Data Research Analyst

Cushman & Wakefield; City Of London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a Data Research Analyst to join our European Research team in London. You will own core datasets, cleanse and transform data, and deliver high-quality reporting, dashboards, and client-ready outputs.

You will work closely with researchers and stakeholders across Europe and globally, driving data quality, governance, and innovation in analytics. Strong Excel, SQL, and Power BI skills are essential, with attention to detail and ability to communicate insights to both

Qualifications

• Experience in data analysis, research, or market intelligence roles.
• Strong Excel data manipulation and reporting skills.
• Familiarity with databases and SQL for data extraction.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and validate property market and financial datasets across multiple sources.
• Create and update dashboards and visualisations to support decisions.
• Collaborate with European researchers to develop new datasets and improve data quality.
• Distribute data and insights to internal stakeholders and clients.

Skills

Advanced Excel

SQL

Dashboard creation

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Communication

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

Power BI

Databases

Job description

Job Title

Data Research Analyst

Job Description Summary

Job Description

We are looking for a highly analytical and detail-oriented Data Research Analyst to join our European Research team. This role sits at the heart of our real estate business, ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and accessibility of market data used to inform investment, leasing, and strategic decision-making. Working closely with researchers, brokers, senior stakeholders, and global colleagues, you will take ownership of property market datasets, transform complex information into meaningful insights, and help deliver high-quality reporting, dashboards, and client-ready outputs. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working with data, has a passion for continuous improvement and technology, and wants learn and contribute to projects on both a local and global scale.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain, validate, and enhance property market and other financial data across multiple datasets, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
• Collect, cleanse, and manage both aggregate and transaction-level market data from internal and external sources.
• Work closely with Research teams across Europe to support the development and maintenance of existing and new datasets.
• Prepare and distribute data for internal stakeholders, brokers, clients, and senior leadership teams.
• Support the analysis of market trends and sharing data and outputs with colleagues and clients.
• Support the creation and maintenance of dashboards, reports, presentations, and data visualisations to support decision-making.
• Support the tracking and reporting of key market fundamentals, including rents, leasing activity, vacancy rates, yields, sales volumes, and market trends.
• Respond to data requests from Research, business stakeholders and external clients, delivering accurate information within agreed timescales.
• Partner with colleagues across global teams to drive consistency in data standards, reporting methodologies, and best practices.
• Identify opportunities to improve data processes, automation, reporting efficiency, and data quality and support the implementation of agreed changes.
• Ensure data governance, ownership, and integrity are maintained across all reporting outputs.

Skills & Experience:

• Experience working in a data analysis, research analyst, market intelligence, or similar data-focused role.
• Advanced Excel skills, including data manipulation, analysis, lookup functions, pivot tables, and reporting.
• Experience working with databases and SQL for extracting and managing data.
• Experience creating dashboards and visualisations; Power BI experience is advantageous but not essential.
• Comfortable working with cloud-based data platforms and large datasets.
• Strong attention to detail with a proactive approach to checking, validating, and improving data quality.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain data and insights to both technical and non-technical audiences, including senior stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and take ownership of deliverables.
• Interest in emerging technologies, data innovation, automation, and AI tools.
• Collaborative mindset and experience working across different teams and geographical locations.
• Experience within real estate, property, financial services, research, or a similar commercial environment would be beneficial but is not essential.

Please note: this is a direct search led by Cushman & Wakefield. We only work with recruitment agencies on our preferred supplier list, and only where a signed and in date agreement is in place and the agency has been directly instructed on the role by a member of our Talent Acquisition team. We do not accept speculative or unsolicited CVs submitted to any of our employees or outside of our agreed process. No agency fees will be payable in these circumstances.

Cushman & Wakefield is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic. Cushman & Wakefield is committed to equity in employment, and our goal is to have a diverse, inclusive and barrier-free workplace. If you are a person with a disability and need any other accessible accommodations during the hiring process, you are invited to bring this to the Talent Acquisition Advisor’s attention once they have made contact.

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