Junior Data Analyst

Are you passionate about data and excited by the opportunity to uncover insights from millions of digital interactions? Do you enjoy solving problems, exploring new technologies, and using AI-powered tools to enhance your work? If you're looking to launch your analytics career within an industry-leading team, we'd love to hear from you.

About the Role

Join the Ipsos Iris team, part of Ipsos' market-leading Audience Measurement service line, and help shape the understanding of online audience behaviour across the UK. As a Junior Data Analyst, you'll work with rich and complex datasets that underpin the industry's trusted source of digital audience measurement.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone at the beginning of their analytics career who wants to develop technical expertise while working alongside experienced analysts in a collaborative and innovative environment. You'll contribute to transforming data into meaningful insights that support decision-making for internal and external stakeholders.

Working with large-scale data, you'll support analytical projects, investigate trends in user behaviour, contribute to data quality initiatives, and help deliver impactful reporting and visualisations. You'll also have the opportunity to develop your skills in SQL, Python, AI-assisted analytics, and modern data platforms while building knowledge of audience measurement, digital behaviour, and market research.

If you're curious, analytical, and eager to learn in a supportive team that values development and innovation, this role offers an excellent platform to grow your career.

About You

• You're genuinely curious about data, technology, and understanding consumer behaviour.
• You enjoy solving problems and using evidence to answer business questions.
• You're proactive in learning new skills, tools, and analytical techniques.
• You have strong attention to detail and take pride in producing accurate, high-quality work.
• You work well collaboratively and enjoy sharing ideas with colleagues.
• You're comfortable working with data and communicating findings in a clear and understandable way.
• You embrace innovation and are enthusiastic about adopting AI-powered tools to improve efficiency, insight generation, and ways of working.
• You're adaptable and excited by the opportunity to contribute across a variety of projects and initiatives.

 

Essential Skills

• Foundational knowledge of data analysis gained through studies, internships, personal projects, or early career experience.
• Basic SQL knowledge and understanding of database concepts.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel for data analysis and manipulation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to interpret data, identify patterns, and draw meaningful conclusions.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage priorities effectively.
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to data quality.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency in using and adopting AI tools to support learning, research, analysis, or productivity.

 

Desirable Skills

• Experience using Python for data analysis, automation, or data processing.
• Exposure to Google BigQuery or other cloud-based data platforms.
• Knowledge of data visualisation and reporting tools.
• Experience using AI-assisted analytical or research tools.
• Understanding of APIs and data integration processes.
• Knowledge of audience measurement, digital analytics, or market research methodologies.
• Experience working with large or complex datasets.

 

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you as an individual. Our standard benefits include 25 days annual leave, pension contribution, income protection and life assurance. In addition, there are a range of health & wellbeing, financial benefits and professional development opportunities.

We have a hybrid approach to work and ask people to be in the office or with clients for 3 days per week. We appreciate you may have commitments outside of work and will consider flexible working applications. Please highlight what you are looking for when you make your application.

We are committed to equality, treating people fairly, promoting a positive and inclusive working environment and ensuring we have diversity of people and views. We recognise that this is important for our business success. A more diverse workforce enables us to better reflect and understand the world we research and ultimately deliver better research and insight to our clients.

We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme and certified as a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. We provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Your application will be reviewed by someone from our Talent Team who will be in touch either way to let you know the outcome.

Ready to have an impact?

 

Ipsos is one of the world’s largest research companies and currently the only one primarily managed by researchers, ranking as a #1 full-service research organization for four consecutive years. With over 75 different data-driven solutions, and presence in 90 markets, Ipsos brings together research, implementation, methodological, and subject-matter experts from around the world, combining thematic and technical experts to deliver top-quality research and insights. Simply speaking, we help the biggest companies solve some of their biggest problems, serving more than 5000 clients across the globe by providing research, data, and insights on their target markets. And we are proud of our continuous efforts in making Ipsos the best place to work!