Data & Analytics Industrial Placement - People in Swindon

Swindon, United Kingdom

Good things this way

If you're ambitious, curious and enjoy solving problems, our Data & Analytics Industrial Placement, People provides an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience while exploring a future career in data.

Turn complex data into meaningful insight that helps Nationwide's leaders make better decisions for colleagues and customers.

This 12-month placement combines analytical and technical development with the opportunity to make a genuine impact. You'll work with real People data, explore emerging technologies and learn how strong insight can turn information into action.

The experience will help you build confidence, develop sought-after skills and understand where a future career in data and analytics could take you.

Looking for a rewarding career in banking? Good things this way.

Where you’ll be working

You'll join our Culture Insight Team, part of the wider Organisational Culture Team within our People function.

The team uses data and insight to help Nationwide understand its workforce and support better decisions. By turning People data into clear, meaningful insight, you'll help managers and leaders understand trends, identify opportunities and take action.

Although the wider team works across different locations, regular team meetings and opportunities to connect in person help create a collaborative working environment.

Location

At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected.

For this job you'll spend at least two days per week, based at our Swindon office.

Uncompromisingly Customer, whatever our role

The extras you’ll get

High performing and purpose-driven colleagues deserve a rewarding career and competitive benefits to match. We offer you:

• Structured learning, personalised development and hands‑on experience to help you build future‑ready skills and progress your career in banking

25 days holiday each year, which increases over time to 30. Plus, you can 'buy' up to 10 extra days

• The opportunity to earn an annual bonus based on your performance
• Private medical insurance to help you access additional healthcare when you need it
• Wellhub access to a range of free and paid fitness and wellbeing options, plus free on‑site gyms at selected locations
• A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Up to 14 paid hours each year to volunteer for a cause that matters to you
• Life assurance to provide additional peace of mind for you and the people who matter to you

Banking – but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society

We forge our own path at Nationwide.

As a mutual, we're owned by our members – those customers who bank, save or have a mortgage with us. We challenge the financial sector status quo. We don't see customers as the engine of our own profit. We share our profits with them and put their needs first. Always there when they need us. Supporting them and their lives.

If you're inspired by fairer finances, passionate about making a meaningful impact, and truly care about our customers, you're one of us.

At Nationwide, you are challenged to grow and rewarded for doing so. Valued. Recognised. Inspired to be your best. As a community we want our working lives to count. As a team, we celebrate what we achieve. As a standard‑setter, we work for the good of customers, communities, and broader society.

We are purpose‑driven. Uncompromisingly customer. Unstoppably Nationwide.

What to do next

We'll send you our online assessments to complete and there will also be a short video interview to find out more about you. If you are successful, you could be selected to attend one of our assessment centres which run from January 2027.

As a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) approved sponsor, we have a responsibility to comply with the applicable Immigration Rules and guidance (which are subject to change). The Skilled Worker route has specific requirements relating to skill level of the role and minimum salary expectations. As such, our ability to employ individuals who require sponsorship for immigration purposes is limited or may not be possible for some programmes.

VISA Sponsorship cannot be offered on this programme.

All successful applicants with need to demonstrate their right to work in the UK on commencement of employment and for the duration of the programme applied for without requiring sponsorship.

Banking - but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society

What you'll be doing on our Data & Analytics Industrial Placement, People

Our Data & Analytics Industrial Placement is a 12-month programme designed to combine practical experience, professional development and real workplace learning.

Your placement begins with induction, development support and structured learning designed to help you settle in and build confidence.

This isn't a placement spent watching from the sidelines. Your analysis will help managers and leaders make decisions, giving you the opportunity to contribute meaningful work while receiving the support needed to learn and grow.

Throughout the placement, you'll build analytical, technical and professional skills while learning from experienced colleagues and applying your knowledge to real People challenges.

A typical day could involve extracting and combining People data, analysing it to identify patterns and turning your findings into clear visualisations or insight.

You could be researching a People question, discussing findings with stakeholders or exploring how AI can support your analysis. The focus isn't simply on producing numbers. You'll learn how to understand what the data means, communicate it clearly and help others take action.

Practical experience could include:

Data extraction, combination and analysis

Business Intelligence and BI tools

Microsoft Excel and numerical analysis

Data visualisation and reporting

Insight generation and data storytelling

AI and coding

Problem solving and critical thinking

AI will be an important part of the experience, but human judgement matters just as much. You'll explore how AI can improve analysis while learning to question outputs, check accuracy and decide whether the results are relevant.

The role will challenge you to combine different sources of People data, identify what really matters and turn complex findings into clear actions for managers and leaders.

Along the way, you'll develop a valuable blend of technical, analytical and business skills that can support a future career in Data & Analytics.

Who we're looking for on our Data & Analytics Industrial Placement, People

We're looking for curious, motivated people who enjoy exploring information, asking questions and solving problems.

You don't need to arrive as a data expert. What matters is your interest in understanding what data can tell us, your willingness to learn and your confidence applying human judgement alongside new technologies such as AI.

To succeed on our Data & Analytics Industrial Placement, you'll