Launch your tech career with EY’s Cyber Security Graduate Programme – September 2026 intake in Bristol, and become part of a global leader in professional services. This graduate opportunity is designed for forward-thinking, analytical individuals eager to protect businesses from evolving cyber threats and drive digital innovation across industries.
At EY, you will gain hands-on experience in cyber defence, system security, and Cloud infrastructure, working with expert teams to safeguard valuable data and strengthen clients’ resilience against cyber risks. If you have experience in coding, system development, or Cloud deployment, and can showcase extracurricular achievements that highlight your enthusiasm for technology, this programme is your ideal career pathway.
Applicants with an undergraduate or postgraduate degree, or who have completed an industrial placement in Cyber Security, Information Security, or a related discipline, are encouraged to apply. To qualify, you must be working towards an honours degree in any subject, hold a minimum grade 4/C GCSE (or equivalent) in English Language and Mathematics, and possess three A-levels or five Highers (or equivalent).
EY provides visa sponsorship on a limited basis, supporting skilled international graduates eager to build a future in the UK’s technology and security sector.
This is your chance to join an organisation where innovation meets integrity—empowering you to build a meaningful career in cyber security while contributing to a safer digital world. Apply now to secure your place in EY’s 2026 Cyber Security Graduate Programme in Bristol.
Position: Cyber Security Graduate Programme
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Bristol
Company Overview
Cyber Security Graduate Programme – September 2026 intake
Bristol
Help our clients strengthen their cyber security and operational resilience, whilst you progress towards achieving industry qualifications.
Programme overview
We support our clients to understand and manage their cyber security risk, secure their data and systems, detect and manage their threats and vulnerabilities, and embed operational resilience. As part of the Technology Consulting team, we help organisations tackle their many security challenges, support risk-based decision making, bolster data security and cyber defences, and strengthen their ability to recover from incidents.
Additionally, we help our clients embed core regulatory requirements across operational and technology resilience, including implementing resilience programmes, performing scenario testing, conducting crisis simulations, and support across lines of defence to help firms comply with the regulations and embed resilience by design. Moreover, we help clients reduce the costs associated with managing security and resilience risks, thereby enhancing their overall risk posture.
Eligibility for applying
We operate an open access policy, meaning we don’t screen out applications on your academic performance alone. You will, however, need to be working towards an honours degree in any subject, have a minimum of grade 4/C GCSE (or equivalent) in English Language and Maths, or in your home language if you do not hold English Language GCSE, and three A-levels/Five Highers (or equivalent) to be eligible to apply.
In addition, we’re keen to meet people who have a strong interest in Cyber or Information Security. You do not have to have a computing degree to work in Cyber security: threats exist in every field, profession, and industry.
If you have experience in coding, system development, deployment of Cloud infrastructure and can demonstrate extracurricular expertise. If you have an undergraduate or postgraduate qualification, or have completed an industrial placement in a topic like Cyber Security or Information Security, or a STEM degree which contains a topic relating to Cyber, Resilience (Disaster Management) or Information Security by the time the programme starts, this is for you (Maths, Physics etc).
We welcome applications from all academic backgrounds and are looking for individuals who will succeed at EY in the desired role and future qualifications, therefore throughout our recruitment process your academic performance will be considered against your online assessment scores to determine your suitability for an EY role. We are also proud to partner with RARE recruitment, so that your application can be processed in the context of your socio-economic background. This allows us to give you the maximum credit for your achievements, assessing whether you have overachieved in light of your personal circumstances.
What you will be doing
- Working in UK & Ireland (UK&I) or Financial Services (FS) in at least one of our service areas including Cyber Strategy and Transformation, Resilience, Third Party Risk Management, Data Protection & Privacy and more.
- Developing your people and consulting skills.
- Working with our clients on challenging projects.
- Working with leaders in Cyber security across all domains of security and resilience, contributing towards innovation-driven service delivery for our clients.
- Working towards industry-standard qualifications.
- You’ll be working across a portfolio of clients assigned to you. This will involve a mixture of hybrid working – travelling to client offices, working in the EY office and occasionally from home. It will vary by client/project and will depend on the requirements of both the client and project team.
Key programme facts
Programme length
Two years
Professional qualification
Comp TIA Security+ and a specialised course in your chosen area of expertise
Salary
Competitive
Start date
September 2026
Eligibility for visa sponsorship
Please see visa sponsorship details below for this programme, for locations: Bristol, Edinburgh and London.
Visa sponsorship is available for this position on a limited basis. EY’s ability to make an offer of employment is subject to the UK immigration rules in force at the relevant time. This position is one that meets the current thresholds required for sponsorship by EY. Please note, however, that EY has a set number of Certificate of Sponsorship applications that can be made each year. If you require sponsorship and this limit is reached and/or UK immigration rules are not capable of being met, this will prevent EY from being able to sponsor you and we will not be able to progress your application.
We can sponsor using the Skilled Worker visa New Entrant salary threshold for this particular vacancy. Your eligibility for the New Entrant rate must subsist for the entire duration of the Graduate programme (please refer to the section ‘Programme length’).
The criteria to be eligible for the New Entrant rate are (subject to change by the UK Government): you’re under 26 on the date you apply; you’re currently in the UK on a student visa studying at bachelor’s degree level or above; you’re currently in the UK on a Graduate visa and your total stay in the UK by the end of your EY Graduate programme plus the date you applied for your Graduate visa will be less than 4 years. Each visa application is unique to the individual and there may be other criteria which mean you are not eligible for visa sponsorship. EY will assess your individual circumstances and we may be required to withdraw your application or offer of employment if EY cannot sponsor your visa.
Application Process
Application Deadline
Open until filled