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Data Analyst – Liverpool City Council

Salary: £36,581–£41,177 per year
Location: Cunard Building, Water Street, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Working hours: 35 hours per week
Working pattern: Agile and fully flexible
Vacancies: Not stated in the advert
Job category: IT and Digital
Job reference: liverpoolcitycouncil/TP/694/2365
Closing date: Sunday, 15 November 2026
Visa sponsorship: Liverpool City Council advises that this role does not meet the requirements for a Skilled Worker visa. Applicants requiring sponsorship should carefully review the official guidance before applying.

Job Overview

Liverpool City Council is recruiting a Data Analyst to join its Customer and Web Technology team. This is an opportunity to use data, reporting and analytical skills to improve public services and support better decision-making across the council.

The successful candidate will help develop dashboards, produce meaningful business insights and improve the quality and use of data across digital and technology services.

Working with the Senior Technical Architect, you will support reporting and analysis across Customer and Web Technology and, where required, project management and business relationship management functions.

The role also involves supporting the council’s adoption of Ardoq, helping stakeholders understand applications, services, technology dependencies and organisational information.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead reporting and analysis for Customer and Web Technology services.
  • Develop and maintain dashboards, reports and data visualisations for operational and strategic decision-making.
  • Analyse Ardoq data to support stakeholder engagement and wider adoption across the council.
  • Monitor data quality, completeness and accuracy, working with data owners to resolve gaps.
  • Extract, combine and analyse data from multiple sources to generate actionable insights.
  • Maintain data quality standards and promote the effective use of data.
  • Work with Digital, Data and Technology teams, PMO and business services to identify reporting needs and improvement opportunities.
  • Produce regular and ad hoc performance reports, analysis and recommendations.
  • Present findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Support Business Analysis and User Experience (UX) activities through qualitative and quantitative analysis.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement, reporting processes and data standards.

Requirements and Qualifications

Applicants should be educated to degree level or have equivalent relevant experience.

You should have experience or capability in:

  • Data analysis, reporting and dashboard development.
  • Working with large and complex datasets.
  • Producing management information and performance reports.
  • Using Excel, SQL, Power BI and other analytical or reporting tools.
  • Translating business needs into reporting requirements and meaningful performance metrics.
  • Data cleansing, validation and quality management.
  • Presenting complex information clearly to different audiences.
  • Developing dashboards that support engagement and decision-making.
  • Working collaboratively with service teams, project teams, PMO or business relationship stakeholders.
  • Turning application, service, technology and organisational data into useful insights.

You should also demonstrate strong organisational, analytical, communication and problem-solving skills, with a proactive approach to improving services through data.

Salary and Employee Benefits

Liverpool City Council offers a range of benefits, including:

  • Annual salary of £36,581–£41,177.
  • At least 27 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 days after five years of service.
  • The option to purchase additional annual leave.
  • Agile working and a flexible approach to working arrangements, depending on the role.
  • Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, with an option to join the Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVC) Scheme.
  • Training, learning and career development opportunities.
  • Employee Assistance Programme and other health and wellbeing support.
  • Cycle to Work and Travel Pass schemes.
  • Drive Time salary sacrifice car lease scheme.
  • Enhanced family-friendly leave policies.
  • Discounted gym memberships.
  • Employee Volunteering Scheme.
  • Medicash benefits.

Visa Sponsorship and Right to Work

Important for applicants outside the UK: Liverpool City Council states that, based on its understanding, this position does not meet the requirements for a Skilled Worker visa.

The council also states that candidates must already have the right to work in the UK before starting employment or meet the Home Office criteria for visa sponsorship.

Applicants who require sponsorship should check the current Home Office eligibility requirements before applying. Do not assume that this vacancy offers Skilled Worker sponsorship.

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Application and Selection Process

Closing date: Midnight on Sunday, 15 November 2026.

Shortlisting: Week commencing Monday, 23 November 2026.

Interview: The advert lists the week commencing Monday, 7 November 2026, but this date appears inconsistent with the closing and shortlisting dates. Applicants should confirm the correct interview date with Liverpool City Council.

Interview format: Face-to-face.

The council reserves the right to close the vacancy early, so applicants are encouraged to submit their applications well before the deadline.

Applications are processed through the council’s Tribepad recruitment system. Ensure your profile, employment history and education history are complete, and check your registered email account, including spam and junk folders, for updates.

For an informal discussion about the position, contact Fawaz Ghali at fawaz.ghali@liverpool.gov.uk.

For reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, contact recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk.

Liverpool City Council is an equal opportunities employer committed to building a workforce that represents the communities it serves. Candidates from under-represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria are guaranteed an interview under the council’s stated policy.

How to Apply

To review the full job description, person specification and application requirements, visit the official vacancy page and submit your application through the council’s recruitment system.

 

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