—
With your induction complete, you'll immediately join one of our teams delivering a real-world project; either in-house or for a client, usually in our offices but sometimes on a customer site. You'll get plenty of support throughout, surrounded by helpful colleagues and industry experts to answer all your questions. And with continual peer review of your work, your software engineering skills will quickly rise to new levels. This practical project work is supported by close mentoring and is combined with part-time, off-project, training sessions for a further three months. Beyond that we offer an optional Level 4 apprenticeship for those that wish to continue with a formal learning programme. This industry-leading Level 4 apprenticeship course lasts six weeks in total, spread over 12 months. It broadens your knowledge in key aspects of professional software engineering, including: • System design • Development methodologies • Additional technologies Month 16 and beyond: Choose your career path We continue to invest in your development and promote from within. Many of our senior staff joined as graduates and have followed a range of career paths. And, as the individuals we've highlighted below show, you'll quickly get opportunities to take on added responsibility. You might decide you love leading project delivery. You might enjoy overseeing a technology team. You may find consulting is your passion. You could choose to specialise in areas such as design, or data science and artificial intelligence.Zoe Cunningham Zoe joined our graduate developer scheme in 2000. She's since worked in virtually every part of the business, including delivery management, recruitment, operations management and sales, before becoming managing director, aged 33.Harry Cummings Part of the 2008 cohort, Harry joined as a coder, before starting to oversee development teams as a technical lead. He then joined our Advisory division, where he's now a lead consultant, helping customers shape their technical solutions and delivery processes., Ying was one of our 2012 graduate intake. Working initially as a software engineer, she quickly started taking on project management responsibilities. She's now one of our senior delivery leads, ensuring we meet our targets around budget, timeframe and client satisfaction The role is a permanent developer role for graduates, or soon-to-be graduates, or those without a degree who are already proficient coders, looking to start in late 2026., • A passion for solving real-world challenges: First and foremost, you'll get a buzz from building things that make a difference to businesses, people and society. We also want to see passion for coding - any experience you have is a bonus • An articulate people-person: You'll be interacting with a wide variety of individuals: some deeply techy, some from complex business domains, and others with low digital literacy. You'll need to be comfortable understanding their needs and discussing potentially complicated technical ideas with all of them • A positive, can-do team player: You love pushing the team to greater heights by helping colleagues out wherever you can. You always look to improve yourself and others. Your default answer to a question is 'yes', and you make big problems seem small We played an important role in the Moorfields Eye Hospital/DeepMind collaboration, which demonstrated how artificial intelligence could help doctors fast-track patients with serious eye diseases. We built the system that runs the BBC Live Events websites, sharing content from Glastonbury, the Reading and Leeds festivals, and the BBC Proms. We've been the long-term digital partner for David Lloyd Leisure, building its mobile app, booking system and numerous other capabilities. And this is just the tip of the iceberg. Find out what else we've been involved with. Of course, there's more to Softwire than building software. We're working hard to nurture a diverse, inclusive and supportive culture, where people love what they do and feel inspired by working with some of the best minds in the business. We also have a generous budget for a varied programme of staff events and activities, with employees, not management, deciding how the money is spent. Put all of this together, and you see why we've got such high retention rates, and why we've been among the Best Companies to Work For list, 10 years in a row. You could be involved in anything from large-scale digital transformations to artificial intelligence, making a genuine difference to people's lives, businesses and society along the way. Interspersed with the project work, you'll benefit from structured training that equips you for a long and fulfilling career in the digital world. Working here, your opportunities are virtually limitless, with a wide variety of career paths open to you. In fact, both our current and our previous managing directors are alumni of our graduate programme.Learn more and apply • Our entry-level developer timeline: What to expect • The people we're looking for: Are we a good match? • The benefits package: Great pay, profit-sharing, and more • Application process: Step by step • More about Softwire: What you'll be part of, Starting salary of £45,000 50% of company profits paid as profit share 25 days annual holiday with the option to buy or sell, plus charity days Generous maternity, paternity and adoption pay Consistently one of the best places to work in the UK • Dedicated budget for staff activities and entertainment Great offices, plus free on-site gym and subsidised restaurant in London A workplace that promotes diversity and inclusivity Annual company holiday abroad • We've been at the top of the Best Companies To Work For list for the last few years.
No hard skills extracted
No soft skills extracted
| Query | Country | Status | Response ms | Created |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graduate Consultant Software Engineer 2026 | fallback | 394 | 2026-03-21 22:07 | |
| trainee software developer in Manchester | gb | processed | 5758 | 2026-03-21 17:57 |
{
"job_id": "ytHOPFNHVPImVIEVAAAAAA==",
"job_city": "Manchester",
"job_state": null,
"job_title": "Graduate Consultant Software Engineer 2026",
"job_salary": null,
"job_country": "GB",
"job_benefits": null,
"job_latitude": 53.480759299999995,
"job_location": "Manchester",
"job_onet_soc": "15113200",
"apply_options": [
{
"is_direct": false,
"publisher": "Jobs24",
"apply_link": "https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/graduate-consultant-software-engineer-2026-126577208?utm_campaign=google_jobs_apply&utm_source=google_jobs_apply&utm_medium=organic"
},
{
"is_direct": null,
"publisher": "Jobs24",
"apply_link": "https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/graduate-consultant-software-engineer-2026-126577208"
}
],
"employer_logo": null,
"employer_name": "Softwire",
"job_is_remote": false,
"job_longitude": -2.2426304999999997,
"job_posted_at": "18 hours ago",
"job_publisher": "Jobs24",
"job_apply_link": "https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/graduate-consultant-software-engineer-2026-126577208?utm_campaign=google_jobs_apply&utm_source=google_jobs_apply&utm_medium=organic",
"job_highlights": {},
"job_max_salary": null,
"job_min_salary": null,
"job_description": "With your induction complete, you'll immediately join one of our teams delivering a real-world project; either in-house or for a client, usually in our offices but sometimes on a customer site. You'll get plenty of support throughout, surrounded by helpful colleagues and industry experts to answer all your questions. And with continual peer review of your work, your software engineering skills will quickly rise to new levels. This practical project work is supported by close mentoring and is combined with part-time, off-project, training sessions for a further three months. Beyond that we offer an optional Level 4 apprenticeship for those that wish to continue with a formal learning programme. This industry-leading Level 4 apprenticeship course lasts six weeks in total, spread over 12 months. It broadens your knowledge in key aspects of professional software engineering, including:\n• System design\n• Development methodologies\n• Additional technologies Month 16 and beyond: Choose your career path We continue to invest in your development and promote from within. Many of our senior staff joined as graduates and have followed a range of career paths. And, as the individuals we've highlighted below show, you'll quickly get opportunities to take on added responsibility. You might decide you love leading project delivery. You might enjoy overseeing a technology team. You may find consulting is your passion. You could choose to specialise in areas such as design, or data science and artificial intelligence.Zoe Cunningham Zoe joined our graduate developer scheme in 2000. She's since worked in virtually every part of the business, including delivery management, recruitment, operations management and sales, before becoming managing director, aged 33.Harry Cummings Part of the 2008 cohort, Harry joined as a coder, before starting to oversee development teams as a technical lead. He then joined our Advisory division, where he's now a lead consultant, helping customers shape their technical solutions and delivery processes., Ying was one of our 2012 graduate intake. Working initially as a software engineer, she quickly started taking on project management responsibilities. She's now one of our senior delivery leads, ensuring we meet our targets around budget, timeframe and client satisfaction\n\nThe role is a permanent developer role for graduates, or soon-to-be graduates, or those without a degree who are already proficient coders, looking to start in late 2026.,\n• A passion for solving real-world challenges: First and foremost, you'll get a buzz from building things that make a difference to businesses, people and society. We also want to see passion for coding - any experience you have is a bonus\n• An articulate people-person: You'll be interacting with a wide variety of individuals: some deeply techy, some from complex business domains, and others with low digital literacy. You'll need to be comfortable understanding their needs and discussing potentially complicated technical ideas with all of them\n• A positive, can-do team player: You love pushing the team to greater heights by helping colleagues out wherever you can. You always look to improve yourself and others. Your default answer to a question is 'yes', and you make big problems seem small\n\nWe played an important role in the Moorfields Eye Hospital/DeepMind collaboration, which demonstrated how artificial intelligence could help doctors fast-track patients with serious eye diseases. We built the system that runs the BBC Live Events websites, sharing content from Glastonbury, the Reading and Leeds festivals, and the BBC Proms. We've been the long-term digital partner for David Lloyd Leisure, building its mobile app, booking system and numerous other capabilities. And this is just the tip of the iceberg. Find out what else we've been involved with. Of course, there's more to Softwire than building software. We're working hard to nurture a diverse, inclusive and supportive culture, where people love what they do and feel inspired by working with some of the best minds in the business. We also have a generous budget for a varied programme of staff events and activities, with employees, not management, deciding how the money is spent. Put all of this together, and you see why we've got such high retention rates, and why we've been among the Best Companies to Work For list, 10 years in a row.\n\nYou could be involved in anything from large-scale digital transformations to artificial intelligence, making a genuine difference to people's lives, businesses and society along the way. Interspersed with the project work, you'll benefit from structured training that equips you for a long and fulfilling career in the digital world. Working here, your opportunities are virtually limitless, with a wide variety of career paths open to you. In fact, both our current and our previous managing directors are alumni of our graduate programme.Learn more and apply\n• Our entry-level developer timeline: What to expect\n• The people we're looking for: Are we a good match?\n• The benefits package: Great pay, profit-sharing, and more\n• Application process: Step by step\n• More about Softwire: What you'll be part of, Starting salary of £45,000 50% of company profits paid as profit share 25 days annual holiday with the option to buy or sell, plus charity days Generous maternity, paternity and adoption pay Consistently one of the best places to work in the UK\n• Dedicated budget for staff activities and entertainment Great offices, plus free on-site gym and subsidised restaurant in London A workplace that promotes diversity and inclusivity Annual company holiday abroad\n• We've been at the top of the Best Companies To Work For list for the last few years.",
"job_google_link": "https://www.google.com/search?q=jobs&gl=gb&hl=en&udm=8#vhid=vt%3D20/docid%3DytHOPFNHVPImVIEVAAAAAA%3D%3D&vssid=jobs-detail-viewer",
"employer_website": "https://www.softwire.com",
"job_onet_job_zone": "4",
"job_salary_period": null,
"job_apply_is_direct": false,
"job_employment_type": "Full–time",
"job_employment_types": [
"FULLTIME"
],
"job_posted_at_timestamp": 1774047600,
"job_posted_at_datetime_utc": "2026-03-20T23:00:00.000Z"
}