Data ScienceFinance
Applied Data & AI Apprenticeship
Lloyds Banking Group
Location
Birmingham
Salary
£27,400 per year
Duration
18 months
Positions available
1
Level
Level 4 – Higher
Qualification
Level 4
Start date
1 September 2027
Application deadline
12 January 2027
Minimum grades
GCSE Maths and English grades 4-9, 3 A Levels grades CCC (England); or Nat 5 Maths & English grades A-C, 4 Highers grades BBCC (Scotland)
Disability Confident
✓ Yes
About the role
A Level 4 Applied Data and AI Specialist apprenticeship with Lloyds Banking Group. You'll learn to work with large datasets, spot patterns, and turn them into insights that make banking smarter, safer and simpler. Skills include SQL, Python, predictive modelling, data visualisation, and statistical programming. Upon successful completion, you may progress to a degree apprenticeship subject to business agreement.
Requirements
Must be at least 18 years old by 1st September 2027 (England) or end of February 2028 (Edinburgh). GCSE grades 4-9 in Maths and English (England) or Nat 5 grades A-C (Edinburgh). 3 A Levels at grades CCC (England) or 4 Highers BBCC (Edinburgh). Must have valid Right to Work in the UK with visa extending beyond the programme duration. No visa sponsorship available.
Working week
Office attendance at least two days per week (40% for full-time colleagues). Apprentices expected in office most days during initial settling-in period. Hybrid working model.
Skills
SQLPythonData VisualisationPredictive ModellingForecastingStatistical ProgrammingAI LiteracyApplied AnalyticsData Storytelling
Required qualifications
Essential
GCSE · Maths · Grade 4-9
Essential
GCSE · English · Grade 4-9
Essential
A Level · Any · Grade CCC
Essential
National 5 · Maths · Grade A-C
Essential
National 5 · English · Grade A-C
Essential
Higher · Any · Grade BBCC
Essential
Level 4 Apprenticeship · Data Analyst · Grade Pass
Training & development
Blended learning combining real projects with classroom theory. Training includes SQL and advanced data joins, predictive modelling and forecasting, data visualisation and storytelling, analytics lifecycles, data democratisation, statistical programming languages, and building data products. Support includes a mentor, manager, and buddy system.
Additional training
Fully funded Level 4 Data Analyst Apprenticeship with BPP. Potential progression to degree apprenticeship upon successful completion. Time carved out for personal development.
Future prospects
Gain hands-on experience with UK's largest and most complex datasets. Develop versatile skills in analytics and AI that open doors across multiple career paths.
Company benefits
Generous pension contribution up to 15%, annual performance-related bonus, share schemes with free shares, adaptable benefits package including discounted shopping, 22 days' holiday plus bank holidays, wellbeing initiatives, generous parental leave policies. Fully funded qualifications. Reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities. Disability Confident Leader status.
Things to consider
If commute exceeds 1.5 hours, relocation closer to office strongly recommended for consistent attendance. Visa end date must extend beyond the duration of the apprenticeship programme (up to five years). No visa sponsorship available.
About Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Banking Group is the UK's biggest digital bank with 23 million customers. The company invests £3bn annually in cloud, AI and analytics, and is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.
Website
www.lloydsbankinggroup.comIf this one works out
This role is in Birmingham. If you'd be moving for it, a room in a shared house there typically runs £500–£750 a month.