Manchester Technology Analyst Graduate Programme 2026 - 2027

Overview

The Role at a Glance

On our Technology Analyst Graduate Programme, you\’ll be at the heart of bringing innovative tech solutions to life for our clients. Whether you\’re supporting the build of a new cloud platform, helping test a new app, or mapping out the delivery plan for a digital transformation, you\’ll be part of a team making real change happen.

This programme is ideal for graduates who enjoy applying their analytical skills. Whether you’ve developed these through a STEM degree like Chemistry or Engineering, or through analytical modules in subjects like Finance or Business, this programme could be the launch pad for your career in Tech.

Don’t know how to code? No problem! You won’t need to complete any technical assessments for this role. All you need is a passion and desire to build a career in technology – we’ll train you in the rest!

Why Join Us

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 sustainability, advancing responsible AI, or creating meaningful change – we’re committed to doing business the right way, for people and the planet.

When you join, you’ll have a starting salary of £32,028 per year, plus a £5000 signing bonus (subject to terms).

Rewards and Benefits

• 25 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.
• Confidential Employee Assistance Programme for guidance on challenges like anxiety, depression, grief, relationship issues, or legal and financial concerns.
• Opportunity to join various employee societies and clubs.
• Enhanced paid parental leave entitlement (subject to terms).

What You’ll Learn

• You will start your journey with some core training, teaching you all the core skills you’ll need to be a successful analyst at Accenture.
• You will undergo some programme specific training to prepare you for your first client role. This can include delivery lifecycle, specific technologies and platforms and broader technology implementation approaches and methodologies.
• You will get the opportunity to gain industry recognised accreditations such as Cloud and Technology Platform certifications.

From day one, you’ll be supported by experts and given the tools to grow your skills at your own pace.

You’ll Get Access To

• Core Analyst Training: Our core learning programme designed to help new joiners build confidence and skills across areas from delivery best practice, how to work with clients, and programme specific skills.
• Project-based learning: You’ll work on real challenges for real clients and with support from experienced teams, gain confidence and knowledge on the job.
• Technology Exposure: Depending on your specific project, you’ll get exposure to a wide range of different technologies and systems and receive training to understand how to use as well as help implement them.
• Certifications: We invest more than $1 billion each year in continuous learning and professional development programmes. Depending on your project role and specialisation, you’ll get access to industry recognised certifications and specialist externally provided training courses.

What you’ll need

To apply for our Technology Analyst Graduate Programme, you don’t need to be able to code, and you won’t need technical skills to apply – that’s our job to teach you! You will, however, need a genuine passion for technology and the systematic mindset to grow passion into potential. Therefore, graduates from STEM degrees or degrees with STEM or analytical modules are preferred.

Graduates Who Tend To Excel On This Programme Are

• Analytical thinkers
• Have a great interest in how technology solves problems
• A proactive, curious and growth mindset
• Willingness to learn and adapt as projects change
• Problem solvers who enjoy collaborating to get things done

If you\’re someone who enjoys analytical thinking, staying organised, and being part of a team building real solutions, this could be a great match.

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.

This role does not meet the minimum salary threshold for visa sponsorship.

Your Development Path

After you have completed your initial training, you will be available to start your first role. Project roles vary based on our demand as a business, and we encourage our analysts to try a variety of different opportunities. For this programme roles may typically include:

• Quality Engineer
• Data Analyst
• Business Analyst
• DevOps
• Technical Project Manager

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 may work on a variety of projects 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 business area that reflects your ambitions. From that point on, you’ll continue to build expertise, take on more responsibility, and shape a career path that’s uniquely yours.

To bring this to life, here are some examples from recent Technology Analyst Graduates:

• Andy joined the programme in 2022 and is now a User Experience Designer on a health services account, where he applies his design expertise to enhance service accessibility and usability for patients and practitioners.
• Francesca joined Accenture in February 2022 and now leads the requirements gathering and analysis for a major project within Health and Public Services. She plays a critical role in supporting our client’s digital transformation, by defining business and technical requirements, mapping critical data and processes, guiding the migration from legacy systems to modern platforms, and decommissioning outdated infrastructure – improving efficiency, reducing costs, and securing long-term operational resilience.

Where you take your career after the programme is up to you – and we’ll be right there to help you make it happen.

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 November and run through to Spring. Due to the high volume of applicants, this may take some time, but you will receive regular updates on your application\’s status.
• Start dates available from September 2026 through to August 2027 and are filled on a first come, first served basis subject to availability.

How to Apply

You can only apply for one role in one location each year, so take your time choosing the best fit for you.

After completing the initial application form, these are the steps you can expect to take:

• Step 1: Complete the Discovery Portal
• This is our online assessment designed to evaluate your strengths and skills.
• You’ll receive a personal feedback report – whether you pass or not.
• Step 2: Interviews
• If you pass the assessment, you’ll be invited to interviews. These typically include:
• One interview with a recruiter
• One interview with a manager from the business area you applied to
• Step 3: Learn more about the process
• Visit our Assessments Portal for more details on what to expect at each stage.

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 applicable law.

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

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 801,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.