Data Analyst

Tesco PLC; Digswell; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retailer in the UK is seeking a Data Analyst to deliver strategic initiatives across the business. You will provide actionable insights to shape pricing and promotion strategies. Requirements include a relevant degree, strong SQL skills, and experience in data analysis and handling large datasets. The role offers competitive benefits including a performance bonus, medical insurance, and generous holiday allowance.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary

Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day

Private medical insurance

26 weeks maternity and adoption leave

Free 24/7 virtual GP service

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Qualifications

• Experience applying data in a practical and customer-focused way, with a passion for creating tangible impact.
• Strong skills in handling large data volumes using modern data processing tools.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the development of key data streams used in Price & Promotion Analytics.
• Refactoring and creating data routines to meet business needs.
• Building data pipelines for pricing, promotion and sales data.
• Managing Database storage and optimizing efficiency of queries.
• Working with third parties to ingest, process and transform data.
• Identifying and solving complex issues, and performing thorough QA.

Skills

Data analysis

SQL (Teradata and Hadoop)

Advanced Excel proficiency

Python

VBA

Data visualization tools

Strong written and verbal communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Economics, Applied Statistics, Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Join our team as a Data Analyst and play a key role in delivering strategic initiatives across the business. You'll provide actionable insights and analysis to shape pricing and promotion strategies, leveraging advanced analytical methods and modelling techniques to drive informed decision‑making. You will be responsible for

Responsibilities

• Supporting the development of key data streams used in Price & Promotion Analytics.
• Refactoring and creating data routines to meet business needs.
• Building data pipelines for pricing, promotion and sales data.
• Managing Database storage and optimise efficiency of queries.
• Working with third parties to ingest, process and transform data.
• Identifying and solving complex issues, and performing thorough QA.
• Documenting processes and upskilling data users.
• Proactively creating data sources for end users within the business.
• Identifying processes that can be standardised, simplified, and automated.
• Working closely with other teams relevant teams, such as Technology, Dunnhumby, Analytics, Trade Planning, and Pricing to ensure our full commercial strategy is aligned and executed efficiently.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Mathematics, Economics, Applied Statistics, Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience applying data in a practical and customer‑focused way, with a passion for creating tangible impact.
• Strong skills in handling large data volumes using modern data processing tools, particularly SQL (Teradata and Hadoop).
• Advanced Excel proficiency.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience with Python, VBA, and data visualization tools.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Disability Confident. A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high‑volume, seasonal and high‑peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non‑disabled people. For more details please go to.

Tesco has become a market leader by doing the little things that really matter for our customers and colleagues. It's part of what makes Tesco such a great place to work, and we're proud to have been accredited as one of Britain's Top Employers again this year. We're the UK's number one retailer and we pride ourselves on offering a great shopping experience. We are passionate about our food, merchandise and services and will always try to get things right for our customers. But did you know we also offer great job opportunities? With stores, distribution centres and offices across the UK, and a vast variety of roles, we are always looking for people who have a hunger to work with customers and colleagues across our exciting business. We believe in treating each other with respect and giving everyone an equal opportunity to get on. It's our people that make the difference every day - helping us make a difference for our customers.

Benefits

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
• Private medical insurance
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 year’s service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay; we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing