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 4577 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
Morgan Stanley	Investment Banking Division - Industrials - Associate	Not listed	—	Investment Banking	London, United Kingdom	Closed
Vanguard	Administrative Associate	Not listed	—	Administrative	3 Locations	Closed
SumUp	Sr. Growth Analyst – Marketing & Comms	Not listed	—	Marketing & Lifecycle	Santiago, Chile	Closed
AQR Capital Management	Research Associate (AQR Capital Management, LLC, Greenwich, CT)	Not listed	—	Research	Greenwich, CT	Closed
JPMorgan	Commercial & Investment Bank GF&BM – Global Commodities Group – Product Control – Associate – London	Not listed	—	Global Commodities Group	LONDON, United Kingdom	ClosedRolling — apply early
JPMorgan	Asset Management - Alternatives Investment Risk Analyst/ Associate	Not listed	—	Asset Management	United Kingdom	ClosedRolling — apply early
JPMorgan	Finance Project Team - Business Analyst/Associate	Not listed	—	International Regulatory Projects Team	LONDON, LONDON, United Kingdom	ClosedRolling — apply early
JPMorgan	Product Marketer –Associate	Not listed	—	Marketing	LONDON, United Kingdom	ClosedRolling — apply early
Point72	Fund Accounting Associate, Private Credit	Not listed	—	Finance Team	New York, NY, and Stamford, CT	Closed
BlackRock	Aladdin Client Engagement (ACE), Associate	Not listed	—	Aladdin Client Engagement	SD4 - 33 Alfred Street, Sydney, New South Wales	Closed
BlackRock	Associate, Product Strategy - Securitized Asset, Global Fixed Income (GFI)	Not listed	—	Strategy	New York, NY	Closed
Citi	Officer, Prime Brokerage Client Service Analyst	Not listed	—	Prime Brokerage Client Service	Kowloon Hong Kong	ClosedRolling — apply early
Citi	Service Relationship Associate	Not listed	—	Operations - Core Team	DLF CYBERCITY 12B	ClosedRolling — apply early
Citi	Gen AI Python Programmer Analyst	Not listed	—	Applications Development	2 Locations	ClosedRolling — apply early
TD Securities	Manager, Customer Experience Trainee - Laval & Ville Saint-Laurent	Not listed	—	Customer Experience	Laval, Québec	Closed
Barclays	Process Optimisation Analyst	Not listed	—	Process Optimisation	Canary Wharf, 1 Churchill Place	ClosedRolling — apply early
Barclays	Bonds, Guarantees and Indemnities (BGI) Billing Analyst	Not listed	—	Trade and Working Capital	Birmingham, One Snow Hill	ClosedRolling — apply early
Legal & General	Finance Analyst	Not listed	—	—	Cardiff	Closed
Legal & General Investment Management	Product Analyst	Not listed	—	—	Birmingham	Closed
State Street Global Advisors	Data Product Analyst, AVP	Not listed	—	Data Engineering	Hangzhou, China	Closed
State Street Global Advisors	Middle Office, Associate 1	Not listed	—	Business Operations	Hangzhou, China	Closed
PIMCO	Alternatives Operations Sr. Associate	Not listed	—	Special Situations Group	2 Locations	Closed
Truist Securities	Business Information Analyst	Not listed	—	Digital Incident Research & Response	Bloomington Springs, TN	Closed
MUFG	Associate, Planning and Administration - Transaction Banking for APAC	Not listed	—	Planning and Administration	Singapore Office Marina One	Closed
BBVA	Trade Finance Structuring & Execution – Associate (BEX team/Middle office)	Not listed	—	BEX	LONDON	Closed
Morgan Stanley	Private Wealth Management Registered Client Service Associate	Not listed	—	Wealth Management	New York, New York, United States of America	Closed
Morgan Stanley	Regulatory Oversight and Management - Investment Management, Office of COO - Associate	Not listed	—	Global Regulatory Oversight Team	New York, New York, United States of America	Closed
Deutsche Bank	Private Capital Markets Associate	Not listed	—	Markets	London, 21 Moorfields	Closed
Invesco	Associate, Human Resources	Not listed	—	Human Resources	Tokyo, Japan	Closed
Vanguard	Sovereign Analyst	Not listed	—	Emerging Markets	Malvern, PA	Closed
Vanguard	Data Analyst (12 month contract)	Not listed	—	UKPI	Manchester, United Kingdom	Closed
Northern Trust	Sr Analyst, Loan Operations	Not listed	—	Loan Operations	Tempe, AZ	Closed
Houlihan Lokey	Financial Analyst – Corporate Finance (M&A)	Not listed	—	M&A	Hong Kong, China	Closed
Schroders	Middle Office Analyst	Not listed	—	—	NEW YORK, NY, United States	Closed
Robinhood	Credit Business Analyst, Growth	Not listed	—	Credit Card business team	Menlo Park, CA; New York, NY; Washington, DC	Closed
Optiver	FutureFocus Singapore - Technology	Not listed	—	Technology	Singapore	Closed
Optiver	FutureFocus Singapore - Trading and Research	Not listed	—	—	Singapore	Closed
AQR Capital Management	Portfolio Management Operations - Analyst / Associate	Not listed	—	Middle Office Operations	Greenwich, CT	Closed
AQR Capital Management	Client Services Analyst - AQR International Lux Fund Services	Not listed	—	Client Services	London	Closed
JPMorgan	Loan Trading Services Associate	Not listed	—	Loan Trading Services	BOURNEMOUTH, DORSET, United Kingdom	ClosedRolling — apply early
JPMorgan	Agentic AI Associate - Client 360	Not listed	—	Client360	LONDON, LONDON, United Kingdom	ClosedRolling — apply early
JPMorgan	EMEA Equity Research – Automotive Team – Analyst or Associate	Not listed	—	Automotive Equity Research	LONDON, LONDON, United Kingdom	ClosedRolling — apply early
BlackRock	Global Revenue Associate	Not listed	—	Global Revenues	B3G - Skyline Belgrade, Kneza Milosa 88, Belgrade	Closed
Citi	Sales Business Analyst – Data & Reporting (UAE Nationals Only) - DUBAI	Not listed	—	Citigold acquisition team	Dubai United Arab Emirates	ClosedRolling — apply early
Citi	Program Management Jr Analyst	Not listed	—	—	DLF CYBERCITY 12B	ClosedRolling — apply early
Citi	Commercial Bank Relationship Associate (NBFI) - AVP	Not listed	—	Citi Commercial Bank	London United Kingdom	ClosedRolling — apply early
Goldman Sachs	2026 \| EMEA \| London \| Finance and Risk Quantitative Strats \| Summer Associate	Not listed	—	Risk	London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom	ClosedRolling — apply early
Goldman Sachs	2026 \| EMEA \| London \| FICC and Equities (Sales and Trading) Quantitative Strats \| Summer Associate	Not listed	—	Sales & Trading	London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom	ClosedRolling — apply early
Goldman Sachs	2026 \| EMEA \| London \| Asset and Wealth Management Quantitative Strats \| Summer Associate	Not listed	—	Wealth Management	London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom	ClosedRolling — apply early
Barclays	AVP Business Analyst	Not listed	—	Business Analyst	Glasgow Campus	ClosedRolling — apply early