ARRIVE AS YOU ARE.
ACHIEVE THE EXCEPTIONAL.
EARLY CAREERS AT JLR
Imagine a career shaped by passion. Achievements driven by innovation. And growth without limitation. Now imagine an environment that allows you the freedom, opportunity and flexibility to achieve your ambitions and create a better future. One that takes you beyond the now and helps you discover who you want to be and where you want to go.
We’re evolving the world of modern luxury. Creating vehicles that are era-defining across distinct brands with profound cultural influence worldwide. Range Rover. Discovery. Defender. Jaguar. We’re embracing our modernist design philosophy without compromising on sustainability.
To do this takes diverse skills and a strong sense of collective purpose. It takes desire and curiosity to reach for exceptional. It takes someone like you to achieve it.
Your journey starts here.
INNOVATION AT JLR
From the very beginning, we’ve pioneered innovation. And now we’re reimagining the future of the automotive industry. Our future of sustainability-rich modern luxury is the biggest challenge we have faced. And it’s one that we’ll achieve through agility, curiosity, creativity and innovative technology delivered by our Proud Creators.
We’re using enhanced technology and capability, whether that be through the next generation of electrical architecture to advancing automated driving and AI intelligence, delivering modern luxury experiences to our customers through our iconic brands. Once you’re in, you can start influencing our future.
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DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
At JLR we’re passionate about our people. They are truly at the heart of our business. We are committed to fostering a more diverse, inclusive and unified culture that is representative of our customers and the society in which we live and work. If you’re joining us on our early careers programmes, we want you to bring your true self to work and feel empowered to reach, and even exceed, your potential. We’ll be right there with you.
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SUSTAINABILITY
Sustainability is at the heart of what we do, with the aim to ensure luxury and sustainability can go hand in hand, through the best of British design and engineering. And it takes curiosity to make change happen. Which we back with real action. We are evolving our business to reflect the changing world. Our global operations and facilities are transforming to become cleaner and more energy efficient. We are reimagining the materials used across our entire product lifecycle, collaborating with our supply chain to become more sustainable as we move towards an electric future.
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ROUTES
Our early careers programmes have been crafted to nurture talented people to drive the future of modern luxury vehicles. Find the path best suited to your needs; exceptional awaits.
APPRENTICESHIPS
UNDERGRADUATES
GRADUATES
APPRENTICESHIPS
Our apprentice schemes offer a mix of practical skills and relevant qualifications to shape your future. Explore areas of the automotive industry you’ve always dreamed of experiencing – and those you never knew existed.
UNDERGRADUATES
Our undergraduate placements will deepen your curiosity, transform your thinking, develop your knowledge and give you vital real-world experience. Experience that provides your future career with a foundation like no other.
GRADUATES
Arrive with intention. Bring your career to life. This is the perfect blend of personal growth and professional development, with a choice of programmes, roles and projects for you to contribute to, truly define and make a lasting impact.
PROGRAMMES
JLR will be running the following programmes in 2025.
COMING SOON
Level 6 Applied Professional Engineering Programme Degree Apprenticeship
Duration: 4 years
Applications open: 10th February - 3rd March 2025
Start date: September 2025
COMING SOON
Level 6 Supply Chain Degree Apprenticeship
Duration: 4 years
Applications open: 10th February - 3rd March 2025
Start date: September 2025
CLOSED
LEVEL 7 FINANCE APPRENTICESHIP
Duration: 4 years
Applications open: 21st - 28th October 2024*
Start date: September 2025
COMING SOON
Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship
Duration: 4 years
Applications open: 10th February - 3rd March 2025
Start date: September 2025
COMING SOON
Level 6 Digital and Technology Solutions Degree Apprenticeship
Duration: 4 years
Applications open: 10th February - 3rd March 2025
Start date: September 2025
CLOSED
Commercial Undergraduate
Duration: 12 months
Applications open: 15 October - 29 October 2024*
Start date: July 2025
CLOSED
Programme Management Undergraduate
Duration: 12 months
Applications open: 15th October 2024 - 15th November 2024*
Start date: July 2025
CLOSED
People (Human Resources) Undergraduate
Duration: 12 months
Applications open: 15 October - 29 October 2024*
Start date: July 2025
CLOSED
Creative (Design) Undergraduate
Duration: 12 months
Applications open: TBC
Start date: July 2025
CLOSED
Engineering Undergraduate
Duration: 12 months
Applications open: 15 October - 26 November 2024*
Start date: July 2025
CLOSED
Data Analytics Undergraduate
Duration: 12 months
Applications open: 12 November 2024 - 26 November 2024*
Start date: July 2025
CLOSED
Industrial Operations (Manufacturing Engineering and Supply Chain) Undergraduate
Duration: 12 months
Applications open: 15 October - 26 November 2024*
Start date: July 2025
CLOSED
Creative (Design) Graduate
Duration: 2 years
Applications open: TBC
Start date: September 2025
CLOSED
Engineering Graduate
Duration: 2 years
Applications open: 15 October - 15 November 2024*
Start date: September 2025
CLOSED
Industrial Operations (Manufacturing Engineering / Supply Chain & Logistics / Procurement) Graduate
Duration: 2 years
Applications open: 15 October - 15 November 2024*
Start date: September 2025
CLOSED
Business Strategy Graduate
Duration: 2 years
Applications open: 15 October - 22 October 2024*
Start date: September 2025
CLOSED
Commercial Graduate
Duration: 2 years
Applications open: TBC
Start date: September 2025
CLOSED
Data Analytics (Cross Functional) Graduate
Duration: 2 years
Applications open: 15 October - 5 November 2024*
Start date: September 2025
CLOSED
Programme Management Graduate
Duration: 2 years
Applications open: 15 October - 5 November 2024*
Start date: September 2025
CLOSED
People (Human Resources or Health, Safety and Wellbeing) Graduate
Duration: 2 years
Applications open: TBC
Start date: September 2025
SUPPORTING YOU
Regardless of what point of your journey you’re at, we’re here to support you every step of the way. Work in education or have caring responsibility for somebody interested in our programmes? We have you covered too.
EMPLOYABILITY HUB
Our employability hub contains all the help and insight you need into our application process and how you can best prepare.
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SUPPORTING SCHOOLS
JLR can deliver a lifetime of opportunities for those who are curiously minded. Our workplace is evolving, and your students could be vital to our future. See for yourself the opportunity they have to build an inspiring, creative and diverse career.
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PARENTS, CARERS AND EDUCATORS
Whether you are a parent or carer of a school, college or university student/leaver, or you work in education, this page will provide you with detailed information on our Early Careers programmes to support your conversations.
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Your wellbeing
Your health and wellbeing is as important to us as it is you. Wherever you work at JLR you’ll find a huge range of groups and activities to get involved in. From networking with other early careers hires over breakfast, to evening sports and social clubs, you’ll find there’s something for everyone. And some you’ve never thought of! Helping everyone to perform at their best means supporting everyone to feel their best every day.
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Life at JLR
Awards and recognition
At JLR, we are proud of the recognitions our programmes, recruitment campaigns and people receive, and partnerships we have with external organisations drive improvements across our business in diversity and inclusion.
As well as ranking 42nd in the prestigious Times Top 100 Graduate Employers for 2024, check out some of our other recent awards and recognitions.
