IT Business Analyst Apprenticeship
An exciting opportunity for an IT Apprentice has become available at our world-class aerospace manufacturing facility in East Cowes, on the Isle of Wight. You will complete the Level 4 Business Analyst Apprenticeship Standard, and work across both our Osborne and Falcon Yard manufacturing facilities.
Role
- The broad purpose of this apprenticeship is to understand the needs of stakeholders and how these can be met through business change and digital solutions
- Business Analysts are change professionals that help organisations deliver business and digital change successfully.
- You will work with the site's IT Team to support the delivery of the organisation's business and digital changes that are needed
- You will have a mixture of on the job and workshop training to meet the requirements of your apprenticeship standard
Training
- You will work towards a nationally recognised Level 4 Apprenticeship certificate in Business Analyst, as well as gain professional recognition from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT for Register of IT Technicians (RITTech) level 4
Once qualified, our IT Apprentice is then likely to move into one of the following career discipline:
- Centre of Excellence (CoE) Architect – acts as a skilled and knowledgeable team member whose role is to provide the business global support and deliver best practices around the analysis and design of applications and solutions in line with the business requirements
- Business Systems Architect – act as a skilled and knowledgeable team member whose role is to support the business and deliver best practice around the development and configuration of systems and solutions in line with business requirements
- Apprenticeship Standard
- Business analyst (level 4)
- Training Provider
- QA LIMITED
- Working Week
- Monday - Friday, Shifts to be confirmed.
- Expected Duration
- 4 Years
- Positions Available
- 1
- Closing Date
- Tuesday, 10th February 2026
- Start Date
- Thursday, 3rd September 2026
Desired Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
Qualifications
- Computer Science GCSE, grade 4 and above (C and above) (Essential)
- English GCSE, grade 4 and above (C and above) (Essential)
- Maths GCSE, grade 4 and above (C and above) (Essential)
- two further GCSEs GCSE, grade 4 and above (C and above) (Essential)
- Maths, IT or Computer Science A Level, grade C or above (Essential)
- Digital T Level, grade Pass or above (Essential)
- Related subject Other, grade Pass or above (Essential)
About the Employer
GKN AEROSPACE SERVICES LIMITED
Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities. GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 38 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers. There are no limits to where you can take your career. Together as “one GKN” we’re moving our business and industry forward developing technologies that rapidly decarbonise aircraft, and innovating to help build a new generation of planes that produce zero emissions.