7. Common Placement Employers

Please find below a list of common industry placement employers within Economics and Finance, their general application opening window and links for more information/how to apply. 

 

Name 

General Applications Opening 

Website Link 

Accenture 

Autumn  

Airbus 

September 

Allianz UK 

September/October  

Alpha Sights 

Rolling 

American Express 

November/December  

Aon 

September 

Aviva 

December  

AXA 

Rolling 

Bank of America 

August/September 

Bank of England 

September/October  

BDO 

September  

BlackRock 

September/October  

Bloomberg 

September/October  

BMW Group  

Autumn  

BT Group 

October/November 

Cooper Parry 

October 

Deloitte 

September  

Deutsche Bank 

November 

Disney 

October  

Experian 

October/November  

EY 

September  

FTI Consulting 

September 

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) 

September - December 

Goldman Sachs 

15th August 2024 

Government Economic and Social Research (GESR) 

Autumn  

Grant Thornton  

September 

HSBC 

August - November  

IG Group 

Spring 

IK Partners 

March/April 

Jaguar Land Rover 

October/November  

JP Morgan 

September/October  

KPMG 

Autumn  

Lazard 

October 

Legal & General 

Autumn  

Lego 

November - February 

Liberty Global 

Autumn  

Lloyds Banking Group 

September/October  

L'Oreal 

September/October  

Mazars 

Rolling 

Morgan Stanley 

September/October  

Nationwide Building Society 

October/November  

NatWest 

November/December  

Network Rail 

Autumn  

Nomura 

November 

Oxford Economics 

October 

PA Consulting 

October 

PwC 

End of August/Early September 

Rolls-Royce plc 

Rolling 

Shipleys LLP 

Autumn  

SMBC 

October/November 

St James' Place 

November/December 

Toyota 

October - December 

TSB Bank 

Rolling 

UBS 

September 2024 

Unilever 

October 

Virgin Media 

Autumn  

Vodaphone 

October/November 

Volkswagen Financial Services 

October/November 2024 

Walt Disney 

Autumn  

Warner Bros 

Autumn  

 

If there is an organisation in the list above that you are keen to work with during your Year in Industry, make sure to research them thoroughly and sign up to their Talent network as this will send you reminders for any upcoming events/panels/career opportunities. 

Top Tip

  • Bookmark the vacancies page and remember to keep checking their website for updates on when they start recruiting for their placement scheme as well as any resources on how to succeed in their specific recruitment process (most of these organisations will give applicants useful information on their application process on their website)