Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£37,000 per year

About the Role
We offer you the chance to start your career and make a real difference. The programme length is two years and is rotational: Year 1 consists of two 6-month placements and Year 2 consists of one 12-month placement. You’ll rotate across teams, gaining exposure to different areas of financial services – from regulatory frameworks and consumer protection to strategy and firm supervision. From day one, you’ll help deliver important work, expand your capabilities, and start building a career that has lasting impact.

Our Regulatory Graduate Programme offers a unique opportunity to build a broad understanding of financial regulation while developing the skills and experience needed for a rewarding career at the FCA. It provides exposure to a wide range of teams and specialisms, helping you discover where your skills and interests can have the greatest impact.

Over two years, you'll complete rotational placements across key areas of the FCA, which may include Authorisations, Policy, Supervision, Market Oversight, Enforcement, and Risk Management & Compliance. Through these varied experiences, you'll gain insight into the full regulatory lifecycle and the role regulation plays in protecting consumers, maintaining market integrity and supporting effective competition.

You'll develop technical knowledge of financial services and regulatory frameworks while building core professional skills in judgement, engagement, self-management and delivery. Depending on your rotations, you could support vulnerable consumers, contribute to high-profile investigations, help shape regulatory policy, supervise firms, or provide insights that inform strategic decisions.

Your first two rotations will be confirmed before you join the programme, providing a solid foundation in regulation and the work of the FCA. For your final rotation, we’ll consider your interests, strengths and career plans alongside business priorities, helping you explore a career pathway that aligns with both your interests and the FCA’s mission.

By the time you complete the programme, you’ll have established a valuable professional network, developed a broad understanding of financial regulation, and gained the experience and confidence to start your career in the FCA’s Regulatory profession.

Learning & Development
We invest in your future from day one. Our two-year rotational programme combines meaningful work experience with a structured learning journey, giving you access to professional development programmes, specialist training and career-building opportunities.

As you develop your technical and professional skills, you’ll be encouraged to explore a range of career paths, expand your professional network, and build the confidence to contribute across the FCA.

You’ll benefit from:
- Structured learning and development to support your growth
- Tailored induction and professional training
- Opportunities to build your network across the FCA
- Social and networking events with your graduate cohort
- Access to senior leaders and inspiring career stories

What We Offer
£37,000 salary plus a flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyle
Colleagues spend a minimum of 50% of their working time in the office each month across our London, Leeds and Edinburgh offices
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Non-contributory pension (8–12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salary
Private healthcare with Bupa, income protection and 24/7 Employee Assistance
35 hours of paid volunteering annually
Commitment to diversity and inclusion
Wellbeing resources and support
Sports and social clubs
Subsidised on-site fitness centre (London only)
Free eye tests
Subsidised restaurant
Interest-free season ticket loans

Experience
No prior experience required. The programme is designed to support graduates from any discipline with practical experience and structured development.

About you
You are curious, driven and motivated by the opportunity to learn. You want to develop new skills, build good relationships and use data and evidence to help solve complex challenges. You are open to diverse perspectives and eager to contribute to a rewarding career in financial regulation.

Our colleagues come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we believe diverse perspectives help us make better decisions.

Qualifications
You have obtained, or are on track to obtain, a 2:1 degree or above in any discipline.
You must either have already graduated or be in your final year of study to be eligible for the 2027 graduate programme.
Offers depend on candidates securing and keeping the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the programme.

Please note your application and all assessment submissions must be your own work. Assistance from others or use of AI-generated responses is not permitted.

If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the application process or during the programme, support is available.