Hire from iO-Sphere
Give someone their start in data. Hiring from us is free.
Who you can hire
Graduates of three programmes, all trained on Prism, our simulated e-commerce company built on 500M+ rows of real data. Every one of them is free to hire.
London Skills Bootcamp graduates
Ten weeks of full-time data analytics training, funded by the Mayor of London.
- Project work on Prism
- An iO-Sphere certificate of achievement
- Six months of weekly career coaching from us after the bootcamp
Oxford Skills Bootcamp graduates
Data analyst training for people who live or work in Oxfordshire, funded by the Department for Work and Pensions.
- Project work on Prism
- The NCFE Level 3 Certificate in Data
- About eight weeks of career coaching from us after the bootcamp
HTQ graduates
Graduates of our Higher Technical Qualification programmes hold an NCFE diploma in data, such as the Level 4 Diploma: Data Analyst.
- Across our first two HTQ cohorts, 71% of learners achieved a Merit or Distinction
- Project work on Prism
- About six months of career coaching from us after the programme
Our Skills Bootcamps are endorsed by The AI Board, an Ofqual-regulated awarding organisation.
Hiring an HTQ graduate? Some employers choose to pay off that graduate's HTQ training, so the graduate gets it free. It is your choice, never a condition of hiring.
Hire a graduate and keep them learning: once they join you, they can start one of our government-funded programmes if the role calls for it. The same programmes train people you already employ.
What our graduates bring
They have done the work
Graduates have worked through business problems on Prism, not only learned the theory.
More than technical skills
We train the whole job: the technical skills, and the communication, professional habits and business sense a first data role needs.
Introduced by people who know their work
The coaches who trained them know what each graduate has built, and introduce the people whose work fits your role.
Why it is free
Many of our graduates are changing career or looking for their first data role. The first job is the hardest one to get. We want them to get that start, and we want you to meet people who have already done the work. So we charge nothing for the introduction.
Among learners on our Skills Bootcamps in June 2026, 73% came from Black, Asian, mixed or other ethnic minority backgrounds.
Source: iO-Sphere learner records, learners on programme in June 2026 who disclosed their ethnicity.
How hiring from iO-Sphere works
Tell us about the role
Use the form below: the role, the skills it needs, where it is based and when you would like someone to start.
We talk it through
Someone from our team calls you to understand the role and the team the person will join.
We introduce graduates
We introduce graduates whose work fits the role. A person who knows their work makes each introduction.
You interview and hire
Run your usual interviews and hire the people you choose. There is no fee.
From employers who have hired
“IO Sphere candidates add immediate value to our business and we'd recommend them to any company (except our competitors obviously, they can go elsewhere!).”
Paul Alexander
Chief Executive Officer, Beyond
“The ease and efficiency of the recruitment process, coupled with the strong baseline in the talent we hired, means iO-Sphere's professionals represent value for money and we experienced a quick return on our investment.”
Ross Flanagan
Chief Financial Officer, 5Y Technology
Questions
Hiring from iO-Sphere
What does it cost to hire from iO-Sphere?
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Nothing. Hiring from us is free to the employer: there is no placement fee. You pay your new hire's salary, as you would for any role.
What roles suit your graduates?
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Entry-level data roles, such as junior data analyst. Tell us about your role and we will tell you whether we have graduates who fit it.
How do you choose who to introduce?
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Our team reads your brief and talks it through with you. The coaches who trained our graduates know their work, and we introduce the people whose work fits your role. You decide who to interview.
Can we pay for a graduate's training?
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Some employers who hire an HTQ graduate choose to pay off that graduate's HTQ training, so the graduate gets it free. It is your choice, and never a condition of hiring. We can talk it through when we speak.
Tell us about the role
We will call you to talk it through. Hiring from us is free.