Got your degree and applying for graduate cyber security jobs? You are up against hundreds of graduates with the same qualification. Earn 5 CompTIA certifications (A+, Network+, Security+, CySA+ and PenTest+) and get placed on a live, fully remote security project for a real business within 48 hours. Three months later, you have the hands-on experience every cyber advert asks for.
UK graduate employers now receive around 205 applications for every digital and IT graduate vacancy (Institute of Student Employers, 2024). Graduate cyber security jobs and graduate schemes sit right in the middle of that, and most applicants have similar degrees and similar projects.
What separates the people who get interviews is real experience. Experiencely places you on a live, remote security project within 48 hours of joining. By the time you apply for graduate cyber security jobs, you have 3+ months of real work, CompTIA certifications and references from people who have seen what you can do.
Search "cyber security jobs graduate" and you will see graduate schemes alongside junior roles. Many graduates also apply for a cyber security graduate scheme. Schemes are excellent but limited, and each one is fought over. Real experience strengthens every cyber security graduate scheme application you make.
Most people pay for one CompTIA certification and still can't get hired. You get the full stack employers look for, from IT fundamentals to ethical hacking, all included in one programme, with a mentor in your corner.
The foundation every security career is built on. Proves you can support hardware, operating systems, networks and users, and troubleshoot like a professional.
Instructor-led training for just one certification like CCNA or AZ-104 can cost £1,000 to £2,500 in the UK. And you still finish with no experience.
Course prices based on published UK instructor-led CCNA and AZ-104 courses, 2026.
This is what a hiring manager screens for on a junior cyber security role. Your qualification gets you to the starting line. Without commercial experience, you're one of 205 applicants per digital and IT graduate role, and you look the same as everyone else.
Applications per role: Institute of Student Employers, 2024
Two tracks run side by side, so you're never just studying. You're placed within 48 hours and building real experience from week one.
On a phone? Swipe the chart sideways to see all 12 weeks. Example timeline. [Confirm the certification timeline: some certifications may continue after the 12 weeks.] Already hold some of these? Skip them and go straight into your placement.
Real client, real alerts, real feedback. All online, in your own time. This is the commercial experience that gets you past the CV screen. Example workspace for illustration.
You could be placed with any of these kinds of businesses, each bringing a live security problem they need solved.
Audit user accounts and permissions, then help lock down anything that should not be there.
Run an approved phishing simulation and build a short awareness session for the team.
Run authorised vulnerability scans and turn the results into a prioritised fix list.
No. Here's exactly what you're paying for.
Briefs are chosen and shaped so you practise the exact skills security teams hire for, not to fill a business to-do list.
You are never left alone to figure it out. Every task is reviewed by a working security professional, with feedback that makes you better each week.
It goes on your CV as a real role, with a client, incidents you can talk about and references who have seen your work.
Three months later, the experience section employers read first is no longer empty. It has a job title, a client, real numbers and references.
Example CV for illustration.
Degree, course or certificate in cyber security or IT
"My mentor has assigned meaningful tasks that are helping me develop real-world skills in my field… Highly recommend it to anyone looking for hands-on experience and mentorship."
"This is a great experience to work on recent, real-world cases in your choice of program. I found the assigned mentors to be patient, considerate, and ready to provide a fresh perspective…"
"Experiencely has provided invaluable support to me through this training, whiles I embark on my job search… I highly recommend Experiencely to anyone who needs industry experience."
Reviews copied word for word from our Trustpilot and Google profiles.
Everything on the receipt above: training for 5 CompTIA certifications, a live remote placement within 48 hours, mentor reviews, references, CV rebuild, interview prep and being put forward to employers.
Our recruitment team puts you forward to employers hiring for security roles, preps you for interviews and helps with your own applications.
Tell us where you are, ask anything, and find out if you're eligible for funding. No pressure, no hard sell.
Common routes include graduate schemes, Junior SOC Analyst, Cyber Security Analyst, IT Security Analyst and Graduate Security Consultant roles.
Officially, often not. In practice, graduates with real experience and a certification get far more interviews.
Yes. Funding is available for university graduates. Book a free call to check your eligibility.
That is fine. You start with the fundamentals and build up through 5 CompTIA certifications.
Yes, apply to the ones that suit you. Real experience and a certification make your cyber security graduate scheme applications far stronger.
Yes. Your project, your client, your mentor calls and your training all happen online. You can take part from anywhere in the UK.
Yes. It takes as little as 1 hour a day, on evenings, weekends or both.
Yes. Funding is available for university graduates. Book a free call and we will check your eligibility.
Complete your 3 months, actively apply with our support, and if you have not landed a role within 60 days of completion, you get your money back. No questions asked.
Add real experience and certifications to your degree. Hired within 60 days of completion, or your money back.
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