Associate Data Analyst

Job summary

We are looking for an individual with analytic experience to join the Data Governance, Strategy and Quality team within the Data Directorate at Companies House.

Companies House holds the largest source of administrative data about companies in the UK and forms a key input into many statistics and research into business and the economy. This is an exciting time to join Companies House. Recent and upcoming legislative reform is changing the way in which we operate driving demand for good quality insight and well visualised data to aid decision making. This work requires data analysis and stakeholder engagement skills and attention to detail.

There will be opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across the organisation as well as the wider Civil Service to share best practice and ideas. Working in a busy section, the post-holder must be flexible to support the delivery of competing priorities across the wider team.

This is a great opportunity to:

• Collaborate on shaping decision-making using data analysis within our services at Companies House.
• Develop skills in managing internal and external stakeholder relationships, to align goals, understand and resolve technical issues and ensure delivery.
• Work in an organisation committed to the development of all staff.

Why choose Companies House?

At Companies house we take a proactive approach to wellbeing by promoting a welcoming culture, healthy work life balance and supporting colleagues to be their best in work because we know people are the key to our success.

Our benefits include:

• Flexible working with no core hours (between 6am and 8pm)
• 30 days annual leave + at least 8 bank holidays
• Enrolment into the Civil Service Pension scheme, with an average employer contribution of 28%
• A focus on career development and progression

Find out more about what a great place Companies House is to work.

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Job description

Please note:

• You will be based at either our Cardiff, Edinburgh or Belfast office where you will be expected to attend on a regular basis.
• Companies House cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign.
• Security Check (SC) Clearance is an essential requirement (you must have been present in the UK for at least 3 out of the last 5 years). Please see 'Things you need to know' section below for more information.
• We can accept applications for those looking to work full time, part time or compressed hours, a minimum of 30 hours/4 days per week.
• This is a fixed term appointment which is due to last for 2 years from date of appointment, with chance of extension and/or permanency. If you are a current Civil Servant, please see the 'Eligibility' section further below in this advert for information regarding the requirement to transfer on loan.

The successful candidate will:

• Collaborate on the delivery of data analysis and data quality monitoring within service developments. This work will involve the development of dashboards and metrics to monitor that services are creating high quality data that informs service operational performance and other key analytical outputs. There is a focus on efficient use of resources, scalability and high-quality execution.
• Develop excellent working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Good stakeholder management skills are essential to be able to explain complex, technical concepts and problems to non-technical colleagues.
• Work collaboratively with internal customers such as data engineers, business analysts, performance analysts, developers, architects, service managers and operational teams.
• Work with cross government data analysis teams to share good practice.
• Seek out opportunities to continuously improve processes.
• Collaborating on the identification and implementation of opportunities to improve and mature our processes and approach to work including the use of new technologies.
• Create and maintain documentation.
• Document data and metadata standards and assets, workflows, monitor quality and create guidelines around the managed assets.

Key responsibilities of the post include:

• Support the preparation, facilitation and reporting of multiple datasets.
• Implement automated data collection, ensuring that this is robust, and the risk of error is minimised.
• Recognise and identify appropriate ways to collect, collate and prepare data.
• Ensure data is fit for purpose and analysis is quality assured.
• Develop excellent working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Seek out opportunities to improve process and develop innovative solutions.
• Occasionally deputise for Data Quality Analyst colleagues (Band D).

This is a post that offers the opportunity to:

• Implement automation to improve data processes.
• Develop communication skills with internal and external stakeholders to align goals, understand and resolve technical issues and ensure delivery.
• Work in an organisation committed to the development of all staff.

About the team

You’ll be joining the Data Management function within the Data Directorate at Companies House - a growing, multidisciplinary team focused on ensuring our data is trusted, well-governed, and used effectively to support decision-making and service delivery. The team brings together a range of specialisms, including Data Quality, Data Asset Management, Data Governance, and Knowledge & Information Management. Together, these capabilities enable us to understand, assess, and improve the quality of our data, maintain a comprehensive data catalogue, and embed consistent standards across the organisation.

Within this structure, the Data Quality Team play a key role, forming part of a coordinated effort to assess data fitness against defined business rules, and drive continuous improvement across priority datasets. The team operates in a highly collaborative way, working closely with analysts, digital and technology teams, policy colleagues, and the wider data community to translate data management standards into practical delivery. We are an ambitious and evolving team.

At Companies House, data sits at the heart of organisational transformation, and we are actively building the capabilities needed to improve data maturity, strengthen governance, and deliver high-quality, transparent data. This includes developing scalable data quality monitoring, expanding our data catalogue, embedding governance into change processes, and supporting new services such as enhanced validation and address data improvements. For candidates, this means being part of a team that is not only delivering today’s priorities but shaping the future of how data is managed across government with real opportunity to influence, innovate, and develop professionally in a supportive and forward-looking environment.

Person specification

We are looking for somebody with:

• Stakeholder management through confidently engaging with people at multiple levels of the organisation.
• Problem-solving including the ability to identify issues and propose solutions.
• Critical thinking by evaluating information and arguments to make informed decisions.
• Data analysis - interpreting data to draw conclusions and make forecasts.
• Gathering and analysing information to understand trends and patterns.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Changing and Improving
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Changing and Improving

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Acquiring data and understanding customer needs
• Data Analysis (ideally using one of the following programming languages - Python, R or SQL)
• Presenting and disseminating data effectively

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £35,952, Companies House contributes £10,415 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

We believe that our success is driven by the well-being and satisfaction of our team members at all levels of the organisation. At Companies House we’re committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that goes beyond the ordinary, ensuring your career journey with us is not only fulfilling, but also rewarding. We pride ourselves on offering a quality work-life balance with our employee wellbeing being central to our working practices.

Head to Our benefits - Working for us - Recruitment (companieshouse.gov.uk) to find out more about the fantastic benefits package we have at Companies House.

We celebrate diversity...

As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity, being committed to ensuring we’re representative of the citizens we serve and creating an inclusive environment. Everyone in Companies House brings something different, and so will you. To fulfil our commitment to recruiting and attracting diverse talent we welcome applications from underrepresented groups. We also welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

We are proud to be a disability confident leader. Our recruitment process is fully inclusive and we can make adjustments as needed through our process. These could include having an interview buddy, extra time at interviews/assessments and receiving interview questions in advance, to name a few.

If you require any reasonable adjustments at application stage, or if you'd like to discuss any person-centred adjustments, please contact us by emailing recruitmentCH@companieshouse.gov.uk.

Read our 'Applying under the Disability Confidence Scheme (DCS)' guide to find out how to successfully complete an application under the Disability Confidence Scheme (DCS).

Where will you be working?

You will be based at either our Cardiff, Edinburgh or Belfast office where you will be expected to attend on a regular basis. We are currently using a hybrid approach to the way we work which provides opportunities for you to be adaptable in the way you work so that you can achieve a healthy balance between your work and home life. The degree of choice you have will depend on your role and your day-to-day work activities. Your manager will agree regular patterns of attendance with you, however you may be required to make yourself available to attend the office more frequently when required to meet business needs.

Occasional travel to other office locations, particularly Cardiff, may be required.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

Key dates (dates are indicative only and could be subject to change)

• Closing date - 19th July 2026, at 23:55
• Sifting - w/c 20th July 2026 onwards
• Technical Assessment - w/c 3rd August 2026, via Microsoft Teams
• Interviews - w/c 10th August 2026, via Microsoft Teams

Communications will be electronic via email therefore it is important that you check your Civil Service Jobs account regularly, as well as your spam/junk email folder.

What will the process look like?

1. Application

During the application and sift stages we will be using the Success Profiles: Technical Skills and Behaviours.

In your application form we’d like you to:

1. Tell us about your employment history, including any key responsibilities and achievements.
2. Provide a 250-word example to demonstrate: Acquiring data and understanding customer needs.
3. Provide a 250-word example to demonstrate: Data Analysis (ideally using one of the following programming languages - Python, R or SQL).
4. Provide a 250-word example to demonstrate: Presenting and disseminating data effectively.
5. Provide a 250-word example to demonstrate the Behaviour: Changing and Improving.

There will be separate sections where you can provide your entries. You should aim to make use of the full wordcount in each section and show how you meet the required criteria. Please give clear and specific examples of what you have done personally and the impact it has had.

We’re committed to being diverse and inclusive, so please make your application anonymous by removing all identifying personal information (such as names and dates) from your employment history and personal statement.

2. Sift

Once the advert has closed we will sift applications - this involves reading through them all, please bear with us as this can take some time. The panel will look at all sections of your application and are looking for evidence of the sift criteria, which is as follows:

• Acquiring data and understanding customer needs (Technical Skill)
• Data Analysis (ideally using one of the following programming languages - Python, R or SQL) (Technical Skill)
• Presenting and disseminating data effectively (Technical Skill)
• Changing and Improving (Behaviour)

We may raise the score required if we receive a high number of applications. We may also choose to take through the highest performing candidates to the next stage. If, after the final stage is completed and roles are unfilled, we will proceed to invite lower scoring candidates to interview.

Also, if we receive a high volume of applications, we may carry out a pre-sift and will look at your example of: Acquiring data and understanding customer needs. Those applications which are successful at pre-sift stage will then progress to the main sift, where we'll read and score the rest of your application.

3. Technical Assessment - known as 'Interview 1' in the Civil Service Jobs Portal

Successful candidates at the sift stage will be invited to complete a technical assessment. Further details will be provided to candidates who are invited to this stage. This will assess the following Technical Skills:

• Data Analysis (ideally using one of the following programming languages - Python, R or SQL).
• Presenting and disseminating data effectively.

4. Interview - known as 'Interview 2' in the Civil Service Jobs Portal

Successful candidates at the technical assessment stage will be invited to attend a virtual interview, which will be conducted on Microsoft Teams.

Companies House uses a blended interview technique, allowing us to find out more about you. We use the Success Profile framework and at interview we will be assessing:

• Behaviours: Changing and Improving, Working Together, Delivering at Pace.
• Technical Skill: Acquiring data and understanding customer needs.

5 . Offer

Once all interviews have been completed, you will be notified of the outcome. Offers will be made in strict merit order. The lead criteria to distinguish between tied candidates will be the Technical Assessment stage, which is assessing Data Analysis (ideally using one of the following programming languages - Python, R or SQL) and Presenting and disseminating data effectively.

A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles (of the same or lower grade). Subject to business need, if a suitable position opens during this time we may reach out to individuals in merit order.

Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of recruitment based on fair and open competition with decisions made on the basis of merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles.

Important Information

Security Clearance

Successful candidates must pass a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check before they can be appointed.

BPSS is an entry level security check. It uses the Police National Computer (PNC) to make sure a candidate has no convictions. The check returns evidence of any current criminal record and un-spent convictions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Successful candidates must also meet the security requirements for Security Check (SC) before they can be appointed.

The requirement for SC clearance is to have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years. Failure to meet the residency requirements will result in your security clearance application being rejected.

Eligibility

We welcome applications from existing Civil Servants in other Government departments - however please be aware that this post is a fixed term appointment for approximately 2 years. If you are an existing Civil Servant your application will generally only be considered on a loan basis. Prior agreement to being released on loan must be obtained from your current department before starting the application process. The terms and conditions of any loan agreement are agreed between the home and host departments and you (as the Civil Servant).If you’ve got any questions or concerns about this, please do get in touch with us at recruitmentCH@Companieshouse.gov.uk.

Sponsorship

Companies House cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign. Companies House holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify. Should you apply for this role and require sponsorship, your application may be rejected, and any provisional offers of employment withdrawn.

Working Hours

We can accept applications for those looking to work full time, part time or compressed hours, a minimum of 30 hours/4 days per week.

Pre-Employment Checking

In line with Government guidance, successfully appointed candidates will need to provide documents for our Right to Work checks.

From June 2026, applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). Your personal details (name, National Insurance number, and date of birth) will be checked against the Civil Service Resourcing Extract IFD.

This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued.

If your details appear on this database, you will not be offered employment unless you can demonstrate exceptional circumstances. Companies House, acting on behalf of the vacancy holder, will inform you if your application is refused for this reason.

Please note: You are not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

Nationality statement

As part of our recruitment process, it is essential for all candidates to independently verify their eligibility to work in the UK before applying. This includes a thorough check of your right to work to ensure compliance with UK employment laws, being mindful of the recent changes to going rates detailed on GOV.UK.

Please ensure you have the necessary documentation and permissions in place. Our team is dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce and encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply. However, it is the candidate's responsibility to ensure they meet the UK's legal requirements to work.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

Apply and further information

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Jon Shenton
• Email : recruitmentch@companieshouse.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : recruitmentch@companieshouse.gov.uk

Further information

We welcome applications in Welsh / Rydym yn croesawi ceisiadau yn y Gymraeg. Selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit, on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. In accordance with the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles, our recruitment and selection processes are underpinned by the requirement of appointment on the basis of merit by fair and open competition. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact infopoint@companieshouse.gov.uk in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commission .

info@csc.gov.uk

Civil Service Commission, Room G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road SW1A 2HQ