2026 Actuarial Apprenticeship - Pensions

Isio

Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester

Closes in 19 days (Sunday 1 March 2026)

Posted on 6 February 2026

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Summary

Start your actuarial career at Isio. Earn while you learn with dedicated study time, hands-on client work, and mentoring from industry experts. You’ll join a people first, inclusive team with structured salary progression and a permanent role from day one. Ready to make an impact, check out our role here or on our careers site.

Wage

Competitive

Competitive wage offered

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Training course
Actuarial technician (level 4)
Hours
In this role, apprentices will be required to work in their Isio office. They are based 4 or 5 days a week on their 6-month probation. Following completing your probation, you will be required to work in your Isio office 3 days per week. Days and times to be confirmed.

35 hours a week

Start date

Wednesday 23 September 2026

Duration

2 years

Positions available

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

The Actuarial Technician Apprenticeship programme here at Isio, has been designed to develop you and enable you to start to kick-start your career within Pensions. You will be:

  • Applying actuarial skills and concepts to calculate the value of pension and other benefits for employers and trustees.
  • Financial modelling and risk analysis for client projects
  • Supporting senior colleagues in advising clients on their pensions strategy and how to manage these risks, both on a day-to-day basis and when considering a long-term objective.
  • Assisting with designing and implementing employee communication programmes.
  • Supporting senior colleagues in helping clients to understand and manage accounting, tax and legislative changes that affect their pension schemes.
  • Contributing to proposals for new business opportunities.
  • Supporting senior colleagues at client meetings

Where you'll work

You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

  • 1 Colmore Square, Birmingham, B4 6AJ
  • 34 Boar Lane, Leeds, LS1 5DA
  • 3 Hardman Square, Manchester, M3 3EB

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED

Training course

Actuarial technician (level 4)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Obtain, analyse, model and interpret data to solve actuarial challenges and meet stakeholder objectives.
  • Analyse and logically apply actuarial techniques to given requirements and understand actuarial principles and calculations.
  • Plan and deliver actuarial tasks such as analysis and calculations within the required timescales.
  • Adapt to new requests or unforeseen events to maintain delivery of actuarial tasks.
  • Develop and maintain stakeholder relationships through providing a responsive service.
  • Identify internal stakeholder requirements and manage expectations as necessary.
  • Use digital applications and software to deliver data analysis, data visualisations and mathematical models to assist in actuarial tasks.
  • Use digital technologies safely and securely to protect the organisation from risks such as cyber-threats and data breaches.
  • Tailor communication techniques for different stakeholders.
  • Maintain internal documentation to ensure a clear and identifiable audit trail of decision making and analysis.
  • Obtain, analyse, model and interpret data to solve actuarial challenges and meet stakeholder objectives.
  • Analyse and logically apply actuarial techniques to given requirements and understand actuarial principles and calculations.
  • Plan and deliver actuarial tasks such as analysis and calculations within the required timescales.
  • Adapt to new requests or unforeseen events to maintain delivery of actuarial tasks.
  • Develop and maintain stakeholder relationships through providing a responsive service.
  • Identify internal stakeholder requirements and manage expectations as necessary.
  • Use digital applications and software to deliver data analysis, data visualisations and mathematical models to assist in actuarial tasks.
  • Use digital technologies safely and securely to protect the organisation from risks such as cyber-threats and data breaches.
  • Tailor communication techniques for different stakeholders.
  • Maintain internal documentation to ensure a clear and identifiable audit trail of decision making and analysis.

Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4 / C)
  • Maths (grade 4 / C)

A Level in:

Maths (grade B)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative

Other requirements

There is no expectation for those wanting to join our Actuarial Apprenticeship – Pensions programme to have any previous industry/work experience. However, this is a pathway to becoming a fully qualified actuary and there are a few skills that are important to not only succeed but for you to enjoy the role:

  • Desire to and ability to work with and analyse complex numbers
  • Working within a team – this is critical to delivering our services to clients
  • Proactive in approach to managing and organising your work
  • Understand the importance and demonstrate effective communication
  • We highly recommend researching the Level 4 Actuarial Technician Apprenticeship and the commitment to completing this qualification and subsequent Institute and Faculty Actuarial Qualification.

In addition to this, successful candidates will need to complete background checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

About this employer

Isio was ‘born’ in 2020, and we’ve been challenging existing thinking on pensions, benefits and investment advice ever since. That’s because we know that only by improving on what’s been accepted in the past, can we provide the financial confidence our clients deserve. Find out more about who we are and what we do via our careers site.

https://www.isio.com/careers/early-careers/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • Life Assurance
  • Group Income Protection
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Virtual GP Service
  • Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
  • 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays

After this apprenticeship

Getting to grips with the fundamentals of the role and building workplace skills will be your priority when you join us. Our work stretches beyond pensions and that’s where we set ourselves apart. This includes you as you develop within the role.

Our Learning and Development team will be ensuring your skills are developed throughout the duration of your apprenticeship in addition to the support you will receive from our external government-approved Level 4 apprenticeship provider. The apprenticeship programme is just the start. We will support you at every stage of your career here at Isio, not just at the beginning.  Beyond the Apprenticeship, support will be provided in working towards completing professional exams and getting the work experience to become a fully qualified Actuary and Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA). 

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000013642.

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Closes in 19 days (Sunday 1 March 2026)

After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.