When do UK investment banking applications open?

Most spring week and summer internship applications open between August and October for the following year. Many banks review on a rolling basis, so applying in the first few weeks gives you a real edge.

Where do these deadlines come from?

Each deadline is read straight from the firm's own applicant tracking system rather than typed up by hand, so the date you see is the date the firm is showing. Where a firm has not published a date, we mark it as not listed instead of guessing.

Do I need a finance degree to apply?

No. Banks recruit from any degree subject. What matters is a strong academic record, commercial awareness and evidence that you understand the role you are applying for.

Investment Banking Graduate Schemes & Internships Tracker — 2026

Investment banking runs the most competitive early-careers pipeline in the UK — spring weeks convert to summer internships, and internships convert to full-time offers. Aplaro currently tracks 4476 live finance roles with deadlines pulled directly from each firm's applicant tracking system, so the dates here are accurate the day you check. Filter by firm, division, deadline window or location to plan your applications.

Firm	Role	Deadline	Scheme	Division	Location	Status
Optiver	Graduate Quantitative Researcher (2027 Start)	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Quantitative Research	Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands; London, England, United Kingdom	Open
AQR Capital Management	Quantitative Research – Prediction Markets Analyst	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Markets	Greenwich, CT	Open
AQR Capital Management	Portfolio Implementation Analyst – Macro Strategies	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Portfolio Implementation	Greenwich, CT	Open
AQR Capital Management	2027 Trading Analyst	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Trading	Greenwich, CT	Open
AQR Capital Management	2027 Portfolio Implementation Analyst	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Portfolio Implementation	Greenwich, CT	Open
William Blair	Investment Banking Analyst, Secondary Advisory	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Investment Banking	London, England	Open
EQT	Investment Professionals Associate - EU	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Investment Professionals	Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands; København, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark; London, England, United Kingdom; Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Milano, Milan, Italy; München, Bavaria, Germany; Paris, Paris, France; Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden; Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland	Open
Point72	Quantitative Portfolio Analyst – 2026 Grad	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Portfolio Construction & Analytics Team	New York, New York	Open
Point72	Point72 Academy Investment Analyst Program for Upcoming Graduates (2027 – US)	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Point72 Academy	Chicago, Florida, New York, San Francisco	Open
Point72	Point72 Academy Investment Analyst Program for Upcoming Graduates (2027 – SG)	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Point72 Academy	Singapore	Open
Point72	Point72 Academy Investment Analyst Program for Upcoming Graduates (2027 – JP) (BCF)	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Investment Analyst Program	Japan	Open
Point72	Point72 Academy Investment Analyst Program for Upcoming Graduates (2027 – JP)	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Investment Analyst Program	Japan	Open
Point72	Point72 Academy Investment Analyst Program for Upcoming Graduates (2027 – HK)	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Academy	Hong Kong	Open
Point72	International Trade Support Analyst	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Operations	Singapore	Open
Point72	Identity & Privileged Governance Analyst	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Information Security	New York, NY	Open
Point72	Business Analyst, Equities Technology	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Technology	New York, NY	Open
Stripe	Software Engineer, New Grad	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Software Engineering	Singapore	Open
Stripe	Software Engineer, New Grad	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Software Engineering	San Francisco, Seattle, New York	Open
Stripe	Software Engineer, New Grad	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Software Engineering	London	Open
BlackRock	Full Stack Software Engineer, Associate – Preqin Engineering	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Software Engineering	London, Greater London	Open
BlackRock	Associate, Hedge Fund Solutions Core Portfolio Management, Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions (MASS)	Not listed	Graduate scheme	HFS Core Portfolio Management	New York, NY	Open
BlackRock	Research Associate - Investor Data - Preqin	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Research	New York, NY	Open
BlackRock	Associate, Private Markets Data Management	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Markets	London, Greater London	Open
BlackRock	Associate, Infrastructure Credit	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Infrastructure	Singapore, Singapore	Open
BlackRock	Associate Data Engineer, Data Management – Data Office	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Data Engineering	NY7 - 50 Hudson Yards, New York	Open
BlackRock	Associate, Securities Lending	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Securities Lending Operations	Edinburgh, Scotland	Open
BlackRock	Analyst, DevOps Engineer – Service Management Group	Not listed	Graduate scheme	DevOps	Singapore, Singapore	Open
BlackRock	Cyber Security – Application Security Engineer, Associate	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Security	B3G - Skyline Belgrade, Kneza Milosa 88, Belgrade	Open
BlackRock	Associate, Technology Audit	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Audit	New York, NY	Open
BlackRock	Veteran Transition Program-Aladdin Client Business Development Associate	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Client Business Development	New York, NY	Open
BlackRock	Aladdin Business COO, Deal Desk Associate	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Aladdin Business COO	B3G - Skyline Belgrade, Kneza Milosa 88, Belgrade	Open
BlackRock	Veterans Transition Program -Associate, Financial Planning & Analysis	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Financial Planning & Analysis	New York, NY	Open
BlackRock	Veterans Transition Program-Associate, Platform Enablement Application Engineer	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Technology & Development Operations	2 Locations	Open
abrdn	Financial Reporting & Control Analyst	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Financial Reporting and Control	Edinburgh	Open
Barclays	International Corporate Banking Analyst - Power & Utilities	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Corporate	New York, 745 7th Avenue	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	Investment Banking Analyst, Consumer and Retail Group (CRG)	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Investment Banking	New York, 745 7th Avenue	OpenRolling — apply early
MUFG	Network Operations Center (NOC) Analyst	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Network Operations Center	2 Locations	Open
Morgan Stanley	Corporate Treasury, Legal Entity Management - Associate	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Corporate	Hong Kong, Hong Kong	Open
Schroders	2027 Wealth Management (Wealth Planning) Graduate Programme	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Wealth Management	London, United Kingdom	Open
BlackRock	Investment Associate, Infrastructure Secondaries & Co-Investments - Global Infrastructure Partners	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Infrastructure	New York, NY	Open
Citi	Banking, Corporate Banking, Full Time Analyst, Frankfurt - Germany, 2027	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Corporate	TAURUS	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	Business Analyst	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Business Analyst	Building 400-Whippany Campus, Jefferson Park	OpenRolling — apply early
Deutsche Bank	Branch Operations Analyst – Bank Guarantees / Avales (f/m/x)	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Branch Operations	2 Locations	Open
Deutsche Bank	Apprentice HR Hiring for 2026-2027	Not listed	Graduate scheme	HR	2 Locations	Open
Schroders	2027 People & Culture Graduate Programme	Not listed	Graduate scheme	—	London, United Kingdom	Open
Schroders	2027 Wealth Management (Portfolio Management) Graduate Programme	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Wealth Management	London, United Kingdom	Open
Citi	Applications Development Programmer Analyst	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Technology	DLF CYBERCITY 12B	OpenRolling — apply early
Jump Trading	Campus Quantitative Researcher, PhD (Full-Time)	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Quantitative Research	Chicago; New York	Open
Barclays	Securities Services Operations Analyst	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Securities Services	115 South Jefferson Rd Campus, Whippany	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	Strategy & Insights Analyst – 12-month Fixed-term contract	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Strategy	2 Locations	OpenRolling — apply early