Future Tech Jobs Future Tech Jobs

Data Analyst

Harnham - Data and Analytics Recruitment
Watford, United Kingdom
2 weeks ago
£60,000 – £65,000 pa

Salary

£60,000 – £65,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
On-site
Seniority
Senior
Education
Degree
Posted
13 May 2026 (2 weeks ago)
Share
Save job
Create job alert

SENIOR BI ANALYST

UP TO £65,000

WATFORD

OVERVIEW

We are working exclusively with a major global off-price retailer that is building a dedicated analytics capability within its finance function. This is a great opportunity for a Data Analyst with strong Power BI experience to join a new team and play a key role in improving reporting, insight, and data-led decision-making across the commercial side of the business.

THE COMPANY

The business is a large, international retail organisation with thousands of stores across multiple countries. In the UK and Europe, it operates across several major markets and has a strong presence in the off-price retail sector.

The company already has multiple data teams across different areas of the business; this team sits within finance and partnering closely with commercial stakeholders. The goal is to bring more structure, consistency, and insight to reporting across this part of the organisation.

THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

As Data Analyst, you will work closely with finance and commercial teams to collate, analyse, and present data that supports business decisions.

You will be responsible for building and improving Power BI reports, working with data models, engaging with stakeholders, and collaborating with internal data warehouse teams where needed.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Building reports and dashboards in Power BI
  • Collating and analysing data for commercial and finance stakeholders
  • Working with data models to improve reporting quality and usability
  • Liaising with stakeholders to understand reporting needs
  • Supporting the creation of a more formalised analytics function
  • Working with internal data warehouse teams to access and structure data

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

We are looking for someone with:

  • Strong Power BI experience

  • Experience building reports and dashboards for business users

  • Expert SQL knowledge

  • Good understanding of data modelling
  • Strong stakeholder engagement skills

  • Experience working with finance, commercial, or sales data would be beneficial

  • Experience in a large business environment is preferred

Related Jobs

View all jobs

Data Analyst

Rise Technical Recruitment London, United Kingdom
£43,000 – £43,200 pa Contract

Data Analyst

Greencore Osberton, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
On-site

Data Analyst

Tenth Revolution Group Manchester, United Kingdom
£45,000 – £60,000 pa Hybrid

Data Analyst

Tenth Revolution Group Fareham, United Kingdom
£30,000 – £40,000 pa On-site

Data Analyst

Tenth Revolution Group Southampton, United Kingdom
£34,000 – £40,000 pa On-site

Data Analyst

Robert Walters Manchester, United Kingdom
£45,000 – £50,000 pa Hybrid

Industry Insights

Discover insightful articles, industry insights, expert tips, and curated resources.

Products

Where to Advertise Data Science Jobs in the UK (2026 Guide)

Where to advertise data science jobs UK in 2026: the specialist boards, communities and channels that actually reach senior and lead data science talent. Data science spans a broad and often misunderstood spectrum — from statistical modelling and experimental design through to machine learning engineering, product analytics and AI research. The strongest candidates identify firmly with specific subdisciplines and are frustrated by adverts that conflate data scientist with data analyst, business intelligence developer or machine learning engineer. General job boards produce high application volumes for data roles but consistently fail to match specialist data science profiles with the right opportunities. This guide, published by DataScienceJobs.co.uk, covers where to advertise data science roles in the UK in 2026, how the main platforms compare, what employers should expect to pay, and what the data says about hiring across different role types.

Jobs

Data Science Jobs UK 2026: What to Expect Over the Next 3 Years

Data Science Jobs UK 2026: roles, salaries and the trends shaping UK data science hiring over the next three years — from MLE crossover to GenAI workflows. Data science has spent the past decade being described as the sexiest job of the twenty-first century. By 2026, the reality is both more nuanced and more interesting than that label ever suggested. The discipline has matured, fragmented, deepened, and in some respects reinvented itself — and the jobs market has changed with it in ways that create genuine opportunity for those who understand what employers actually want, and genuine difficulty for those still operating on assumptions formed five years ago. The data science jobs market of 2026 is not simply a larger version of what it was three years ago. The generalist data scientist — equally comfortable wrangling data, building models, and presenting insights to the board — is giving way to a more specialised landscape where employers know exactly what problem they are trying to solve and are looking for candidates with the specific depth to solve it. Machine learning engineering, causal inference, experimentation, AI product development, and domain-specific applied science have all emerged as distinct career tracks within what was previously a single, loosely defined profession. At the same time, the arrival of large language models and the broader AI capability wave has both threatened and created data science roles in equal measure. Some of the work that junior data scientists spent their early careers doing — data cleaning, exploratory analysis, basic model building — is being partially automated by AI tooling. But the demand for practitioners who can evaluate AI systems rigorously, apply statistical thinking to complex business problems, and build the data foundations on which AI depends has grown considerably. The candidates who will thrive over the next three years are those who understand where the discipline is heading — which specialisms are attracting the most investment, which technologies are reshaping what data scientists are expected to build and know, and how to position a data science career that will remain valuable as the field continues to evolve around them. This article breaks down what the UK data science jobs market is likely to look like through to 2028 — covering the titles emerging right now, the technologies driving employer demand, the skills that will matter most, and how to position your career ahead of the curve.

🍪 Basic, anonymous analytics (aggregate counts only, never shared) are always on. Accept to also enable third-party tools — Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Mixpanel, Leadfeeder — which help us match you with relevant Data Science roles. We never sell your data or use it for cross-site advertising. See our Cookie Policy.