Data Quality Assistant

Times Higher Education; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent data provider in higher education is seeking a Data Quality Assistant to conduct quality checks on UK university course databases. The role involves collaborating with data collectors, ensuring accurate data recording, and accessing university websites for fee verification. Ideal candidates should have strong MS Office skills, particularly in Excel, and familiarity with the UK higher education system. This fully remote position offers 21 hours of work per week, beginning in October 2025.

Qualifications

• Strong MS Office skills, particularly Excel.
• Excellent communication skills and confident in raising queries.
• Detail-oriented; ability to check data thoroughly.

Responsibilities

• Conduct quality control checks on individual institution files.
• Discuss unclear data entries with the product manager.
• Access university websites to check tuition fees for 2026/27.
• Accurately record progress using appropriate tools.
• Support product manager in collation of datasets.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Familiarity with UK higher education system

Strong MS Office skills

Detail oriented

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Overview

DATA QUALITY ASSISTANT — FULLY REMOTE (21 hours per week) — DURATION: October 2025-June 2026 — SALARY: £12.21 p/h (National Living Wage)

Times Higher Education is the data provider underpinning university excellence in every continent across the world. As the company behind the world’s most influential university ranking, and with almost five decades of experience as a source of analysis and insight on higher education, we have unparalleled expertise on the trends underpinning university performance globally. Our data and benchmarking tools are used by many of the world’s most prestigious universities to help them achieve their strategic goals and our events series act as the home of higher education thought leadership around the world.

THE Consultancy provides strategic, data-driven guidance to universities, governments and corporate entities with an interest in higher education around the world. Building on our vast sector expertise and long history, we support our partners to build effective and sustainable strategies aligned to their unique mission. Understanding that all organisations are unique, we combine proprietary and primary data ‒ including data underpinning THE’s suite of rankings, bibliometric data, and bespoke surveys and other data collection ‒ to design customised solutions to clients’ needs.

About the Role

To support the creation and delivery of quality databases of UK university courses and their tuition fees and entry requirements, alongside a separate database of scholarships and bursaries.

Key tasks include:

• Quality control checks on individual institution files created by data collectors – ensuring the accurate and consistent recording of data in Microsoft Excel, according to the staff guide and training provided.
• Discussing data entries which are unclear/incorrect with the product manager, so that constructive feedback and guidance can be provided to data collectors and a consistent approach to recording the data is maintained.
• Accessing individual university websites to assess whether 2026/27 course tuition fees have been published.
• Accurately recording progress using the appropriate tools/tracking documents.
• Supporting the product manager in the collation of the datasets – this could involve copy pasting data, checks on formatting, completing missing information.
• Additional ad hoc tasks relevant to the role, e.g. checking Mission Group membership, collecting league table rank data.

About you

• Excellent communication skills and confident in raising queries.
• Familiarity with UK higher education system.
• Strong MS Office skills, particularly Excel.
• Able to work effectively autonomously and to follow guidelines/instructions closely
• Detail oriented; ability to check data thoroughly showing good attention to detail and ability to spot errors and inconsistencies.

You do You. With colleagues located around the world, we know that our individuality and diversity of experiences are our greatest strengths. That’s why we want THE to be a place where you are welcome to be who you want to be at work; where you can share whatever part of your life or self-identity you want, without obligation or facing discrimination; and where all abilities and perspectives are recognised and accommodated.