Technology Graduate Programme

Who We Are

St. James's Place (SJP) is a leading Wealth Management company which works in partnership to plan, grow and protect our clients’ financial futures. We deliver personalised, face-to-face financial advice to our clients, who trust us to manage their money to reach their goals.

The Technology Graduate Programme:

Assessment Centre: Tuesday 20th January 2026

The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) function sets the overall technology strategy for the firm. They are responsible for making sure the systems, platforms, and data that support our advisers, clients, and investment teams are secure, reliable, and future-ready.

The Technology Graduate Programme is a one-year programme and offers an excellent grounding in fundamental aspects of technology within the fast-paced financial services industry.

Based in our offices in Cirencester, you will rotate across three core teams during the programme including Cyber Security, Cloud Operations and Data Engineering and Analytics supporting senior technologists and data experts on a range of projects and tasks This is a fantastic opportunity to gain exposure to the breadth of technology within one of the UK’s largest wealth management organisations before specialising later in your career.

Alongside your on-the-job training you will also advance your technical skills through a curriculum developed for our graduates and delivered through our St James’s Place Technology and Data Academy.

All graduate positions are offered on a permanent contract. Upon successful completion of the programme, individuals continue in their roles within the organisation, equipped with the experience and insight gained throughout the Graduate Programme.

Key responsibilities:

• In your first few months you will gain exposure to our tech stack, enterprise processes, and data systems
• Rotate across three core disciplines including Cyber Security, Cloud Operations and Data Analytics and Engineering.
• Develop your technical skills and gain certifications in areas such as AZ-900, AWS Practitioner, dbt, Power BI, Security+
• Support delivery of technology change initiatives and platform enhancements.
• Assist with data governance, data quality, and reporting processes on our cloud platforms (Snowflake, AWS, Power BI).
  
  

What we’re looking for:

• A recent graduate with a degree in the area of IT, Computing or Data
• Strong problem solving skills
• Excellent communication skills
• A curious mindset
• Strong analytical thinking
• Adaptability
• A collaborative mindset and willingness to work across multiple teams.
  
  

Desirable Skills (not essential – we will provide training):

• Exposure to data tools (SQL, Python, Power BI) or cyber concepts.
• Awareness of cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, Office 365).
• Familiarity with data governance, compliance, or IT security principles.
• Understanding of agile or project-based working environments.
  
  

Special Requirements:

You will be required in the Cirencester office a minimum of three days per week and also may be required to travel occasionally to our other offices around the UK.

To be eligible for this vacancy, all candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

This programme is due to last for one year. If your right to work is based on a Visa that will expire before the end of the programme, it may not be possible to employ you in the role as at present, this programme does not meet the minimum salary thresholds required for skilled worker visa sponsorship under the UK Home Office guidelines. As a result, we’re unable to accept applications from those requiring visa sponsorship in order to complete the programme.