Level 6 Digital and Technology Solutions Apprenticeship

On our Digital and Technology Solutions Degree-Apprenticeship, you’ll gain experience across a broad range of activities that will develop your key employability and industry specific skills. 

Role

  • This is an alternative route to full time University. You’ll study part-time at one of Network Rail’s partnered Universities towards a BSc (Hons). Putting your university-learned theory into practice, you’ll hone your current IT skills and learn new ones.

  • As part of our IT Apprentice Academy, you’ll gain vast and varied exposure, but specifically in our Telecommunications teams, implementing cutting-edge, innovative technologies and applications, to supporting the delivery of a significant business change initiative or working in our IT Operations teams. You’ll be able to learn what it means to be a Network Engineer, Project Manager, Data Analyst, Business Analyst or Information Security Analyst.

Training

We expect you’ll move into roles, covering areas from Network Engineering, to Information Security and IT Project Management to IT Business Analytics.

Apprenticeship Standard
Digital and technology solutions professional (level 6)
Training Provider
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
Working Week
Shifts, may work evenings and weekends.
Expected Duration
3 Years
Positions Available
8
Closing Date
Friday, 10th April 2026
Start Date
Tuesday, 15th September 2026

Desired Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working
  • Creative

Qualifications

  • English GCSE, grade 9-5 (Essential)
  • Mathematics GCSE, grade 9-5 (Essential)
  • 3 A-Levels : including 1 STEM subject A Level, grade BCC (or 104 UCAS points) (Essential)

About the Employer

Network Rail
An apprenticeship with us will set you up for a career full of possibilities. With schemes in areas across our business, we’ve got something for everyone. You’ll earn a competitive salary, study towards qualifications and play your part in delivery projects across the UK. Our Apprentices receive all the structure, support and experiences needed to grow and develop.

Job Details

Company
Network Rail
Location
The Quadrant, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, England
Employment Type
Degree Apprenticeship
Salary
£24,500 a year
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