Scottish IT Management for Business Graduate Apprenticeship (Bachelors, Level 10) in Glasgow

A career in IBM Consulting is built on long‑term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long‑term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.

Your Role at IBM

We are looking for someone to join our team as a Project Manager. You will work 4 days a week at IBM and attend 1 day a week at university for an IT Management for Business graduate apprenticeship.

Responsibilities

• Project planning and coordination (developing & maintaining project plans, schedules & resource allocation to ensure successful project delivery).
• Developing and managing project budgets, including tracking expenses and forecasting costs.
• Analysing and reporting on project financial performance, including tracking revenue, expenses, and gross profit.
• Data analysis and reporting (developing and maintaining project dashboards and reports to track progress, identify trends, and inform decision‑making).
• Developing and maintaining relationships with stakeholders, including clients, team members, and external partners.
• Coordinating and managing project documentation (including project charters, scope statements, and status reports).
• Risk and issue management (identifying and mitigating project risks, issues, and dependencies to minimise impact on project timelines and budgets).
• Administrative, meeting and event support (including scheduling meetings, preparing agendas, taking minutes and facilitating project meetings, workshops and retrospectives).
• Coordination with procurement teams to ensure timely and cost‑effective procurement of project resources and materials.
• Assistance in developing and maintaining commercial relationships with external partners and suppliers.
• Knowledge management (assisting in maintaining project knowledge and lessons learned to ensure continuous improvement and best practice sharing).
• Identifying opportunities for process improvements.

Apprentice Development

As an IT Management for Business graduate apprentice, you will build a career with valuable business and IT skills. You will develop experience and knowledge in project management, problem‑solving, and business operations, including technology, business, software project & delivery management, and personal & interpersonal skills. There is an opportunity to experience university life and engage in interactive learning sessions during days at university.

Work Environment

On the IBM Apprenticeship programme you will work in an innovative, creative, and exciting environment. Apprenticeships span across different business units and offer opportunities for networking, mentoring, learning, and giving back. You will have two managers — a task manager and an early‑professional manager who will support you throughout the apprenticeship.

Competitive Benefits Package

• Competitive starting salary: £27k or higher.
• Generous holiday allowance: 25 days per year.
• Flexible benefits, including healthcare and other perks.
• IBM Rewards: discounts and benefits at high‑street shops and cinemas.

Required Education

Pre‑University qualification.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• All apprenticeships are office‑based (if not at a client site) for a minimum of 3 days a week; these are NOT remote roles.
• You need to live within commuting distance to IBM Glasgow.
• You must be mobile as all apprenticeship roles will be client‑focused, potentially requiring extensive travel and away days during the week.
• You must reside in Scotland; this is a requirement for funding for the graduate apprenticeship via SAAS.
• You must be authorised to work in the UK without sponsorship.
• Maths & English, Scottish National 5 grade C or above, or equivalent.
• Achieve/predict a minimum of four SQA Highers at Grade BBBB.
• If your grades are predicted, you will need to provide evidence of your grades on results day.
• You cannot have already started or completed an apprenticeship or university course in a similar area.
• You don’t need to be studying technology, computer science, or STEM subjects but you must have a keen interest and passion in technology.

Start Dates for 2026

We are looking for apprentices who will start on 7th September 2026, followed by an IBM and university induction – please note we cannot make any exceptions to this start date. We recommend you apply as soon as possible as our apprenticeship opportunities are very popular. We are expecting to close by 13th March.

Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

No preferred qualifications specified.

About Business Unit

IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market‑leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world.

Your Life @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that dedication to our clients’ success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships helps us to be the catalyst that makes the world work better. Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career. You’ll be encouraged to be courageous, experiment everyday, and have continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

IBM is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law.