We use some essential cookies to make this service work.
We’d like to set additional cookies so we can remember your settings, understand how people use the service and make improvements.
You’ve accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You’ve rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Find opportunities that work for you...
Interested in knowing what apprenticeships are available?
Share your feedback, help us improve this site
The Tax Specialist Programme is a 3 to 4-year training scheme, where you will learn on the job in the tax profession.
Upon successful completion, you will be promoted to a ‘Grade 7’ earning a salary of at least £52,000.
The Tax Specialist Programme is open to university graduates, or if you’re already working at HMRC, you can apply without holding a degree.
Applications open once a year in the autumn.
Apprenticeships are a great way to learn you while you earn. You can either join HMRC as an apprentice or in some cases, enrol onto an apprenticeship programme as an existing employee and study alongside your current role.
We offer opportunities in areas such as human resources, digital, legal, finance and more.
We have a number of schemes to help you develop your skills and improve your confidence so that you can progress in your career.
‘Spring’, ‘Leap’ and ‘Ascend’ are three schemes customised for different job grades. We also have ‘Embrace’ which is designed for colleagues of black or Asian backgrounds.
As a Civil Servant at HMRC, you have the chance to apply for secondments and temporary moves to roles in other departments within HMRC, or indeed, other government departments to help you learn new skills. This could be a promotion or the same level as your current position.
Online learning including job-specific and cross-Civil Service platforms are a big part of HMRC, giving you the opportunity to upskill in a number of topics.
Current university students can also join us through industrial placements. These give students the chance to gain work experience in roles such as tax policy, cyber security, software development and user research.
Applications open in October or November each year.
“I can’t recommend a career at HMRC highly enough. There are a wide variety of jobs available, and the support given to developing your career is second to none, you really can set your own direction and goals.”
“In my year in industry, I worked as a Project Support Officer working with incredible colleagues across HMRC and beyond to bring about key IT changes that will benefit our customers for years to come.”
Start your HMRC journey today by looking at the vacancies we have available.
Discover more about what we do, our business areas, and life at HMRC.
Ask our employees questions for an insight into what it’s like to work at HMRC.