Senior BI Analyst

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 42,839 - 46,142; Full time

Job summary

Barnsley Council is seeking a Senior Business Intelligence Analyst for a 12-month maternity cover, commencing 7 September 2026. The role focuses on shaping data-led decision making, leading BI projects, and creating visualisations to support performance management.

Based in Barnsley, the post requires strong SQL, data quality, and stakeholder engagement skills, with hybrid working arrangements and the standard 37 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Proactive and analytical with a passion for using data to drive improvement.
• Substantial experience with data visualisation tools and BI solutions for diverse stakeholders.
• Experience in data quality assessment, cleansing and profiling across multiple sources.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills for diverse audiences.
• Experience presenting information in meetings and using digital tools to enhance performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects with data developers and analysts to extract, integrate and analyse complex data using SQL.
• Advise senior leaders on strategic and operational performance management to inform decisions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver complex work.
• Develop and present data visualisations and dashboards using Power BI, SSRS, Visual Studio and Excel.
• Produce high-quality, user-friendly reports and dashboards with actionable recommendations.
• Ensure performance information is timely, robust and supports data quality and accountability.
• Enable self-serve data access for staff.

Skills

Data visualization

Stakeholder communication

Analytical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Education

Level 6 qualification

Tools

Power BI

SSRS

Visual Studio

Excel

Job description

Position Reference: 50142603

Directorate: Core Services | Service: Business Intelligence

Salary: £42,839 – £46,142

Working Arrangements: Hybrid

Hours per week: 37

Contract type: Fixed Term until 07/09/2027 (12‑month maternity cover, commence 7 September 2026)

Closing date: 17/07/2026 at 23:59

About the Post

Senior Business Intelligence Analyst – 12‑month maternity cover contract. The role will commence 7 September 2026. The position is based in Barnsley Council and involves shaping data‑led decision making, leading BI projects, developing visualisations and supporting strategic and operational performance management.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead projects with data developers and analysts to extract, integrate and analyse complex data from multiple systems using advanced SQL.
• Provide advice to senior leaders on strategic and operational performance management, identifying performance insights to inform business decisions and drive improvement.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements, deliver complex work, gather insights and support new mechanisms to assess impact and measure performance.
• Develop and present data visualisations and dashboards using Power BI, SSRS, Visual Studio and Excel.
• Produce high‑quality, user‑friendly reports and dashboards that display complex information, statutory data and actionable recommendations.
• Ensure performance management information is timely, robust and used to improve data quality, share insights and strengthen accountability.
• Enable self‑serve capabilities for staff to access data.

Qualifications and Experience

• Proactive and analytical with a passion for using data to drive improvement.
• Substantial experience with data visualisation tools and specialist BI solutions to provide information to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Significant experience conducting data quality assessment, cleansing and profiling from multiple sources, integrating and transforming data.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills, able to tailor messages and deliver to diverse audiences.
• Experience presenting information verbally at meetings, undertaking formal presentations and using modern technologies and digital tools to enhance performance.
• Strong interpersonal skills, able to build effective relationships across the organisation.
• A Level 6 qualification (or equivalent experience) in a relevant field.

Requirements

• Basic Criminal Record Check required.
• Applicants who have lived abroad for 6 months or more in the past 3 years must provide a reasonable account.
• Applicants must have valid visa or other legal documents; Barnsley Council does not sponsor visas.

Key Dates

Deadline – Friday 17 July 2026

Interviews – week commencing 27 July 2026

Contact

For informal enquiries, please contact: Helen Richardson, Business Intelligence Manager at [e-mail]

Additional Information

CVs are not accepted for this role.

We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and welcome applicants with past convictions. All candidates will be considered fairly.