Data Analyst

Brook Street; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A national public sector client in Cardiff is seeking a Data Analyst for their Research, Data and Intelligence team. This newly created role involves turning complex data into meaningful insights for policy and service delivery. Key responsibilities include developing Power BI dashboards, analyzing data from multiple sources, and ensuring compliance with data governance standards. Candidates should have a degree or equivalent qualification and strong experience in data analysis. This is a full-time, hybrid role with a pay rate of £15.32 per hour.

Qualifications

• Experience in data analysis or analytical role with strong analytical skills.
• Ability to communicate insights clearly to a range of audiences.
• Confidence in using Power BI and working with large data sets.

Responsibilities

• Analyse, cleanse and assure data from multiple sources.
• Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports.
• Support data integration into Azure Data Services and Synapse Analytics.
• Review and improve data collection and validation processes.
• Use tools like SQL and Power Automate to streamline workflows.
• Respond to ad-hoc data queries and produce analytical reports.
• Ensure compliance with information governance and security standards.

Skills

Power BI

Data analysis

SQL

Analytical skills

Excel

Education

Degree or equivalent qualification

Tools

Dynamics CRM

Azure Data Services

Power Automate

Synapse Analytics

Job description

Our supportive and values-driven national public sector client is seeking a Data Analyst to join their Research, Data and Intelligence team in this newly created role.

This is an excellent opportunity to help turn complex data into meaningful insights that support policy, planning and service delivery across Wales.

Working closely with the Senior Data Officer and key external partners, you will improve the use of internal regulatory data and wider external data sets, producing dashboards, reports and analysis that enable evidence-based decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyse, cleanse and assure data from multiple sources, including Dynamics CRM
• Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports that clearly present trends and performance
• Support data integration into Azure Data Services and Synapse Analytics
• Review and improve data collection and validation processes
• Use tools such as SQL and Power Automate to streamline data workflows
• Respond to ad-hoc data queries and produce analytical reports
• Ensure data handling complies with information governance and security standards

Candidate Requirements:

You will have experience working in a data analysis or analytical role, with strong analytical skills and the ability to communicate insights clearly to a range of audiences. You will be confident using Power BI and working with large data sets, and have a good understanding of data protection requirements.

• Degree or equivalent qualification, or relevant professional experience
• Experience in data analysis, statistical analysis or data science
• Strong analytical skills, including advanced Excel
• Experience presenting data insights to non-technical audiences

This is a temporary, full time (36 hours p/w) role to start ASAP and required until mid-June 2026.

This is a hybrid role requiring regular onsite presence at our client's Cardiff office, therefore candidates should be based within a reasonable commuting distance of CF10.

The pay rate is £15.32 per hour.

Please consider applying as soon as you are able to as we will be shortlisting candidates as we receive them

Thanks for your interest

Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.

Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you.

In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.