SC Cleared Data Analyst - 60% at any DWP digital hub

Opus Recruitment Solutions Limited; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

Opus Recruitment Solutions Limited is seeking a data analyst for a 6-month contract across UK DWP digital hubs. You will gather, analyse, and interpret data from multiple sources to support business objectives and KPIs.

You will develop dashboards and visualisations using Power BI/Tableau/Looker to communicate key metrics. You will perform data quality checks, cleansing, and reconciliation, and translate business requirements into analytical outputs.

Qualifications

• Strong data analyst with commercial experience.
• Proficient in SQL for large databases.
• Experience creating dashboards with Power BI/Tableau/Looker.
• Strong data reporting capability and data quality focus.
• Experience with data cleansing, validation and reconciliation.
• Able to translate business needs into analytical outputs.
• Excellent stakeholder communication skills.
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments.
• Proficient in Excel advanced formulas and data modelling.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyse and interpret data from multiple sources to support business and operational objectives.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports and visualisations to communicate key performance metrics.
• Perform data quality assessments, validation and cleansing activities.
• Identify trends, patterns and opportunities through quantitative analysis.
• Work with stakeholders to define reporting requirements and business KPIs.
• Support data migration, transformation and reconciliation activities where required.
• Write and optimise SQL queries to extract, manipulate and analyse large datasets.
• Produce clear documentation, data dictionaries and analytical reports.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Business Analysts, Developers and Data Engineers within Agile delivery teams.
• Present findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Advanced SQL

Data Visualization

Data Analysis

Data Cleansing

Stakeholder Engagement

Agile

Excel Advanced

Business Requirements

Data Modelling

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Looker

Job description

£475 Inside ir35

6 Months

Ideally 60% at any DWP digital hub across UK

Key Responsibilities

• Gather, analyse and interpret data from multiple sources to support business and operational objectives.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports and visualisations to communicate key performance metrics.
• Perform data quality assessments, validation and cleansing activities.
• Identify trends, patterns and opportunities through quantitative analysis.
• Work with stakeholders to define reporting requirements and business KPIs.
• Support data migration, transformation and reconciliation activities where required.
• Write and optimise SQL queries to extract, manipulate and analyse large datasets.
• Produce clear documentation, data dictionaries and analytical reports.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Business Analysts, Developers and Data Engineers within Agile delivery teams.
• Present findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong commercial experience as a Data Analyst.
• Advanced SQL skills with experience querying large databases.
• Experience using data visualisation tools such as Power BI, Tableau or Looker.
• Strong data analysis and reporting capability.
• Experience with data cleansing, validation and reconciliation.
• Ability to translate business requirements into meaningful analytical outputs.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, including advanced formulas and data modelling