Which asset management firms have UK graduate schemes open now?
Right now, 25 of the 56 asset and wealth management firms we follow in the UK list graduate roles for a 2027 start, with 43 roles up between them.
Since the season began on 1 June 2026, 52 of these firms have posted UK graduate roles, and for 30 of them those roles are no longer listed. The table below gives each firm's state.
Source: Jorb AI's record, checked 8 Nov 2026
When do UK asset management graduate schemes open for applications?
In September, at the three UK firms checked here.
Schroders opens applications each September, recruits on a rolling basis and runs assessment centres between November and February; its scheme usually starts on the third Thursday of September. Evelyn Partners says the majority of its roles open at the beginning of September, and accepts one application to its programmes in a recruitment season. Rathbones took applications for its 2027 Graduate Academy until 5 October 2026, and says it may stop taking them before an advertised deadline.
Sources: Schroders' UK graduate programme FAQs · Evelyn Partners' early careers FAQs · Rathbones' early careers page, checked 8 Nov 2026
How long is an asset management graduate scheme in the UK?
Two years at Schroders and Rathbones, and five years on Baillie Gifford's Investment Research graduate programme in Edinburgh, at the UK firms checked here.
Rathbones' two-year Graduate Academy runs up to eight placements across different teams, in London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Liverpool and Bristol. Baillie Gifford's programme gives three one-year rotations in different teams, then a two-year placement in another, with its 2027 intake starting in September 2027.
Sources: Schroders' graduates page · Rathbones' early careers page · Baillie Gifford's Investment Research graduate programme page, checked 8 Nov 2026
What qualifications do asset management graduates study for in the UK?
An industry qualification during the scheme, at the UK firms checked here: CFA Level 1 for most Schroders graduates, the IMC and then CFA Level 1 at Baillie Gifford, and the Investment Advice Diploma at Evelyn Partners.
At Schroders, Finance and Tax graduates typically study for CIMA or ACCA instead. On Baillie Gifford's Investment Research programme the IMC comes in year one and CFA Level 1 in year two, both compulsory, with CFA Levels 2 and 3 optional. Evelyn Partners' investment management graduates also study for CISI's Chartered Wealth Manager qualification.
Sources: Schroders' UK graduate programme FAQs · Baillie Gifford's Investment Research graduate programme page · Evelyn Partners' early careers in investment management page, checked 8 Nov 2026
Who can apply for an asset management graduate scheme in the UK?
Schroders and Evelyn Partners take any degree discipline for most of their graduate schemes, and Baillie Gifford and Rathbones also take applicants who graduated some years ago.
Schroders takes final-year students on a degree or master's and recent graduates; its Data Insights and Technology schemes prefer a STEM degree. Evelyn Partners welcomes those studying for a postgraduate qualification. Baillie Gifford says applicants for its Investment Research programme are not required to have graduated recently, and Rathbones welcomes recent graduates as well as those with more experience.
Sources: Schroders' UK graduate programme FAQs · Evelyn Partners' early careers FAQs · Baillie Gifford's Investment Research graduate programme page · Rathbones' early careers page, checked 8 Nov 2026