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We are a true global leader in business transformation. For nearly three decades, we have been strategically partnering with customers to go beyond expectations through the power of cutting-edge technology and expert teams. Our deep expertise in cloud, data and AI, application modernisation, and service delivery management has redefined businesses globally, helping shape the future for large public sector organisations and major global, private brands.

Our customers’ need for transformation is our driving force. We enable them to accelerate their journey to their digital future with our deep expertise and innovative approach. Our global technology partners – Oracle, Microsoft, AWS, Red Hat, and Snowflake – help us tackle any challenge by leveraging a technology-driven approach. Our people unlock our potential. They immerse themselves into the world of our customers to truly understand the unique challenges they face.

Our unique culture is a huge driver in our success. Being part of an environment that empowers and inspires everyone to reach their full potential is what builds the path to our shared purpose. We work hard and we thrive in our culture of innovation, drive and excellence, turning up as our authentic selves every day. The Version 1 Difference is real, it’s built into our logo which represents our strategic triangle called Strength in Balance, where we balance our focus across empowering our own people, delivering customer success and keeping a strong organisation. We don’t look for short term benefit or the easiest, least resistant path, but we challenge ourselves to always go above and beyond for our customers, our people and our organisation, actively seeking out opportunities to raise the bar in everything we do.

Our teams, made up of highly-skilled, passionate individuals, act with agility and integrity. We continually invest in their development and foster a culture that encourages collaboration and innovation. This is a reflection of our Strength in Balance model, which emphasises a balanced focus on our customers, our people, and a strong organisation.

Version 1 is extremely proud to have been awarded a Princess Royal Training Award from HRH The Princess Royal and cityandguildsprog AETI for our outstanding commitment to learning and development.

This award endorses the positive impact our Early Careers Programme has had on both our organisation and our people. The highly customised programme has been developed by the Early Careers team to support the vision of Version 1 and to ensure that all our Early Careers Associates receive the best start to their careers at Version 1.

Version 1 employees are values-led, forward-thinking and ambitious, with a curious and pioneering mindset. Delivering success for our customers means we know that true innovation in technology is driven by people. So, we think it’s only fair that we reward our people well with benefits and care that helps them springboard their skills, experience and commitment, and enables them to share in the benefits when Version 1 succeeds and grows.

Time away - Our employees get 24 days leave allowance plus national bank holidays. And for those who have personal goals and ambitions that they want to achieve outside of work, we offer up to 13 weeks of unpaid leave allowance too. We also offer additional types of leave for your moments that matter including wedding leave, parental leave, reproductive leave and special leave.

Success Scheme - Our Success Scheme is unique to us, enabling our people to be company shareholders. Points (which represent a shareholding) are accrued based on an individual’s time with us and these will be realised when we reach our next significant growth milestone. Through this programme, we ensure that by contributing to Version 1’s growth journey, employees will benefit from that growth.

Profit Share - Our employee-designed profit share scheme means our employees share a portion of company profits every quarter. Each employee receives a portion of the profit based on their performance and their level in the company. This is a fair and transparent process that ensure employees on equivalent performance and level receive the same profit share amount each quarter. We are proud to have been consistently paying our profit share every quarter for more than 14 years.

Health and wellbeing - From day one you are eligible to join the company private healthcare plan and our healthcare partners offer preferential rates for family members too, for your peace of mind. We also know that there are twists and turns along the way in life that can sometimes mean you need extra emotional support and someone to listen.

Life assurance - Depending on your locality, from day one you are enrolled into a life assurance policy, giving you ultimate peace of mind, should the worst happen.

Pension - We encourage all employees to save for their future through our company pension scheme Under the Version 1 scheme, we will match your 5% contribution with a 5% contribution. Our scheme operates through salary sacrifice, enabling additional tax savings, with the option to contribute more if you wish.

We have a very transparent 4 stage recruitment process which consists of:

Stage 1: Apply online and complete your candidate profile. Look out for an email from our Early Careers team with a link to complete our application form, here you will be asked to tell us about yourself so we can assess your suitability to the Early Careers Programme

Stage 2: Complete Thomas International Assessments, these will be 2 assessments that will be sent from our 3rd party partner. We use these assessments to help us evaluate candidates' skills, abilities, and suitability for the Early Careers Academy.

Stage 3: If you are selected to move forward to the 3rd stage of the recruitment process, you will be invited to attend a Microsoft Teams interview with a senior technologist and a member of the Early Careers Team from Version 1.

Stage 4: The final stage of the process will be an on-site assessment day, this is a enjoyable and interactive day where we invite you to really get a feel for who Version 1 is and what we have to offer.

We foster a culture of “bring your difference” to our workforce, a unique perspective that was inspired by our own people. Our diverse and inclusive environment is a place where talent thrives and in turn delivers exceptional results for our customers. Every day our people across the world are creating and innovating, harnessing the power of technology to solve challenges and drive change, nurtured in an environment where they are safe and encouraged to belong as their authentic selves.

Our responsibility to you is to provide the best environment for your health and wellbeing, helping you to achieve balance across all areas of your professional and personal life. Our holistic wellbeing model helps you stay on top of key areas; sense of purpose, financial management, physical health, mental wellbeing and social connections. We have achieved multiple awards for our excellence in health and wellbeing and we pride ourselves on providing a healthy and happy place to work for everyone.

Ready to take charge of your future and kick-start a career in tech?
We want to unlock the amazing and the potential in our early careers associates. We designed our Digital Academies precisely for this reason, to provide the best training in the latest technologies, empowering you to deliver transformational change for our customers. We partner with leading training providers and academic institutes to create bespoke academies that let you develop your academy-specific skill sets and earn industry-recognised certifications.

Over a 21-month programme, you’ll be supported by our Early Careers team to complete a 12-week hybrid technical and consultancy skills training programme

When your initial training is successfully completed, you’ll be assigned to your Version 1 team and paired with a buddy. We help you settle in and meet all the people you need to help you succeed in your journey.

We challenge ourselves continuously to be a responsible organisation, one that blazes the trail for enduring, positive impact on people and planet. The passion and energy of our people enables us to be technology innovators in ESG, not just for ourselves but by helping our customers to improve their social and climate performance too. And we lead by example with a diverse and inclusive environment where every individual can belong as their authentic self.

Our ESG agenda reflects the spirit of our people and is focused on six strategic pillars that are aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; environmental sustainability, diversity, inclusion and belonging, education and employability, community first, social impact and ethical behaviour.