Graduate Market & Competitor Intelligence Analyst

Sage; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

5 learning days a year

5 volunteering days a year

Private healthcare

Pension with Sage contributions

Parental leave from day one

Work from abroad up to 10 weeks a year

Discounts on tech, travel, gyms

Cycle to Work and EV schemes

Digital wellbeing support

Job summary

Sage in the UK offers a Graduate Market & Competitor Intelligence Programme designed to develop your skills through structured training, hands-on projects, and exposure to executive decision-making.

You’ll join Sage’s Market & Competitor Intelligence function, gathering and analysing data, building dashboards, and contributing to strategic opportunities. The role is hybrid with 3 days in the office.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and research skills to interpret data and identify trends.
• Excellent written and verbal communication to present complex information clearly.
• Proactive, self-starting attitude and willingness to learn new tools and platforms.
• Curious mindset that embraces change and how businesses and markets work.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to collaborate across levels and functions.
• Experience using AI tools (Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT) with ongoing development of AI skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications, especially Excel, PowerPoint and Teams.
• Exposure to Power BI, Tableau or other data visualization tools is advantageous.
• Understanding of SaaS business models or fintech interest is advantageous.
• Experience conducting research projects during university is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Track emerging competitors, startups and disruptive business models to spot threats and opportunities.
• Contribute to market opportunity assessments for existing and new markets.
• Maintain competitor profiles covering strategy, products, pricing, partnerships and financial performance.
• Monitor competitor launches, acquisitions, funding rounds and executive changes.
• Collect and analyse quantitative and qualitative intelligence from multiple sources.
• Build reports and dashboards communicating market and competitor performance to senior stakeholders.
• Explore how AI and emerging technologies can improve research quality and efficiency.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Self-starting

Curious mindset

Interpersonal skills

AI tools experience

Microsoft 365 proficiency

Data visualization tools exposure

SaaS/fintech interest

University research projects

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business/Economics/Marketing/Finance/Data Analytics/CS/Politics/IR

Tools

Copilot

Claude

ChatGPT

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Job description

Sage in the UK offers a Graduate Market & Competitor Intelligence Programme designed to develop your skills through structured training, hands-on projects, and exposure to executive decision-making.

You’ll join Sage’s Market & Competitor Intelligence function, gathering and analysing data, building dashboards, and contributing to strategic opportunities. The role is hybrid with 3 days in the office.