HSBC Degree Apprenticeship – Commercial Banking – Manchester
HSBC BANK PLC
Manchester (M2 7HD)
Closes in 10 days (Sunday 16 November 2025)
Posted on 5 November 2025
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Summary
Support small and medium sized businesses as they grow. Help them reach their international ambitions and sustainability goals. Please note that the planned start date for this opportunity is December 2nd.
- Wage
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Competitive
Competitive wage offered
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HSBC’s pay structure is above the National Minimum Wage and our employees receive a series of additional benefits, alongside a very competitive starting salary, which will always be reflective of the job you do.
- Training course
- Financial services professional (level 6)
- Hours
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Monday - Sunday, on shift pattern rotation between the hours of 08:00 - 20:00.
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 25 March 2026
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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4
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
From day one, you’ll be part of a dedicated team focused on building, growing, and protecting deep, trusted relationships with our Commercial Banking clients. You won’t just observe – you’ll play a role in helping clients succeed and safeguarding their legacy, while strengthening HSBC’s position as a trusted partner. Here’s a taste of what you’ll get involved in:
- Work with specialist teams: See how Relationship Managers partner with experts across the bank to grow client relationships and deliver tailored financial solutions.
- Get early exposure to clients: You’ll start building connections from the outset, gaining insight into clients’ businesses, their goals, and how HSBC’s solutions – from sustainable supply chains to green bonds – can support their success, because their success is our success.
- Act as the link between HSBC and its clients: Support the team in getting to know clients inside out. That deep knowledge helps us ensure HSBC delivers the right solutions at the right time.
- See collaboration in action: Experience how we work across teams, geographies, and functions, including Legal, Credit, and Risk, to deliver for our clients.
- Get hands-on with real tasks: You’ll help create client presentations, reports, and credit papers; support strategic reviews and pitches; and conduct financial analysis and risk assessments on client portfolios and transactions.
Where you'll work
2-4 St. Anns Square
Manchester
M2 7HD
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Training course
Financial services professional (level 6)
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Training schedule
This is a 3-year Degree Apprenticeship that combines practical experience with academic learning.
You’ll complete a BSc (Hons) in Applied Retail and Commercial Banking via the University of Exeter.
Your journey kicks off with structured expert-led training to give you the technical know-how to hit the ground running. Your first few months will be about getting settled into HSBC and your first placement. Your apprenticeship qualification will begin in January.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
A Level in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Drive
- Ownership
- Resilience
- Relationship management
- Learning agility
- Self-awareness
About this employer
HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, serving over 40 million customers globally. We aim to be where the growth is, connecting customers to opportunities, enabling businesses to thrive and helping people fulfil their hopes and ambitions. To help achieve this, we want to recruit talented individuals from all walks of life who share our vision. As a business operating in markets all around the world, we believe diversity brings benefits for our customers, our business and our people. This is why HSBC UK is committed to being an inclusive employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified applicants. At HSBC Group we look to enable our employees to better balance their work / life priorities and have the flexibility required to meet challenging needs as they progress through different life stages. Where possible we will consider the following flexible working options: part-time working, job sharing, term-time working, and working from home and staggered hours. If in considering a role with HSBC, you have a need for some flexibility in your working arrangements, please discuss this with the recruitment team in the early stages of the application process. As a business operating in markets all around the world, we believe diversity brings benefits for our customers, our business and our people. This is why HSBC Group is committed to being an inclusive employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified applicants.
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Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
You will have constant support throughout your programme, including a dedicated mentor and development team, study days (both group and independent) designed to build your soft and technical skills, access to a vast array of learning tools and materials (both internal and external) and on the job coaching. You will also receive support during the final year of your programme to help you secure your destination role within the organisation.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000346460.
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Closes in 10 days (Sunday 16 November 2025)
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