2027 Customer and Digital - Data and Analytics Summer Internship Programme London

Purpose of the Role

To participate in the day-to-day activities of the retail banking and data analytics division, providing insights and expertise that help senior colleagues make informed decisions, develop new products and services, and identify new market opportunities.

Accountabilities

• Execute small research projects to support strategic decision-making; prepare presentations and reports to communicate research findings; collaborate with senior management to implement research findings for retail banking data and analytics.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support business initiatives.
• Participate in training and development programs to enhance skills and knowledge.
• Identify opportunities; develop business cases; manage deployment and launch of new products and services for retail banking data and analytics.
• Manage client relationships and provide customer service support under steadily decreasing supervision, including responding to questions about products and services and processing transactions.
• Manage the development and implementation of financial models and strategies to support decision-making for retail banking data and analytics.
• Train and mentor junior colleagues.

Analyst Expectations

• Perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently, driving continuous improvement.
• Apply in-depth technical knowledge and experience in the assigned area of expertise.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise.
• Lead and supervise a team by guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements, and coordinating team resources.
• If in a leadership role, demonstrate leadership behaviours to help colleagues thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard: Listen and be authentic; Energise and inspire; Align across the enterprise; Develop others.
• For an individual contributor, develop technical expertise in the work area and act as an advisor where appropriate.
• Have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
• Partner with other functions and business areas.
• Take responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.
• Escalate breaches of policies and procedures appropriately.
• Take responsibility for embedding new policies and procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
• Advise and influence decision-making within own area of expertise.
• Manage risk and strengthen controls in relation to the work owned or contributed to, and deliver responsibilities in line with relevant rules, regulations, and codes of conduct.
• Maintain and continually build understanding of how the sub-function integrates with the function, alongside knowledge of the organisation’s products, services, and processes within the function.
• Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to achieving the objectives of the organisation’s sub-function.
• Make evaluative judgements based on analysis of factual information with close attention to detail.
• Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions using acquired technical experience and guided by precedents.
• Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex or sensitive information.
• Act as a contact point for stakeholders outside the immediate function and build a network of contacts outside the team and external to the organisation.

Barclays Values and Mindset

All colleagues are expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, as well as the Barclays Mindset: Empower, Challenge, and Drive.

Summer Internship Programme: 2027 Data and Analytics – Customer and Digital

Spend 10 weeks diving into real projects, gaining hands-on experience, and shaping your future. You will receive full support, take on meaningful responsibilities, and build lasting connections while discovering what makes the Barclays culture unique.

If you are in your penultimate year and ready to grow, learn, and make an impact, this is your opportunity to belong and thrive.

Team Overview

Customer and Digital at Barclays offers personalized financial services across savings, investments, mortgages, credit cards, insurance, and digital banking. Through Specialist Customer Care, Barclays supports key life moments such as fraud, bereavement, and complex financial needs. Business Banking empowers over a million SMEs with funding, tools, guidance, and long-term partnerships.

Role Summary (Advanced Analytics Analyst)

As an Advanced Analytics Analyst, you will build expertise in programming, modelling, and data visualization using leading platforms. You will also develop consulting skills, including problem-solving, translating insights into actions, and presenting findings to stakeholders.

You will conduct hypothesis-driven analysis on customer, product, and channel data, delivering deep dives and creating data assets that enhance decision-making across Barclays.

Programme Support and Development

You will grow through tailored training, mentorship, networking, feedback, and volunteering, making a real impact and launching an exceptional career.

Eligibility Criteria

• You must be in your penultimate year of university and graduating in 2028.
• You must bring enthusiasm, drive, and a sharp eye for spotting opportunities and solving problems, with an ambitious, solutions-focused mindset that puts clients first.

Location

The location for this role is indicated in the job title, and you will be based at that location. If you receive a return offer to the graduate programme, your location will be the same as during your internship.

Visa Sponsorship

• Barclays will accept applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship to work in the UK and will provide a skilled worker visa for successful applicants if they meet the Home Office’s eligibility criteria.
• If you are not eligible to receive a skilled worker visa and Barclays is therefore unable to secure a skilled worker visa for you, you must have your own legal right to work in the UK on a full-time basis from June 2027 to August 2027.

Working in London

If you enjoy the buzz of city life, Barclays’ global HQ is in London. The London hub is in Canary Wharf, in the heart of the city’s financial district, placing you near a wide range of functions and opportunities within a global financial organisation.

Equal Opportunity

Barclays is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to ensuring opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, colour, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.

Application Closing Date

The closing date for applications is 25 September 2026. Please note that the vacancy may close ahead of the advertised date due to application volumes, so applications are recommended as early as possible.