National Grid Industrial Placement 2027

Pays £20,212 a year.

NoIndustrial Placement (12 months)

No. National Grid does not sponsor its industrial placement for international students who need a visa. National Grid states it is unable to offer sponsorship under the UK points-based immigration system in most cases, so applicants need the right to work in the UK without needing sponsorship now or in the future. It says sponsorship is only considered in exceptional cases for specialist skills that cannot be found in the local labour market, which does not describe an undergraduate placement role.

Sponsors grads?: No
Pay vs threshold: Not published
Opportunity: placement
Pay: £20,212 (12-month Industrial Placement)
2027 cycle: No published date as of 22 September 2026
Confidence: medium

National Grid Industrial Placement: at a glance

Locations: Warwick, multiple UK sitesSource
Degree requirement: penultimate year of a bachelors/undergraduate degree, on track for a 2:2 or above“Applicants need to be in their penultimate year of university and achieving a 2.2 or above in their degree discipline.”Source

How National Grid recruits

September 2027 intake (applications open November 2026). 4 stages, from National Grid's own careers pages, checked 2026-10-04. Test providers are named only where National Grid names them.

Applications may close early once places are filled, so apply well before any published deadline. Source

1
Apply
Application form
Online application for one role only, taking about 30 minutes, with education details to hand. It can be paused and finished later.
- about 30 minutes
“Apply online for one role only. It takes ~30 mins and have your education details ready. You can pause and finish later if needed.”
Source
Online Assessment
Online tests
Online assessment of communication, relationship building and handling challenges, plus a short game assessing cognitive and social traits. Usually due within one to two weeks of applying.
“Our online assessment covers how you communicate, build relationships, and tackle challenges, as well as a short game to assess cognitive and social traits.”
Source
Assessment Centre
Assessment centre
Assessment centre with activities alongside other candidates, held January to April. Content varies by programme and is shared in advance.
“If successful, you’ll attend an assessment centre with activities alongside other candidates. Details vary by programme and are shared in advance.”
Source
What happens next?
Offer
Decisions are shared once all assessment centres finish, typically from January 2027.
“Once all assessment centres are done, we’ll update you. If we're a match, your recruiter will share next steps for your career.”
Source

Every programme and stage at National Grid

“In most cases, National Grid is unable to offer sponsorship for employment under the UK points-based immigration system.”

National Grid, from its own careers pages

The catch: The stated exception for sponsorship targets specialist skilled roles the local labour market cannot fill, not undergraduate placements, so in practice it does not apply to students.

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What National Grid publishes about this programme

Checked against National Grid's own careers pages on 2026-09-22. Anything not published is worth asking the early careers team before you apply.

Visa sponsorship policy: published
Application dates: not published
Programme description: not published
Duration and start date: not published
Who can apply: not published
Pay: published
Locations: published
Degree requirement: published
Recruitment stages: published

More early careers programmes at National Grid

Graduate Programmegraduate scheme, no published policy

Sources

Verdict last checked 2026-09-21. Application dates last checked 2026-09-22. How we check programme verdicts

Common questions

Does National Grid sponsor visas for its industrial placement?

Does the pay clear the UK Skilled Worker salary threshold?

The pay for this scheme is not published clearly enough to judge against the threshold.

What is the catch international students miss with National Grid?

The stated exception for sponsorship targets specialist skilled roles the local labour market cannot fill, not undergraduate placements, so in practice it does not apply to students.

When do applications open for the National Grid industrial placement?

No published date as of 22 September 2026. Checked on 2026-09-22 against National Grid's own site.

Where is the National Grid industrial placement based?

Warwick, multiple UK sites, according to National Grid's own careers information.

What degree do you need for the National Grid industrial placement?

penultimate year of a bachelors/undergraduate degree, on track for a 2:2 or above, according to National Grid's own careers information.

How should I confirm National Grid's sponsorship before applying?

Read the specific vacancy on National Grid's careers site, ask its early-careers team directly, and check the employer on the gov.uk Register of Licensed Sponsors. Policies and thresholds change, so treat this page as a starting point and confirm for the exact role and cycle.

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