Power Your Curiosity at PA
Joining us as a graduate is a big step. Whether you’re coming from a specialist background or from an unrelated subject, we want you to be bold, stay curious and dive into the opportunities we have to offer.
Our Graduates Make a Difference
Our Strategy & Growth rotations will get you to the heart of solving some of our client’s toughest problems. Using a variety of methodologies, tools and techniques, you will get a deep understanding of how to develop strategies for organisations and what macro-economic drivers influence a business.
When you join as an Analyst, you’ll work on big things from day one. You’ll gain the knowledge and experience you need to build a successful career in consulting and contribute meaningfully to vital projects.
No two days are the same. You could be researching our latest project and delivering your findings, visiting a client with a consulting team and representing the firm, or furthering your development through crucial learning – guided and mentored by one of our experts.
A career at PA is what you make of it – so power your curiosity and prepare to make an impact.
Qualifications
- Undergraduate degree. We have no specific prerequisites in terms of degree grade or specialism. Our roles are open also to those that have studies a masters but not needed to be eligible to apply.
We’re looking for graduates who are:
- Adaptable and able flex their style and thinking
- Collaborative and work at their best in dynamic teams
- Curious and want to broaden their understanding of the world
- Credible and comfortable working with clients in high performance environments
- Driven to succeed – and help others achieve the same
- Open to change and have a growth mindset
- Relationship builders – with both clients and peers
- Hungry for new challenges
- Have an enquiring mind, with the capability for innovative and analytical thinking
The Offer
- The opportunity to work on meaningful projects with talented people
- A wide range of internal and external training programmes
- We work flexibly at PA, but your work base will be our London Victoria office.
- Salary potential: £32,500 with additional £3,500 transport allowance
- This role will start in Autumn 2025
- As part of our 18-month Graduate Development Scheme, you’ll have the opportunity to rotate through three of our capability teams, gaining diverse skills and experiences that will serve as the foundation for your consulting career. Available rotations include: Asset Management, Economics & Investment Strategy, Systems Insights & Solutions, Growth Strategy, and Risk & Regulation. Rotations will be assigned based on both business needs and your preferences. To be considered for a graduate role in Strategy & Growth, you must be enthusiastic and willing to work across any of these capabilities.
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Our Rotations:
Asset Management: We help asset-heavy organisations navigate the complexities of modern assets, balancing cost, service, and safety to achieve transformational performance improvements.
Economics & Investment Strategy: Our team of consultants and economists provide clear answers for major multi-billion-pound decisions in a world of low interest rates, ageing infrastructure, and rapid technological change.
Systems Insights & Solutions: We deliver innovative solutions to complex challenges, pioneering systems thinking and change across large scale projects across all industries.
Growth Strategy: We help organisations unlock new top-line growth by guiding them beyond their current focus, whether driving revenue, profitability, releasing new products / services, or broader social impact.
Risk and Regulation: We help companies manage risks, comply with regulations, and protect consumers across financial and public service sectors.
Additional Information
Life At PA encompasses our peoples’ experience at PA. It’s about how we enrich peoples’ working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work.
We believe diversity fuels ingenuity. Diversity of thought brings exciting perspectives; diversity of experience brings a wealth of knowledge, and diversity of skills brings the tools we need. When we bring people together with diverse backgrounds, identities, and minds, embracing that difference through an inclusive culture where our people thrive; we unleash the power of diversity – bringing ingenuity to life.
Find out more about Life at PA here.
We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits:
- Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family
- 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
- Generous company pension scheme
- Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives
- Annual performance-based bonus
- PA share ownership
- Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)
We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief veteran status, or other by any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We are on a journey towards ensuring our workforce is diverse at all levels and that our firm is representative of the world around us. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.
Adjustments or accommodations – Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us on Earlycareers@paconsulting.com
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