Introduction
At IBM, we know that transformation drives change, and it is in our DNA to continuously transform. Our Technology professionals help drive large scale change that spans IBM business units and geographies. As a part of this team, you will have the unique opportunity to be a part of driving IBM's ongoing transformation as a company that continuously innovates and leads the market.
Your role and responsibilities
Your Role at IBM
Our Digital and Technology Solutions Degree apprentices work in a variety of roles with a variety of technologies. These include:
- Data &AI Technical Sales roles- primarily technical roles, involving skills in varied interesting and strategic areas: databases; datalake; lakehouses; data warehouses
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- AI (Artificial Intelligence) including LLM (Large Language Models)
- Assistants, including moving into Agentic AI - Autonomous decision-making agents which complete tasks for the user using automation
- Governance - of AI and Data
- Business Analytics - planning and visual tools
- Business Automation
The apprentice role will involve:
technical skills acquisition, working with other technical sellers with their clients and partners to carry out a variety of tasks including demo's, PoC's (Proof of Concepts), Pilots, responding to RFP's/RFI's (Request for Proposal / Request for Information), Client Briefings, Technical Event & Campaign Management and much more.
Your Apprenticeship
As a Digital and Technology Solutions Degree apprentice, you will develop a broad range of technical and business skills, including information systems, systems development, data, business organisations, project management and computer & network infrastructure. You will also take modules to develop your skills in a technical specialism.
There's an opportunity to experience University life and meet apprentices from other organisations during days at university and interactive learning sessions.
As a Digital and Technology Solutions Degree apprentice you will be asked to provide your preferences for a specialism when you complete your application form. The possible specialisms available for this role are:
• IT Consultant
• Software Engineer
* Please note the decision on specialism will be made by IBM reflecting business need. Most of our degree apprentices follow the IT Consultant specialism.
For additional information regarding specialisms please visit: https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprentices
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Competitive Benefits Package:
- Competitive Starting Salary: £26,000
- Generous Holiday Allowance: 25 days per year
- Flexible Benefits: including healthcare and other perks
- IBM Rewards: Enjoy discounts and benefits at high-street shops and cinemas
Required education
Pre-University Qualification
Preferred education
Pre-University Qualification
Required technical and professional expertise
- All our apprenticeships are office based (if not on a client site) a minimum of 3 days a week, these are NOT remote roles. You need to live within commutable distance to one of our locations.
- Expected locations: Manchester, London, and Hursley (near Winchester).
- You will need to be mobile as all our apprenticeship roles will be client focused, and you may find yourself working at client sites or other IBM locations which could require extensive travel and staying away from home during the week.
- Valid and eligible residency status and the right to work in England
- You must be authorised to work in the UK without sponsorship.
- Maths & English GCSE or equivalent (level 4 or above.). If you do not have GCSEs, please check https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/english-and-maths-requirements-in-apprenticeship-standards-at-level-2-and-above
- Achieved/predicted a minimum of 120 UCAS points, equivalent to BBB at A level. If your grades are predicted, you will need to provide us with evidence of your grades on results day.
- You cannot have already started or completed an apprenticeship or university course in a similar area.
You don't need to be studying technology, computer science or STEM subjects but you must have a keen interest and passion in technology. We're seeking talented individual who are curious about Tech.
Start dates for 2025
We are looking for Apprentices who will start on the following date in 2025 - please note we cannot make any exceptions to this start date.
- 30th June 2025
We recommend you apply as soon as possible as our apprenticeship opportunities are very popular and we will close for applications as soon as we have sufficient candidates.
Preferred technical and professional experience
None
ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT
IBM Software infuses core business operations with intelligence-from machine learning to generative AI-to help make organizations more responsive, productive, and resilient. IBM Software helps clients put AI into action now to create real value with trust, speed, and confidence across digital labor, IT automation, application modernization, security, and sustainability. Critical to this is the ability to make use of all data, because AI is only as good as the data that fuels it. In most organizations data is spread across multiple clouds, on premises, in private datacenters, and at the edge. IBM's AI and data platform scales and accelerates the impact of AI with trusted data, and provides leading capabilities to train, tune and deploy AI across business. IBM's hybrid cloud platform is one of the most comprehensive and consistent approach to development, security, and operations across hybrid environments-a flexible foundation for leveraging data, wherever it resides, to extend AI deep into a business.
YOUR LIFE @ IBM
In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.
Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.
Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.
Are you ready to be an IBMer?
ABOUT IBM
IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.
Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.
At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.
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