J.P. Morgan

Programmes and entry

• Financial Services Degree Apprenticeship (Level 6, 4 years) · BSc (Hons) Applied Finance, University of Exeter (London, Bournemouth); Business Management: Financial Services Finance, Heriot-Watt (Edinburgh); CISI exams alongside · London, Bournemouth, Edinburgh
• Digital & Technology Solutions Degree Apprenticeship (Level 6, 4 years) · BSc Digital and Technology Solutions (2025 cycle listed London and Bournemouth) · London, Bournemouth

Exeter route: three B grades at A-level (or UCAS equivalent). One STEM A-level required on the official page (Business Studies accepted). Technology route needs Maths or Computer Science/IT as one A-level (candidate-reported strictly enforced). Heriot-Watt route: BBBB Highers. · GCSE English grade 5+ and Maths grade 6+ (official). Contextual offers as defined by the University of Exeter are considered. A candidate notes the online form does not ask for A-levels well (US-style education fields); they entered Exeter as the institution and explained in a note. source

Opens Applications open early September. 2025 cycle: opened in early September 2025 for September 2026 entry (candidates applied on the 1st and 3rd). 2024 cycle opened around September with London closing 15 Oct and Bournemouth 15 Dec (candidate-posted). · closes Rolling. London Financial Services invited to Superday from about late September to mid-October in 2025; some applicants saw the role 'no longer available' by mid-September. · rolling (apply early) · Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and JPM strongly encourages early submission. In 2025 the Superday email arrived around a month after applying, with Superday interviews from about 28 October and the in-person Assessment Evening about a month later. Outcomes were still awaited in mid-December. One applicant said JPM accepts and rejects everyone at a given stage on the same day, so no news for days is not informative. source

Assessment centre

In-person 'Assessment Evening' in London (late Nov/early Dec 2025) with a group task and a networking element; reported as friendly and straightforward. Official page: candidates progress through assessment centres and insight evenings, and current apprentices and managers participate in selection.

Single report source

Final interview

Virtual Superday: 2 x 30-minute interviews with different interviewers, mixing motivation and competency with more technical questions. AI tools banned.

Several candidate reports source

Values they assess against

Service, Heart, Curiosity, Courage, Excellence (2024 cycle applicant-advised firm values) · Business principles: exceptional client service, operational excellence, integrity, fairness and responsibility, a great team and winning culture · Prep site: creativity, teamwork and humility (unverified)

Questions candidates report

• Superday (virtual interviews): Motivation and competency questions (for example what motivates you about the programme) plus some more technical questions; 2 x 30 minutes. Several candidate reports source
• Online application: What one trait makes you a unique candidate? (500 words) Single report source
• Online application: How does a place on this programme support your career objectives? (500 words) Single report source

Advice for this firm

• Apply the day applications open (early September): JPM is rolling and London finance slots went within weeks in 2025.
• The application is the main filter for finance: there were no online tests reported for London Finance in 2025, so your CV, cover letter and 500-word answers carry everything.
• Check the STEM subject and GCSE Maths 6+ requirements before applying; tech applicants report strict rejection for not having Maths/CS/IT.
• Prepare two 30-minute interviews: one persona for motivation/competency and one for technical, with basic financial markets awareness.
• Show that you understand the degree provider: Exeter's Applied Finance degree with CISI exams, one study day a week.
• No AI in Superday; the invite makes this explicit, and the assessment evening is in person, so practise your in-person networking.
• Expect silence: statuses read 'under review' for weeks, and decisions arrive for a whole batch on the same day.

Not verified

• Browser pass 2 Oct 2026: the official Technology apprenticeship page is a genuine 404 in a real browser, not a block, so it appears to have been removed. TheStudentRoom's 2026 offer-holders thread (read directly, page 2) has candidates describing the in-person Assessment Evening as simple and straightforward with a group task and a networking part, and reporting no outcome for weeks afterwards, in line with the profile. No interview questions were posted there.
• Re-checked 2 Oct 2026 by plain fetch: the official Financial Services apprenticeship page confirms 4 years (London, Bournemouth, Edinburgh), the Exeter and Heriot-Watt entry grades, one study day a week and an 'assessment center' and 'insight evening', but gives no stages, dates or salary. The Technology apprenticeship page returned 404.
• A search summary of a job-board listing (page not readable) says the 2026 London Technology apprenticeship was posted 1 September 2025 with a deadline of about 2 November 2025, an online Superday in the last two weeks of October or early November and an in-person Assessment Evening in late November or early December. Single report; the 2026/27 cycle is not confirmed.
• Other J.P. Morgan routes exist that this profile does not cover (a Glasgow software graduate apprenticeship with Strathclyde; a Bournemouth Level 4 AAT 'Global Finance and Business Management' apprenticeship on Find an Apprenticeship).
• WikiJob's grade requirements for J.P. Morgan apprenticeships (three C grades) conflict with the official page (three B grades) and look outdated, so they are not used. The firm values list is not on any page we could read.
• Official JPM page for the 2026 cycle (applications from September 2026) not checked beyond the programme page.
• Assessment Evening format in detail: only a single brief candidate description; no specific exercises, timings or questions reported.
• Whether Pymetrics/HireVue still feature: 2025 London Finance candidates skipped them, but older prep guides and 2024 Bournemouth reports show a telephone interview.
• Verbatim Superday questions: none found; Glassdoor was blocked, and r/UKApprenticeships had no retrievable threads.
• Technology DA process (separate assessment, HackerRank-style?) not verified.
• Official JPM values names as used in early-careers recruitment ('Service, Heart, Curiosity, Courage, Excellence' is from one 2024 forum poster).
• Prep-site salary figures for 2025 (GBP 24k Bournemouth, GBP 28k London) are single-source.