Colleague User Experience (UX) Professional Degree Apprenticeship - Leeds
Lloyds Banking Group · Leeds
At a glance
Duration: 4 years
Salary: £27,400
Location: Leeds
Qualification: A BSc (Hons) Degree Apprenticeship in Digital User Experience (UX) from Manchester Metropolitan University
Design the difference. Build your expertise
When it comes to shaping how one of the UK's largest organisations works, traditional HR can only take us so far. We need data that leaves no room for guesswork. Technology that keeps people and processes connected. And strategy that's born out of insight. Exactly what our People & Places teams do every single day.
The People Experience & Platform team takes that further - bringing data, design and technology all under one roof to deliver an experience that touches 80,000 colleagues. And as a UX Designer Apprentice, you'll be right where this magic happens. You'll get to decide how work works across hiring, onboarding and performance - all while you learn how to improve day-to-day functions for those around you. Sounds like a plan?
Years? Four. Impact? Forever
This is four years of blending classroom learning with professional experience. And while your work may start in the product and experience-led team, its impact will be felt everywhere.
At the same time, you'll also be working towards a fully funded BSc (Hons) in Digital User Experience (UX) with our learning partner, Manchester Metropolitan University. Throughout it all, you can expect to:
Apply what you learn to live projects from day one
Learn how to turn user needs into stronger ideas
Work with designers, product teams and stakeholders as you design intuitive digital products that solve problems
You'll spend most of your time building real experience on the job, with dedicated blocks of learning at university throughout the year.
The know-how before the go-do
What happens in the classroom doesn't stay in the classroom. You'll build the digital experience skills that make work better, as you learn how to:
Design around real user needs
Use UX methods to turn ideas into better experiences
Build digital products and services people actually use
Understand the psychology behind how people think, feel and behave
Turn data and insight into sharper design decisions
Stay ahead of emerging tech and future trends
And whatever you do, you'll do it with the backing of the wider apprenticeship and Next Generation Talent community. That means having access to a central learning journey, networking opportunities and experiences that go beyond the usual.
Opportunities that let you take the stage
Get seen by those who can help you go further:
Collaborate closely with those who have been there, done that
Get visibility and exposure as you engage with people from across the board
Decode how decisions are made in an organisation of this size
Your future. Fully backed
By the end of the apprenticeship, you'll have:
UX Degree Apprenticeship and a fully funded BSc (Hons) degree in Digital User Experience
Several years of real-world experience
Fully funded travel and accommodation
A unique blend of practical skills and theoretical knowledge
Location
This apprenticeship is based in Leeds, and you will be expected to work from your primary office throughout the programme. While our hybrid working policy requires office attendance at least two days per week (40% for full-time colleagues), apprentices are expected to be in the office most days during the initial settling-in period.
If your commute exceeds 1.5 hours, we strongly recommend relocating closer to the office to ensure consistent attendance in line with contractual and hybrid working expectations.
Salary and benefits
You will join us on a fixed apprenticeship salary. Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will be re-graded, with your pay range consistent with the job family for your business area.
We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:
A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
An annual performance-related bonus
Share schemes including free shares
Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
22 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
Closing date
The closing date to apply for this opportunity is 12th January 2027.
Our roles generate a lot of interest, and occasionally we need to close applications earlier than originally advertised. If you think working with us could be right for you, please apply now and see where an apprenticeship with us can take you!
If you have any queries regarding the recruitment process, please email lloydsbankinggroup@cappfinity.com and a member of our team will be happy to help and will reply within 3 working days (Monday to Friday).
Perks & benefits
Skills required
Designing around real user needs
UX methods
Understanding the psychology behind how people think, feel and behave
Turning data and insight into design decisions
Qualifications required
Be aged 18 or over on 1st Sept 2027
GCSEs at grade 4-9 in both Maths and English
You'll need a minimum of 104 UCAS points
If you're unsure of your UCAS points, you can visit https://ucaspointcalculator.co.uk/ to check your total.
You must currently possess a valid Right to Work in the UK. Your visa end date must extend beyond the duration of the apprenticeship programme, which will last up to five years.
Due to Home Office requirements regarding Skilled Workers, we're unable to accept applications for visa sponsorship for our apprenticeship roles as the proposed salary for the role does not meet the minimum threshold. If this situation applies to you, please consider looking for other vacancies which may be more suitable.
Training you'll get
Fully funded BSc (Hons) in Digital User Experience (UX) with Manchester Metropolitan University
Dedicated blocks of learning at university throughout the year
Live projects from day one
Central learning journey and networking through the Next Generation Talent community
Fully funded travel and accommodation
Future prospects
By the end of the apprenticeship, you'll have a UX Degree Apprenticeship and a fully funded BSc (Hons) degree in Digital User Experience, several years of real-world experience, and a unique blend of practical skills and theoretical knowledge.
You will join us on a fixed apprenticeship salary. Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will be re-graded, with your pay range consistent with the job family for your business area.
The essentials
Hours, commitment and the dates that matter.
Training provider
Delivers the training for this role and manages your application.



































