Data analyst-statisticians collect numbers and statistics to identify trends, create models and present results.
£23,000 - £62,000
37 to 39 a week (between 8am and 6pm)
You'll need:
You can get into this job through:
You'll usually need a degree or postgraduate degree in:
You may be able to apply for jobs if you have a degree in a subject that included statistics as part of your course, for example social science or geography.
Courses that give you the chance to spend a year in industry or get work experience through placements, internships or real business projects may give you an advantage when you are looking for graduate jobs.
You'll usually need:
You may be able to start by doing a T level in Digital Business Services. This could give you some of the skills you need to apply for a trainee position with a company.
You'll usually need:
4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, including English and maths for a T Level
You could start in a junior data analysis role through a data technician advanced apprenticeship.
You could go on to complete a data analysis higher apprenticeship or data scientist degree apprenticeship.
If you want to work in health data analysis you could do a medical statistician degree apprenticeship.
To get onto an apprenticeship, you'll find it useful to have:
You can develop your professional skills and gain real work experience by helping community organisations and charities. For example, with the Royal Statistical Society.
You can apply to join the Government Statistical Service (GSS) as a trainee through the Civil Service Fast Stream programme. You'll need a good degree or postgraduate qualification.
The GSS also directly recruits graduates and people with relevant experience into positions like statistical officer.
You can learn about Tamish’s career journey on the Analysis Function website.
“I graduated from university with a degree in maths and got a summer job straightaway working as a tax associate for an accounting firm. This then became a full time role. After almost 3 years, I felt I needed a new challenge that would build on the analytical skills from my degree.”
“At this point, there was an organisation restructure which forced me to change jobs. I joined a food manufacturing company in their finance team as an analyst. During this time, I also looked into training routes to become a qualified data analyst.”
“I applied for a Data Analyst Level 4 Higher Apprenticeship to bridge the gap between my degree in maths and my interest in data analysis.”
“I completed the apprenticeship and continued my role as a data analyst. I have had lots of opportunities to experience different topic areas and engage with several different stakeholders across government.”
You can find out more on careers in statistics from the Royal Statistical Society.
Depending on the industry or sector, you might:
You could work in an office.
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