SC Cleared Data Analyst – 60% at any DWP digital hub

Manchester, Lancashire
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd

£475 Inside ir35
6 months
Ideally 60% at any DWP digital hub across UK

Key Responsibilities

• Gather, analyse and interpret data from multiple sources to support business and operational objectives.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports and visualisations to communicate key performance metrics.
• Perform data quality assessments, validation and cleansing activities.
• Identify trends, patterns and opportunities through quantitative analysis.
• Work with stakeholders to define reporting requirements and business KPIs.
• Support data migration, transformation and reconciliation activities where required.
• Write and optimise SQL queries to extract, manipulate and analyse large datasets.
• Produce clear documentation, data dictionaries and analytical reports.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Business Analysts, Developers and Data Engineers within Agile delivery teams.
• Present findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong commercial experience as a Data Analyst.
• Advanced SQL skills with experience querying large databases.
• Experience using data visualisation tools such as Power BI, Tableau or Looker.
• Strong data analysis and reporting capability.
• Experience with data cleansing, validation and reconciliation.
• Ability to translate business requirements into meaningful analytical outputs.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, including advanced formulas and data modelling.