Salary: £? - ? per year Requirements:

Active SC clearance
Strong experience in data analysis, BI, or analytics roles, ideally in MOD, Defence Digital, Defence, or UK aerospace environments
Advanced SQL skills
Strong Power BI dashboarding and visualisation experience
Understanding of data warehousing, data modelling, and ETL pipelines
Awareness of security, privacy, and data governance principles
Confidence communicating complex insights to technical and non-technical audiences
Strong attention to detail and high ethical standards when handling sensitive information
Desirable: Degree in a relevant discipline such as Statistics, Maths, Economics, Computer Science, or Engineering
Desirable: BI or analytics certifications, such as Power BI or Tableau
Desirable: Familiarity with cloud data environments such as BigQuery, Snowflake, or Redshift
Desirable: Python or R for statistical analysis
Desirable: Professional membership of a STEM-related organisation

Responsibilities:

Analyse data from multiple sources to identify trends, patterns, and anomalies
Develop and maintain reports, interactive Power BI dashboards, and KPI monitoring
Write complex SQL for data extraction, transformation, validation, and analysis
Create scalable and efficient data models for reporting
Ensure data quality, reliability, and consistency for analysis
Document analytical logic, metrics, and data sources to support transparency and repeatability
Manage analytical work end to end and present findings clearly to stakeholders
Work with stakeholders to translate analytical needs into scalable solutions and communicate findings to support informed decision-making

Technologies:

Redshift
BigQuery
Cloud
ETL
Support
Power BI
Python
SQL
Security
Snowflake
Tableau

More:

Were recruiting for a Principal Data Analyst to support sensitive MOD and aerospace programmes in the Defence and Security sector. This is a contract role based in Reading, Berkshire, with hybrid working, paying up to £77.50 per hour inside IR35. Youll contribute to a data-driven strategy through high-quality analysis, insight, and reporting.

last updated 43 week of 2026

Data Analyst

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