Graduate Data Analyst

Autotrader is the most trusted and visited automotive marketplace in the UK, a heritage brand and a tech innovator that connects vehicle buyers and sellers across a wide range of products, from cars and e‑bikes to caravans. Our culture values people, embraces diversity, and thrives on collaboration.

Our Data Analysts are data experts who curate and analyse data to support key decisions and solutions for customers, colleagues, and consumers. They go beyond trends to understand the why and how, using techniques such as hypothesis testing, statistical modelling, and machine learning. The role is highly collaborative, working with product leads, software engineers, and other analysts/scientists.

You will gain the full Graduate Academy experience, starting in October 2026. During the academy you receive knowledge of the automotive industry, technical training in Looker, SQL, dbt, and Python, and on‑the‑job mentorship. You will then join a product & technology team, work on analytical problems, and progress to independent projects.

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• Graduating in 2026 or current graduate, holding a level 6 qualification, with a passion for coding, technology and analytics.
  
• Basic understanding or desire to learn data analysis concepts, such as regression and hypothesis testing, and eagerness to develop these skills.
  
• Desire to learn new technologies, as coding is central to the role.
  
• Experience cleaning, analysing and presenting data – please provide examples in your application.
  
• Adaptability to an ever‑changing digital business environment.
  

The Academy foundation introduces you to our company, culture, industry, customers, and internal processes. You will then develop role‑specific skills through practical projects, mentorship, and support from the Early Careers team.

Salary: £30,000, plus an additional 10 % of your salary awarded in shares each year. Shares vest over three years and can be sold or retained.

Holiday: 28 days per year, plus bank holidays and half‑day closures on Christmas and New Year's Eve.

Additional benefits: pension scheme (standard 7 % and employee 5 % contributions), comprehensive private medical cover, enhanced family leave, car salary sacrifice, share‑save options, and well‑being resources. Our hybrid model offers two fixed office days and a flexible third day, with remote‑first periods during summer and winter.

You can read more about Life as a Graduate Data Analyst and our analytics community.

During the application process, we will ask three questions to help us understand how you align with our values. Follow our application top tips video for guidance.