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Opportunities

Real Cardiff employers, plus a few UK-wide schemes, with live application pages: insight days, internships, placements, grad schemes and part-time work. Every listing links straight to the employer, since what's actually open changes week to week.
Open now · apply early
KPMGOpen nowEYOpen now
Lots of grad schemes and internships close between November and January, often early once places fill. Checked 5 Nov 2026.
Any year
1st year
2nd year
Final year
All types
Insight days
Internships
Placements
Graduate
Apprenticeships
Part-time
Volunteering
JS
Cardiff SU JobShop
Free student employment service · links out to employer
Part-time

Part-time jobs in and around Cardiff

Various pay rates
Cardiff
Any year
Apply on site
SU
Cardiff SU Volunteering
Run by the Students’ Union · links out to employer
Volunteering

Student volunteering projects across Cardiff

Unpaid · great for your CV
Cardiff
Any year
Apply on site
NM
Amgueddfa Cymru
National Museum Wales · links out to employer
Volunteering

Volunteering & work placements across 8 museums

Unpaid · real experience
Cardiff · St Fagans + more
Any year
Apply on site
CV
Cardiff & Vale University Health Board
One of the UK’s largest health boards · links out to employer
Part-time

Jobs, work experience & volunteering in the NHS

NHS Wales pay
Cardiff
Any year
Apply on site
AD
Admiral
Actuarial, data, audit & finance and general grad programmes · links out to employer
Graduate

Graduate programmes, summer internships & apprenticeships

Free shares after 12 months
Cardiff HQ
2nd year & Final year
Apply on site
KP
KPMG
Big Four professional services · links out to employer
Graduate

Insight events, placement year, graduate & apprenticeship programmes

Open now · 2027 graduate & apprenticeship programmes are open, and places fill quickly
Funded professional qualifications
Cardiff office · UK-wide
Any year
Apply on site
EY
EY
Big Four professional services · links out to employer
Graduate

Two-day events, summer internships, placement years & graduate roles

Open now · 2027 applications are open, and close once places are filled
Paid programmes
UK-wide
Any year
Apply on site
PW
PwC
Big Four professional services · links out to employer
Graduate

Graduate opportunities across audit, tax & technology

Paid graduate roles
Cardiff
Final year
Apply on site
HJ
Hugh James
Recruits trainees two years ahead, so start early · links out to employer
Graduate

Law: open day, placement year, summer placements & training contracts

Paid training contract
Cardiff HQ
Any year
Apply on site
BM
Blake Morgan
UK law firm with a Cardiff office · links out to employer
Graduate

Law: trainee solicitor routes & apprenticeships

Paid
Cardiff office
Final year
Apply on site
DC
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
Apprenticeships reopen in 2027 · links out to employer
Graduate

Graduate programme & internships

Paid
Cardiff HQ (St Mellons)
2nd year & Final year
Apply on site
TW
Transport for Wales
Do the virtual work experience first, then ask for a 1–2 week placement · links out to employer
Graduate

Future Leaders graduate scheme & work experience placements

Graduates: £27,000, then £28,000
Pontypridd · Cardiff · Wrexham
Any year
Apply on site
WG
Welsh Government
The Welsh Government’s own civil service · links out to employer
Graduate

Apprenticeships & the Graduate Fast Stream route

Apprentices from £27,302
Cardiff HQ
Final year
Apply on site
FS
Civil Service Fast Stream
Most schemes need a 2:2 or above · links out to employer
Graduate

Graduate schemes & the Summer Internship Programme

From £31,554
UK-wide
2nd year & Final year
Apply on site
BB
BBC
Journalism, production, tech & more · links out to employer
Graduate

Trainee schemes & apprenticeships

Paid
UK-wide · BBC Cymru Wales in Cardiff
Final year
Apply on site
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Free careers help from Cardiff Uni

Student Futures is the University’s careers service, free for every student, including postgrads.

One-to-one careers adviceTalk to an adviser, book a mock interview, join workshops on applications and interviewsCV checker & interview practiceInstant AI feedback on your CV, plus video interview and psychometric test practice (Student Futures+)Jobs board & careers fairs1,000+ opportunities from employers who recruit at Cardiff, plus careers fairs and employer eventsOn-campus internshipsPaid internships and summer research placements at the UniversityInternational studentsCareers support for working in the UK and back home, including visa routesStarting a business?Mentoring, training, seed funding and desk spaceAdd your LinkedIn to Uni-VersePut it on your profile so people you meet here can find you

1st year: insight days and spring weeks. 2nd year: summer internships and placement years. Final year: graduate schemes.