Job Description

Posting Description:
Reward Advisory - Graduate Programme 2026
Start Date: 2nd September 2026
Application closing date: 5th December 2025
We reserve the right to close earlier if we received the quantity, quality & diversity of applications.
Better Decisions Begin with You
Aon shapes decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. When you join us, you'll become empowered to make the same impact, as you explore ways of becoming a more relevant, connected and valued professional.
Talent Solutions
Every organisation, industry, and economy around the world is facing more disruption than ever before. As companies increasingly expand beyond traditional boundaries, competition for skilled talent is intensifying across all sectors. In this fast-changing landscape, having the right people in the right roles is critical to driving business growth and managing volatility.
At Aon, our Talent Solutions practice helps organisations make smarter people decisions by combining data-driven insights, cutting-edge analytics, and expert advisory services. We partner with clients to align their workforce strategies with business goals--whether that's attracting top talent, designing competitive reward programmes, or building resilient teams ready for future challenges.
Join Aon as a Reward Advisory graduate and discover how we work collaboratively with our clients to understand the people, jobs and rewards their businesses needs to succeed. We are partners and trusted advisors to all types of companies, from the largest global organisations and FTSE 100 household names to smaller emerging companies.
Your role as a Reward Advisory Graduate
We have opportunities available in two different teams within the Reward Advisory Graduate Programme (Executive Compensation and Data Solutions).
Please review the information below on each team and select your first-choice preferred team should you be successful. Please note that where possible, we will try to consider you for your first-choice preference, however we cannot guarantee your first choice due to availability of roles. If your first choice is unavailable at the time of your Assessment Centre, we will also consider you for the other teams.
Executive Compensation is a specialist area within HR and rewards that focuses on how senior leaders are paid and incentivised. It involves designing competitive pay structures--including base salary, bonuses, long-term incentives, and benefits--that align with company strategy, performance, and governance standards. Working in Exec Comp means influencing how leadership drives business success, balancing market trends, shareholder expectations, and regulatory requirements.
The Data Solutions team works closely with clients to help them make informed strategic decisions by using the insights from our pay benchmarking data. We support clients as they interpret and apply this information to shape their compensation strategies. Alongside this, we seek out opportunities for consulting and advisory projects, particularly within the fast-paced Technology sector. By analysing data and keeping up with industry trends, we help clients tackle challenges and refine their reward approaches. For graduates, joining our team means developing valuable skills, gaining hands-on experience, and contributing to projects that have a real impact on our clients.
Your Development
As an Aon Graduate, you will be enrolled onto our Launch Programme when you join. This development programme is built around the following core elements:

• Business learning. On the job learning and experiences enabling you to develop your knowledge and understanding of your team and solution line.
• Centralised learning. UK graduates complete in an Aon Induction, monthly webinars, business skills training and workshops; all designed to develop your knowledge of Aon, build your confidence and your network across our business.

Whichever business area you work in, you'll be working with a diverse range of companies from across the UK and Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Your learning and development will be fast-paced and hands-on, giving you crucial technical knowledge and client management skills, as well as the opportunity to develop client relationships early on in your career. We encourage our graduates to take ownership for managing their own careers and building their client base. The ever-evolving business landscape requires companies to think differently and change the way they operate. As a result, our consultants have varied and exciting roles.
Your career beyond your Graduate programme
Once you've completed the formal graduate programme, you'll continue to receive lots of support at Aon. As well as continued technical and business skills training, you'll receive regular performance feedback, and work with your line manager towards promotions.
Next Steps
If you are interested in this graduate programme and would like to apply, here is some useful information:
Entry Requirements:

• On track to achieve a 2:1 degree (or equivalent) in any degree subject

Right to work
Our graduates are on permanent contracts from day one, we welcome applications from candidates who have their own right to work within the UK where you can maintain and demonstrate your right to work throughout the duration of your employment. This may include pre-settled or settled status from the EU Settlement Scheme - or if you have applied and you are waiting for a decision.
What are we looking for?

• Motivation and ambition to pursue a career in Reward Advisory. To be able to articulate why you want to join this role at Aon
• Passion and curiosity. We are looking for candidates who want to understand what we do and are eager to learn more
• Commercial awareness. This helps us to provide support and advice to our clients with clarity and confidence to enable revenue growth
• Numerical ability. Confidence working with numbers and data analysis, and able to evidence this
• Naturally curious, enthusiastic and highly motivated to find solutions
• Ability to build positive, collaborative relationships

Locations
We have graduate opportunities this year in the following locations: London
We recognise the value for our Early Career colleagues of being in the office environment from the beginning of their programme. As a new graduate, you will spend the first 6 months based in the office to support your learning, development, and progression. This will enable you access to support from managers, collaborate with colleagues as well as grow your network across Aon. After completing this initial training period, you will then have the opportunity to work more flexibly, spending at least 3 to 4 days face to face in the Aon office or with clients.
How we support our colleagues
In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two 'Global Wellbeing Days' each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself.
Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.
Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status.
We provide individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law. If you require any reasonable accommodations or adjustments, please contact and a member of the UK Early Careers team will contact you.
About Aon
(NYSE: AON) exists to shape decisions for the better -- to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. Through actionable analytic insight, globally integrated Risk Capital and Human Capital expertise, and locally relevant solutions, our colleagues provide clients in over 120 countries with the clarity and confidence to make better risk and people decisions that help protect and grow their businesses.
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