EY welcomes record graduate intake

EY has welcomed a record 1,473 students into its UK business this year – up 35% compared to 2021 – as the firm continues to invest in young talent to support its future growth.

This year’s student cohort included 1,269 graduates and 204 apprentices. Almost 40% will be based in EY’s regional offices, with Birmingham, Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, and Reading all seeing large intakes as the firm continues to strengthen its regional presence.

Of the new student hires, 41% are women and 45% are from an ethnic minority background, of which 4% identify as Black or Mixed-Black.

Additionally, EY provided work experience, summer internships and industrial placements to over 470 young people. These programmes are designed to provide insights into EY, learning experiences and networking opportunities.

Hywel Ball, EY’s UK chair, said: “These are record numbers for EY as we continue to invest in young talent to support our growth across the UK. We’re continuing to see strong levels of client demand and continued investment across the firm, which is why we’ve increased our student intake year on year, over the last three years, and hired more than 3,600 students.

“This is an important talent pool for EY that we want to nurture and support as they begin their careers. It’s also why for a third year running, we honoured all conditional offers we made prior to A-Level and Highers results in recognition that many students had their studies disrupted during the course of the pandemic.”