Amazon Youth Promise: UK Jobs With No Experience, £15.10 Pay and How to Apply
Amazon's Youth Promise offers 30,000 UK jobs to 18–24s by 2030: no CV, £15.10/hour, pension from day one. Who qualifies and how to apply.
Yes, Amazon in the UK is hiring young people with no CV and no previous work experience, under a programme it launched on 20 October 2026 called the Amazon Youth Promise. Amazon says it will commit 30,000 entry-level roles to 18–24-year-olds through 2030, starting at £15.10 an hour (which Amazon puts at more than £31,000 a year pro rata), and the place to start is jobsatamazon.co.uk/youthpromise.
The announcement is about two weeks old, so this is an explainer rather than breaking news. Below we cover what the jobs actually are, who they are aimed at, what they pay, how to apply, and the questions readers keep asking that Amazon hasn't fully answered yet.
What is the Amazon Youth Promise?
The Amazon Youth Promise is a UK hiring and skills commitment. On its UK newsroom, Amazon says it will offer "a mix of permanent and seasonal fixed-term roles to 18–24-year-olds" in its operations network, focused on young people from areas with the fewest opportunities. The jobs are entry-level operational roles: picking, packing and shipping customer orders across Amazon's more than 100 UK sites.
Around that hiring pledge, Amazon bundled several other programmes:
- Work experience: more than 10,000 work experience places in total by 2030, including more than 6,000 new places. Amazon says places will grow from around 900 this year to more than 3,000 a year by 2030. Formats include one-week placements for school students and young people not in work, three-week online T Level team projects and 45-day T Level industry placements.
- Pre-employment support: a JOBS Project with the charity Barnardo's, which Amazon says will support 2,000 young people from 2027 to 2030.
- Supported internships: Amazon's DFN Project SEARCH programme for young people with learning disabilities or autism. Amazon says more than 300 young people have completed it since 2021 and more than 80% moved into permanent jobs; it plans to grow it to more than 1,000 supported internships across more than 40 sites by 2030.
- Government tie-in: Amazon has signed up to the UK government's Youth Guarantee.
- AI skills: through AWS, Amazon says it aims to prepare 100,000 learners with AI skills by 2030.
Amazon frames the pledge against UK youth unemployment, citing around one million young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET), which it calls the highest level in a decade.
Can you get a job at Amazon UK with no experience?
According to Amazon, yes. The Youth Promise jobs are described as roles "that don't require a CV or prior work experience". Amazon also says almost half of last year's operations joiners came straight from education or unemployment, so this is less a new door than a promise to hold the existing one open for a specific age group.
Two details are worth knowing:
- Recruitment events let you skip the CV entirely. Amazon says it held more than 180 recruitment events last year and that more than 2,800 people started work in the past 12 months after attending events run with partners. New events in 2027 are planned for Merseyside, Stoke-on-Trent, Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire.
- Unsuccessful applicants aged 18–24 get a follow-up. Amazon says rejected young applicants will receive an email with guidance, links to free job-finding support and a direct link to reapply.
If you're looking for remote or "work from home" Amazon jobs with no experience (one of the most common searches around this topic), note that the Youth Promise roles are on-site operations jobs in fulfilment and delivery buildings, not remote roles.
How much does Amazon pay young workers in the UK?
| Item | What Amazon says |
|---|---|
| Starting hourly pay | £15.10 an hour |
| Annual equivalent | "More than £31,000 a year pro rata" |
| Benefits from day one | Private medical insurance and a pension |
| Contract types | Permanent and seasonal fixed-term |
| Age group | 18–24 |
| CV needed? | No |
Pro rata means the annual figure assumes full-time hours; part-time or seasonal workers earn proportionally less. Fortune converted the starting salary to roughly $41,500. Amazon's own figures are a floor ("more than"); actual rates can differ by site, shift and role, so check the specific job listing before you apply.
How to apply for the Amazon Youth Promise: step by step
Amazon hasn't published a separate application form for the Youth Promise; it routes people through its normal UK operations hiring. Based on what Amazon has published:
- Go to jobsatamazon.co.uk/youthpromise. Amazon says this page has tips, videos and links to free support. (Our automated check got a "403 Forbidden" when fetching it, which usually means bot protection, so open it in a normal browser.)
- Search for warehouse or fulfilment roles near you. Look for entry-level operations jobs such as warehouse operative or fulfilment associate, and filter by permanent or seasonal.
- Apply online without a CV. Amazon says these roles don't require one. Expect the usual pre-employment steps any UK employer runs, such as a right-to-work check.
- Or go to a recruitment event. Amazon says you can attend without a CV, meet the team and potentially leave with a job. Watch your local Jobcentre Plus and partner organisations for dates.
- If you're turned down, use the follow-up email. If you're 18–24, Amazon says you'll get guidance and a direct reapply link.
If you're still at school or college, the work experience placements and T Level projects are the more relevant route.
Who are Amazon's partners on the Youth Promise?
Amazon names The King's Trust, Media Trust, Forces for Employment and Opening Shift (a scheme from the British Retail Consortium and the Department for Work and Pensions), plus Barnardo's for the JOBS Project and DFN Project SEARCH for supported internships. Amazon UK country manager John Boumphrey said: "When I visit our sites, I meet young people who had no idea where to start six months ago." Barnardo's chief executive Lynn Perry said research by the charity shows "too many young people are being priced out of the opportunities that could change their lives."
Why is Amazon hiring young people while cutting other jobs?
That's the obvious tension, and the press noticed. Fortune headlined its story "Amazon cut 30,000 corporate jobs to focus on AI. Now it's promising 30,000 entry-level roles in the UK by 2030", noting the pledge follows white-collar cuts as Amazon restructures around AI. The two numbers measure different things: the Youth Promise is a multi-year target for front-line operations roles in one country, while the cuts were corporate roles globally. If you're following how AI is reshaping Amazon's own workforce, see our explainer on Amazon's new guideline for software engineers in the age of AI.
It's also worth separating the Youth Promise from seasonal peak hiring. Amazon's 300,000 US seasonal jobs for the 2026 holidays are a short-term surge; the Youth Promise is a four-year UK commitment that includes permanent roles.
What are people saying about it?
We looked for community discussion (Reddit, forums) and didn't find substantial threads at the time of writing, so we won't invent reactions. Press coverage has mostly reported the numbers, with Fortune's job-cuts framing being the main critical angle. Fortune also reported that UK Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden said the government is backing employers who create opportunities across the country.
The questions readers are asking (based on search suggestions) are practical ones:
- Can I get an Amazon warehouse job in the UK with no experience? (Yes, per Amazon.)
- Are there Amazon work-from-home jobs in the UK with no experience? (The Youth Promise roles are on-site.)
- Does Amazon UK offer visa sponsorship for these jobs? (Amazon's announcement doesn't mention sponsorship; we couldn't verify an answer.)
- What happens after a seasonal contract ends? (Amazon says the scheme includes permanent roles but hasn't said how many of the 30,000 are permanent vs seasonal.)
Editor's take
The Youth Promise is a real, specific pledge with numbers attached: 30,000 roles, £15.10 an hour, no CV, ages 18–24, through 2030. That's genuinely useful for a young person in Stoke or Merseyside who needs a first job with a pension and medical cover from day one. What's missing is the split between permanent and seasonal posts and any independent tracking of how many young people are hired. Treat it as a strong entry point, not a career guarantee, and read each listing's hours and contract type carefully.
Timeline: Amazon Youth Promise
| Date | Milestone |
|---|---|
| 2021 | DFN Project SEARCH supported internships begin at Amazon UK |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Amazon Youth Promise announced |
| 2026 | Around 900 work experience places |
| 2027 | New recruitment events in Merseyside, Stoke-on-Trent, Greater Manchester, South Yorkshire; Barnardo's JOBS Project starts |
| 2030 | Target: 30,000 roles, 3,000+ work experience places a year, 1,000+ supported internships |
FAQ
What is the Amazon Youth Promise?
A UK commitment Amazon announced on 20 October 2026 to offer 30,000 entry-level operations roles to 18–24-year-olds through 2030, plus work experience, pre-employment and supported internship programmes.
Can I get an Amazon job in the UK with no experience?
Yes. Amazon says the Youth Promise roles don't require a CV or prior work experience.
How much does Amazon pay in the UK for entry-level jobs?
Amazon says Youth Promise roles start at £15.10 an hour, which it puts at more than £31,000 a year pro rata, with private medical insurance and a pension from day one.
What age do you have to be for the Amazon Youth Promise?
The jobs are aimed at 18–24-year-olds. Work experience placements also include options for school students.
How do I apply for Amazon warehouse jobs in the UK?
Start at jobsatamazon.co.uk/youthpromise, search for entry-level operations roles near you and apply online without a CV, or attend an Amazon recruitment event.
Are the Amazon Youth Promise jobs permanent?
They're a mix of permanent and seasonal fixed-term roles. Amazon hasn't published the split.
Does Amazon UK offer remote jobs with no experience?
The Youth Promise roles are on-site operations jobs (picking, packing, shipping), not remote roles.
What if Amazon rejects my application?
Amazon says applicants aged 18–24 who aren't successful will get a follow-up email with guidance, free job-finding support links and a direct link to reapply.
Sources
- About Amazon: The Amazon Youth Promise launches in UK
- About Amazon UK: Amazon launches the Amazon Youth Promise
- Fortune: Amazon cut 30,000 corporate jobs to focus on AI. Now it's promising 30,000 entry-level roles in the UK by 2030
- About Amazon: What you need to know about Amazon today
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Featured image: a young Amazon associate at an Amazon UK operations site (official Amazon press photo used in the Youth Promise announcement; the person pictured is not identified). Image: Amazon. Source