadth of what we do, helping you discover where your strengths and interests lie.

After this, you’ll align to a specialised area within AI & Data that matches your skills and ambitions – whether it’s AI & Data strategy, insight & decision generation, advanced data science, or generative and agentic AI. From that point forward, you’ll deepen your expertise, take on more complex challenges, and grow into a trusted advisor, shaping a career path that’s uniquely your own.

To bring this to life, here are some examples from recent AI & Data Graduates:

• Vaishnavi joined the programme in 2026 and is now building agentic AI systems and multi‑agent workflows for a global pharmaceutical client, supporting oncology R&D sprint planning and developing guardrails to improve AI output quality and reliability.
• Ben joined the programme in 2025 and has since progressed across multiple data‑focused roles at a major government client, running business discovery workshops, evaluating AI vendors for large‑scale data migration, and owning an assessment of a complex legacy data warehouse alongside third‑party partners. He is also contributing to Accenture's partnership with The Royal & Ancient, one of the world's most iconic sporting organisations.
• Taimur joined the programme in 2022 and is now a Consultant owning end‑to‑end delivery of critical dashboards for a major aerospace client, driving approximately £3.5 million in annual savings through improved insight and automation, and building AI‑powered reporting tools used by senior Accenture leadership.

Key Dates:

We don’t post application deadlines as we will close the application window once we receive enough applications, so apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

• Interviews typically begin in October and run through to the New Year. Due to high volume of applications, this may take some time, but you will receive regular updates on your application status.
• Start dates available from September 2027 through to August 2028 and are filled on a first‑come, first‑served basis, subject to availability.

Visa Policy:

Please read our visa policy for more information regarding the minimum salary requirements set by the UK authorities (UKVI) for this programme.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, colour, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law.

Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.