Women in Business Insight 2026

Women in Business

Apply if you've already graduated or you're a current student graduating in 2027

Three days that make a real difference.

Duration

Three days

Programme dates

8 - 10 September 2026

Location

Across the UK

At PwC, we know that when people from diverse backgrounds, with different points of view, work together, good things happen - for our clients, our people and our society. We're committed to improving our gender balance and showcasing female leaders. Female talent is currently underrepresented in our industry with only 25% of equity partners at PwC being female. Although 42% of 2023 equity partner promotions and 45% of PwC’s 2024 graduate intake were female, there’s still work to be done.

About the Women in Business programme

Through our Women in Business programme, we offer undergraduates an engaging and inspiring three-day taster of life at PwC. It’s a great experience, a chance to meet our people and get an introduction to how the business world works. What’s more, successful completion of the programme will lead to an offer to join us on a graduate programme starting in September 2027. Open to all, this programme is aimed at inspiring and supporting women interested in professional services. Come and meet the inspiring women who are leading PwC into the future.

What you'll do

• The programme is designed to give you a snapshot of what a career at PwC could look like.
• You’ll be mentored by people from our teams who can tell you all about the opportunities available across PwC.
• You’ll hear first-hand from our colleagues about their own personal career journeys.
• You’ll meet some of our networks focused on Inclusion and Diversity.
• Across the three days, you’ll be involved in a range of interactive sessions that will help you gain experience in a business setting and encourage you to bring your whole self to the workplace.

Pathway to a graduate programme

• If you're successful on the programme, you could receive an offer to join us on a graduate programme starting in September 2027.
• Any employment offer made by PwC is contingent on you obtaining and maintaining the right to work and reside legally in the UK for the full duration of the graduate programme.

Eligibility

• An undergraduate/graduate student in any discipline or subject.
• On track to pass your degree. We judge this based on your marks over the last academic year.
• In the penultimate year of a degree, graduating in 2027 or already graduated.
• As these roles are for our 2027 intake, you are eligible to apply even if you have already applied to a role in the current academic year.

Women in Business opportunities

Please only apply to offices that are a commutable distance for you, as travel and hotel costs cannot be expensed.

Audit and Assurance

• On our Audit and Assurance programmes, you’ll get a backstage pass to some of the most interesting and dynamic organisations in the world.
• Our teams verify the credibility and reliability of all kinds of data, creating transparency and trust by bringing independent rigour to the information that underpins the economy.
• They also ensure that our clients have the digital systems, internal controls, governance policies and risk management processes in place.
• You’ll work directly with clients, experiencing everything from the warehouse to the boardroom.
• You'll gain a unique perspective on how different organisations do business.
• Apply to this business area if you are comfortable and enjoy working with numbers and technology; you build strong relationships and thrive in a team; you are curious to learn the financial management behind every type of organisation.

This programme is available in Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds, London, Manchester and Reading.

Deals

• In Deals, you’ll provide strategic advice and support to clients in areas such as mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and restructuring.
• We help clients maximise the value they gain from their most complex and significant transactions.
• Apply for these programmes if you are endlessly curious; you solve problems in a creative way; you enjoy using data and insight to tell compelling stories.

This programme is available in Birmingham, Edinburgh, Leeds, London, Manchester and Reading.

Management Consulting

• Help clients deliver profitable growth through understanding business and leveraging technology.
• Work on optimizing financial management, operational efficiency, workforce effectiveness, and delivering strategic outcomes.
• Provide business leaders with data and insights.
• Develop strategies and solutions to streamline processes and drive performance.
• Apply for these programmes if you are endlessly curious; you solve problems in a creative way; you enjoy using data and insight to tell compelling stories.

This programme is available in Birmingham, London and Manchester.

Tax Services

• Help businesses navigate complex tax regulations and optimise their tax positions.
• Provide guidance on tax planning, compliance and strategy.
• Gain experience across core tax specialisms.
• Develop skills in relationship management and data analysis.
• Specialist knowledge on different businesses and client sectors.
• Apply to this business area if you are comfortable and enjoy working with numbers and technology; you build strong relationships and thrive in a team; you are curious to learn the financial management behind every type of organisation.

This programme is available in Birmingham, Leeds, London and Reading.

Technology Consulting

• Help clients select, implement and support business application software.
• Assess legacy systems and analyse client needs.
• Integrate software solutions to help organisations meet their strategic goals.
• Provide training and support to client teams.
• Apply for these programmes if you are endlessly curious; you solve problems in a creative way; you enjoy using data and insight to tell compelling stories.

This programme is available in Manchester.

Assessment and selection process for programme

• Apply online: Complete your application carefully.
• Online assessment: A series of assessments measuring cognitive skills, behaviours, natural preferences and reasoning abilities.
• Video interview: Questions focus on your typical work approach.
• Assessment centre: Virtual immersive assessment centre stage.
• Graduate conversion assessment: During the programme, you'll be assessed through performance and feedback. If successful, you could be offered a graduate job in the same business area you completed your programme in.

How to apply

To apply for this role and to find out more, please click on the apply button. Please note that applications may close before the application deadline, so apply early to avoid disappointment.