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London, UK

Sales, Trading and Structuring Analyst Discovery Programme 2026 London

Internship
Finance
Finance
Posted:
December 29, 2025

Barclays

Personal and corporate banking
76.1
Palpable Score
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Job description

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The Discovery Programme is an amazing opportunity for students, who are 2 years out from graduation, to be assessed for, and to apply to join, our Summer Internships in 2027 before anyone else.

It’s the chance to learn about a career at Barclays, the chance to find out a lot about the business world and to discover a bit about yourself. And, as you’ll gain a good understanding of the full selection of roles and opportunities we offer, it’s a perfect stepping stone to one of our 10-week internships.

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Markets

Barclays makes markets in nearly all major asset classes, providing sophisticated, timely solutions to our clients. Our team works in a fast-paced, dynamic and exciting environment, quickly processing information and anticipating market trends to help clients make their next move.

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What you can expect

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What we look for

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We are recruiting on a rolling basis, so we recommend that students apply early.

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Barclays does not provide sponsorship to attend the 2-day insight programme. Please note however that following the 2-day insight programme, if you are successful in securing a 2027 Summer Internship, Barclays will apply for a skilled worker visa for you to provide you with the legal right to work for the duration of the 2027 Summer Internship Programme. Any offer made to you for the 2027 Summer Internship Programme will be conditional upon you meeting the Home Office eligibility requirements for a skilled worker visa.

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About the company

Barclays

Company overview
Barclays is a multinational bank and financial services group with major businesses in UK retail banking and international corporate and investment banking. Barclays serves consumers, small businesses, corporates, and institutional clients through products like lending, payments, cards, markets, and wealth services. Barclays also runs large technology, operations, and data teams that build and maintain banking platforms at scale. Barclays is headquartered in London and operates globally.

Locations and presence

Barclays has major UK hubs including London (Canary Wharf), Glasgow, Manchester, Knutsford (Radbroke), and Northampton, alongside a wide international footprint. Barclays has tightened office attendance expectations in recent years, with public reporting describing a minimum three-days-a-week in-office baseline for many roles, while client-facing teams can be more office-heavy.

Palpable Score

76.1
/ 100
Barclays gives graduates and students multiple reliable entry points through internships, a structured graduate programme (Explorer and Expert paths), apprenticeships, and an earlier Discovery programme. The main downside is that, despite clear official stage descriptions, candidate communication and closure can still feel uneven at scale. Learning support and early-career community design are strong, while published outcome metrics like conversion rates and time-to-promotion are still limited.
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