My Experience with the Scott Logic Graduate Training
Having completed the Graduate Training at Scott Logic, Ben Coke reflects on the experience and offers some advice to those who may be taking part in the future.
Want to work with world-class consultants?
At Scott Logic, we take the development of our graduates seriously.
We want you to grow in confidence, skills and impact so that your career in software gets off to the very best start. About 40% of the Scott Logic community joined us as graduates, and many of our grads have moved on to senior positions within the organisation.
You can find out below all about our Graduate Programme, including all the benefits and opportunities it offers, how the application process works, and the experiences of previous graduates.
Benefits of our programme
Building skills that matter
As you progress through the graduate programme, we’ll support you to build strong foundations and develop your skills in line with our technology strategy. Over time, you’ll have the opportunity to pursue role-relevant certifications aligned to your interests and experience.
Structured learning from day one
You’ll join the graduate programme as part of a cohort, taking part in a structured training programme. This builds a foundational skillset that prepares you for multiple consultant experiences. From there you'll be assigned to internal or client projects. These will build confidence and real-world experience – balancing a supportive learning environment with stretching meaningful consultant opportunities.
Your progression journey
You'll usually progress from Graduate to Associate after around six months. This recognises your early development and sets you up for further training and progression towards a consultant role.
Supported by a mentor
You'll be paired with a mentor who'll support you through the early stages of the graduate programme. They'll offer guidance, feedback, and a sounding board as you build confidence, develop skills, and settle into life at Scott Logic.
Meet some of our graduate recruits
Laura
Delivery Manager, Bristol
"I was thrilled when Scott Logic asked me in for an interview as it represented an opportunity to get into an industry I was passionate about – and where they paid me to learn. I really enjoyed the interview process itself."
Graham
Chief Strategy Officer, Edinburgh
“I’ve always wanted to be part of an organisation that actively encourages you to explore new territories. The fact that I’ve now been at Scott Logic for nearly 20 years is testimony to the fact that the company lets you do just that. You really can’t ask for more from a job.”
View our current graduate vacancies
Graduate Software Developer
Are you an undergraduate or postgraduate who wants to build a career as a Graduate Software Developer, creating complex and richly interactive software applications using the latest technologies?
Graduate Test Engineer
Are you an ambitious and self-motivated undergraduate or postgraduate who wants to build a career as a tester, working on complex and sophisticated software solutions using the latest technologies?
How does our graduate recruitment process work?
Simple online application
We’ll ask for some basic information including your latest CV.
Time to talk
A member of our recruitment team will give you a call for an informal chat about your application.
Assessment Centre
An assessment day for you and your fellow candidates to show us how well you can work together on team activities.
Interview
A one-to-one, 90-minute interview: 60 minutes focused on your technical discipline followed by a 30-minute chat with the hiring manager.
Here’s what you can expect from our graduate programme:
Starting Strong
Your induction week includes presentations from senior leaders with hands-on sessions. You'll gain an understanding of the kind of clients we look after and the diverse technology services we deliver to help set you up for success.
Diverse technologies
Our clients trust us to develop innovative solutions to complex software challenges, so our technology-agnostic approach is key. This means that, even on the graduate programme, you’ll be exposed to a massive array of new languages, platforms and approaches.
Challenging projects
You’ll work as part of a team on complete design and build projects. These are created to give you hands-on experience of working in a real-life, professional environment.
Real industry insight
As well as tackling challenging graduate projects, you’ll get to work on broader internal projects with more experienced team members, and bolster your skills on even more progressive client projects.
Starting Strong
Your induction week includes presentations from senior leaders with hands-on sessions. You'll gain an understanding of the kind of clients we look after and the diverse technology services we deliver to help set you up for success.
Challenging projects
You’ll work as part of a team on complete design and build projects. These are created to give you hands-on experience of working in a real-life, professional environment.
Diverse technologies
Our clients trust us to develop innovative solutions to complex software challenges, so our technology-agnostic approach is key. This means that, even on the graduate programme, you’ll be exposed to a massive array of new languages, platforms and approaches.
Real industry insight
As well as tackling challenging graduate projects, you’ll get to work on broader internal projects with more experienced team members, and bolster your skills on even more progressive client projects.
Connect, learn, grow
During the graduate programme, you'll be office-based for your first six months. This is designed to help you build strong relationships with your mentors, expand your network, and learn quickly by being immersed in day-to-day work and collaborating closely with your team. After this period, we move to a hybrid working approach at Scott Logic.
Some of our client projects
Axpo
Building a tailor-made trading platform
Axpo needed a bespoke replacement for its legacy intraday trading platform. Building on years of collaboration, we delivered a high-performance, fully integrated system that streamlined workflows, improved trader efficiency and went straight into operation thanks to strong testing and transparent teamwork.
Hg Capital
Productionising a GenAI chatbot
Having built a prototype GenAI chatbot, Hg Capital tasked us with getting it production-ready to deploy into the portfolio. Learn how, in just a matter of weeks, we readied the tool for rollout and supported pilots to demonstrate material productivity gains.
Scottish Government
Full-service programme delivery
How we supported the Scottish Government, from initial concept to the private Beta phase, with the technical development and delivery of a scalable platform through which public sector organisations can make quick and secure payments.
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If you’d like to know more about our graduate programme, we’d be happy to chat.
Drop an email to applications@scottlogic.com
