ARRIVE AS YOU ARE.
ACHIEVE THE EXCEPTIONAL.

EARLY CAREERS AT JLR

Imagine a career shaped by passion. Achievements driven by innovation. And growth without limitation. Now imagine an environment that allows you the freedom, opportunity and flexibility to achieve your ambitions and create a better future. One that takes you beyond the now and helps you discover who you want to be and where you want to go.

We’re evolving the world of modern luxury. Creating vehicles that are era-defining across distinct brands with profound cultural influence worldwide. Range Rover. Discovery. Defender. Jaguar. We’re embracing our modernist design philosophy without compromising on sustainability.

To do this takes diverse skills and a strong sense of collective purpose. It takes desire and curiosity to reach for exceptional. It takes someone like like you to achieve it.

Your journey starts here.

Innovation at JLR

From the very beginning, we’ve pioneered innovation. And now we’re reimagining the future of the automotive industry. Our future of sustainability-rich modern luxury is the biggest challenge we have faced. And it’s one that we’ll achieve through agility, curiosity, creativity and innovative technology delivered by our Proud Creators.

We’re using enhanced technology and capability, whether that be through the next generation of electrical architecture to advancing automated driving and AI intelligence, delivering modern luxury experiences to our customers through our iconic brands. Once you’re in, you can start influencing our future.

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Routes

Our early careers programmes have been crafted to nurture talented people to drive the future of modern luxury vehicles. Find the path best suited to your needs; exceptional awaits.

Apprenticeships

Our apprentice schemes offer a mix of practical skills and relevant qualifications to shape your future. Explore areas of the automotive industry you’ve always dreamed of experiencing – and those you never knew existed.

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Programmes

JLR will be running the following programmes in 2025.

SUPPORTING YOU

Regardless of what point of your journey you’re at, we’re here to support you every step of the way. Work in education or have caring responsibility for somebody interested in our programmes? We have you covered too.

EMPLOYABILITY HUB

Our employability hub contains all the help and insight you need into our application process and how you can best prepare.

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Supporting Schools

JLR can deliver a lifetime of opportunities for those who are curiously minded. Our workplace is evolving, and your students could be vital to our future. See for yourself the opportunity they have to build an inspiring, creative and diverse career.

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Parents, Carers and Educators

Whether you are a parent or carer of a school, college or university student/leaver, or you work in education, this page will provide you with detailed information on our Early Careers programmes to support your conversations.

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Your wellbeing

Your health and wellbeing is as important to us as it is you. Wherever you work at JLR you’ll find a huge range of groups and activities to get involved in. From networking with other early careers hires over breakfast, to evening sports and social clubs, you’ll find there’s something for everyone. And some you’ve never thought of! Helping everyone to perform at their best means supporting everyone to feel their best every day.

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EVENTS CALENDAR

Across the year the JLR recruitment team and our early careers ambassadors will be attending a number of events across the UK. A perfect opportunity to meet the team and ask your questions. View the events we are attending below.

Life at JLR

Awards and recognition

At JLR, we are proud of the recognitions our programmes, recruitment campaigns and people receive, and partnerships we have with external organisations drive improvements across our business in diversity and inclusion.

As well as ranking 42nd in the prestigious Times Top 100 Graduate Employers for 2024, check out some of our other recent awards and recognitions.

Ranked 42nd in the Times Top 100 Graduate Employers 2024

Ranked 22nd in the Cibyl 2023 Top 300 Graduate Employers in the UK

Ranked 87th in the RateMyPlacement Top 100 2024-25

Ranked 35th in the Cibyl 2023 Top 200 School Leaver Employers in the UK

Best Emerging Talent Recruitment Strategy
The Firm Awards 2023

Ranked 60th in the DfE Apprenticeship Top 100 Employers 2024

Shortlisted for TargetJobs Graduate Employer of The Year in the Engineering, Manufacturing & Design sector 2023

Ranked 77th in the Rate My Apprenticeship Top 100, 2023

Stonewall Diversity Champion

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