Aon Graduate Programme - Investment Consulting 2026 - Edinburgh or Glasgow
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Finance and investment analysts and advisers
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Description
Locations: Edinburgh or Glasgow only.
Start Date: 2nd September 2026
Application closing date: 27th March 2026
Please note, we may close earlier if we receive the quantity, quality & diversity of applications required.
Better Decisions Begin with You
Aon shapes decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. When you join us, you’ll become empowered to make the same impact, as you explore ways of becoming a more relevant, connected and valued professional.
We’re hiring!
Join Aon’s Investment Consulting graduate programme and step into life as a valued member of our elite team of experts. Our consultants have been advising employers and governments on their pension schemes and other wealth — totalling around $4 trillion — for over 60 years.
You’ll be a key member of our dedicated teams, playing a vital, hands-on role in giving our global clients the support they need. This involves providing investment consulting services and advice covering markets and strategic considerations, such as managing assets and liabilities. You’ll gain early experience of dealing with a wide range of investments, adapting them around economic conditions and outlooks.
Your role as an Investment Consulting Graduate
Start Date: 2nd September 2026
Application closing date: 27th March 2026
Please note, we may close earlier if we receive the quantity, quality & diversity of applications required.
Better Decisions Begin with You
Aon shapes decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. When you join us, you’ll become empowered to make the same impact, as you explore ways of becoming a more relevant, connected and valued professional.
We’re hiring!
Join Aon’s Investment Consulting graduate programme and step into life as a valued member of our elite team of experts. Our consultants have been advising employers and governments on their pension schemes and other wealth — totalling around $4 trillion — for over 60 years.
You’ll be a key member of our dedicated teams, playing a vital, hands-on role in giving our global clients the support they need. This involves providing investment consulting services and advice covering markets and strategic considerations, such as managing assets and liabilities. You’ll gain early experience of dealing with a wide range of investments, adapting them around economic conditions and outlooks.
Your role as an Investment Consulting Graduate
As a member of our Investment Client Group, you’ll be working predominantly with Defined Benefit (DB) pension schemes and other asset owners. Covering all aspects from setting investment strategies, selection of investment managers, management of liabilities (for pension schemes) and cashflow requirements, through to responsible investment and improving governance outcomes.
You’ll also learn how and why pension scheme liabilities change because of economic assumptions – such as inflation, interest rates and the effect that market movements have on invested assets.
This is a hugely rewarding and varied role. You will be collaborating with a wide range of clients at all levels and making a difference to the growth of the solution line by being involved in the development of the client relationship and new clients right from the outset. You will have the support from your team and the wider Aon business to deliver excellent client care at every step of the journey.
What The Day Will Look Like
Whether you're interested in building client relationships, developing your analytical skills or leveraging new technologies, you’ll be welcomed into a supportive and actively inclusive environment, deliberately designed to help you learn and grow. As an Aon graduate, each day is an opportunity to develop new skills and help shape the future of our industry.
You will support consultants in the delivery of advice predominantly to defined benefit pension schemes, but also endowments, charities and other institutional clients. You would be responsible for supporting day-to-day deliverables while identifying opportunities to innovate and drive efficiency.
You’ll Have Opportunities To
You’ll also learn how and why pension scheme liabilities change because of economic assumptions – such as inflation, interest rates and the effect that market movements have on invested assets.
This is a hugely rewarding and varied role. You will be collaborating with a wide range of clients at all levels and making a difference to the growth of the solution line by being involved in the development of the client relationship and new clients right from the outset. You will have the support from your team and the wider Aon business to deliver excellent client care at every step of the journey.
What The Day Will Look Like
Whether you're interested in building client relationships, developing your analytical skills or leveraging new technologies, you’ll be welcomed into a supportive and actively inclusive environment, deliberately designed to help you learn and grow. As an Aon graduate, each day is an opportunity to develop new skills and help shape the future of our industry.
You will support consultants in the delivery of advice predominantly to defined benefit pension schemes, but also endowments, charities and other institutional clients. You would be responsible for supporting day-to-day deliverables while identifying opportunities to innovate and drive efficiency.
You’ll Have Opportunities To
- Work closely with diverse mentors and explore a range of unexpected niches that play to your strengths.
- Enjoy the reassurance of a structured pathway, whilst working towards your desired qualifications.
- Get regular opportunities to network and meet colleagues who can advance your development.
- Motivation and ambition to pursue a career in Investment Consulting. The ability to articulate why you want to join this role at Aon and why you want a career within consulting.
- Strong consulting skills with a client focused outlook. A desire to understand and work closely with clients to help them achieve goals.
- Passion and curiosity. A desire to understand UK pension schemes and their relationship with the global macro-economic environment.
- Data Analytics skills. The ability to summarise and interpret data effectively using a range of digital tools and platforms so we can concisely present data driven insights to our clients.
- Strong communication skills. Both written and verbal, with the ability to adapt your style for different stakeholders.
- A self-starter that can take the initiative, work independently when needed but can also work collaboratively in a team environment
As An Aon Graduate, You Will Be Enrolled Onto Our Launch Programme When You Join. This Development Programme Is Built Around 3 Core Elements
- Business learning. On the job learning and experiences enabling you to develop your knowledge and understanding of your team and solution line.
- Centralised learning. UK graduates complete an Aon Induction, monthly webinars, business skills training and workshops; all designed to develop your knowledge of Aon, build your confidence and your network across our business.
- Professional Qualifications – To enable you to be as successful as possible, as part of your role, you will be expected to complete the relevant professional qualification. First, towards the Investment Management Certificate (IMC), you can then choose whether you’d prefer to take the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), or Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) professional qualification. To support you as you study for your exams, you’ll receive paid study leave, plus an extensive range of study and tuition materials.
Your career beyond your Graduate programme
Once you’ve completed the formal graduate programme, you’ll continue to receive lots of support at Aon. As well as continued technical and business skills training, you’ll receive support for your Actuarial or CFA qualifications. To aid your professional development you’ll receive regular performance feedback, and work with your line manager towards promotions.
Next Steps
If you are interested in this graduate programme and would like to apply, here is some useful information:
Entry Requirements
On track to achieve a 2:1 degree (or equivalent) in any degree subject.
Right to work
Our graduates are on permanent contracts from day one, we welcome applications from candidates who have their own right to work within the UK where you can maintain and demonstrate your right to work throughout the duration of your employment. This may include pre-settled or settled status from the EU Settlement Scheme – or if you have applied and you are waiting for a decision.
Locations
This role is based in Edinburgh or Glasgow only.
We recognise the value for our Early Career colleagues of being in the office environment from the beginning of their programme. As a new graduate, you will spend the first 6 months based in the office to support your learning, development, and progression. This will enable you access to support from managers, collaborate with colleagues as well as grow your network across Aon. After completing this initial training period, you will then have the opportunity to work more flexibly, spending at least 3 to 4 days face to face in the Aon office or with clients.
Aon UK Graduate Recruitment: What to Expect
Once you’ve completed the formal graduate programme, you’ll continue to receive lots of support at Aon. As well as continued technical and business skills training, you’ll receive support for your Actuarial or CFA qualifications. To aid your professional development you’ll receive regular performance feedback, and work with your line manager towards promotions.
Next Steps
If you are interested in this graduate programme and would like to apply, here is some useful information:
Entry Requirements
On track to achieve a 2:1 degree (or equivalent) in any degree subject.
Right to work
Our graduates are on permanent contracts from day one, we welcome applications from candidates who have their own right to work within the UK where you can maintain and demonstrate your right to work throughout the duration of your employment. This may include pre-settled or settled status from the EU Settlement Scheme – or if you have applied and you are waiting for a decision.
Locations
This role is based in Edinburgh or Glasgow only.
We recognise the value for our Early Career colleagues of being in the office environment from the beginning of their programme. As a new graduate, you will spend the first 6 months based in the office to support your learning, development, and progression. This will enable you access to support from managers, collaborate with colleagues as well as grow your network across Aon. After completing this initial training period, you will then have the opportunity to work more flexibly, spending at least 3 to 4 days face to face in the Aon office or with clients.
Aon UK Graduate Recruitment: What to Expect
Role
We know applying for your first graduate role can be exciting, and sometimes a little daunting. At Aon, we’re committed to making our recruitment process as transparent and supportive as possible. Here’s how our selection journey works, and what you can expect at each stage:
We know applying for your first graduate role can be exciting, and sometimes a little daunting. At Aon, we’re committed to making our recruitment process as transparent and supportive as possible. Here’s how our selection journey works, and what you can expect at each stage:
- Application Review
- We process applications on a rolling basis, moving candidates forward as they complete each stage.
- Every application is carefully reviewed by our team (not by AI).
- Due to the high volume of interest, this stage can take up to two weeks.
- Please note: We do not review CVs or cover letters at this point.
- Online Assessment
- We understand you want to put your best foot forward, so you’ll have 5 calendar days to complete the online assessment.
- If you need more time, just let us know as extensions are available.
- Video Interview
- Preparation matters, so you’ll have up to 10 days (240 hours) from receiving your invitation to record and submit your video interview.
- Rest assured: Every video interview is reviewed by a real member of our recruitment team, not an AI system.
- You’ll typically hear back from us within 2-3 weeks after submitting your interview, though times may vary depending on the number of applications.
Good luck, and we look forward to seeing what you can bring to Aon!
How We Support Our Colleagues
In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two ‘Global Wellbeing Days’ each year, encouraging you to take tim
e to focus on yourself.
Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.
Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status.
We provide individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law. If you require any reasonable accommodations or adjustments, please contact graduates@aon.co.uk and a member of the UK Early Careers team will contact you.
About Aon
Aon plc (NYSE: AON) exists to shape decisions for the better — to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. Through actionable analytic insight, globally integrated Risk Capital and Human Capital expertise, and locally relevant solutions, our colleagues provide clients in over 120 countries with the clarity and confidence to make better risk and people decisions that help prot
Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.
Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status.
We provide individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law. If you require any reasonable accommodations or adjustments, please contact graduates@aon.co.uk and a member of the UK Early Careers team will contact you.
About Aon
Aon plc (NYSE: AON) exists to shape decisions for the better — to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. Through actionable analytic insight, globally integrated Risk Capital and Human Capital expertise, and locally relevant solutions, our colleagues provide clients in over 120 countries with the clarity and confidence to make better risk and people decisions that help prot
ect and grow their businesses.
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