Technology Engineering Graduate Apprentice

Technology Engineering Graduate Apprentice (Edinburgh)

Duration: 4 years
Salary: £26,500 + fantastic benefits
Start:
Early September 2026

Location:

Edinburgh

Qualification:

BSc (Hons) Software Development with Edinburgh Napier University

As a Technology Engineering Apprentice, you won’t be making tea or watching from the sidelines. You’ll be coding, testing and building the digital tools that millions of people and businesses rely on every single day.

This four-year programme is your launchpad into Software Engineering. You’ll split your time between Edinburgh Napier Uni and LBG. Learning the theory in class and then putting it straight to work on real-world projects.

You’ll cover modules like:

• Year 1 – Software design, maths for engineering, human-computer interaction, data science with Python, computer systems
• Year 2 – Databases, object-oriented development, algorithms & data structures, web tech
• Year 3 – Advanced web tech, engineering methods, applied projects
• Year 4 – Software architecture, cyber security, and a big-impact honours project

By the end, you’ll graduate with a BSc (Hons) in Software Development and four years of exceptional hands-on experience.

The impact you could make

• Build and test real digital products that customers use every day
• Help us push the limits of AI, data and cloud
• Solve puzzles in cyber security, payments and mobile apps
• Learn how to deliver tech the right way: safe, ethical, inclusive

You’ll master:

• Python, Java and other languages of the trade
• Web tech and modern engineering practices
• Cloud platforms and security know-how
• Agile teamwork (plus the occasional hackathon buzz)

Support in your corner

• Blended learning that mixes university with hands-on projects
• Time carved out just for your development
• A mentor, a manager and a buddy (because even coders need a squad)
• A community of techies who speak fluent Python… and share your goals

Requirements

• You’ll need to be at least 18 years old by the end of February 2027
• Nat 5 at grades A-C in both in Maths and English
• 4 Highers at grades BBCC including either Maths or Computing

To be eligible for this Graduate Apprenticeship, you must also meet the Scottish Government’s funding eligibility criteria which includes:

• Currently residing in Scotland.
• Have lived in the UK for at least three years prior to the course start date
• Not already hold a qualification at the same or higher level than the one being offered

An additional requirement for the apprenticeship position is that you must currently possess a valid Right to Work in the UK.

We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns.

We provide a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance-related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 22 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies