Data Analyst

Job Title:                     Data Analyst

Location:                     Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation:           £33,900 - £42,400 Depending on Experience + Benefits

Role Type:                   Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                       SF70971

Turn Data into Decisions That Protect What Matters Most

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together and if you join us, you can play your part as a Data Analyst at our Plymouth, Devon site.

The role

As a Data Analyst, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll play a vital role in advancing how we use data to support the UK Royal Navy Surface Fleet and wider defence operations. This is more than analysis — you’ll help shape intelligent tools, deliver data-driven insights, and contribute to innovative solutions that enable critical decision-making at every level.

Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:

• Collect, prepare, and validate data to ensure it is accurate and fit for purpose


• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand data needs and translate requirements into solutions


• Design and deliver dashboards, visualisations, and analytical tools


• Build and analyse data models to support insight generation and decision-making


• Communicate findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences

This is a full-time role working 35 hours per week based at Devonport Dockyard site. Hybrid working patterns are available. You will be working a minimum of two days a week onsite.

Essential experience of the Data Analyst

• Experience working in a regulated environment with diverse stakeholder groups


• Experience with data visualisation tools and Extract, Transform and Load processes


• Experience applying statistical methods and data analysis techniques


• Demonstrated problem-solving skills with the ability to balance theory and practical outcomes


• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

Qualifications for the Data Analyst

• A degree in Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Information Management, Statistics, or equivalent relevant experience

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance


• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance


• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+


• Employee shopping savings portal


• Payment of Professional Fees


• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave


• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.


• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [email protected] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 06/07/2026

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