Junior Data Analyst

Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors, driving transformational change within our clients.  We use proven technology, specialist teams and domain expertise to build solid technical foundations across platforms, data, and business applications.  We have a passion for using technology to solve business problems, working in partnership with our clients to help in achieving their goals. 

About the role: 

Working within our Digital Applications Business Unit as a Junior Data Analyst this position will suit someone who can provide data analysis expertise in our client projects. This is an entry-level opportunity.

You will join a highly experienced team in our Data & AI practice who are supporting Sword’s clients on their journey to become data driven organisations.

As a Junior Data Analyst, you’ll learn to collect, process, and analyse data that helps drive business decisions. This is an excellent opportunity to build a strong foundation in data analysis and grow your skills in a supportive environment.

You will be involved with:

• Support Data Collection and Organisation:
• Assisting in gathering data from various internal and external sources
• Liaise with business stakeholders to understand their data requirements
• Help to identify and access relevant data sources for specific business questions
• Participate in cross-departmental meetings to better understand business challenges

• Data Preparation and Cleaning:
• Perform initial data cleaning and preparation tasks
• Ensure data quality and consistency across datasets

• Reporting and Visualization:
• Create reports and visualisations using a suite of data tools
• Tailoring visual outputs to meet stakeholder needs and preferences
• Assist in presenting and explaining dashboards to non-technical audiences

• Project Support:
• Aiding senior team members in various stages of larger data projects
• Help to translate business requirements into actionable data analysis tasks
• Contributing insights and observations in team discussions about data findings

• Continuous Learning and Skill Development:
• Actively learning and applying new data analysis techniques on the job
• Attending internal and external training sessions to improve technical and soft skills
• Staying informed about industry trends and emerging best practices in data analysis

Requirements

Here are the key skills and experience relevant to this role: 

• Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Eagerness to learn new data analysis tools and techniques
• Good communication skills to explain data concepts to non-technical team members
• Ability to work well in a team and take direction from senior analysts
• Basic understanding of SQL and Python preferable
• Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI)
• Experience with data-related coursework or personal projects

Benefits

At Sword, our core values and culture are based on caring about our people, investing in training and career development, and building inclusive teams where we are all encouraged to contribute to achieve success.  

We offer comprehensive benefits designed to support your professional development and enhance your overall quality of life.  In addition to a Competitive Salary, here’s what you can expect as part of our benefits package: 

Personalised Career Development: We create a development plan customised to your goals and aspirations, with a range of learning and development opportunities within a culture that encourages growth. 

Flexible working: Flexible work arrangements to support your work-life balance.  We can’t promise to always be able to meet every request, however, are keen to discuss your individual preferences to make it work where we can. 

A Fantastic Benefits Package: This includes generous annual leave allowance, enhanced family friendly benefits, pension scheme, access to private health, well-being, and insurance schemes, an employee assistance programme, discounted cash plan and more…. 

At Sword we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, ensuring that all applicants receive fair and equal consideration for employment, regardless of whether they meet every requirement. If you don’t tick all the boxes but feel you have some of the relevant skills and experience we’re looking for, please do consider applying and highlight your transferable skills and experience. We embrace diversity in all its forms, valuing individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Your perspective and potential are important to us. 

If we can do anything to help make the hiring process more accessible, please let our talent acquisition team know when you apply so we can support any adjustments.