Data Analyst

ICP Search; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Professional Elite Sport in the United Kingdom is seeking a Data Analyst, Player Recruitment to support smarter, evidence-led decisions across the full player acquisition cycle—from identifying targets through to assessing suitability. The role is remote within the UK.

You will work with recruitment, technical and sporting leadership to build analytical models, combine event, tracking, physical and contextual data, and produce clear reports and dashboards.

Qualifications

• 2+ years' experience within professional football or an equivalent elite sporting environment.
• Strong understanding of player recruitment and football decision-making.
• Experience with football datasets and tools such as Excel, Power BI, SQL or Python.
• Exposure to recognised football data providers and platforms.
• The ability to turn complex analysis into clear recommendations for sporting stakeholders.
• Strong judgement, curiosity and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Building and developing analytical models to support player identification and evaluation.
• Combining event, tracking, physical and contextual data to assess performance and potential.
• Producing clear player reports, visualisations and presentations.
• Developing position-specific benchmarks, profiles and shortlists aligned to the playing model.
• Supporting due diligence on prospective signings.
• Working closely with scouts to combine quantitative insight with live observation.
• Improving data workflows, reporting processes and analytical tools across recruitment.

Skills

Data analysis

Football analytics

Storytelling with data

Tools

Excel

Power BI

SQL

Python

Job description

Data Analyst, Player Recruitment

UK | Remote

Professional Elite Sport

We're supporting a leading elite sports organisation with the appointment of a Data Analyst, Player Recruitment to strengthen its player recruitment function.

Working closely with recruitment, technical and sporting leadership, this person will use data to support smarter, evidence-led decisions across the full player acquisition cycle — from identifying targets through to assessing suitability and supporting final decision-making.

The role will include:

• Building and developing analytical models to support player identification and evaluation


• Combining event, tracking, physical and contextual data to assess performance and potential


• Producing clear player reports, visualisations and presentations


• Developing position-specific benchmarks, profiles and shortlists aligned to the playing model


• Supporting due diligence on prospective signings


• Working closely with scouts to combine quantitative insight with live observation


• Improving data workflows, reporting processes and analytical tools across recruitment

We're looking for someone with:

• 2+ years' experience within professional football or an equivalent elite sporting environment


• Strong understanding of player recruitment and football decision-making


• Experience working with football datasets and tools such as Excel, Power BI, SQL or Python


• Exposure to recognised football data providers and platforms


• The ability to turn complex analysis into clear recommendations for sporting stakeholders


• Strong judgement, curiosity and attention to detail

This is an opportunity to join an ambitious sporting organisation where analysis is central to recruitment strategy and competitive advantage.