Industrial Placement Digital; Digital & Data

Position: 2026 Industrial Placement Digital (Digital & Data

Power Your Curiosity at PA Why considering joining us

Joining us as an intern is a big step. Whether youre coming from a specialist background or from an unrelated subject we want you to be bold stay curious and dive into the opportunities we have to offer.

Digital isnt just about fast-changing technology opening new possibilities and the door to new competitors its about the consideration of people process and technology as one. Its essential to compete and keep performance high today while adapting to stay relevant tomorrow. Cracking the challenge means harnessing digital to bring ingenuity to life.

Working within our Digital & Data function will get you stuck into delivering some of the most advance solutions for clients.

We will provide you with a variety of skills and experiences which will form the foundations of your consulting career. You will be enrolled onto our Industrial Placement Scheme. including access to mentoring.

What you can expect

When you join our team as an intern youll work on big things from day one. Youll gain the knowledge and experience you need to build a successful career in technical consulting and contribute meaningfully to vital projects working within an ambitious team that promotes career growth.

Digital and data has changed businesses forever. Organisations that have embraced digital are leading their industry and influencing others and those that havent are falling behind. Joining us as a Digital and Data intern you will work on an assortment of exciting projects providing innovative analytical solutions to our clients most critical business issues.

Our Digital and Data stream is a wide team that offers a broad range of specialisms:

• AI
• Data science and advanced analytics
• Data Engineering
• Digital strategy & design
• Architecture
• Dev Ops

As well as being part of PAs global Digital and Data community youll also be part of our growing Manchester based team playing an active role in developing our business and connecting with partners and clients in the region.

Assessment process

First Stage Assessments :

Application form

Online Assessments

Shortlisting and / or Technical Assessments

Final Stage Assessments :

Assessment Centre with Technical Assessments

Final Stage Interviews

The Offer

Well look to you to provide creative ideas and solutions working with data to tackle complex client problems in collaboration with diverse teams

Opportunity to work across all areas of the development lifecycle from strategy to implementation and to take on assignments in different sectors

We will provide you with a broad base of experience from which to build an outstanding career

A wide range of internal and external training programmes

We work flexibly at PA but your work base will be our Manchester office

This role will start in July 2026 and be for 12 will confirm exact date at offer stage.

Salary - 24570 Qualifications

Qualification:

Undergraduate degree - in any discipline that involves computer science data science or numeracy skills or an equivalent

Growth-orientated and curious open to change driven to succeed hungry for new challenges and eager to broaden your understanding of the world.

Collaborative and relationship-focused thrive in dynamic teams build strong relationships with clients and peers and support others to succeed.

Credible and communicative comfortable in high-performance environments with excellent communication skills both written and verbal.

Analytical and adaptable demonstrate strong problem-solving abilities innovative thinking and the flexibility to adapt your style and approach.

Professional and reliable show strong workplace etiquette by being punctual dependable and respectful of business expectations and office conduct.

Coding experience some experience or understanding of coding is welcome. Experience programming in Python and knowledge of SQL is a plus

Understanding data and numeracy - experience processing and gaining insights from data would be beneficial for the role as well as strong numeracy skills

We know the skill-gap and somewhat need to tick every box can get in the way of meeting brilliant candidates so please dont hesitate to apply wed love to hear from you.

Apply today by completing our online application

Please be aware that some of our UK roles at PA Consulting require a UK security clearance.

All PA people are required to undergo background checks and to achieve the Baseline Personnel Security Standard however some UK roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must have at least 5 years of continuous residency in the UK.

We therefore ask that you only apply if you meet the residency requirements (i.e. you are a British citizen or have been resident in the UK for the past 5 years) as this is the prerequisite for a security clearance. If youre unsure about your eligibility we encourage you to review the UK Governments guidance on security vetting before applying.

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