Salary: £28,300
Interview dates: April-May 2026
Placement dates: September 2026 to June 2027
Who we are:
interactive investor is an award-winning investment platform that puts its customers in control of their financial future.
We’ve been helping investors for nearly 30 years. We’ve seen market highs and lows and been resilient throughout. We’re now the UK’s number one flat-fee investment platform, with assets under administration approaching £75 billion and over 450,000 customers.
For a simple, flat monthly fee we provide a secure home for your pensions, ISAs and investments. We offer a wide choice of over 20,000 UK and international investment options, including shares, funds, trusts and ETFs.
We also bring impartial, expert content from our award-winning financial journalists, highly engaged community of investors, and daily newsletters and insights.
Purpose of the role:
Are you interested in trading, investing and the world of finance? Do you love spotting trends, analysing reports and turning information into insights that make sense? If so, this internship is your chance to dive deep into the market insights that shape our business strategy.
This is a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in market research and competitive intelligence while working closely with multiple teams across the business.
You’ll be supporting our Market Insights Lead, helping to track competitors, monitor trends, and uncover actionable insights that guide decisions across the business.
Key responsibilities/what you’ll do:
- Support the Marketing Insights team to gather and organise data from multiple sources - analytics, agency reports, industry studies, audience trends, and more.
- Monitor what competitors, neo-brokers, and banks are doing - pricing, offers, messaging, ads - and keep the Marketing Insight team up to speed.
- Stay informed with industry publications/providers (e.g. Financial Times, Boring Money).
- Track conversations on forums, Reddit, and social media to spot trends, opportunities, and what people are saying about investing and ii.
- Support the Market Insight team in delivering monthly/quarterly reports.
- Summarise and analyse patterns in media spend behaviour.
- Respond to ad hoc requests in a timely manner.
- Build relationships with colleagues across ii (Growth, Engagement, Brand, PR/Social, Proposition, and Data teams) to enhance collaboration and deepen insights.
Requirements
To apply for this role, you will need:
- To be eligible to work in the UK
- To be over 18 years old as of 1st September 2026
- To be a 2nd year student in a full-time undergraduate degree with an industry placement year, in a subject relevant to this role
- To have achieved a minimum of 104 UCAS points at A-level (grades BCC) or an equivalent (e.g., BTEC DMM) qualification
- Maths and English GCSE (or equivalent) grades A* to C (new grades 9 to 4)
Find out how many points your qualifications are worth using the UCAS Tariff calculator: www.ucas.com/ucas/tariff-calculator
Benefits
- Group Personal Pension Plan – 8% employer contribution and 4% employee contribution
- Life Assurance and Group Income Protection
- Private Medical Insurance – Provided by Bupa
- 25 Days Annual Leave, plus bank holidays
- Staff Discounts on our investment products
- Personal & Well-being Fund – Supporting your physical and mental wellness
- Retail Discounts – Savings at a wide range of high street and online retailers
- Voluntary Flexible Benefits – Tailor your benefits to suit your lifestyle
Please Note: We will do our utmost efforts to respond to all applicants. However, due to the high volume of applications we're currently receiving, if you haven't been contacted within 30 days of application, please consider unsuccessful.
interactive investor operates in accordance with the UK Equality Act 2010. We welcome applications from individuals of all ages, disabilities, gender identities, marital status, pregnancy/maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and making reasonable adjustments where needed to support disabled applicants. We actively prevent all forms of discrimination, harassment, and victimisation—whether direct, indirect, associative, or perceptive.
What We Do
We are interactive investor (ii), the UK’s number one flat-fee investment platform. For a simple, monthly fee, we provide a secure home for your pensions, ISAs and investments. This comes with an industry-leading selection of investments and a team generating up-to-date expert insight. ii has been helping customers for over 25 years. We have assets under administration approaching £55 billion and more than 400,000 customers. We are based in Manchester and, with offices in Leeds and London, employ more than 500 people. ii is an @abrdn business. Read more: https://www.ii.co.uk/about-us/our-ownership Important information: Please remember the price and value of investments and their income fluctuates and you may get back less than you invested. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance. If in any doubt, please consult a financial adviser. Our services are provided to you by Interactive Investor Services Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Registered in England with Company Registration number 02101863. Read more about how your money is held and protected at ii.co.uk/about-us/your-protection.
