Graduate Scheme Jobs in Cambridge

Cambridge is the densest deep-tech / R&D hiring market in the UK — ARM, AstraZeneca, MedImmune, plus a rotating cast of well-funded biotech and AI startups. Pay for specialist research roles tracks London or higher; graduate pay is competitive with London too.

Structured graduate schemes in the UK typically run 18-24 months, rotate you through 2-4 functions, and are recruited in two cycles (autumn for next-summer starts; spring for the same year). Pay starts at £30-45k for big-firm tech / consulting / banking; specialist tech grad schemes (Monzo, Wise, GoCardless) push £50-65k.