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Big 4 graduate intake is shrinking for the second year — but tech-adjacent roles are up

By Bowsea Editorial Desk · Editorial Team, Bowsea · Published 2026-05-25

Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC are all running smaller 2026 grad cohorts. The cuts are concentrated in audit and advisory; tech consulting and AI implementation are holding or growing.

Headline numbers look brutal — five-figure applicant pools competing for fewer offers — but the underneath story matters more for anyone planning a consulting move. Audit and traditional advisory are contracting. Technology consulting, especially cloud migration, data, and AI implementation, is growing in headcount even when the total cohort is smaller. If you're applying in 2026, the framing on the application matters more than ever: are you a 'consulting graduate' or a 'tech-consulting graduate'? They're recruited on different criteria, with different starting paths, and the second pool is