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Advisory and Consulting

Graduate job

Help organisations to think ahead ​and deliver on their goals.

You will

help organisations to transform as a consultant or deals advisor

These are right for you if

you're a creative problem solver and enjoy storytelling through data and insight

Start date

September 2026

Location

Across the UK

If you start your career in Advisory and Consulting, you’ll develop the skills and experience to transform some of the world’s highest profile organisations and support their most complex deals.

From new markets to new technology, from acquisitions to carveouts and post-merger integrations, from management to macroeconomics, and from people policies to sustainability strategies, PwC’s Advisory and Consulting teams help organisations to solve their most challenging problems, unlock value and deliver growth. 

Everything we do is focused on delivering real-world results, maximum value, and long-term competitive advantage. Our clients have access to more data than ever before. But it is often hard to uncover the real story behind the information. We combine our deep industry knowledge, business understanding and cutting-edge technology to deliver insights and create clarity, enabling our clients to navigate complexity, embrace change and unlock value. 

You’ll help public, private equity, private sector clients and intermediaries rethink the way they do things, improving performance, increasing resilience, driving innovation, promoting agility and unlocking potential through transactions. 

You’ll solve problems ​

Most of our assignments are defined projects or transactions with clear goals. Whatever the issue, you'll bring insight, creativity and strategic thinking to our clients, helping them tackle their challenges and unlock opportunity.

You’ll collaborate ​

Our work usually involves collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams across PwC and client organisations. While you might have a particular expertise, you need to understand how everything connects to build sustainable solutions. You’ll gain a real breadth of experience and insight across the varied projects and deals you work on.  

You’ll enable change​

Helping clients plan for the future and thrive in a rapidly changing world is thrilling. Our work involves supporting them to make deals and transform. Whether you are advising them on the change or delivering it, it’s a huge responsibility. That’s why every solution you identify will be supported by robust data and analysis.

  • You are endlessly curious. 
  • You solve problems in a creative way. 
  • You enjoy using data and insight to tell compelling stories.

A career at PwC means embarking on a transformative learning and development journey. Depending on your area of specialism, you may pursue a professional qualification. Our tailored training ensures you’re equipped with the tools for success. You’ll benefit from flexible learning through tutor-led sessions, self-study and group workshops. Your Talent Coach, alongside our professional qualifications team, will support you throughout your learning journey.

Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) 
You'll study towards the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW) ACA qualification during your first three years with the firm. You'll be working to obtain an incredibly prestigious qualification that is recognised globally and that you'll have for the rest of your life. It's not designed to be easy - it needs dedication and commitment, including studying in your own time, to succeed.

But there are few other qualifications that open the doors to business leadership careers as the ACA accounting qualification. You can learn more about the syllabus and structure on the ICAEW website. The pathway that you follow will depend on the Business Unit that you join but, in all cases, you'll sit your first set of exams within just a few months of joining us. You'll have a network of support around you including expert tuition from Kaplan, a dedicated Professional Qualification team to manage your pathway planning and your Career Coach. You'll be studying alongside many others in the same position and will create bonds for life.

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS)
You'll study towards the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) CA qualification during your first three years with the firm. You'll be working to obtain an incredibly prestigious qualification that is recognised globally and that you'll have for the rest of your life. It's not designed to be easy - it needs dedication and commitment, including studying in your own time, to succeed.

But there are few other qualifications that open the doors to business leadership careers as the CA accounting qualification. You can learn more about the syllabus and structure on the ICAS website. The pathway that you follow will depend on the Business Unit that you join but, in all cases, you'll sit your first set of exams within just a few months of joining us. You'll have a network of support around you including expert tuition from ICAS, a dedicated PQ team to manage your pathway planning and your Career Coach. You'll be studying alongside many others in the same position and will create bonds for life.

Each professional qualification is structured to provide a robust learning experience, alongside practical application in your role. PwC's commitment to your personal and professional growth ensures that your journey is as rewarding as the destination. Your career starts here, with the empowering opportunity to gain a qualification that will serve you throughout your career in business.

Within Deals there are some roles where you’ll complete a professional qualification. Please express your preference for if you would consider studying for a Professional Qualification as part of your role when you make your application.

Learn more about learning and development

Our graduate programmes require you to have passed or be on track to pass your degree. 

You’ll spend a minimum of three days of your time in one of our offices or on client site, collaborating with colleagues and clients. 

Any employment offer made by PwC is contingent on you obtaining and maintaining the right to work and reside legally in the UK.

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Our benefits offering is an important part of your total reward package which is focused around five core areas: health and wellbeing; financial; lifestyle; protection against the unexpected and recognising you.  

Our pay and benefits

The areas available within this category

If you have a particular preference on business area or location, you'll have the opportunity to express this during the application process. Please note, preferences are considered but not guaranteed.

You may not have a preference at this stage, and that's okay too. As you go through the recruitment process, we'll help you to understand more about the roles we have available and support you to find the one most suited to your interests and ambitions.

In Deals, you’ll provide strategic advice and support to clients in areas such as mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and restructuring. We help clients maximise the value they gain from their most complex and significant transactions. 

If you join us as in Deals, you could complete the ACA or ICAS professional qualification. For more detail on these, please see the Professional Qualifications section on this page.

In Management Consulting, we use our understanding of how business works and how technology can create competitive advantage to help clients deliver profitable growth. That might mean helping businesses understand, and create better experiences for, their customers and employees. It might mean optimising financial management, driving operational efficiency, advising on workforce effectiveness or bringing together a range of interrelated projects to deliver broad strategic outcomes. 

Throughout, you’ll learn how to provide business leaders with the data and insight they need to make smarter decisions. And you’ll develop strategies and solutions that streamline processes, improve productivity and drive business performance. 

In Sustainability, you’ll provide guidance and support to organisations facing up to the greatest challenge of our age. Our Sustainability teams integrate environmental, social, economic, and governance considerations into business strategies and operations, managing sustainability risks, ensuring accurate reporting and identifying opportunities to drive positive social and environmental impact.

Please note, in certain roles within this business area you may need to have studied a sustainability related module at university. 

In Technology Consulting, you’ll use your deep understanding of the world of technology to help clients to select, implement and support the business application software they use to run their business, do their work and communicate with each other. Often as part of a broader business transformation, or perhaps in the context of a Mergers and Acquisitions transaction or restructuring event. Assessing legacy systems and analysing client needs, you’ll seamlessly integrate software solutions that help organisations meet their strategic goals, while providing the training and support their people need to get more out of innovative new tools and applications.

In economics consulting, you will apply economic principles and analytical techniques to offer advice and guidance to businesses, public agencies, or organisations. Your work involves conducting research, analysing data, and interpreting economic trends to help clients make informed decisions on various aspects such as financial strategies, market dynamics, policy implications, and resource allocation. Working in this area, you will be responsible for providing valuable insights into economic conditions, helping clients navigate challenges, optimise performance, and achieve their goals in a dynamic and ever-changing economic landscape.

Please note that to work in Economics Consulting, 50% of your degree modules need to be Economics based. 

Our assessment and selection process

Apply online

The first thing you'll need to do is complete your online application carefully, following all the instructions.

Online assessment

A series of online assessments that measure your cognitive skills, behaviours, natural preferences and reasoning abilities.

Video interview

The next stage of our assessment process is an on-demand video interview. The questions will focus on how you typically approach your work, for example at school, university or any prior work experience you may have.

Assessment centre

The penultimate stage of our recruitment process is a virtual immersive assessment centre.

Finding you the right role

Based on your performance throughout the assessment stages, and the preferences you indicated to us at the start of the application process we’ll match you to your business area and office.

Business assessment

The final stage of our recruitment process is an interview with a senior leader from the business area that you have been matched to.

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assessment and selection process

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