Data Analyst (Cyber)

Information Commissioner's Office

Manchester

Hybrid

Expires: Expiring in less than 3 weeks

Full time

£44,297 - £56,082 per year

Job summary

Data Analyst (Cyber)

Full time / Part time

Salary: £44,297 - £49,813, with potential for further progression to £56,082 with our pay progression scheme.

Location: Hybrid

Contracted to our Manchester office. Through hybrid working we offer flexible home and office-based working opportunities and there will be times when you will be expected to attend the office to collaborate with colleagues or travel due to business need.

Why work for the ICO?

Pay progression scheme.
Hybrid and flexible working options.
25 days paid holiday per year, plus privilege and public holidays.
Flexi leave (up to 26 additional days leave per year).
Pension (employer contribution around 28.9%).
Online discount scheme to save money at major supermarkets, retailers, gyms, restaurants, insurance providers and many more.
Health Cash Plan.
Fantastic development opportunities to learn and progress.

Further details can be found on the benefits section of our website .

Job summary

Help shape how the ICO uses data to understand and respond to cyber risk. As a Data Analyst specialising in cyber data, you’ll transform complex information into clear, actionable insight that supports regulatory decision-making. From analysing cyber breach data and developing innovative reporting products to supporting information sharing with key partners, you’ll help strengthen the ICO’s cyber analytics capability and its position as a leading public-sector collaborator.

The Information Commission (ICO) is the independent regulator of information rights. In a data-driven world, we provide advice, guidance, and support to organisations enabling compliance with their obligations, as well as protecting individuals and their personal data.

As an employer, we are passionate about making a positive difference to the lives and careers of our people, and we empower you to be curious, impactful, collaborative and respectful.

Job description

Reporting to the Senior Data Analyst, you’ll become a key data specialist within the team, working with colleagues across the ICO to analyse cyber data, develop meaningful reporting and create data products that help turn complex information into clear, actionable insights.

You’ll work on a varied range of activity, from analysing cyber breach data and developing dashboards and reporting metrics, to supporting information sharing with key partner agencies. You’ll have the opportunity to explore new ways of collecting, validating and analysing data, using data visualisation and advanced analytical techniques to bring the story behind the data to life.

This is also a role where your expertise and ideas will make a real difference. You’ll contribute to cross-team discussions, provide insight and options to senior stakeholders, and identify opportunities to improve how we use data across critical areas of our work.

As part of the role, you’ll help grow cyber data analysis as a capability across the ICO, supporting our ambition to be a strong public-sector cyber collaborator and a leader in the effective use of data and analytics.

Key Responsibilities

Support data sharing and associated process improvements and optimisation, including compilation of data for various stakeholder groups and reporting purposes.
Ability to act with autonomy within their specialism for cyber data operational matters across the office.
Deliver against the agreed cyber data plan, including the mapping of cyber data and definition of cyber data frameworks.
Develop and implement new approaches for effective cyber data use and data verification, facilitating cross-team discussion and providing options to senior stakeholders.
Perform complex analysis of specific datasets to provide insights and support decisions.
Visualise data, where necessary, to facilitate external team’s, self-service reporting.
Provide dedicated Subject Matter Expertise (SME) support for complex and unique issues, matrix managing across teams, when necessary.
Oversee insights gathering and generation from various data sources to inform actionable decisions.
Provide input into DDaT and intelligence activities which may impact cyber.
Liaise with Economic Analysis stakeholders to ensure that Quality Assurance processes are followed for new reporting that meets defined and agreed thresholds.
Use research to analyse future political, social, legal and technological developments that impact on the ICO’s regulatory activity in relation to cybersecurity
Champion the development of staff in relation to cyber data, creating an inclusive environment which values diversity, encourages learning and development and identifies and acts where capabilities need to be improved.

Identify opportunities to automate / standardise and replicate data processes and reporting in relation to cyber.
Work collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders to build a centralised, co-ordinated, joined-up cybersecurity data landscape.
Provide data SME support for complex tasks and technical advice and/or DDaT liaison for new data approaches / workstreams.

Promoting efficiency and continuity by ensuring data knowledge, EDS principals and industry best practice is shared and embedded.

Person specification

Essential criteria assessed at application stage:

Experience of delivering against a data strategy within a medium-sized or large organisation.

Experience of creating data analytics reports, dashboards and visualisations in support of a wide range of contexts and use cases.

Experience of data analytics and related technologies (PowerBi, SQL or similar)

Experience of applying data governance, data ethics and data protection principles to analytics.
Demonstrable experience of building products in support of cross-office teams for a variety of stakeholders and uses.

Essential criteria assessed during interview:

Knowledge of statistical methodologies and data analysis techniques. Able to select the right approach to creating meaningful and actionable insights.

Understanding of wider data profession practices and experience of delivering using adaptive methodologies such as Agile.

Knowledge of the cyber and privacy landscape, regulations and related compliance obligations

Knowledge of the public sector and regulatory environment, or clear appreciation of specifics and complexities and how they would influence the role.

Actively keeps informed of industry developments to make cost-effective use of new and emerging tools and technologies.

Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills including the ability to explain technical matters to a non-technical audience.

Personally effective – excellent organisational skills, ability to prioritise and delegate. Communicating effectively across organisational boundaries, understanding the context.

Excellent problem-solving ability and an ability to deal with ambiguity, develop innovative solutions and make decisions on high profile and complex issues.

An awareness of the cyber security landscape and key stakeholders.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

The ICO is committed to promoting and enhancing equality, diversity, and inclusion. We are focused on developing a workforce that is representative of the communities we serve and together we are building an inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference. We are championing this through our Equality Diversity and Inclusion Board together with a number of staff networks. Read more about our commitment on our website.

Candidates with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for this vacancy will be invited to interview as part of the ICO’s commitment to the Disability Confident Scheme.

As part of the ICO’s commitment to our EDI objectives and creating a workplace that represents the communities and societies we serve, we guarantee an interview to candidates who declare they identify as belonging from an ethnic minority background and who meet the minimum criteria for this vacancy

If you are disabled or have an impairment and require an alternative application method, please email the HR team at recruitment@ico.org.uk

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £44,297, Information Commissioner's Office contributes £12,832 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).Please visit ico.jobs for full details, including salary and benefits.

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

Please submit your CV and cover letter by 23:59, 29 November 2026. Your cover letter should be no more than 1,000 words and should clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria for the role.

We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. To ensure your application is considered, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application, please contact us at recruitment@ico.org.uk.

In the event of a high volume of applications, we may not be able to invite all candidates who meet the minimum criteria to interview. However, we encourage you stay in touch and apply for future roles that match your interests.

All candidates who meet the minimum criteria and apply in-line with our guaranteed interview scheme for disabled and ethnic minority applicants will be interviewed.

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Medical

Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.

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

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.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.

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).

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£44,297 - £56,082 per year