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They’re looking for someone who enjoys getting under the skin of the data, spotting patterns, understanding what’s driving performance, and helping the business make better decisions as a result.\nYou’ll work with teams across the business, looking at everything from customer behaviour and sales performance through to operational and commercial trends. The goal is to turn data into clear, actionable recommendations that genuinely influence decision-making.\nYou’ll still be hands-on with SQL and dashboarding tools such as Power BI, but the real value in this role comes from your ability to interpret the data, tell the story behind it and drive action from your findings.\nAs the business continues to grow, so will the role. It’s a great opportunity for someone early in their analytics career who wants exposure to stakeholders, the chance to influence decisions, and a clear development path.\nWhat you’ll be doing:\nAnalysing customer, sales and commercial data to identify trends and opportunities\nProducing insights that help teams make better business decisions\nTurning analysis into clear recommendations and actionable next steps\nBuilding and maintaining dashboards and reports in Power BI\nWriting SQL queries to extract and analyse data\nWorking closely with stakeholders to understand business challenges and answer key questions\nPresenting findings in a way that is easy for non-technical teams to understand\nContinuously looking for ways to improve reporting, analysis and decision-making across the business\nWhat they’re looking for:\nStrong SQL skills\nExperience creating dashboards and visualisations in Power BI, Tableau or a similar tool\nPyhton would be a bonus \nSomeone who enjoys analysing data and uncovering the “why” behind the numbers\nStrong communication skills and confidence working with stakeholders\nA naturally curious mindset and genuine passion for data\nThe ability to translate analysis into meaningful business recommendations\nPrevious experience in a Data Analyst, Insight Analyst or Reporting Analyst role\nWhy apply?\nSalary up to £45K DOE\nHybrid working in Manchester, 2 days per week\nDiscounted products/services\nHealth and wellness benefits\nL&D support\nPension \nCompany socials \nJoin a business that genuinely values data-driven decision making\nLots of exposure to senior stakeholders\nOpportunity to shape how insights are used across the business\nClear progression as the team and function continue to grow\nThis role would suit someone who has strong SQL experience and ideally experience with visualisation tools, i.e. Power BI, Tableau or similar. 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No sponsorship is available for this role*\nAs an industry leading, nationwide Marketing, Digital, Analytics, IT and Design recruitment agency, we are continually receiving new assignments to work on, so keep a close eye on our website, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter pages for a full list of current permanent and interim opportunities as well as marketplace news and fun stuff.\nForward Role is operating as an employment agency.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3727,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Hybrid work"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United Kingdom","iso":"GB","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Commerce"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-27T06:14:14Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":52,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.516,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":21,"reasons":["conf:1","agency","win:early","comp:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-10-27T13:07:24Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":60106,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/forward-role-junior-data-analyst","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/forward-role-junior-data-analyst.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-27T13:07:24Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1088,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-28T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2641128},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2641128"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fforward-role-junior-data-analyst"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fforward-role-junior-data-analyst"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fforward-role-junior-data-analyst"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/forward-role-junior-data-analyst\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fforward-role-junior-data-analyst"}]}