Career options
The Met Office was named as one of the UK’s top graduate employers in a survey of over 15,000 final-year students at over 30 universities across the UK. The survey, published in The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers handbook, asked undergraduate students which employer offers the best opportunities for graduates.
Forecasting and environmental monitoring
Find out what it takes to provide great weather forecasts for our customers and how this activity sits at the centre of what we do. We can offer you a comprehensive training programme at our college, based at our headquarters in Exeter.
Science and scientific software engineering
Numerical computer models form the basis of all our forecasts, including climate change and seasonal, and are constantly being developed by our researchers so that we can predict the weather and climate with ever greater accuracy.
Technology, computing and project management
Find out how you can make a difference in helping us exploit new technology and supercomputing. Those in project management are responsible for delivering changes to agreed plans, budgets and specifications.
Engineering
Covering the professional career development for Engineering disciplines, including mechanical engineering, electronic engineering and any other engineering discipline recognised by the Engineering Council. Types of job include software and systems engineers.
Marketing, sales and business development
Our business area provides products and services to a range of customers from Government bodies to commercial organisations such as utilities, trading floors, airlines, media organisations, such as the BBC and Sky, and financial institutions.
Corporate services and business support
Our important support functions such as Communications, HR, Finance, the National Meteorological Library and Archive, Buying and Property. Watch out Communications team’s video showing how they all worked together on the large event Grand Designs Live.
