By Andre Atallah, CEO of EP Advisory
Technology graduate roles · IT Audit, Audit Analytics and Tax · September 2027 start
Most ads close Sun 18 Oct (may close early)Main deadline was set for Sun 18 OctMissed it? Your options
Short answer: Apply now. Each ad has its own date, and most close on Sunday 18 October 2026 with no time given. For those, apply by Saturday 17 October to be safe.Most of this cycle’s ads were listed to close on Sunday 18 October 2026. On 15 October 2026, six ads had no fixed deadline.The six ads with no fixed deadline have closed. One Manchester tax ad runs to 23 October.The last dated ad, in Manchester tax, was listed to close on 23 October. The next cycle is likely to open in September 2027. After the form, you take Deloitte’s online assessment and a Job Simulation. No coding test is published. The final stage is in person.
Where are you now?
Independent guide. EP Advisory is not affiliated with Deloitte.
Deloitte UK hires graduates in four Technology roles: IT Audit, Audit Analytics, Tax Transformation & Technology (TTT) and Tax Technology & Engineering (TTE). All start in September 2027.
This playbook covers each stage, the tests, the qualifications and the visa rules. For nearly 10 years, we’ve helped more than 5,000 professionals get hired. Want to know if your CV will pass screening in the UK? Check your CV for free: a score in 30 seconds, then a fix for each problem.
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Your route to an offer
Pick your stage and tick each step when done. Dates are Deloitte’s. Prep times are ours.
1. Apply: most ads close Sunday 18 October 20261. Apply: main deadline was set for Sunday 18 October 2026
One online form, about 15 minutes. Apply a day before your ad’s date.
2. Online tests: reply within 4 weeks
Online assessment, then Job Simulation. Prep 1 to 2 weeks.
3. Final stage prep: two hours on one topic
Research one topic with AI, then prepare for the interview. Prep about 1 week.
4. Final day and offer: in person, at your office
2.5 hours at the Deloitte office on your application. Prep 1 to 2 days.
Your ticks save on this device.
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The roles at a glance
Four Technology roles: two in Audit and two in Tax. Each one studies towards a professional qualification.
18 Oct
Most ads close, may close earlyDeadline for most ads
Sep 2027
Start, in one of 8 UK offices
2:1
Any subject, except for TTE
17 ads
Live ads, checked 15 Oct 2026
One
Application a year, across Deloitte
Not published
Salary
IT Audit · 8 offices
Risk and controls in the IT systems behind financial results. Study CISA or an MSc.
Audit Analytics · 3 offices
Testing the data and models of audited firms. Study CFAB.
Tax Transformation & Technology (TTT) · 3 offices
Tax data, automation and digital tax reporting. Study ATT, ACA, ICAS or CTA.
Tax Technology & Engineering (TTE) · 3 offices
R&D tax relief claims (Gi3) or building tax software. Same tax qualifications.
IT Audit and Audit Analytics ads: Deloitte will “cover the cost of all mandated courses, permitted exam attempts and membership fees”.
Graduates can also get “up to a £7,000 interest-free loan” (benefits page). That is support, not pay.
Forensic Technology and Financial Crime Tech are a different programme, on our Deloitte Forensic and Financial Crime page. Client-facing technology advice is Deloitte Consulting, also a different programme.
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What Deloitte Technology looks for
Deloitte scores 10 core skills across its early careers roles. Show each one with a real example.
Motivated & Committed
Why Technology and why this team, with facts.
Learning Oriented
A hard topic you learned fast.
Tech Curious
A tool or language you tried, and what it changed.
Relationship Builder
Trust you built with a new group.
Effective Communicator
A tech idea you made clear to a non-expert.
Resilient & Adaptable
A plan that failed and how you recovered.
Focused & Efficient
A tight deadline you met.
Analytical
Data you turned into a decision.
Creative Problem Solver
A problem with no set method that you solved.
Cognitive Ability
Tested by the numerical and verbal modules.
What each team says, in its own words
- IT Audit. “identify technology-related risks, evaluate the effectiveness of IT controls and cybersecurity measures”.
- Audit Analytics. “analyse, interpret and validate the data and models we receive from the businesses we audit”.
- TTT. “prepare companies for a digital tax reporting future”.
- TTE. “form the basis for their research and development, patent box claims and grant applications”.
04/10Stage 1 · Apply
How to apply
Apply now. Aim for the day before your ad’s closing date. For most ads, that is Saturday 17 October. That margin is our advice. Deloitte gives no closing time and may close any ad early if demand is high.Most of this cycle’s ads were listed to close on Sunday 18 October. Deloitte gave no closing time and could close any ad early if demand was high.
Date passed? On 15 October 2026, six ads had no fixed deadline.The six ads with no fixed deadline have closed. Manchester TTT runs to 23 October.The Manchester TTT deadline was set for 23 October. See all options.
| Role | Offices | Closes | Student visa OK |
|---|---|---|---|
| IT Audit | London, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Manchester, Reading, Glasgow, Edinburgh | 18 OctDeadline was set for 18 Oct. Glasgow and Edinburgh: no deadlineclosed | London, Bristol, Reading |
| Audit Analytics | Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester. London has closed. London has reopened | 18 OctDeadline was set for 18 Oct | Bristol |
| TTT | London, Manchester, Birmingham | London 16 Octdeadline was set for 16 Oct. Manchester 23 Octdeadline was set for 23 Oct. Birmingham: no deadlineclosed | London |
| TTE | London, Birmingham, Manchester | No deadlineClosed | London |
From the 17 ads, 15 October 2026. Other offices cannot sponsor: their ads say the salary is below the Skilled Worker threshold. Check the ad for your office.
New for 2026-27
Most ads have a fixed closing date. Last cycle, roles had no set closing date.
Deloitte asks you to use AI for your topic research and to explain how you used it.
Last cycle’s rule is from an archived copy of Deloitte’s assessment page.
More on the form and the one-application rule
- One application. The ads and Deloitte’s timelines page state “a strict one application per year policy across our Early Careers opportunities”. The summer scheme counts too. Deloitte cannot move it to another office, so pick one ad.
- The form. “complete your online application form in one session, as it won’t save your progress”.
Your CV: do and don’t
Do
“Wrote a Python script that checked 2,000 society expense claims and cut month-end checks from two days to two hours”
Show what you built and what it changed. Give each role a number.
Don’t
“Passionate about technology and a fast learner”
A claim with no proof. Show the work instead.
Our CV achievement examples show how to write those lines. Getting ready to apply for jobs in the UK? Check your CV for free: see it the way a recruiter does, then fix each problem.
Save Deloitte and over 2,000 other UK schemes to one free calendar. See what closes next and what you have applied to.
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Missed it or not selected? Your options
- No-deadline ads. IT Audit in Glasgow and Edinburgh, TTE in all three offices and TTT in Birmingham. Any may close without notice.These have closed. Manchester TTT runs to 23 October.The Manchester TTT deadline was set for 23 October.
- Penultimate year. The June 2027 IT Audit London summer scheme closes on 18 October.was listed to close on 18 October. The TTT London scheme has no deadline.has closed. Deloitte’s assessment page says summer finals are virtual. Placements exist too; check the ad.
- First year. Spring into Deloitte: Finance opens on 9 November 2026.opened on 9 November 2026. It has no Technology strand.
- Next year. Roles opened from 21 September to 5 October 2026. The next cycle is likely to open in September 2027, but this is not confirmed.The next cycle is likely to open in September 2027. Check the Deloitte careers site for the current dates.
05/10Stage 2 · Online tests
The Deloitte online tests
Two online stages, both built for Deloitte by Cappfinity. No coding or technical test appears in any ad, the careers page or the Candidate Zone.
Immersive Online AssessmentAbout 65 minutes
Welcome and Integrity · Behavioural · Numerical · Verbal
Job SimulationAbout 45 to 60 minutes
Ranking · Best response · Written · Video
The Job Simulation is set in your area. Deloitte says it “has been designed for the pathway you have applied to”.
About 35 min
Behavioural, untimed
About 12 min
Numerical, speed counts
About 12 min
Verbal, speed counts
“There’s no overall time limit”. But in numerical and verbal, “the time you take will impact your score” (assessment page).
Step through Deloitte’s online tests
Numerical: speed counts
Read the instructions
The test opens with instructions. In the practice version the clock counts the time you take rather than counting down, and speed counts towards your score. Employers set their own version, so yours may differ.
Rank the options
Work out the answer from a table, then drag the options into order. A Time Taken clock runs at the top.
Type the answer
Some questions have no options. Work out the figure from the chart and type it into the answer box.
Your moves
- Keep a calculator, pen and paper to hand, as Deloitte recommends.
- Check each answer before you press submit. You cannot go back.
Verbal: speed counts
Match the reply to a message
Each module tests a different verbal skill. Here you drag each reply under the message it best answers, judging only the style. Employers set their own version, so yours may differ.
Complete the text
A short passage has gaps. Choose the right word for each gap from a small drop-down list.
Correct the paragraph
A short notice contains spelling, grammar and punctuation errors. Click into the paragraph and fix them.
Rank the replies
Read how a team replied to an idea. Drag the five replies into order, from most positive to least positive.
True, false or can’t say
Read a short passage. For each statement, choose True, False or Can’t say from a drop-down, based only on the passage.
Your moves
- For true, false or can’t say, use only what the passage states.
- Read the whole paragraph before you fix errors.
Behavioural: untimed
The written screen belongs to the Job Simulation. These screens follow Cappfinity’s practice player, so Deloitte’s real screens may look a little different.
Read the welcome page
A welcome page explains the assessment and gives a few tips. Press Continue to start. Employers set their own version, so yours may differ.
Rank the responses
A short work scenario comes with four possible actions. Drag them into order, from the one you would most likely take to the least likely.
Move the slider
Some questions ask where you sit between two views. Drag the handle along the scale, and a box above it shows what you picked.
Pick the best response
A scenario comes with four responses. Pick the one you think is most appropriate, then save and go on.
Write your answer
Some questions ask for a written answer. These can be timed, and a counter shows how many characters you have left.
Your moves
- “Go with your gut instinct”, as Deloitte’s recruiters advise.
- Type every word yourself. Pasting is blocked and there is no spellcheck.
Video: Job Simulation
The Job Simulation also asks for recorded video answers. We do not draw these screens.
- First a set-up clip, which you can record again.
- Each question gives you time to prepare.
- Answer in English. Assessed answers cannot be re-recorded.
Your moves
- Try the Candidate Zone’s practice Job Simulation first.
- Tell your housemates, to avoid what Deloitte calls “a cameo appearance”.
Our own simplified drawings of Cappfinity’s practice screens, not screenshots. Numbers on them are examples. Deloitte’s version may differ.
For more on reasoning questions, see our tips for psychometric tests.
The rules: allowed and banned
Allowed
- A calculator, pen and paper
- Breaks, within a 5-hour cap
- Practice in the Candidate Zone
- Adjustments, if you ask early
Banned
- AI tools, in either online stage
- Help from anyone else
- Pasting text into written answers
- Sharing questions, including with AI
From Deloitte’s integrity page. Deloitte has “measures in place to detect AI-generated or AI-assisted responses”.
On the day: integrity, order and going back
- Integrity first. You record an integrity statement on camera first. The three modules then go in any order.
- No going back. “Once you have submitted your answer to a question, you cannot then go back and change it”. Cappfinity’s free demo has a Previous button. Deloitte’s real test does not.
- Time cap. “We have set a maximum time limit of 5 hours, which allows for ample breaks”. Deloitte may remove applicants who take longer.
Go further: the best outside help
Our own picks, checked on 15 October 2026. We are not linked to any of these sites and earn nothing from them.
From Deloitte
- Deloitte’s Candidate ZoneDeloitte · free account neededDeloitte’s own practice for both online stages. Start here.Free
Practise
- Cappfinity’s Preparation HubCappfinity, the test maker · no account neededExplains each question type in plain words.Free
- Cappfinity’s practice demosCappfinity · no account neededShort demos. Skip critical reasoning, which Deloitte does not use.Free
- Capp-style verbal sample testAssessmentDay · guide updated Sep 2026 · no account neededMore verbal questions in the same five types.Free
- Capp-style numerical sample testAssessmentDay · no account neededExtra numerical practice.Free
Skip answer solvers and paid insight packs. Deloitte bans AI in its tests and says paid insights “may be misleading or inaccurate”.
Next: build your speed on numbers and words with our guide to psychometric and logic tests.
06/10Stage 3 · Interviews
The topic discussion and interview
Two exercises, on one in-person day at your office. Deloitte publishes no technical interview.
Topic discussionA 30 to 45 minute session
About 15 minutes of your findings · Then questions · No slides
Skills and motivation interviewAbout 50 minutes, up to an hour
Motivation · Past examples · Scenarios · Values
Deloitte asks you to use AI for your topic research and to explain how you used it. AI is banned in the interviews themselves.
Your mandatory preparation and the timings
- The task. Choose one of the topics Deloitte gives you and spend up to two hours on it. “you don’t need to prepare slides”.
- What to explain. Why you chose it, your approach, and how you used AI and “what value it added”.
- Timings. The session runs 30 to 45 minutes, with up to 15 minutes of your findings (Discussion Guide). The interview runs “around 50 minutes”, or “up to an hour” in the Interview Guide.
How to answer: Deloitte’s own frames
The topic discussion
Deloitte’s Discussion Guide suggests this shape for your 15 minutes. It says there is “no right way”.
1
Introduce
2 min: purpose and key points
2
Implications
4 min: positive and negative
3
Opportunities and risks
4 min: both sides
4
For Deloitte
3 min: business opportunities
5
Conclude
2 min: why it matters
Follow-ups to rehearse
What research did you come across that you decided to discount?How did you use AI, and what did it add?How did you test your thinking?
Past examples
Deloitte’s guide says STAR “only works when talking about a previous example”.
Situation
Set the scene in one or two lines.
Task
What you had to achieve.
Action
What you did, not the team.
Result
What changed, with a number.
Motivation
Deloitte’s guide names three areas, plus your own questions.
The area
Why Technology, and why this team.
The firm
What you know about Deloitte.
Your career
How your qualification fits your goals.
Your questions
What you want to know about the role.
See our guides on how to pass a job interview and the toughest interview questions.
Practise: one question at a time
Motivation questions
Topics from Deloitte’s Interview Guide. Answers are ours.
The area
Why this Technology team, and not another?
What they’re testing: that you know what the team does.
Show a strong answer
- Name one piece of the team’s work, such as testing IT controls or R&D tax claims. Link it to something you have done.
The firm
What do you know about Deloitte?
What they’re testing: your “interest in, and knowledge of” the firm.
Show a strong answer
- Use Deloitte’s own pitch: you learn to explain IT issues in plain words. Say why that fits you, with one example.
Your career
How will you balance your qualification with client work?
What they’re testing: that you know the study load.
Show a strong answer
- Name it: CISA, CFAB or a tax qualification. Then give a time you studied hard alongside other commitments.
Your questions
“What aspects of the role and responsibilities do you want to know more about?”
From Deloitte’s Interview Guide
Show a strong answer
- Ask about study support or a recent project, not facts the ad already gives.
Past example questions
The first card is Deloitte’s own. The others are ours.
Past example
“Tell me about a time you had to work collaboratively with others to achieve a goal”
Deloitte’s own example question
Show a strong answer
- Use STAR. Focus on your part and end with a number.
Values
How do you support the people around you?
What they’re testing: Deloitte’s value of looking out for each other.
Show a strong answer
- Name one habit, then a time it helped someone.
Analytical
Tell me about a time you found an error in data or a system.
What they’re testing: care with detail, which audit and tax work needs.
Show a strong answer
- How you spotted it, how you checked it and what you changed.
Tech Curious
Tell me about a time you tried a new tool and it changed how you worked.
What they’re testing: Tech Curious, one of Deloitte’s 10 core skills.
Show a strong answer
- Use STAR. Name the tool, what you did with it and what changed.
Scenario and topic questions
The first three follow Deloitte’s own material. The last is ours.
Scenario
You built a new way for your team to report project progress. How would you present it to colleagues?
Based on Deloitte’s example question
Show a strong answer
- This is not STAR. Say who is in the room, what they care about and how you would take feedback.
Topic
“What research did you come across that you decided to discount?”
From Deloitte’s Discussion Guide
Show a strong answer
- Name one source and why you dropped it: too old, too small or one-sided.
Topic
How did you use AI in your preparation, and what value did it add?
Based on Deloitte’s mandatory preparation
Show a strong answer
- Say what you asked it, what it added and which other sources you used.
Communicator
Explain an IT risk to someone with no tech background.
What they’re testing: plain words, which client work needs.
Show a strong answer
- One line on the risk, then one everyday example, such as a shared password on a finance system.
Your story bank: a worksheet to print or copy
Two STAR stories per skill. Cognitive Ability is tested online.
| Skill | Story 1 | Story 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Motivated & Committed | ||
| Learning Oriented | ||
| Tech Curious | ||
| Relationship Builder | ||
| Effective Communicator | ||
| Resilient & Adaptable | ||
| Focused & Efficient | ||
| Analytical | ||
| Creative Problem Solver |
Go further: the best outside help
Our own picks, checked on 15 October 2026. We are not linked to any of these sites and earn nothing from them.
From Deloitte
- Deloitte’s Interview GuideDeloitte · PDF · updated Oct 2026 · no account neededThe question types, one example of each and Deloitte’s tips.Free
- Deloitte’s Topic Discussion GuideDeloitte · PDF · 2025 · no account neededHow to turn two hours of research into a short two-way discussion.Free
- Deloitte’s Technology teamsDeloitte Careers · no account neededYour team’s work in Deloitte’s words, for a specific “why this team” answer.Free
- Where Deloitte allows AI, and where it bans itDeloitte Careers · no account neededYou must use AI for your topic. Check what is allowed first.Free
Background reading for the role, not Deloitte material
- What an IT auditor checksISACA, the body behind CISA · no account neededThe five areas of CISA, the qualification the IT Audit ads name.Free
- What counts as R&D for taxGOV.UK · updated May 2024 · no account neededThe government’s test for R&D relief, the work of the Gi3 teams.Free
07/10Stage 4 · Final
The final stage day and your offer
The final stage lasts 2.5 hours, at the Deloitte office linked to your application. The IT Audit ads say: “Your initial induction and final assessment will be conducted in person”.
Travel
A prepaid card for up to £150 arrives at least three days before. Wait for it before you book.
Arrive
Arrive 10 minutes early. Bring “paper and a pen”, plus notes to prompt you if you want.
Scoring
You are “benchmarked against criteria and skills, not other candidates on the day”.
Outcome
Deloitte sends feedback in the Candidate Zone, its “most detailed report to date”.
Offer checks and joining
- Checks. Your official degree results, plus Personal Independence checks.
- Timing. “We allow one month between your course completion date and your Deloitte start date”.
- Hotels. Not covered unless agreed in advance (travel guide). Its final stage checklist covers the rest.
Key dates: September 2027 intake
21 Sep to 5 Oct 2026
Technology roles opened, Scotland first
17 October 2026
Open. Apply before your ad closes
17 October 2026
Ads last checked
16 Oct to 23 Oct 2026
11 ads close.11 ads were listed to close. On 15 Oct 2026, six had no deadlineThe six with no deadline have closed
Each online stage
Reply within four weeks
Each online stage
Reply within four weeks
Sep 2027
Induction, then you join your team
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Visa sponsorship
Our reading: if you need a visa, you need a Student visa and a London, Bristol or Reading role. Check the ad for your office before you apply.
London, Bristol and Reading
Student visa holders can apply. Not if you have held a Skilled Worker or Graduate visa.
Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, Edinburgh
Cannot sponsor. The ads say the salary is below the Skilled Worker threshold.
Deloitte’s sponsorship page says your Student visa must be “valid within 3 months of your start date”. You “must be back in the UK by the beginning of August”.
More on each visa rule
- Student visa offices. With an offer, “you must stay on your student visa until our immigration team contacts you 3 months before start date”.
- Summer schemes. No sponsorship, but you can apply on a Student visa “valid for the duration”.
- Graduate visa. It lasts “2 years if you apply on or before 31 December 2026” and “18 months if you apply on or after 1 January 2027” (GOV.UK).
Need sponsorship? See our guides to UK companies that sponsor visas and staying in the UK after studying. This is general information, so check GOV.UK.
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Key takeaways
Before you apply
- Most ads close on 18 October 2026, with no time given. Apply by Saturday 17 October to be safe.Most ads were listed to close on 18 October 2026, with no time given. The next cycle is likely to open in September 2027.
- On 15 October 2026, six ads had no fixed deadline.The six ads with no fixed deadline have closed. Manchester TTT runs to 23 October.The Manchester TTT deadline was set for 23 October.
- Deloitte allows one application a year, so choose one role and one office.
- London, Bristol and Reading accept Student visa holders. Other offices cannot sponsor.
- No coding test is published. The online assessment has behavioural, numerical and verbal parts.
When a scheme gives a close date, we email you a few days before it closes. Save Deloitte once and the reminder is set.
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Frequently asked questions
When do Deloitte Technology graduate roles close?
It depends on the ad. Most close on 18 October 2026.Most were listed to close on 18 October 2026. TTT London closes on 16 October.The TTT London deadline was set for 16 October. TTT Manchester closes on 23 October.The TTT Manchester deadline was set for 23 October. On 15 October 2026, six had no fixed deadline.The six with no fixed deadline have closed. No time is given, and any ad may close early.The next cycle is likely to open in September 2027.
Do I need a computing degree for Deloitte Technology?
Not for IT Audit, Audit Analytics or TTT, where a 2:1 in any subject is fine. TTE teams want STEM, computing or software degrees.
Is there a coding test for Deloitte Technology roles?
None is published. You sit Deloitte’s standard online assessment, then a Job Simulation set in your area.
What qualification will I study in Deloitte Technology?
IT Audit: CISA or an MSc in Digital and Business Risk Management. Audit Analytics: CFAB. The tax roles: ATT, ACA, ICAS or CTA.
Can I apply to more than one Deloitte Technology role?
No. Deloitte has a strict one application per year policy across its early careers roles. Choose one role and one office.
Does Deloitte Technology sponsor visas?
London, Bristol and Reading accept Student visa holders who have never held a Skilled Worker or Graduate visa. Other offices cannot sponsor.
What if I missed the Deloitte Technology deadline?
On 15 October 2026, six ads had no fixed deadline.The six ads with no fixed deadline have closed. Manchester TTT runs to 23 October.The Manchester TTT deadline was set for 23 October. Otherwise, the next cycle is likely to open in September 2027, but this is not confirmed.Otherwise, the next cycle is likely to open in September 2027. Check the Deloitte careers site for its dates.
