Newcastle Software Engineering Graduate Programme

The Role at a Glance

On our Software Engineering Graduate Programme
, you’ll help build and deliver smart tech solutions – from custom apps to full-scale platforms. You’ll get hands-on with the latest tools, help clients bring their ideas to life, and explore exciting new technologies.

As part of the team, you’ll use your coding skills to design and develop applications and play a key role in spotting and fixing security risks to keep systems safe from cyber threats.

We’re proud to be one of the World’s Best Workplaces™, with a culture built on care, inclusion and shared success. You’ll work with diverse teams, grow quickly, and be supported every step of the way. Whether it’s embedding sustainability, advancing responsible AI, or creating meaningful change - we’re committed to doing business the right way, for people and the planet.

When you join, you’ll have a starting salary of £32,028 per year, plus a £5000 signing bonus (subject to terms).

Our rewards and benefits include:

• 25 days of vacation per year, plus bank holidays.

• Three days leave per year for volunteering or charitable work of your choice.

• Pension plan with matched contributions from Accenture.

• Opportunity to buy Accenture shares at a 15% discount through the Employee Share Purchase Plan.

• Elective private medical insurance (extend cover to family, including online GP appointments and self-referral physiotherapy treatments).

• Free eye tests and annual flu jabs.

• Life assurance.

• Access to app-based fitness classes and discounts on gyms.

• Apps and tools to reduce stress, improve sleep, manage personal finances, and get caregiving support.

• Confidential Employee Assistance Programme for guidance on challenges like anxiety, depression, grief, relationship issues, or legal and financial concerns.

• Opportunity to join various employee societies and clubs.

• Enhanced paid parental leave entitlement (subject to terms).

• You will start your journey with some core training, teaching you all the core skills you’ll need to be a successful analyst at Accenture.

• You will undergo some programme specific training to prepare you for your first client role. This can include delivery lifecycle, specific technologies and platforms, core programming languages, and the essential developer toolkit.

• You will get the opportunity to gain industry recognised accreditations in areas such as Cloud and Technology Platform certifications.

From day one, you’ll be supported by experts and given the tools to grow your skills at your own pace.

• Core Analyst Training: Our core learning programme designed to help new joiners build confidence and skills across areas from delivery best practice, how to work with clients, and programme specific skills.

• Project-based learning: You’ll work on real challenges for real clients and with support from experienced teams, gain confidence and knowledge on the job.

• Technology Exposure: Depending on your specific project, you’ll get exposure to a wide range of different technologies and systems and receive training to understand how to use as well as help implement them.

• Certifications: We invest more than $1 billion each year in continuous learning and professional development programmes. Depending on your project role and specialisation, you’ll get access to industry recognised certifications and specialist externally provided training courses.

To join our Software Engineering graduate programme, you’ll need to be a confident coder in at least one major programming language and excited about learning more.

You should have a degree in Computer Science, IT, or a tech-related subject by the time you start.

We’ll also consider Maths, Science, or Engineering graduates - or those with a Master’s
-if you can demonstrate excellent coding skills.

• Excellent IT skills and experience designing or building applications - whether in your studies, personal projects or past work

• A genuine passion for technology and a desire to keep learning and improving

• Adaptability and resilience - you’ll thrive in a fast-moving environment where change is constant

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