Data Analyst

Job Title:                     Data Analyst

Location:                     Flexible, UK + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation:           £34,900-£45,200 Dependent on Experience + Benefits

Role Type:                   Full time / Fixed Term Contract 52 weeks

Role ID:                       SF66172

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Data Analyst.

The role

As a Data Analyst, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will develop and apply analytical models to uncover opportunities for improvement and change, focusing first on current operations and later supporting bid solution development within the Airbase Support domain

Day-to-day, you’ll support the governance and safeguarding of data in use, while also investigating the adoption of emerging technologies such as AI and Machine Learning to enhance our current performance reporting and management processes. You’ll also:

• Work with the wider business unit to deliver analysis (such as through reports, dashboards and simulation) for continuous improvement and demonstrator projects.
• Support the collection, cleansing and plumbing of data from various digital and analogue sources
• Lead the development of visualisations and user-interfaces, such as dashboards or online workspaces.
• Regularly examine key data sets, dashboards and reports to help draw insights and improvement opportunities. Identify trends and patterns that relate to operational impacts.
• Identify and implement automated solutions for regular reporting and data processing workflows where applicable.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is adaptable and can be delivered from various locations including Bristol, Leicester, Devonport, Lyneham, Warrington, Whetstone, London, Wyton and Yeovilton. The role requires regular travel to a range of internal and/or customer sites alongside home working arrangements.

Essential experience of the Data Analyst:

• High degree of competence in Microsoft Office software - Excel
• High degree of competence using Visualisation tools such as Power BI
• High degree of competence in using programming languages such as SQL, Python & R

Qualifications for the Data Analyst:

• Degree level qualification in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics or Engineering, or relevant demonstrable experience, skills and qualifications.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance 
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme 
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave 
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 07/08/2025