Junior Scouting Data Analyst

City Football Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Private healthcare

Dental cover

Health Cash Plan

Pension

Life assurance

Free on-site parking

Free breakfast and lunch

Cycle to work

Discounted match tickets

Job summary

City Football Group is seeking a data-focused professional in Manchester to ensure the accuracy and consistency of its internal scouting data. The role centers on maintaining a high-quality scouting platform that supports decision-making across the CFG network.

You will perform data updates, quality checks and troubleshooting with SQL, helping keep records clean and drive platform improvements for a global user base. Collaboration with scouts, IT and internal partners will be essential.

Qualifications

• Experience using SQL to extract, update and manipulate data with care and accuracy.
• Ability to investigate data issues, identify root causes and follow problems through to resolution.
• A proactive, improvement-minded approach to solving problems and refining processes.
• Well-developed organisational skills and the ability to manage structured, detail-focused work effectively.
• Clear and effective communication skills, with confidence working collaboratively with internal stakeholders.
• An eagerness to learn, develop and build capability within a data-focused football environment.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on data role focused on accuracy, consistency and development of CFG’s scouting data.
• Carry out data updates, quality checks and troubleshooting using admin tools and SQL.
• Maintain clean, dependable records and support platform improvements.
• Collaborate with scouts, scout managers, IT and internal partners to translate issues into actions.

Skills

SQL

Data quality

Troubleshooting

Organisational skills

Communication

Data operations

Tools

SQL tools

Job description

Based in Manchester, this full-time permanent role offers the chance to play a key part in the accuracy, consistency and ongoing development of City Football Group’s scouting data. You will help maintain a high-quality internal scouting platform that supports decision-making across the network.

Who We Are

Founded in 2013, City Football Group is the world’s leading private owner and operator of football clubs, with teams across the globe connected by a shared belief in doing things differently. Alongside our clubs, we invest in football-related businesses and build partnerships that help the game, and the communities around it, thrive. Everything we do is guided by our purpose: empowering better lives through football. Rooted in more than a century of “City” football, we are proud of the role our clubs play locally and globally, creating positive impact on and off the pitch.

Within Group Talent, we support football decision-making through data, scouting insight and platform development. Our work depends on reliable information, thoughtful processes and close collaboration, helping scouts and wider football stakeholders work with confidence and clarity.

The Role

This is a hands-on role at the heart of CFG’s scouting data operations. You will help ensure information within the internal scouting platform is accurate, structured and consistently maintained, supporting the smooth running of a system that underpins football insight across the organisation.

Day to day, you will use admin tools and SQL to carry out data updates, quality checks and troubleshooting, while identifying and resolving issues quickly and methodically. You will help maintain clean, dependable records, support process improvements and contribute to the ongoing development of a platform that needs to perform well for a global user base.

You will work closely with scouts, scout managers, IT and other internal partners, translating issues into practical actions and clear documentation. The role suits someone who enjoys structured problem-solving, takes pride in the detail and is keen to build their capability in data operations within an elite football environment.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience using SQL to extract, update and manipulate data with care and accuracy.
• Ability to investigate data issues, identify root causes and follow problems through to resolution.
• A proactive, improvement-minded approach to solving problems and refining processes.
• Well-developed organisational skills and the ability to manage structured, detail-focused work effectively.
• Clear and effective communication skills, with confidence working collaboratively with internal stakeholders.
• An eagerness to learn, develop and build capability within a data-focused football environment.

Why Choose Us

Working at City Football Group means being supported to do your best, with the flexibility and encouragement to look after your wellbeing. We are committed to helping our people learn, grow and thrive in a culture built on collaboration, openness and hard work.

As part of our team, you will receive 26 days’ annual leave plus a day off for your birthday, private healthcare and dental cover, and an annual discretionary bonus. You will also have access to a Health Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 GP support, and a company pension and life assurance.

Manchester-based employees also benefit from free on-site parking, complimentary breakfast and lunch, and access to a range of sports and leisure clubs.

You can enjoy a range of additional benefits, including cycle to work, Give As You Earn, discounted match tickets, savings in the City Store, a free City+ subscription, stadium tour discounts, and wider retail and lifestyle offers.

Equal Opportunities

City Football Group promotes equal opportunities in employment and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

We will screen all applicants and select candidates whose skills and experience seem to meet our needs. We will carefully consider your application during the initial screening and will contact you only if you are selected for an interview. If you require reasonable adjustments or any support throughout the process, please contact [e-mail] and we will be happy to help.

All CFG recruitment communications originate from @cityfootball.com email addresses. If you receive communications from Gmail, Outlook.com or other personal email services claiming to represent CFG, please verify with the hiring team. Employment is subject to the provision of proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Due to our safeguarding promise, all UK-based CFG roles will be subject to a DBS check upon commencing employment with us. This will be either a basic, standard or enhanced check depending on the job role and responsibilities.