Power BI Data Analyst

University of Portsmouth; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

32–35 days leave + holidays

Flexible working

Staff discounts

Staff parking

Training & development

Gym membership discounts

Job summary

University of Portsmouth is seeking a Power BI Data Analyst to join the Digital Solutions Information Management (IM) team. You will work with stakeholders to develop BI solutions that support operational and strategic decisions, extracting data from systems, transforming it, and building dashboards for wide use across the University.

The role requires a hands-on approach to provide data-driven insights, improve staff and student experiences, and address data quality across key systems.

Qualifications

• Experience with Power BI dashboards and reports.
• Experience extracting data from source systems and transforming data.

Responsibilities

• Develop BI and reporting solutions to support operational and strategic decisions.
• Build dashboards and reports in Power BI for university-wide use.
• Collaborate with IM team and stakeholders to ensure requirements and quality standards.

Skills

Power BI

Data extraction

Data transformation

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

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The University of Portsmouth is a global employer of choice where exceptional people create, share and apply knowledge that makes a difference.

Experience the pride of being part of a select group – one of only four universities in the south‑east of England to achieve a prestigious Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework. Additionally, we proudly rank among the top 140 universities globally in the Times Higher Young University World Rankings.

Ambition, Responsibility and Openness drive our every endeavour. Join our esteemed institution with a proven track record of success, and where dedication to excellence is key. We want people to make their mark in a professional community that truly values people, innovation, and achievement.

The Role:

The Power BI Data Analyst will work closely with the Principal Business Intelligence Analyst and IM Technical Manager in the Digital Solutions Information Management (IM) team, and senior stakeholders within the University to develop a range of Business Intelligence (BI) and reporting solutions to support operational and strategic decision making across the University. They will be responsible for ensuring that the solutions meet business requirements and satisfy the quality expectations.

With a real drive to provide data to drive action, the Power BI Data Analyst will play a crucial role in helping us to provide a more proactive data insights service. This role will require extraction of data from source systems, loading and transforming the data and then building dashboards and reports in Power BI for University-wide consumption. The outputs will be used by several departments across the University to improve the staff and student experience, increase student retention and address data quality in all of our key systems of record.

Whilst there is a need to be in Portsmouth a few days a week, hybrid working is available for this role.

The interviews are currently anticipated to be held on the first week of November 2026.

This appointment is a fixed-term contract until 17 September 2027. For internal candidates it may be possible to apply for this role under the Secondment Policy. If you wish to apply as a secondee, you must have approval of your line manager in advance of submitting your application form. Please confirm in your application that your line manager has approved this. If you have any queries regarding this position, please contact Katie Simms at [e-mail].

Employer, External Only:

University of Portsmouth Academic Services Ltd (UASL)

Discover the advantages of joining our university. We offer a range of attractive benefits and opportunities to enhance your work experience:

• Competitive salary, including incremental progression within your scale.
• Generous leave entitlement of 32–35 days a year, plus bank holidays, and an additional Christmas closure.
• Family-friendly policies supporting flexible working.
• Staff discounts and loyalty schemes.
• Staff car parking and discounted public travel.
• Excellent training and development opportunities.
• Recreation facilities, including discounted gym membership, food on campus schemes, use of the Library and staff social activities.

Salary Information:

New appointments will routinely be made to the entry spine point (minimum) for the advertised grade, from where the individual will (in addition to receiving annual cost-of-living-related increases) progress through the pay range to the maximum for the grade, within a reasonable timeframe. This ensures fairness, consistency and transparency in our pay structures. A higher starting salary or market supplement may be available for a truly exceptional candidate when circumstances fully justify a departure from our normal policy.

UKVI Statement:

Prior to submitting your application, kindly ensure that you can either demonstrate or acquire the necessary right to work in the UK. If you currently do not possess the right to work in the UK, please be aware that our offer of employment is conditional upon you obtaining it.

ED&I Statement:

We are committed to upholding the University’s values of being ambitious, open and responsible, in an inclusive working environment that promotes dignity and respect. Please note that this vacancy may be closed earlier than advertised, so early applications are advised.

University House, Winston Churchill Ave, Portsmouth PO1 2UP