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Technology, Data and Analytics

In Data and Analytics, we help clients analyse big and complex data sets, linking performance and decision-making with data and technology to drive growth, improve efficiency, and manage risk.

Data and analytics are revolutionizing business by underpinning decision-making and driving innovation. However, the challenge lies in converting large volumes of detailed data into actionable insights that can transform organisations.

As a graduate, you'll gain diverse experiences over your first three years, applying your knowledge to help organisational leaders build trust in their technology and streamline processes. On client sites, you'll work with data specialists to enhance their understanding and integrate data knowledge into decision-making. As the business landscape becomes more digital, our role becomes essential in giving clients confidence in their technology and systems. We encourage new approaches to solving problems, driving both internal efficiencies and richer client insights.

Cyber Security

Our UK Cyber Security team is dedicated to building a secure digital society and is recognised as a leading adviser in this field. We work with business leaders, government, educators, regulators, and industry groups to research and disrupt both our industry and cyber threats.

As part of our growing practice, you'll join one of our specialist cyber security teams:

Cyber Specialist

Our advisory teams support clients in detecting and responding to IT vulnerabilities. We offer three entry pathways: Cyber Risk Advisory, Identity & Access Management (IAM), and Incident Response.

Cyber Risk Advisory

Help clients tackle urgent cyber security issues, reduce exposure to threats, improve defenses, respond to incidents, and address legal issues around breaches, data protection, and privacy. We also foster a secure culture within organizations.

Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Assist clients in designing, implementing, and operating access controls to protect systems and critical assets. Responsibilities include:

Scoping and planning engagements with prospective clients.
Providing technical skills for implementing and managing IAM systems.
Delivering cyber security and risk assignments.
Offering trusted, pragmatic advice to navigate complex cyber decisions.

Incident Response

Our Cyber Incident Response team supports clients across our global network to respond, remediate and recover from cyber attacks. They help clients to prepare and recover through a variety of complementary technical services. This includes:

performing high quality technical analysis, helping clients to understand what happened during a cyber security incident or data breach
capability development (including improvements to our cloud-based analysis platform), proposition development and thought leadership initiatives
managing risk appropriately throughout the project lifecycle, following PwC’s processes for client and engagement acceptance.

Data Intelligence

The Data Intelligence team is passionate about delivering insights to help clients solve key problems and grow their business. Combining data science and commercial expertise with a customer-centric approach, we enable clients to extract actionable insights and make strategic, data-led decisions.

We work globally across industries including retail, consumer products, real estate, smart cities, financial services, sports, leisure, and hospitality. Our team consists of experts in data science, data engineering, machine learning, client industries, and consulting.

In Data Intelligence, you will develop market-leading products and services quickly and at scale.

Technology, Data and Analytics

If you're curious, have an analytical mind and enjoy solving problems in a rigorous and logical manner, then this is the area for you. You’ll be working directly with senior leadership, solving clients' business problems and helping them generate value, while working alongside leading professionals such as System Specialists, Data Scientists, Enterprise Architects, Programme Managers and our internal Audit teams.

You’ll be offered a wide variety of experiences across our Technology, Data and Analytics team. This might include:

IT Strategy: advising on how to set an IT strategy fit for clients’ business in the digital world.
Projects and Transformation: reviewing and improving how projects and transformations are delivered.
IT Systems: assuring how IT systems are controlled and optimised.
IT Organisations: advising how to make IT organisations more effective.
Emerging Technology: helping clients understand the opportunities from emerging technology.
Helping Clients: helping clients use data to drive new growth opportunities, operate more efficiently or identify and manage risks.
Complex data: analysing complex data sets to help our clients link performance and decision making with data and technology.

You’ll have opportunities to work across industry sectors and across the UK to collaborate with others on projects requiring technology and data skills.

We also have Data and Analytics opportunities in our Risk and Deals business areas. These roles sit in our Deals Modelling team, Risk Modelling Services and Advanced Risk or Compliance Analytics teams. For more information please visit our Risk or Deals pages.

Cyber Security

Cyber security offers diverse career paths. For those interested in technology, systems, and networks, roles include monitoring network abnormalities, incident response, generating and applying threat intelligence, identity and access management, crisis response, and ethical hacking.

Responsibilities may involve:

Analysing breach indicators from live memory captures.
Deploying host and network monitoring agents.
Reverse engineering malware.
Penetrating client networks to find threats and vulnerabilities.

For those aligned with business risk, roles involve helping clients manage potential risks through strategy, landscape evaluation, designing target operating models, and implementing new solutions. You'll help clients resolve uncertainty and manage complex cyber security issues.

Data Intelligence

Our services span three main propositions:

Customer Insights - For sectors like Retail, Consumer, and Financial Services.
Places Insights - Focused on Real Estate and Hospitality.
Custom Data Science Solutions - Including marketing effectiveness.

How we help clients

Identify key customer segments based on preferences and behaviours.
Develop strategies to attract and retain customers.
Identify high-revenue customer interactions.
Predict the impact of operational or strategic changes.
Measure ad effectiveness and prioritise high-return marketing investments.
Target email marketing based on customer interest in promotional campaigns.
Develop recommender systems for personalised product suggestions.
Evaluate the impact of new store openings on existing and online sales.
Optimise service pricing.
Forecast sales, customer numbers, and other KPIs.

Joining as a graduate
Life in Technology
The future

Joining as a graduate

Whichever path you choose, as your skills develop, you'll have opportunities to coordinate engagement teams and create new service offerings. You'll gain commercial, technical, financial, and data experience with iconic clients across various sectors, enhancing your communication skills and business acumen through stakeholder interactions and presentations.

In Technology, you'll advance your technical skills through training and certifications in key technologies and methodologies. You'll develop a strong analytical mindset and project management skills. Relevant qualifications, such as CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst), will be considered for your career development.

A curious mind and passion for technology are essential, as the industry's rapid pace requires staying informed through industry sources like social media, blogs, and media reports.

You need an undergraduate degree in any subject, with grades reflecting you're on course to pass, and a demonstrated passion for technology and its use in organisations.

Life in Technology

We are a people focused team bringing together a range of technology and data specialists - our teams use innovative and cutting-edge technology and data solutions to solve clients’ problems.

We want our people to have a broad range of experience. We’ll help you focus on your development over the first three years at PwC, ensuring you get a range of experiences across all of our services and offerings before deciding how you would like to further develop specific skills.

We work in a fast-paced and agile environment, using a range of established and emerging technologies, such as Robotic Process Automation (RPA). Our data scientists develop cutting-edge and innovative solutions to provide value to our clients in ways never thought possible using traditional techniques.

Life in Cyber Security

All our cyber teams value diversity and innovation – both in its people and in the services it delivers to clients. We actively support this through initiatives like our ‘Women in Cyber’ network and firmwide Colourbrave initiative.

PwC recognises that its graduate joiners are its leaders of tomorrow and your development path will be structured according to which part of the team you join. There will be opportunities to develop your cyber-specific technical skills through a range of industry-recognised qualifications, as well as the soft skills that are vital to becoming a well-rounded professional.

Our focus on being at the cutting edge of our industry means you’ll be exposed to a wide range of client engagements, in-house research, and transformational projects.

The future

The Future of Technology, Data and Analytics

Our Technology, Data, and Analytics business excels at solving important problems for clients by combining our skills to accelerate innovation and design new services using advanced technology.

Investment in Innovation

We invest heavily in innovation and encourage our team to develop skills like advanced analytics. Our innovation group integrates new technologies, such as Robotic Process Automation, into client services. As you progress in your career, you'll work with our innovation team to gain hands-on experience.

Industry Focus

We operate across sectors, with a strong focus on Financial Services, Commercial organizations, and Government. Our goal is to expand our services in these sectors in the coming years.

Future of Cyber Security

Our mission of building a secure digital society is more relevant than ever. At PwC UK, we protect businesses and improve society by meeting the pressing demands of clients. You'll help bring our purpose to life by providing fact-based opinions and making tangible differences amidst cost pressures, technological disruption, and growing cyber threats.

We have five key strategic platforms that help us meet this demand, with data at the heart of what we do. By starting and developing your career with us you will be learning from experts in their field and you will be at the forefront of building our future strategy.