Data Analyst

Express Solicitors; Wythenshawe; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Private medical insurance

Gym / wellness facilities

Birthday and holiday extras

Social committee

Job summary

Express Solicitors is seeking a Data Analyst to join the team in Manchester. You will design and deliver data reports and dashboards, supporting stakeholders with actionable insights using SQL and Power BI.

Based in Sharston/Manchester, the role emphasizes data accuracy, collaboration with multiple departments, and developing MI that informs business decisions. Hybrid working and competitive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience extracting, analysing, converting and presenting data.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong SQL query writing skills and proficiency with data visualization.
• Experience in a commercial organisation and collaborating with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop, produce and distribute reports and dashboards within SLAs.
• Contribute to data strategy and MI needs across departments.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver accurate insights.
• Query databases using SQL/T-SQL and other common languages to extract information.
• Provide interpretation support for reports and dashboards.

Skills

SQL

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Education

Relevant degree

Tools

Power BI

Proclaim (CMS)

Job description

Job Details

Job Title: Data Analyst

Location: Sharston, Manchester M22 4SN

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum

Job type: Full Time, Permanent

About Us

Established in 2000, Express Solicitors is an award‑winning, no win no fee law firm specialising exclusively in personal injury claims. Headquartered in Manchester, we support clients nationwide across all areas of personal injury, including employers' liability, serious injury, clinical negligence, occupiers' and public liability, road traffic accidents and industrial disease.

We are ranked 64th in The Lawyer UK Top 200, out of more than 10,000 law firms nationwide, and after achieving a 20% year‑on‑year growth, Express Solicitors are the largest personal injury claimant firm in the UK.

Our commitment to outstanding client care is reflected in our Trustpilot rating of 4.8 (Excellent), placing us among the highest‑rated firms in the sector.

The Role

Express Solicitors is currently looking to appoint a Data Analyst reporting directly into the Head of Department. Any experience working with within a Legal environment and Proclaim case management system will be a distinct advantage. The role's focus will be to provide support to the business in the production of business information reports, both through fixed MI channels and ad hoc reporting requests by designing and writing efficient queries to extract, analyse, and present information from various data sources.

Responsibilities

• Development, production and distribution of reports and dashboards to our clients within service level agreements.
• Contribute to the development of data strategy.
• Collaborate with different departments to gather requirements on MI needs then produce reports, with focus on accuracy, integrity and relevance.
• Pro‑active approach to analysing produced data to provide actionable insights.
• Provide support to assist in the interpretation of reports, dashboards, and insights.
• Interrogation of various databases using SQL and T‑SQL and other common query languages.

Person Specification

Essential:

• Experience of dealing with data within a commercial organisation.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Being able to learn, adapt and work within in a fast‑paced environment.
• Develop relationships with stakeholders.
• Experience extracting, analysing, converting and presenting data through the Power BI platform.
• Proficient with IT.
• Excellent SQL query writing skills.
• Excellent organisation and time‑management skills.

Preferred:

• Completion of a relevant degree is desirable.
• Knowledge of coding in Python or similar coding languages is desirable.

Salary & Hours

Salary of £40,000 - £45,000.

Our standard working hours are 8:30am to 5:30pm Monday‑Thursday and 8:30am to 5pm Friday.

Benefits

• Hybrid Working - 3/2 hybrid working pattern after probation.
• 23 Days Holiday - Rising to 26 days, plus bank/public holidays.
• Extra Holidays - 3 holiday buy backs and an extra day for your birthday after service length requirement.
• Looking After Your Health - Private medical insurance available after 2 years' service, annual flu jab and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Looking After Your Well‑being - 24/7 onsite Gym, Netball/Football team, 10km Manchester team and more.
• Work Life / Balance - Active social committee with generous departmental and firm‑wide social budget.

Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of Data analysis, Data science, Data Engineer, Business Intelligence Analyst, Analytics Manager, IT Data architect, BI Developer may also be considered for this role.