Statistics Placement: Data Viz & Reporting (Student)

Welsh Government; Wales; Hybrid; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service Pension

Hybrid & flexible working

Wellbeing hour

Training & development

Cycle2Work Scheme

Green Car Scheme

Government Student Network

Flexible working hours

Job summary

The Welsh Government is offering a year-long student placement in the Statistics Profession within the Digital, Data & Technology and Operational Effectiveness Group. You will contribute to statistical projects by producing reports and visualisations, respond to data requests, and help manage data with mentoring and training in SQL and R.

Placement runs from summer 2027 to summer 2028 for eligible undergraduates or postgraduates, with visa sponsorship not available.

Qualifications

• Degree in a numerate discipline with a statistical element.
• Strong communication skills and ability to write commentary.
• Experience or familiarity with data analysis and QA processes.
• Willingness to contribute proactively to a team.

Responsibilities

• Prepare statistical reports and identify key messages and trends.
• Develop visualisations and statistical tables to communicate findings.
• Respond to data requests from internal and external sources.
• Manage and manipulate data and automate statistical processes.
• Validate data and quality assure statistical outputs.
• Support statistical projects across Welsh Government.

Skills

Clear and concise communication

Statistical data analysis

Willingness to contribute proactively

Focus and pace

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in a numerate discipline with a statistical element

Tools

R

Python

SQL

Job description

The Welsh Government is offering a year-long student placement in the Statistics Profession within the Digital, Data & Technology and Operational Effectiveness Group. You will contribute to statistical projects by producing reports and visualisations, respond to data requests, and help manage data with mentoring and training in SQL and R.

Placement runs from summer 2027 to summer 2028 for eligible undergraduates or postgraduates, with visa sponsorship not available.