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 3013 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
Barclays	Associate Banker	Not listed	—	Banking	Frankfurt, Taunus Turm	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	IT Asset Catalog Analyst	Not listed	—	IT service management	Knutsford, Radbroke Hall	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	Workforce Management Analyst	Not listed	—	—	2 Locations	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	Financial Crime Business Analyst	Not listed	—	Financial Crime	2 Locations	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	Transaction Monitoring Analyst	Not listed	—	Transaction Monitoring	Glasgow Campus	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	Analyst - BI Internal Reporting	Not listed	—	—	2 Locations	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	AVP Business Analyst	Not listed	—	Business Analyst	Glasgow Campus	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	Lending Tech Business Analyst	Not listed	—	Lending Tech	Glasgow Campus	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	Enterprise Data and Governance Analyst	Not listed	—	Data and Governance	2 Locations	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	Application Support Analyst	Not listed	—	Application Support	Glasgow Campus	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	Business Intelligence Analyst	Not listed	—	Business Intelligence	Glasgow Campus	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	Transaction Monitoring Training and LPT Analyst	Not listed	—	—	Glasgow Campus	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	Transaction Monitoring (TM) Corporate Training Analyst	Not listed	—	Corporate	Glasgow, Clyde Place	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	Tax Operations Analyst	Not listed	—	Tax	Building 300-Whippany Campus, Jefferson Park	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	Investment Banking Analyst, Consumer and Retail Group (CRG)	Not listed	—	Investment Banking	New York, 745 7th Avenue	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	Equity Research Metals and Mining, Analyst	Not listed	—	Equity Research	New York, 745 7th Avenue	OpenRolling — apply early
Barclays	APAC Collateral & Margin Services Analyst	Not listed	—	Collateral & Margin Services	Singapore, Marina Bay Financial Tower 2	OpenRolling — apply early
Legal & General	DC Member Proposition Associate	Not listed	—	—	London	Open
Legal & General Investment Management	Fund and Product Operations Associate	Not listed	—	—	London	Open
Legal & General Investment Management	Credit Analyst (Banking/Insurance)	Not listed	—	—	London	Open
Legal & General Investment Management	Actuarial Analyst - Actuarial Policyholder Options	Not listed	—	—	London	Open
Legal & General Investment Management	Quantitative Analyst	Not listed	—	—	London	Open
Legal & General Investment Management	Technology and Data Risk Analyst	Not listed	—	Risk	Brighton and Hove	Open
Legal & General Investment Management	Technology and Data Risk Analyst	Not listed	—	Risk	Cardiff	Open
Legal & General Investment Management	Technology and Data Risk Analyst	Not listed	—	Risk	Solihull	Open
Legal & General Investment Management	Junior Software Engineer - Index Analytics and Technology	Not listed	—	Technology	London	Open
State Street Global Advisors	Middle Office, Associate 2	Not listed	—	Alpha Portfolio Services	Hangzhou, China	Open
State Street Global Advisors	Investment Performance Analysis, Associate 1	Not listed	—	Investment Performance Analysis	Hangzhou, China	Open
Old Mission	Operations Analyst	Not listed	—	Operations	London	Open
Aquatic Capital Management	Quantitative Researcher, Intern (Summer 2027)	Not listed	—	—	Chicago; London	Open
Brookfield	Associate, Private Equity	Not listed	—	Private Equity	Hong Kong	Open
Brookfield	Associate ~ Fundraise Management (Real Estate)	Not listed	—	Fundraise Management	New York, New York	Open
Brookfield	Associate, Global Client Group – Fundraise Management (Infrastructure)	Not listed	—	Infrastructure	New York, New York	Open
Brookfield	CRM Associate	Not listed	—	Global Client Group	London, England	Open
Lincoln International	(International) France - Associate, CAG	Not listed	—	CAG	Paris, France	Open
Lincoln International	Associate, Business Services M&A	Not listed	—	M&A	Richmond, VA	Open
Lincoln International	Analyst, Technology M&A	Not listed	—	M&A	London, UK	Open
Lincoln International	Analyst, Healthcare M&A	Not listed	—	M&A	London, England	Open
Lincoln International	Analyst, Business Services M&A	Not listed	—	M&A	Richmond, VA	Open
Lazard	2027 Q2 - M&A Internship - Frankfurt and Munich	Not listed	—	M&A	Frankfurt am Main, Germany	OpenRolling — apply early
Franklin Templeton	Research Analyst (Western Asset)	Not listed	—	Research Analyst	New York, New York, United States of America	Open
abrdn	Risk & Compliance Analyst - Registered Funds	Not listed	—	Risk	Philadelphia	Open
abrdn	Finance Analyst, Reward & Governance	Not listed	—	Finance	Edinburgh	Open
abrdn	ServiceNow Scrum Master / Business Analyst	Not listed	—	ServiceNow	Edinburgh	Open
PIMCO	Retirement Sales Associate	Not listed	—	Retirement Sales	2 Locations	Open
PIMCO	Associate, ETF & Alternatives Marketing	Not listed	—	ETF & Alternatives Marketing	New York, NY USA	Open
PIMCO	FIG Business Development Associate	Not listed	—	U.S. Financial Institutions Group	New York, NY USA	Open
PIMCO	Analyst/Associate, Private Strategies (CRE Equity Acquisitions)	Not listed	—	CRE Equity	New York, NY USA	Open
PIMCO	Account Analyst, HK Institutional	Not listed	—	Hong Kong institutional team	Hong Kong	Open
Rothschild & Co	Business Analyst (H/F) – CDD	Not listed	—	Business Analyst	Paris	Open

Other roles50

Barclays
Associate Banker
Not listedOpenRolling — apply early
Frankfurt, Taunus TurmEurope
Barclays
IT Asset Catalog Analyst
Not listedOpenRolling — apply early
Knutsford, Radbroke Hall
Barclays
Workforce Management Analyst
Not listedOpenRolling — apply early
2 Locations
Barclays
Financial Crime Business Analyst
Not listedOpenRolling — apply early
2 Locations
Barclays
Transaction Monitoring Analyst
Not listedOpenRolling — apply early
Glasgow Campus
Barclays
Analyst - BI Internal Reporting
Not listedOpenRolling — apply early
2 Locations
Barclays
AVP Business Analyst
Not listedOpenRolling — apply early
Glasgow Campus
Barclays
Lending Tech Business Analyst
Not listedOpenRolling — apply early
Glasgow Campus
Barclays
Enterprise Data and Governance Analyst
Not listedOpenRolling — apply early
2 Locations
Barclays
Application Support Analyst
Not listedOpenRolling — apply early
Glasgow Campus
Barclays
Business Intelligence Analyst
Not listedOpenRolling — apply early
Glasgow Campus
Barclays
Transaction Monitoring Training and LPT Analyst
Not listedOpenRolling — apply early
Glasgow Campus
Barclays
Transaction Monitoring (TM) Corporate Training Analyst
Not listedOpenRolling — apply early
Glasgow, Clyde Place
Barclays
Tax Operations Analyst
Not listedOpenRolling — apply early
Building 300-Whippany Campus, Jefferson Park
Barclays
Investment Banking Analyst, Consumer and Retail Group (CRG)
Not listedOpenRolling — apply early
New York, 745 7th AvenueNew York
Barclays
Equity Research Metals and Mining, Analyst
Not listedOpenRolling — apply early
New York, 745 7th AvenueNew York
Barclays
APAC Collateral & Margin Services Analyst
Not listedOpenRolling — apply early
Singapore, Marina Bay Financial Tower 2Asia hub
Legal & General
DC Member Proposition Associate
Not listedOpen
London
Legal & General Investment Management
Fund and Product Operations Associate
Not listedOpen
London
Legal & General Investment Management
Credit Analyst (Banking/Insurance)
Not listedOpen
London
Legal & General Investment Management
Actuarial Analyst - Actuarial Policyholder Options
Not listedOpen
London
Legal & General Investment Management
Quantitative Analyst
Not listedOpen
London
Legal & General Investment Management
Technology and Data Risk Analyst
Not listedOpen
Brighton and Hove
Legal & General Investment Management
Technology and Data Risk Analyst
Not listedOpen
Cardiff
Legal & General Investment Management
Technology and Data Risk Analyst
Not listedOpen
Solihull
Legal & General Investment Management
Junior Software Engineer - Index Analytics and Technology
Not listedOpen
London
State Street Global Advisors
Middle Office, Associate 2
Not listedOpen
Hangzhou, China
State Street Global Advisors
Investment Performance Analysis, Associate 1
Not listedOpen
Hangzhou, China
Old Mission
Operations Analyst
Not listedOpen
London
Aquatic Capital Management
Quantitative Researcher, Intern (Summer 2027)
Not listedOpen
Chicago; London
Brookfield
Associate, Private Equity
Not listedOpen
Hong KongAsia hub
Brookfield
Associate ~ Fundraise Management (Real Estate)
Not listedOpen
New York, New YorkNew York
Brookfield
Associate, Global Client Group – Fundraise Management (Infrastructure)
Not listedOpen
New York, New YorkNew York
Brookfield
CRM Associate
Not listedOpen
London, England
Lincoln International
(International) France - Associate, CAG
Not listedOpen
Paris, FranceEurope
Lincoln International
Associate, Business Services M&A
Not listedOpen
Richmond, VA
Lincoln International
Analyst, Technology M&A
Not listedOpen
London, UK
Lincoln International
Analyst, Healthcare M&A
Not listedOpen
London, England
Lincoln International
Analyst, Business Services M&A
Not listedOpen
Richmond, VA
Lazard
2027 Q2 - M&A Internship - Frankfurt and Munich
Not listedOpenRolling — apply early
Frankfurt am Main, GermanyEurope
Franklin Templeton
Research Analyst (Western Asset)
Not listedOpen
New York, New York, United States of AmericaNew York
abrdn
Risk & Compliance Analyst - Registered Funds
Not listedOpen
Philadelphia
abrdn
Finance Analyst, Reward & Governance
Not listedOpen
Edinburgh
abrdn
ServiceNow Scrum Master / Business Analyst
Not listedOpen
Edinburgh
PIMCO
Retirement Sales Associate
Not listedOpen
2 Locations
PIMCO
Associate, ETF & Alternatives Marketing
Not listedOpen
New York, NY USANew York
PIMCO
FIG Business Development Associate
Not listedOpen
New York, NY USANew York
PIMCO
Analyst/Associate, Private Strategies (CRE Equity Acquisitions)
Not listedOpen
New York, NY USANew York
PIMCO
Account Analyst, HK Institutional
Not listedOpen
Hong KongAsia hub
Rothschild & Co
Business Analyst (H/F) – CDD
Not listedOpen
ParisEurope

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