Job Description

Introduction
A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio
Your role and responsibilities
IBM is a leading global technology company that helps organisations transform their businesses with innovative solutions and expertise. We are seeking a highly motivated and ambitious individual to join our Consulting business as a Digital and Technology Solutions Degree Apprentice. You will be working at IBM on a Public Sector client facing project. You will also spend some of your time studying for your Digital and Technology Solutions degree apprenticeship at one of IBM's university partners.
Your role at IBM:

• Client Engagement: Work with clients to understand their business needs and challenges and provide recommendations and solutions to improve their digital and technology capabilities.
• Solution Development: Develop and implement digital and technology solutions, including process improvements and technology implementations.
• Data Analysis: Analyse and interpret complex data to identify trends and insights that inform business decisions.
• Communication: Communicate complex ideas and recommendations to clients and stakeholders through effective written and verbal communication.
• Team Collaboration: Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, to deliver projects and meet client needs.
• Learning and Development: Participate in training and development programmes to enhance skills and knowledge in areas such as digital transformation, cloud computing, AI and data analytics.
• Technology Skills: Develop skills in a range of technologies, including cloud platforms, data analytics tools, AI and agile work practices.

Your will be working in the Consulting Public sector. We want to build your experience across the full variety of public sector accounts, including healthcare, defence, and local government. You will be following in the footsteps of apprentices who have progressed to senior roles.
Your Apprenticeship
As a Digital and Technology Solutions Degree apprentice, you will develop a broad range of technical and business skills, including information systems, systems development, data, business organisations, project management and computer and network infrastructure. You will also take modules to develop your skills in a technical specialism.
There's an opportunity to experience University life and meet apprentices from other organisations during days at university and interactive learning sessions.
As a Digital and Technology Solutions Degree apprentice we have the following specialisms for roles in 2026:

• IT Consultant

• Please note the decision on specialism is made by IBM reflecting business need. For additional information regarding specialisms please visit:

Competitive Benefits Package:

• Competitive Starting Salary: 26k or higher

• Generous Holiday Allowance: 25 days per year

• Flexible Benefits: including healthcare and other perks

• IBM Rewards: Enjoy discounts and benefits at high-street shops and cinema

Required education
Pre-University Qualification
Required technical and professional expertise

• All our apprenticeships are office based (if not on a client site) a minimum of 3 days a week, these are NOT remote roles. You need to live within commutable distance to one of our locations.

• Expected locations: London and Hursley (Winchester.)
• You will need to be mobile as all our apprenticeship roles will be client focused, and you may find yourself working at client sites or other IBM locations which could require extensive travel and staying away from home during the week.
• Valid and eligible residency status and the right to work in England
• You must be authorised to work in the UK without sponsorship.
• Maths & English GCSE or equivalent (level 4 or above.). (We may request a certificate of equivalency which it is your responsibility to provide.)
• You must have already achieved a minimum of 120 UCAS points, equivalent to BBB at A level.
• You cannot have already started or completed an apprenticeship or university course in a similar subject.
• You must have already completed sixth form level education at school or college.

You must have a keen interest and passion in technology. We're seeking talented individual who are curious about Tech. We have some roles, which require you to have studied specific STEM subjects at sixth form level. We also welcome applications from candidates who have not studied technology, computer science or STEM subjects at sixth form level
Start date
We are looking for Apprentices who will start on 9th March 2025, followed by an IBM and university induction - please note we cannot make any exceptions to this start date.
If you are still at school or college: please monitor our website for future apprenticeship roles and join our
We recommend you apply as soon as possible as our apprenticeship opportunities are very popular. Applications will be open until midnight 14th December.
Application process: please follow the steps, that you can find under this link:
Please note that you will have only 48h to complete your application form.
Thank you for applying. Please do take a look at IBM Skills Build
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. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients' businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.
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, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive 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 and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.
Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.
Are you ready to be an IBMer?
ABOUT IBM
IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.
Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.
At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.
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. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS
IBM wants you to bring your whole self to work and for you this might mean the ability to work flexibly. If you are interested in a flexible working pattern, please talk to our recruitment team to find out if this is possible in the current working environment.
Job Title
Consulting Public Sector Digital & Technology Solutions Degree Apprenticeship
Job ID
79550
City / Township / Village
London, Hursley
State / Province
Hampshire, London, City of
Country
United Kingdom
Work arrangement
Hybrid
Area of work
Infrastructure & Technology
Employment type
Regular
Position type
Entry Level
Travel required
Some travel may be required based on business demand
Company
(8660) IBM United Kingdom Limited
Shift
General (daytime)
Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?
No

Skills Required