Credit Research Summer Internship Programme 2026 London

Summer Internship Programme Overview
Join us as a summer intern and discover the world of finance and technology. Dive into our culture, engaging in real projects that offer a comprehensive business overview. Select your desired business area for an in-depth introduction, taking on immediate responsibility guided by a mentor and line manager. Forge connections, explore new horizons, and unlock growth opportunities in this 10 week journey. Join us during the summer of your penultimate or final year of university to build skills, expand knowledge, and embark on an impactful path towards a promising career.

Why the Credit Research Summer Intern Programme?

Barclays' award-winning Credit Research team empowers internal and external clients to make well-informed investment choices by providing expert insights. Covering Investment Grade, High Yield, Emerging Markets, Municipals, and Credit Strategy, this team offers actionable insights and innovative products daily. You can test your potential as a summer analyst here.

Credit Research analysts focus on specific sectors, conducting company and industry analysis. They collaborate with both internal departments (trading, sales, investment banking) and external clients (money managers, pension funds, hedge funds) regularly to enhance credit market evaluation. This dynamic role involves close collaboration with Sales & Trading, offering a fast-paced, engaging experience.

As a summer analyst, you'll rotate through two Credit Research coverage areas, gaining hands-on experience and making meaningful contributions. Guided by a senior analyst, you'll employ critical thinking to provide insights for investment theses and reports.

Responsibilities include analysing macro industry trends, maintaining financial models, gathering and interpreting data, crafting client-centric marketing materials and possibly participating in client interactions. Moreover, you'll collaborate with our Quantitative Portfolio Strategies and Data Science teams, gaining insights into advanced financial analysis and staying abreast of the field's latest developments.

Research at Barclays
Research is an ideas factory. We dig deep into the underlying factors that affect the world’s financial markets and provide insights that empower our clients to take key strategic and investment decisions. Research is a centre of subject-matter expertise on the companies, markets and securities that we cover, delivering real-time intelligence and long-term vision. It’s vital to the performance of our global investment bank.

Who we're looking for
To be considered for this programme, you must be in your penultimate or final year of your degree, in any discipline.

Ideally you'll have a keen interest in business and finance and a curiosity to learn. We value resourcefulness, teamwork, enthusiasm and an entrepreneurial spirt, all of which might be showcased through your involvement in extracurricular activities. 

Barclays will accept applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship to work in the UK.

Working in London

If you love the buzz of city life, our global HQ is the place to be. Our London hub is in Canary Wharf, at the heart of London’s financial district. Here, you won’t just be perfectly placed to explore the nation’s capital; you’ll be in a place where you can explore all the many functions and opportunities of a global financial giant. And if you’re technically minded, you’ll get more from your tech career by collaborating with other brilliant minds on game-changing innovations that are redefining the future of finance.

Purpose of the role

To participate in the day-to-day activities of the research division providing insights and expertise to help senior colleagues make informed decisions, develop new products and services, and identify new market opportunities.

Accountabilities

• Execution of research projects, conducting financial, statistical and industry analysis on companies and the industry to support the team’s investment thesis communicate research findings, collaboration with senior management to implement research findings for the research division.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams to support business initiatives.
• Participation in training and development programmes to enhance skills and knowledge.
• Research of sector trends that may impact company/sector recommendations for the research division.
• Management of writing daily, weekly, or monthly short notes or lengthy reports on economies, markets and/or industries.
• Management of assembling historical financial models using public filings, company conference calls, and press releases in support decision making in the research division.
• Training and mentoring of junior colleagues.

Analyst Expectations

• Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
• Partner with other functions and business areas.
• Takes responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.
• Escalate breaches of policies / procedures appropriately.
• Take responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
• Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
• Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.
• Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
• Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
• Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
• Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.