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Graduate Trainee - NatWest Markets Front Office

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Why NatWest Markets, and why Front Office?
At NatWest Markets, we focus on what we do best and what matters most to our customers. Our Front Office business is customer-focused and brings together expertise across Customer Sales, Trading, Primary Capital Markets, Private Financing, and CMU & xVA. Together, these teams support our customers to navigate markets, manage risk and meet their financing needs across Rates, FX and Credit products.
Your graduate journey
As a graduate trainee on our NatWest Markets Front Office programme, we’ll equip you with the knowledge, skills, and experiences you’ll need to make a significant impact through your work.
Over the course of this programme, you can expect to:
- Work alongside experienced professionals and industry experts to develop your technical expertise and commercial understanding
- Gain first-hand experience within your business area and become a valued member of the team from day one
- Build a deeper understanding of the products, markets and clients that drive our business
- Develop strong relationships with colleagues, senior leaders and fellow graduates across NatWest Markets
- Build your technical and professional skills through dedicated upfront training and on-the-job experience
- Gain a unique blend of market knowledge, analytical skills and critical capabilities
- Take part in live talks, networking opportunities and events covering a range of business and market topics
- Develop the confidence to navigate markets, manage risk and support our customers in meeting their financing needs
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I’m in my final year doing Economics and I don’t know whether to apply for grad schemes now or do a masters first. What do you think?
Honest answer — it depends on where you want to end up. A lot of top grad schemes (Big 4, civil service, banking) don’t need a masters. Let’s look at the ones you’d be competitive for now, and we can decide if a masters actually adds anything.
Also worth knowing: most autumn 2026 applications are open now. Timing matters more than you think.
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Graduate Consultant — 2026 Scheme
Why you're a good match
StrongYour economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.
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Why you're a good match
You’ve got the grades and the economics background, and your bank internship is exactly the experience this scheme looks for. Apply soon — deadlines close within the month.
Experience fit
Your summer at the bank plus your econometrics coursework map directly to the day-one responsibilities on this scheme — client modelling, market briefings, and deal support.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
How you’ll benefit
We’ll reward you with a starting salary of £60,000. And on top of your salary, you’ll also have access to our flexible benefits package.
You can look forward to:
- Learning from industry experts and immediately applying your learnings
- Accelerating your technical markets capability
- Enriching your learning through our NatWest Group Academy
- Mastering your ability to influence change and challenge the status quo
- Developing excellent relationship management skills
- Expanding your global professional network
- Growing your confidence, building your resilience, and elevating your executive presence
- Experiencing first-hand what it’s like working in a purpose-driven organisation
At the end of the programme, you’ll be well positioned to work at the forefront of your profession and secure a job within one of our wide varieties of Trading, Customer Sales, Capital Markets, and Private Finance teams.


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Entry requirements
To be eligible for our Front Office graduate programme, you’ll need:
- To have, or be on course to achieving a 2:1 in your degree or a 3.4 GPA
- A strong customer focus
- The ability to adapt well in a rapidly changing environment
- A flair for innovation
- Curiosity and an open mind
- A genuine passion for learning and development
Ready to apply?
The application window for this programme will be open until we receive enough applications to fill our cohort. When that happens, we’ll close the programme to new applications. It’s important to take the time to make sure you’re making the right decision about the programme you want to apply for (you can only apply for one programme) but please complete your application as soon as you can to make sure you don’t miss out!
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