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Key figures
- Range of apprenticeship levels BT offers, from GCSE-equivalent to master's level (January 2024)
- Level 2–7
- Source: BT Group newsroom (opens in a new tab)
- Apprentice roles in BT's September 2024 intake (excluding graduates)
- 446
- Source: BT Group newsroom (opens in a new tab)
- Apprentices and graduates recruited in the five years to January 2024
- 3,000+
- Source: BT Group newsroom (opens in a new tab)
- UK cities where those roles were based, from Belfast to Ipswich
- 11
- Source: BT Group newsroom (opens in a new tab)
Overview
BT Group owns some of the UK’s best-known brands, including BT, EE, Plusnet and Openreach. Its apprenticeships are grouped into software engineering, engineering, data and AI, service, and transformation and delivery.
How big is it?
In January 2024 BT said its apprenticeships go from Level 2 (GCSE level) all the way to Level 7 (master’s level). For its September 2024 intake it announced 557 roles: 446 apprenticeships and 111 graduate jobs. In the five years before that, it had taken on more than 3,000 apprentices and graduates. BT said it came second in the UK’s Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers in 2023.
Where you’d work
Those roles were in 11 cities: Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Darlington, Ipswich, Leeds, London, Manchester, Sheffield and Warrington, plus field-based roles in communities around the country. BT’s global research and development headquarters is Adastral Park in Suffolk, and some apprentices work in research there.
What you’d do
Apprentices work in areas including software engineering, customer service, research, data analytics and cyber security. BT’s apprenticeship page has stories from degree apprentices doing a digital and technology solutions degree alongside their job.
What they do
BT Group's careers site describes business units including Consumer (with the EE, BT and Plusnet brands), BT Business, Openreach, Digital and Networks. It also describes Adastral Park in Suffolk as BT Group's global research and development headquarters.
Apprenticeships they offer
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Apprenticeships from Level 2 to Level 7
Across BT Group
In January 2024 BT said it offers apprenticeships ranging from Level 2, equivalent to GCSE standard, through to Level 7, equivalent to a master's degree. Check each role for its level.
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Software Engineering
Digital
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Engineering
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Data and AI
Digital
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Service
Customer and service roles
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Transformation and Delivery
Business change
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Degree apprenticeships
Including digital and technology solutions
BT Group's apprenticeships page refers to degree apprenticeships and degree-level university study. It does not list which programme areas include a degree, so check each programme.
Career areas
Entry requirements
We have not found entry requirements published in a form we can verify for this employer. They usually vary by programme, so check each role's details on the official site.
Our tips for BT Group
- BT Group has several brands. Check which one a programme is in, because an Openreach engineering job is very different from a software job at BT Digital.
- Levels go from 2 to 7, so check the level and qualification for each role before you apply.
- Jobs have been spread across 11 cities, from Belfast and Cardiff to Darlington and Ipswich, plus field-based roles, so check where each one's based.
- BT Group's application has several stages (an online application, an online assessment and a final stage), so give yourself time.
Summary
- BT Group, which includes BT, EE, Plusnet and Openreach, offers apprenticeships from Level 2 to Level 7.
- Its September 2024 intake had 446 apprentice roles, and it took on more than 3,000 apprentices and graduates in the five years before that.
- Areas include software engineering, engineering, data and AI, cyber security and customer service.
- Jobs are spread across 11 UK cities plus roles out in the field, so check where each one is.
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Questions about BT Group apprenticeships
What apprenticeships does BT offer?
BT Group offers apprenticeships from Level 2 to Level 7 in areas like software engineering, engineering, data and AI, service, and transformation and delivery.
Are BT, EE and Openreach apprenticeships the same?
No. BT Group includes BT, EE, Plusnet and Openreach, and an apprenticeship at one can be completely different from another. Check which part of the business a programme is in.
How many apprentices does BT take on?
Its September 2024 intake had 446 apprentice roles, and it recruited more than 3,000 apprentices and graduates in the five years to January 2024.
Where are BT apprenticeships based?
Across 11 UK cities, from Belfast to Ipswich, plus roles out in the field. Check where each role is before you apply.
Sources and review
Last reviewed . Details can change after this date, so check the official source before you rely on them.
- Apprenticeships - BT Group (opens in a new tab)
- Graduates & Apprentices - Early careers (opens in a new tab)
- BT Group to recruit more than 500 apprentices and graduates (opens in a new tab) Published 29 January 2024. Used for scale and level figures only.