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Diversity in business

For undergraduate students graduating in 2029

Three days that make a real difference.

Duration

Three days

These are right for you

If you're looking for an insight into PwC

Start date

Spring 2027

Location

Across the UK

About our Diversity in Business undergraduate programmes

At PwC, we know that when people from diverse backgrounds, with different points of view, work together, good things happen - for our clients, our people and our society.  We’re proud to advocate for inclusion, both within our firm and in the wider professional community. We want every individual to feel valued, respected and empowered to contribute fully. Creating an environment where everyone belongs and thrives unlocks greater innovation, productivity and deeper engagement.  

That’s why we’re working hard to increase access and opportunity for people from groups that are currently under-represented within PwC.    

Through our Diversity in Business programmes, we offer undergraduates an engaging and inspiring three-day taster of life at PwC. It’s a great experience, a chance to meet our people and get an introduction to how the business world works.   

The programmes are designed to empower you with confidence, develop your skills, and provide an insight into the opportunities available at PwC in the future.

Our Diversity in Business programmes are aimed at three under-represented groups:

  • Advancing Social Mobility aimed at students from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
  • Black Talent in Business designed to foster Black heritage undergraduate talent.
  • Women in Business aimed at inspiring and supporting women and addressing under representation.

What you'll do

Learn from PwC professionals

The programmes are designed to give you a snapshot of what a career at PwC could look like. You’ll be mentored by people from our teams who can tell you all about the opportunities available across PwC. You’ll hear first-hand from our colleagues about their own personal career journeys. And you’ll meet some of our networks focused on Inclusion and Diversity.

Develop confidence and workplace skills

At PwC, we nurture an environment where our people can be the best they can be. So, across the three days, you’ll be involved in a range of interactive sessions that will help you develop confidence in a business setting and encourage you to bring your whole self to the workplace.

To join for one of our diversity programmes, you’ll need to be:

Our Diversity in Business programmes are three-day paid placements based in-person at one of our PwC offices around the UK.

We hope these programmes are just the first step on your journey with PwC.

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Our Diversity in Business programmes are aimed at three under-represented groups: 

Take a look at all of our business areas below to learn more about the different parts of the firm you could experience during our diversity programmes. Please note that programme availability within each business area varies from year to year, so we may not currently have opportunities in all areas.

If you have a particular preference on location, you'll have the opportunity to express this during the application process. Please only preference a location that is a commutable distance for you, as travel and hotel costs cannot be expensed. 

Please note that while we will consider your preferences for office location we cannot guarantee that you will be placed in your first choice.

Advancing Social Mobility programme 

This programme is designed to inspire and support students from a lower socio-economic background seeking experience in professional services. As a major employer, we believe we can help support social mobility through our recruitment, development, progression, community and advocacy work.  

Our aim is to be recognised as an inclusive organisation where people from all backgrounds can join, develop and succeed and use our skills and resources to help people from disadvantaged backgrounds across the UK realise their potential, at PwC and beyond. As the aim of this programme is to create access to PwC for people from under-represented backgrounds, you’ll need to meet the following criteria:

  • Attended a state school between the ages of 11 and 16

AND

  • You were eligible for, or in receipt of, free school meals. 

OR

  • The occupation of your main household earner, when you were aged 14, is categorised as a lower socio-economic background (according to the Social Mobility Commission guidance).

Apply to the Advancing Social Mobility programme

 

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We help clients to manage their finances and interpret the critical data needed to measure performance today and plan for tomorrow. So our people grow to understand the financial foundations behind the business world, across every industry.  

In Actuarial Services, you’ll learn how to analyse and manage financial risks for clients through statistical modelling and data analysis. Actuaries provide valuable insights and recommendations to help businesses make informed decisions and mitigate potential risks. They turn complex data into clear findings, presenting it to clients in simple, easy‑to‑understand language. Discover the breadth of work delivered across our actuarial business. 

In Risk and Compliance you’ll get close to the real decisions that shape how our clients operate, helping them to understand where risks could arise, how controls protect, and what good governance looks like in practice. You’ll also learn how to navigate complex regulatory environments, translating requirements into practical action that supports and protects the business. 

In Tax Services, you’ll help businesses navigate complex tax regulations and optimise their tax positions, providing guidance on tax planning, compliance and strategy.  The tax landscape is constantly changing and the future of the tax professional lies in data, where you will get the opportunity to work with the latest technology, including AI, to support our clients across a broad range of tax matters. Your analysis and insight will help high-profile organisations, entrepreneurs and family businesses to understand complex rules and make informed decisions on personal and corporate tax issues.  

Advisory and Consulting

We use our deep understanding of business, markets, and emerging technology to enable clients to make informed decisions, navigate complex deals, embrace change and improve performance. So our people develop the skills to transform all kinds of organisations. 

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. 

In Management Consulting, we use our understanding of how business works and how technology can create competitive advantage to help clients deliver profitable growth. 

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. 


Strategy

Providing strategic guidance and deep insight, we help organisations to see the big picture, solve their most important challenges, and seize on opportunities. So, you’ll place yourself at the boardroom table, where the biggest decisions are made. 

Our Economics Consulting specialists help businesses, investors and public bodies solve complex challenges. Combining economics, strategy and deep sector expertise, we help clients make better decisions in a rapidly changing policy and regulatory environment. The team combines strategic thinking with economic analysis and deep sector expertise.

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

In Strategy Consulting, you’ll work as part of Strategy&; PwC’s global strategy consulting business. They work with chief executives, leadership teams and investors on the choices that matter most to their organisations, from defining where to grow and how to compete, to shaping portfolios, pursuing deals and creating long-term value.  


Technology and AI

With a human-led, tech-powered approach, we help organisations to take advantage of the latest technologies and deliver change, at pace.   So our people build technical knowledge and commercial understanding on how technology is revolutionising the way business works. 

In Engineering, Data Science and Analytics, you’ll help clients analyse and leverage the data they collect more effectively. The business world creates and gathers more data every day and relies on that data to feed and build AI applications, so managing this vital resource is more important than ever before. We use advanced technologies and techniques to design and develop solutions that help our clients organise, integrate, quality control and mine data. This plays a crucial role in transforming raw data into actionable insights, enabling informed decision-making and driving business growth.   


Legal Services

PwC has one of the most extensive legal services networks in the world. Because of the way our business is structured, we’re able to provide our clients with rounded solutions, incorporating multidisciplinary advice from our wider business areas. So you’ll train in a stimulating, multifaceted environment and learn from exceptional people with expertise across law, business and finance.  

Black Talent in Business programme

Our Black Talent in Business programme gives Black undergraduate students the opportunity to explore careers at PwC, build their understanding of our business and gain greater access to the opportunities we offer. Through the programme, students connect with people from across the firm, hear first-hand about their experiences and develop the skills, knowledge and networks that can help them build a successful career.

We know there is more to do to improve the representation of Black talent in our industry and within our early careers pipeline. Programmes like Black Talent in Business play an important role in helping us address this gap by widening access, building confidence and connections, and creating clearer pathways into our profession. This supports our broader commitment to improving ethnic diversity and ensuring talented people from all backgrounds have the opportunity to succeed at PwC.

Apply to the Black Talent in Business programme

 

Audit, Accounting, Tax and Finance

We help clients to manage their finances and interpret the critical data needed to measure performance today and plan for tomorrow. So our people grow to understand the financial foundations behind the business world, across every industry.  

In Actuarial Services, you’ll learn how to analyse and manage financial risks for clients through statistical modelling and data analysis. Actuaries provide valuable insights and recommendations to help businesses make informed decisions and mitigate potential risks. They turn complex data into clear findings, presenting it to clients in simple, easy‑to‑understand language. Discover the breadth of work delivered across our actuarial business. 

In Audit and Assurance, you'll verify the credibility and reliability of all kinds of data, creating transparency and trust by bringing independent rigour to the information that underpins the economy. We’re redefining the future of Audit and embedding the latest technology into every aspect of our work. You’ll work with cutting-edge digital tools and AI, while helping clients ensure they have the systems, internal controls, governance policies and risk management processes in place to deliver information accurately and effectively. 

In Risk and Compliance you’ll get close to the real decisions that shape how our clients operate, helping them to understand where risks could arise, how controls protect, and what good governance looks like in practice. You’ll also learn how to navigate complex regulatory environments, translating requirements into practical action that supports and protects the business. 

In Tax Services, you’ll help businesses navigate complex tax regulations and optimise their tax positions, providing guidance on tax planning, compliance and strategy.  The tax landscape is constantly changing and the future of the tax professional lies in data, where you will get the opportunity to work with the latest technology, including AI, to support our clients across a broad range of tax matters. Your analysis and insight will help high-profile organisations, entrepreneurs and family businesses to understand complex rules and make informed decisions on personal and corporate tax issues.  

Advisory and Consulting

We use our deep understanding of business, markets, and emerging technology to enable clients to make informed decisions, navigate complex deals, embrace change and improve performance. So our people develop the skills to transform all kinds of organisations. 

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. 

In Management Consulting, we use our understanding of how business works and how technology can create competitive advantage to help clients deliver profitable growth. 

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. 


Strategy

Providing strategic guidance and deep insight, we help organisations to see the big picture, solve their most important challenges, and seize on opportunities. So, you’ll place yourself at the boardroom table, where the biggest decisions are made. 

Our Economics Consulting specialists help businesses, investors and public bodies solve complex challenges. Combining economics, strategy and deep sector expertise, we help clients make better decisions in a rapidly changing policy and regulatory environment. The team combines strategic thinking with economic analysis and deep sector expertise.

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

In Strategy Consulting, you’ll work as part of Strategy&; PwC’s global strategy consulting business. They work with chief executives, leadership teams and investors on the choices that matter most to their organisations, from defining where to grow and how to compete, to shaping portfolios, pursuing deals and creating long-term value.  


Technology and AI

With a human-led, tech-powered approach, we help organisations to take advantage of the latest technologies and deliver change, at pace.   So our people build technical knowledge and commercial understanding on how technology is revolutionising the way business works. 

In Engineering, Data Science and Analytics, you’ll help clients analyse and leverage the data they collect more effectively. The business world creates and gathers more data every day and relies on that data to feed and build AI applications, so managing this vital resource is more important than ever before. We use advanced technologies and techniques to design and develop solutions that help our clients organise, integrate, quality control and mine data. This plays a crucial role in transforming raw data into actionable insights, enabling informed decision-making and driving business growth.   


Legal Services

PwC has one of the most extensive legal services networks in the world. Because of the way our business is structured, we’re able to provide our clients with rounded solutions, incorporating multidisciplinary advice from our wider business areas. So you’ll train in a stimulating, multifaceted environment and learn from exceptional people with expertise across law, business and finance.  

Women in Business programme

Open to all, this programme is aimed at inspiring and supporting women interested in professional services. Come and meet the inspiring women who are leading PwC into the future.

We’re committed to improving gender balance at PwC and to increasing the visibility of female leaders across the firm. Gender equality is an important priority for PwC because we believe it supports better decision-making, strengthens business performance, and helps us attract and retain talented people. It’s also a key part of our wider Inclusive Growth strategy and our commitment to creating opportunities for people from all backgrounds to succeed.

Apply to the Women in Business programme

 

Audit, Accounting, Tax and Finance

We help clients to manage their finances and interpret the critical data needed to measure performance today and plan for tomorrow. So our people grow to understand the financial foundations behind the business world, across every industry.  

In Actuarial Services, you’ll learn how to analyse and manage financial risks for clients through statistical modelling and data analysis. Actuaries provide valuable insights and recommendations to help businesses make informed decisions and mitigate potential risks. They turn complex data into clear findings, presenting it to clients in simple, easy‑to‑understand language. Discover the breadth of work delivered across our actuarial business. 

In Audit and Assurance, you'll verify the credibility and reliability of all kinds of data, creating transparency and trust by bringing independent rigour to the information that underpins the economy. We’re redefining the future of Audit and embedding the latest technology into every aspect of our work. You’ll work with cutting-edge digital tools and AI, while helping clients ensure they have the systems, internal controls, governance policies and risk management processes in place to deliver information accurately and effectively. 

In Risk and Compliance you’ll get close to the real decisions that shape how our clients operate, helping them to understand where risks could arise, how controls protect, and what good governance looks like in practice. You’ll also learn how to navigate complex regulatory environments, translating requirements into practical action that supports and protects the business. 

In Tax Services, you’ll help businesses navigate complex tax regulations and optimise their tax positions, providing guidance on tax planning, compliance and strategy.  The tax landscape is constantly changing and the future of the tax professional lies in data, where you will get the opportunity to work with the latest technology, including AI, to support our clients across a broad range of tax matters. Your analysis and insight will help high-profile organisations, entrepreneurs and family businesses to understand complex rules and make informed decisions on personal and corporate tax issues.  

Advisory and Consulting

We use our deep understanding of business, markets, and emerging technology to enable clients to make informed decisions, navigate complex deals, embrace change and improve performance. So our people develop the skills to transform all kinds of organisations. 

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. 

In Management Consulting, we use our understanding of how business works and how technology can create competitive advantage to help clients deliver profitable growth. 

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. 

In Workforce Consulting, you'll help leading UK and international employers maximise and future-proof their biggest asset - their people. Providing big picture advice on human resources, learning and development, talent management, and organisational development, you might be defining people strategies, advising on workforce effectiveness, guiding senior executives on global personal tax obligations, implementing cutting-edge HR technology, or helping clients navigate complex people & culture issues on an M&A deal. Or you could be working with clients to unlock their people potential by fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth. You'll work across various sectors, learning about employment tax risk, cost reduction, and employer social responsibility. 


Strategy

Providing strategic guidance and deep insight, we help organisations to see the big picture, solve their most important challenges, and seize on opportunities. So, you’ll place yourself at the boardroom table, where the biggest decisions are made. 

Our Economics Consulting specialists help businesses, investors and public bodies solve complex challenges. Combining economics, strategy and deep sector expertise, we help clients make better decisions in a rapidly changing policy and regulatory environment. The team combines strategic thinking with economic analysis and deep sector expertise.

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

In Strategy Consulting, you’ll work as part of Strategy&; PwC’s global strategy consulting business. They work with chief executives, leadership teams and investors on the choices that matter most to their organisations, from defining where to grow and how to compete, to shaping portfolios, pursuing deals and creating long-term value.  


Technology and AI

With a human-led, tech-powered approach, we help organisations to take advantage of the latest technologies and deliver change, at pace.   So our people build technical knowledge and commercial understanding on how technology is revolutionising the way business works. 

In Engineering, Data Science and Analytics, you’ll help clients analyse and leverage the data they collect more effectively. The business world creates and gathers more data every day and relies on that data to feed and build AI applications, so managing this vital resource is more important than ever before. We use advanced technologies and techniques to design and develop solutions that help our clients organise, integrate, quality control and mine data. This plays a crucial role in transforming raw data into actionable insights, enabling informed decision-making and driving business growth.   

In Cyber Security, you’ll protect organisations from fast-moving and ever-present cyber threats through advanced technologies and strategies. Identifying vulnerabilities, developing secure systems, and providing proactive solutions, you’ll help our clients to safeguard sensitive data, protect customers, and maintain critical operations in times of attack.


Legal Services

PwC has one of the most extensive legal services networks in the world. Because of the way our business is structured, we’re able to provide our clients with rounded solutions, incorporating multidisciplinary advice from our wider business areas. So you’ll train in a stimulating, multifaceted environment and learn from exceptional people with expertise across law, business and finance.  

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.

Summer Internship conversion

After your programme, you can decide if you would like to complete a conversion onto a Summer Internship programme which, in turn, could lead to a graduate job. You’ll be required to complete the next step of our application process; the assessment centre.

Assessment centre

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

Graduate conversion assessment

During your Summer Internship placement, you'll be assessed through your performance and feedback received, if you demonstrate the skills we are looking for you could be offered a graduate job in the same business area you completed your placement in.

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assessment and selection process

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Frequently asked questions

For student recruitment, you’re restricted to one application at a time / per intake year. This means you’ll need to choose the programme that interests you most. If you want to be considered for a different opportunity, you’ll need to withdraw your application and wait until the following intake year to apply again. 

Yes, these three day placements are paid internship opportunities.

You can apply from any degree discipline, as long as you meet the eligibility criteria for the programme and are on track to pass your degree.

If you are successful on the programme and you think that this might be the right place for you, you can decide if you would like to complete a conversion onto a Summer Internship programme which, in turn, could lead to a graduate job. You’ll be required to complete the next step of our application process; the assessment centre.