Lloyds Banking Group: Data & AI Apprenticeship, Leeds & Edinburgh In person placement

Placement details

Overview.

Locations: Leeds or Edinburgh

You’ll need to be flexible, as this role mixes office and home working under Lloyds Banking Group’s hybrid working policy. Apprentices are expected in the office most days while they settle in and at least two days a week after that.

Start date: September 2027

Application criteria for Leeds:

• You’ll need to be at least 18 years old on 1st September 2027
• GCSE at grade 4 to 9 in both Maths and English
• 3 A levels at grades CCC

Application criteria for Edinburgh:

• You’ll need to be at least 18 years old by the end of February 2028
• National 5 at grade A to C in both Maths and English
• 4 Highers at grades BBCC

For both locations: You must currently have a valid Right to Work in the UK that extends beyond the length of the programme, as Lloyds Banking Group is unable to offer visa sponsorship for apprenticeship roles.

These grades can be predicted, but any offer made to you will be conditional upon successful achievement of these qualifications.

Application deadline: The closing date depends on the location you apply for:

• Leeds: 1 December 2026
• Edinburgh: 12 January 2027

Roles can close early if they receive a high number of applications, so apply as soon as you can.

How to apply: click ‘Apply’ at the top of this page!

About the Data and AI Apprenticeship.

Qualifications: Start with a Level 4 apprenticeship in Applied Data and AI with BPP. Once you successfully complete this, you can progress to a Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship in Data Science or Digital Technology Solutions, subject to business agreement. Training and costs will be taken care of.

Duration: 4.5 years

Salary: £27,400 + fantastic benefits

Love finding patterns, solving problems and working with numbers? Step this way.

At Lloyds Banking Group, data drives every decision, every solution and every new idea. With millions of customers banking digitally every day and major investment going into cloud, AI and analytics, data is shaping the future of the business.

As a Data and AI Apprentice, you’ll learn how to work with large and complex datasets, spot patterns that others might miss and turn them into insights that make banking smarter, safer and simpler. You’ll combine real projects with classroom learning, and you’ll have dedicated time for your development along with a mentor, a manager and a buddy to support you.

Along the way, you’ll build skills in SQL, Python, forecasting, modelling and data visualisation, as well as AI literacy and applied analytics. You could be:

• Spotting patterns in data that help stop fraud before it happens.
• Helping millions of customers make smarter decisions about their money.
• Building dashboards that give leaders the insight they need to make decisions.
• Using predictive modelling and forecasting to understand what might happen next.
• Telling clear stories with data so that complex information makes sense to everyone.
• Building data products that people across the business actually use.
• Making data accessible, ethical and useful for everyone.

By the end of the programme you’ll have your qualifications fully funded, hands-on experience with some of the UK’s largest and most complex datasets and versatile skills that open doors across analytics and AI.

About Lloyds Banking Group.

They are the UK’s biggest digital bank, supporting over 22 million digitally active customers. They’re investing over £3bn in their people, technology and data to drive positive change, and their focus is on green finance and sustainable products to deliver a better future for everyone.

Their focus is to ensure they’re inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. They want their people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. They especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.

Find out more about Lloyds Banking Group on their company page.

Next steps.

Click ‘Apply’ at the top of this page!

Apply to Edinburgh here

Apply to Leeds here