UX Designer Graduate
| Posting date: | 14 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £29,500 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 January 2026 |
| Location: | UK |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 5 days per week |
| Company: | Jisc |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 397 |
Summary
Jisc Apprentice Scheme 2026
Please note the closing date for this role is: Sunday 25th January 2026
Download the full details of this role as the job information will no longer be accessible once the listing expires, so we recommend saving a copy for your records. Therefore please visit our website www.jisc.ac.uk/jobs to apply and download the full details of the role.
Role: UX Designer Graduate
Salary: £29,500 per annum plus excellent bespoke benefits
Working week: Monday – Friday 9am - 5pm
Hours: 35 hours per week
Duration: 15th September 2026 – 28th July 2028
Working location / style: Hybrid / Flexible - A blend of working from home and your nominated hub office. We have hubs located in London, Bristol, Manchester and Oxford.
About Jisc
Jisc is the UK’s digital, data and technology agency for tertiary education, research and innovation, uniquely positioned to lead and support the sector in building a better digital future for students, communities and society.
Visit our website for more information: www.jisc.ac.uk
Why Choose the Jisc Graduate scheme?
At Jisc, we’re proud to foster a supportive and inclusive environment where every voice is valued. Our September 2026 Graduate programme offers exciting opportunities to grow and thrive in the digital sector, with hands-on experience across various specialisms, three unique business placements, and rotations within your chosen track to explore different aspects of our organisation.
Your future team:
The team is part of a wider product and technology function and is split across two areas: the Central UX team and the OpenAthens UX team. Both are made up of passionate designers who collaborate with product managers, developers, and stakeholders to deliver user-centred experiences. Whether embedded in product teams or working as consultants, they focus on improving UX practice, ways of working, and ensuring our products meet evolving user needs.
A Day in the life of UX Designer Graduate:
As a UX Graduate Designer, your day is shaped by curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. Throughout your two-year journey, you’ll rotate through four different teams, each offering fresh perspectives and challenges across a range of products and projects, with plenty of opportunities to work alongside developers, product managers, researchers and designers.
A typical day involves contributing to user research to understand behaviours, needs, and pain points. Tasks may include creating wireframes, prototypes, and user flows to explore and communicate design ideas. There’s hands-on involvement in usability testing and analysing findings to inform design decisions. Work also includes supporting design systems and pattern libraries and clearly communicating design rationale to stakeholders.
The role offers continuous learning through real-world projects, mentoring, and structured development in UX best practices, and through the combination of this programme and your rotations across the business, you’ll build the skills that accelerate your growth.
Who we’re looking for:
We’re looking for creative minds with a genuine passion for UX design and a deep commitment to user-centred thinking. You’ll bring a foundational understanding of UX principles and design processes, along with some hands-on experience, whether academic or project-based, collaborating in cross-functional teams. Strong communication and teamwork skills are essential, as is a sharp analytical mindset and a problem-solving approach.
You’ll have a keen eye for detail, a drive for delivering high-quality work, and a growth mindset that fuels your eagerness to learn. We value individuals who are keen to grow their visual awareness, UX skills, and technical aptitude to help design accessible, user-centred solutions that meet goals and deliver an exceptional user experience. Most importantly, you’ll be motivated by empathy, striving to improve user experiences through thoughtful, inclusive, and impactful design.
Entry requirements:
You have the right to live and work in the UK for the entire duration of the scheme.
Not in full-time education (you can of course be in education when you apply but must have completed your studies by the time the graduate scheme starts).
You should have already graduated or be on track to graduate before Sept 2026 with a minimum 2:2 in a relevant discipline.
Please ensure these are visible on your CV, or you may risk your application being declined.
Sponsorship: Please note that this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. This decision is based on current Home Office eligibility criteria, which require specific conditions to be met in terms of job type, salary level, and other factors. As such, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this position.
Supporting you with your online application:
We’re committed to an inclusive recruitment process that removes barriers and empowers you to showcase your talent. If you have a disability, long-term health condition, neurodivergent condition, or need reasonable adjustments for any other reason, there will be an opportunity to indicate this on your application.
Please note the closing date for this role is: Sunday 25th January 2026
Download the full details of this role as the job information will no longer be accessible once the listing expires, so we recommend saving a copy for your records. Therefore please visit our website www.jisc.ac.uk/jobs to apply and download the full details of the role.
Role: UX Designer Graduate
Salary: £29,500 per annum plus excellent bespoke benefits
Working week: Monday – Friday 9am - 5pm
Hours: 35 hours per week
Duration: 15th September 2026 – 28th July 2028
Working location / style: Hybrid / Flexible - A blend of working from home and your nominated hub office. We have hubs located in London, Bristol, Manchester and Oxford.
About Jisc
Jisc is the UK’s digital, data and technology agency for tertiary education, research and innovation, uniquely positioned to lead and support the sector in building a better digital future for students, communities and society.
Visit our website for more information: www.jisc.ac.uk
Why Choose the Jisc Graduate scheme?
At Jisc, we’re proud to foster a supportive and inclusive environment where every voice is valued. Our September 2026 Graduate programme offers exciting opportunities to grow and thrive in the digital sector, with hands-on experience across various specialisms, three unique business placements, and rotations within your chosen track to explore different aspects of our organisation.
Your future team:
The team is part of a wider product and technology function and is split across two areas: the Central UX team and the OpenAthens UX team. Both are made up of passionate designers who collaborate with product managers, developers, and stakeholders to deliver user-centred experiences. Whether embedded in product teams or working as consultants, they focus on improving UX practice, ways of working, and ensuring our products meet evolving user needs.
A Day in the life of UX Designer Graduate:
As a UX Graduate Designer, your day is shaped by curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. Throughout your two-year journey, you’ll rotate through four different teams, each offering fresh perspectives and challenges across a range of products and projects, with plenty of opportunities to work alongside developers, product managers, researchers and designers.
A typical day involves contributing to user research to understand behaviours, needs, and pain points. Tasks may include creating wireframes, prototypes, and user flows to explore and communicate design ideas. There’s hands-on involvement in usability testing and analysing findings to inform design decisions. Work also includes supporting design systems and pattern libraries and clearly communicating design rationale to stakeholders.
The role offers continuous learning through real-world projects, mentoring, and structured development in UX best practices, and through the combination of this programme and your rotations across the business, you’ll build the skills that accelerate your growth.
Who we’re looking for:
We’re looking for creative minds with a genuine passion for UX design and a deep commitment to user-centred thinking. You’ll bring a foundational understanding of UX principles and design processes, along with some hands-on experience, whether academic or project-based, collaborating in cross-functional teams. Strong communication and teamwork skills are essential, as is a sharp analytical mindset and a problem-solving approach.
You’ll have a keen eye for detail, a drive for delivering high-quality work, and a growth mindset that fuels your eagerness to learn. We value individuals who are keen to grow their visual awareness, UX skills, and technical aptitude to help design accessible, user-centred solutions that meet goals and deliver an exceptional user experience. Most importantly, you’ll be motivated by empathy, striving to improve user experiences through thoughtful, inclusive, and impactful design.
Entry requirements:
You have the right to live and work in the UK for the entire duration of the scheme.
Not in full-time education (you can of course be in education when you apply but must have completed your studies by the time the graduate scheme starts).
You should have already graduated or be on track to graduate before Sept 2026 with a minimum 2:2 in a relevant discipline.
Please ensure these are visible on your CV, or you may risk your application being declined.
Sponsorship: Please note that this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. This decision is based on current Home Office eligibility criteria, which require specific conditions to be met in terms of job type, salary level, and other factors. As such, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this position.
Supporting you with your online application:
We’re committed to an inclusive recruitment process that removes barriers and empowers you to showcase your talent. If you have a disability, long-term health condition, neurodivergent condition, or need reasonable adjustments for any other reason, there will be an opportunity to indicate this on your application.