Principal Analyst - Power Semiconductors

Informa Plc; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global technology firm is seeking a Principal Analyst to shape the future of the semiconductor industry. In this role, you will lead the development of databases, generate market forecasts, and write insightful reports on key trends. The ideal candidate has a strong background in the semiconductor sector, with excellent analytical and writing skills. You will have opportunities to build client relationships and represent the company at industry events, contributing to meaningful insights in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Great community and social events

Charity volunteer days

Career development opportunities

25 days annual leave plus a birthday leave day

Flexible personal benefits

Company-funded private medical cover

ShareMatch scheme

Strong wellbeing support

Global recognition programs

Qualifications

• 3–5 years' experience in the semiconductor or engineering-related industry preferred.
• Ability to write clear, structured, concise reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain comprehensive semiconductor databases.
• Generate market forecasts and provide qualitative analysis.
• Collaborate with teams to create high-quality analysis.
• Provide expertise to customers on market trends.
• Write reports highlighting technology and market impacts.
• Support sales teams in client relationships.
• Represent the Omdia brand at industry events.

Skills

Curiosity about the semiconductor market

Relationship building

Problem-solving skills

Technical expertise in MS Excel

Time management

Writing skills

Client interaction

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in a STEM subject

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Company Description

Do you want to develop your career and make an impact in the fast-growth, fast-moving B2B technology space?

At Informa TechTarget, you’ll collaborate and grow alongside some of the industry’s most respected experts. You’ll work with leading brands and be exposed to world-shaping innovations. You’ll apply your energy and intellect to helping clients be faster to market and faster to revenue.

We’re a vibrant community of world-class practitioners – over 2000 colleagues strong – with offices in 19 locations around the world. We’re traded on Nasdaq and also part of Informa PLC, a global leader in business-to-business events, digital services, and academic research in the FTSE 100 who are #3 in Glassdoor's Best Places to Work 2025 UK list.

About Informa TechTarget

Informa TechTarget (Nasdaq: TTGT) informs, influences and connects the world’s technology buyers and sellers, to accelerate growth from R&D to ROI.

With an unparalleled reach of over 220 highly targeted technology-specific websites and more than 50 million permissioned first-party audience members, Informa TechTarget has a unique understanding of and insight into technology markets.

Underpinned by those audiences and their data, we offer expert-led, data-driven, and digitally enabled services that deliver significant impact and measurable outcomes to our clients. We provide our customers with:

• Trusted information that shapes the industry and informs investment
• Intelligence and advice that guides and influences strategy
• Advertising that grows reputation and establishes thought leadership
• Custom content that engages and prompts action
• Intent and demand generation that more precisely targets and converts

Our organization is committed to sustainability, diversity, wellbeing, and ethical working practices. Visit informatechtarget.com and follow us on LinkedIn.

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Job Description

This role is based in our 240 Blackfriars office.

Are you ready to shape the future of the semiconductor industry through insightful research and analysis? Omdia is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Principal Analyst to join our semiconductor research team within Research & Analysis (R&A). This role offers the opportunity to become a market expert in power semiconductors (discretes and modules) and their key applications, contributing to reports read by the leadership of some of the world’s most influential companies.

As a Principal Analyst, you’ll lead the development and maintenance of comprehensive databases, generate market forecasts, and provide qualitative analysis that drives decision-making for our clients. You’ll also have the chance to build your profile as a thought leader, represent Omdia at industry events, and collaborate with customers and internal teams to deliver impactful insights.

If you’re passionate about technology, data-driven analysis, and the evolving semiconductor market, this is the role for you.

What You’ll Be Doing

Data Development and Maintenance

• Build and maintain detailed databases for semiconductor products through background research, industry relationships, and estimations where data is unavailable.
• Log assumptions and methodologies clearly to ensure transparency and consistency.

Market Forecasting

• Use your industry knowledge and data to develop accurate market forecasts.
• Present and explain forecasts and the reasoning behind them to clients and team members.

Industry Scoping and Analysis

• Stay up to date on industry and technology changes to refine databases and methodologies.
• Collaborate with managers and other teams to produce consistent, high-quality analysis across the semiconductor market.

Customer and Specialist Support

• Provide one-on-one expertise to customers on technology and market trends.
• Support client inquiries by offering deeper insights into forecasts, reports, and other research.

Report Writing and Thought Leadership

• Write qualitative analysis to support data and forecasts, creating reports that explain the impact of technology and market trends.
• Produce written insights and press materials to highlight and promote research findings.
• Attend trade events to develop supplier relationships and present key market findings.

Sales and Business Development

• Collaborate with the sales team to develop leads, maintain relationships with existing clients, and support subscription renewals.
• Identify opportunities to evolve and enhance the research offering as your expertise grows.

Profile Building and Representation

• Represent the Omdia brand at industry functions and events, building your reputation and Omdia’s within the semiconductor sector.
• Engage with senior leadership from leading companies and fast-growing start-ups to share insights and build relationships.

Consulting and Custom Research

• Support consulting projects by performing primary and secondary research, defining deliverables, and presenting findings in client-specified formats.

Qualifications

• Curiosity and Industry Knowledge: A strong desire to understand the semiconductor market, stay updated on technology changes, and analyze the forces driving the market.
• Relationship Building: Comfortable reaching out to industry sources, developing relationships, and collaborating towards common goals.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to think outside the box and find innovative solutions to complex problems.
• Technical Expertise: Proficiency in MS Excel for data building, manipulation, organization, and pivot table creation.
• Time Management: Proven track record of prioritizing and delegating competing tasks effectively.
• Writing Skills: Ability to write clear, structured, concise, and insightful reports.
• Client Interaction: Comfortable conducting interviews, presenting research, and developing commercial relationships with clients.
• Analytical Thinking: Use assumptions and logical thinking to create estimates, scenarios, and forecasts.
• Education and Experience:
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in a STEM subject preferred.
  • 3–5 years’ experience in the semiconductor or engineering-related industry preferred.

Additional Information

We believe that great things happen when people connect face-to-face. That's why we work in-person with each other, or with customers and partners, three days a week or more. When you’re not spending time together in one of our offices or other workplaces – like at an Informa event – you get the flexibility and support to work from home or remotely.

TechTarget, Inc., doing business as Informa TechTarget, including its subsidiaries is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. We strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, colour, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment. If you would like to request reasonable adjustments or accommodations to assist your participation in the hiring process and, or in the advertised position, please inform the appropriate Talent Acquisition Partner for the role once they have been in touch. Your request will be reviewed and considered in confidence.

Informa TechTarget complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable federal, state or local law.

Our benefits include:

• Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves
• Time out: 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after two years, plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
• A flexible range of personal benefits to choose from, plus company funded private medical cover
• A ShareMatch scheme that allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, a healthy living subsidy, access to health apps and more
• Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programmes
• As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world