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SSE Undergraduate Summer Placement 2027

Applications closed 1 November 2026. Pays £26,239 a year.

NoUndergraduate Summer Placement

No. SSE does not sponsor its undergraduate summer placement for international students who need a visa. SSE runs undergraduate summer placements for students who have completed their second year of a relevant business, engineering or STEM degree. Its early careers FAQ, which covers all of its student and graduate programmes together, states plainly that applicants needing a visa to work in the UK cannot be sponsored, though those who already hold the right to work can apply.

Sponsors grads?
No
Pay vs threshold
Not published
Opportunity
placement
Pay
Not stated on the summer placements page
2027 cycle
Applications open now, closing 23:55 Sunday 1 November 2026; 12 week placements starting June 2027
Confidence
medium

SSE Undergraduate Summer Placement: at a glance

SSE's undergraduate summer placements let students work on business challenges across SSE alongside industry experts while continuing their studies. On the 12-week Engineering Summer Placement, students join engineering teams on real projects such as design, technical analysis, project delivery, asset management and maintenance, with some placements office based and others including visits to operational sites. Source

Duration
12 weeks“Our 12-week Engineering Summer Placement gives you the opportunity to experience engineering in practice”Source
Start date
June 2027Source
Who can apply
Second or third year undergraduates in a relevant discipline who will return to university after the placement“You'll be in your second or third year of university, studying towards a degree in one of the disciplines below, and intending to return to university following the completion of your placement.”Source
Locations
multiple UK sitesSource
Starting pay
£26,239 per annum (Engineering Summer Placement)Source
Degree requirement
completed second year of a relevant business, engineering or STEM-related degreeSource

Every programme and stage at SSE

“If you already have your visa in place and therefore have the right to work in UK you are welcome to apply. However, we are unable to sponsor applicants whom require a visa to work in UK.”
SSE, from its own careers pages
The catch: This sponsorship line sits on the shared Early Careers FAQ page rather than on the Summer Placements page itself, so it is easy to miss if you only read the programme page.
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What SSE publishes about this programme

Checked against SSE's own careers pages on 2026-10-21. Anything not published is worth asking the early careers team before you apply.

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

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Sources

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Common questions

Does SSE sponsor visas for its undergraduate summer placement?

No. SSE does not sponsor its undergraduate summer placement for international students who need a visa. SSE runs undergraduate summer placements for students who have completed their second year of a relevant business, engineering or STEM degree. Its early careers FAQ, which covers all of its student and graduate programmes together, states plainly that applicants needing a visa to work in the UK cannot be sponsored, though those who already hold the right to work can apply.

What is the SSE undergraduate summer placement?

SSE's undergraduate summer placements let students work on business challenges across SSE alongside industry experts while continuing their studies. On the 12-week Engineering Summer Placement, students join engineering teams on real projects such as design, technical analysis, project delivery, asset management and maintenance, with some placements office based and others including visits to operational sites.

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 SSE?

This sponsorship line sits on the shared Early Careers FAQ page rather than on the Summer Placements page itself, so it is easy to miss if you only read the programme page.

When do applications open for the SSE undergraduate summer placement?

Applications open now, closing 23:55 Sunday 1 November 2026; 12 week placements starting June 2027. Checked on 2026-10-21 against SSE's own site.

How long is the SSE undergraduate summer placement?

12 weeks, according to SSE's own careers information.

When does the SSE undergraduate summer placement start?

June 2027, according to SSE's own careers information.

Who can apply for the SSE undergraduate summer placement?

Second or third year undergraduates in a relevant discipline who will return to university after the placement, according to SSE's own careers information.

Where is the SSE undergraduate summer placement based?

multiple UK sites, according to SSE's own careers information.

What does the SSE undergraduate summer placement pay?

£26,239 per annum (Engineering Summer Placement), according to SSE's own careers information.

What degree do you need for the SSE undergraduate summer placement?

completed second year of a relevant business, engineering or STEM-related degree, according to SSE's own careers information.

How should I confirm SSE's sponsorship before applying?

Read the specific vacancy on SSE'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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