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Careers

The airport for everyone

When you join our team, we'll provide the support you need to grow and develop. We'll also offer you a working environment where everyone belongs and has a voice.

Our employee-led groups are central to our journey to place diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) at our heart. The film below explains more, as does our DEI strategy.

Our passengers are at the heart of everything we do

We've grown from a small flying club to the UK's second largest airport, serving over 40 million passengers every year. Our focus is on making the airport journey easy and efficient for all passengers. If this is your kind of challenge, join our team to help us grow for our passengers, people and local communities.

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London Gatwick is a place where no day is the same. For our people, it's about making our airport a great place to work, one where you'll have the opportunity to continually learn and develop.


Over 20,000 people are employed across our airport, delivering a great experience for our passengers. We've been connecting family, friends and businesses since the 1930s.

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Join our graduate programme and fast-track your career. You’ll have the chance to contribute to a wide range of exciting projects, where your ideas and perspectives can make a difference.



Join our award-winning apprenticeship programme. You can earn while you train for a recognised qualification. As an apprentice you'll mix college work with time spent in the action at the airport.

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Our key areas

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Our Construction team work to transform the airport for our passengers and our people. It's a unique and complex place to build, working in a live operational environment.


In Commercial you'll drive airport income from airlines, passengers, and on-airport partners. You'll work with our partners to find new opportunities and concepts that delight our passengers and generate revenue. 

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We have an award-winning IT team that looks after the systems that keep the airport running. From cyber security to data development and digital, there are great opportunities to progress your career in IT. 


Every day is different in Security. Our security officers control access to all secure areas of the airport. Their role is to keep everyone safe, by screening passengers, staff and bags.                                          

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Grow your career with our airport partners

There's plenty of opportunities to grow your career with one of our airport partners. From retail and catering to airlines and baggage handlers, over 200 partners work at Gatwick.