Average Insight Analyst salary in the UK

About the role... As an Insight Analyst at Poundland & Dealz, you will play a pivotal role in embedding robust customer and market insights into key business decisions that shape the future of our business.Your work will directly influence our strategy by driving customer insight into the heart of our decision-making processes.We uphold three core behaviors that guide all our actions:Love Our Customers: We strive to delight our customers, listening and responding to their needs because they are our priority.Care for Our Colleagues: We support each other to foster a workplace where everyone can thrive.Protect Our Pounds/Euros: We are committed to cost-efficiency and value, ensuring every penny counts.We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. Why choose us? Professional development: A comprehensive induction plan and the opportunity to complete in-house development programmes to set you up for success or to pursue QUALIFICATION through our apprenticeship programme.Bonus Potential: Unlock the possibility of earning additional bonuses, rewarding your hard work and achievements.Free On-Site Parking: Enjoy the convenience of free parking, making your daily commute hassle-free.Onsite Coffee Lounge: Take advantage of our onsite coffee lounge, a perfect space to relax and recharge during breaks.Exclusive Store Discounts: Receive a 10% discount on most in-store purchases, enhancing your shopping experience.Family-Friendly Benefits: Our comprehensive benefits are designed to support your and your family’s needs.My Staff Shop: Gain exclusive discounts through our ‘My Staff Shop’ portal, saving on various products and services.Life Assurance Cover: Enjoy peace of mind with our life assurance cover, securing your family’s future.Health & Wellbeing Programme: Benefit from an employee assistance programme that supports your health and wellbeing.Generous Holiday Allowance: Start with a generous leave entitlement that increases by one day each year (up to 33 days), with the option to buy additional holiday annually. Celebrate your special day off work every year with an extra day’s holiday because we believe birthdays are important.Pension Scheme: Plan for the future with our contributory pension scheme, helping you save for a secure retirement.Your Impact and Responsibilities… Customer-Centric Insights: Promote data-based decision-making by providing clear and impactful insights into our customers’ behaviours and motivations.Trend Analysis: Proactively identify trends, threats, and opportunities from multiple data sets to drive actions within relevant teams.Strategic Initiatives: Inform and evaluate strategic initiatives, including category development, pricing, promotions, and new category launches.Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with the Customer and Market Insight Manager to support Trading and Marketing teams, advising on the appropriate use of data and analysis to achieve buy-in and a common understanding of insights.Category Strategy: Embed key customer and category insights into category reviews and strategies, including pricing evaluation.Marketing Insight: Continuously deliver insights to the Marketing function to inform activities and communications.Project Management: Own and manage specific insight projects, including primary research and customer analytics.Tool Development: Support the development of tools and capabilities to ensure easy access to insights across the business.Storytelling: Translate complex data analyses into compelling stories with clear actionable insights for stakeholders.Skills and Knowledge… Data Literacy: Strong understanding of how to convey the story behind the data.Communication: Exceptional written, visual, and verbal communication skills.Influence: Ability to influence at a senior level and build strong stakeholder relationships.Problem-Solving: Adaptable, curious, and able to solve big questions with a commercial mindset.Organisational Skills: Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to work under changing time and resource constraints.Technical Skills: Excellent Excel skills are essential.Attention to Detail: A meticulous approach with a bias for action and a desire for excellence.Positive Attitude: A passion for customer satisfaction with a high level of drive and resilience.Qualifications & Experience:Education: A degree or relevant academic qualifications/workplace experience.Industry Knowledge: Good understanding of multi-channel retail, FMCG category management processes, and external markets/competitors.Experience: Previous experience in a Research agency, FMCG, or retail business. Experience with multiple data sources (EPOS, Panel, pricing, web analytics, survey data) and external data sources (Nielsen, Kantar, etc.).Analytical Skills: Proven ability to turn complex data into actionable insights and contribute to high-value, strategic projects.About us... Since our humble beginnings in 1990, Poundland has evolved into a retail powerhouse with over 900 stores and nearly 18,000 dedicated colleagues across the UK and Republic of Ireland. The addition of Dealz in 2011 further solidified our presence, enabling us to reach millions of customers with our unparalleled value offerings. At Poundland & Dealz, we don't just offer products at unbeatable prices; we cultivate an environment where every colleague can thrive and contribute to our mission of providing amazing value to millions of customers.Our commitment to excellence, inclusion, and sustainability forms the foundation of our culture, empowering our team members to be the best versions of themselves while making a meaningful impact on the communities we serve. Our behaviours and the hard work, commitment and passion of our wonderful colleagues make it all possible.We like to keep things simple, so we have just three behaviours that lie at the heart of everything we do and keep us on track. They are Love our customers, Care for our colleagues, and Protect the Pounds and Euros. By living our behaviours every day, we've created a land that is fun, friendly, and full of surprises—a place where our people can truly be the best versions of themselves!

Lead Insight Analyst needed to join our team on a permanent basis, here at VML Enterprise Solutions. The opportunity: Lead Insight Analyst required to joining our rapidly expanding Data Analytics team. As a Lead Insight Analyst you will have the opportunity to work on some of our largest projects and key accounts. Reporting to the Head of Data Analytics, you will be responsible for analysing digital behaviour in order to provide key, actionable insight and critical recommendations to our clients. This is more than just an insight role; it’s an opportunity to help shape the digital strategies of some of the world’s leading brands and retailers! You will be tool agnostic and you will use tools like Google Analytics and Adobe Analytics for tracking data, GTM, Adobe Launch or Tealium for implementing tags and a mixture of data visualization tool as well as Excel and Powerpoint for visualisation. Additionally, you will be managing a small team of Analysts and will be providing oversight to ensure that their delivering tool quality analysis outputs. What you’ll be doing: Shaping, sell and deliver large analytics programs of work.Creating measurement plans that identify the customer behaviour to be tracked (you will work closely with our implementation analysts for this)Establishing detailed reporting and visualisations that help our clients understand the performance of their digital channelsUsing measurement tools to analyse digital user behaviours in detail, across a wide range of digital properties (websites, mobile applications, instore devices)Creating detailed insight reports that cover key findings and recommendationsPresenting your findings to a senior-level client audience and helping them understand what it means for their businessWorking with our internal UX and design teams to inform the creation of new websites and appsAnswering client queries and running training sessions with themHaving line management duties for a small team of analysts, including developing their skillset and driving the quality of their work What we want from you: Extensive experience working as a LeadAnalyst providing insight, ideally in an ecommerce setting (client or agency)Must have Advanced practical knowledge of Analytics tools (Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, Content Square)Numerically adept in using Excel (or similar) to analyse dataPrevious experience supporting junior team membersHighly proficient in Microsoft Word and PowerPointExtensive experience working with senior client stakeholdersEffective time management and multitasking abilitiesA proven track record of delivering large insight projects for leading B2C organisations What we can offer you: Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, we’ll also prioritise your career development and help you grow your skills. We’ll empower you to make a difference, allow you to be yourself, and respect who you are. We offer a great benefits package including hybrid working that works for everyone, a discretionary bonus scheme, training opportunities, competitive pension, medical insurance, life assurance, social events, opportunities to buy and sell holidays, family friendly policies, discounts with hundreds of retailers and much more. Our personality and behaviours: We believe that we are what we do, not just what we say. Our shared values and behaviours show how to bring the VML Enterprise Solution's culture to life through the actions we all take every day: Connect MeaningfullyInspire CreativelyInclude PurposefullyApproach Positively Our brilliant, talented people are what makes VML Enterprise Solutions what we are. That’s why we look for people who go beyond and always push our thinking to be better than yesterday. AT VML Enterprise Solutions Our Enterprise Solutions division houses strategic consultants, creative and technical architects and skilled developers and operators that together help some of the world’s leading organisations to deliver outstanding digital experiences across all major routes to market worldwide: marketplaces, online retailers, D2C, B2B and social platforms. With over 4,200 experts in 55 operational centres across 34 countries, our capabilities span the entire buying journey from customer acquisition, through engagement, to conversion and loyalty, driving multi-channel growth for world-leading brands. We work with some of the most exciting brands such as The Coca-Cola Company, EY, Bosch, Unilever, Ford, DFS, Mercedes-Benz, Johnson & Johnson, Nestlé, Sainsbury’s, Selfridges, Shell and Tiffany & Co. We’ve built over 500 platforms for brands and retailers and generate in excess of $29bn annually for our clients and work with over 50 strategic partners including Adobe, SAP, Salesforce, HCL, Shopify, Sitecore, BigCommerce, commerce tools and Acquia. Our reputation is based on our people, and we believe we have some of the best in the business. As our business grows internationally, we’re looking for new people to join us on our journey to inspire and take a key role in shaping some of the best commerce solutions, services, and websites in the world. Working as a team, no problem is insurmountable; we share in our client’s successes and believe that anyone can show creative bravery no matter what their role is in the team.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Market Insight Analyst to join an award-winning global organisation.Salary £50k - £70k + benefitsThis role is pivotal in driving business growth using analytical skills and strategic insights.Reporting to the Commercial Director/CFO you will be responsible for handling large complex data sets, drawing out relevant insights that can inform decision-making processes.Key Responsibilities Analyse data and identify trends that can be used to create effective strategiesConcluding data and creating business predictions.Analysis of businesses/branch performanceResearch and analysis into future acquisitionsActively study market conditions to examine potential sales of products or servicesWorking on strategies and plans for change/transformationWriting reports and finding and presenting to Key StakeholdersReview data sources to identify patterns and make recommendations based on their findings.Turning these predictions into a strategy plan, identifying areas for growth and resolving issues.Identifying industry competitors, analysing their market and identifying recommendations moving forward.Develop strategic plans that help organisations achieve their goals.Create documents that outline the steps necessary to achieve specific objectives.Work closely with senior executives to develop corporate strategy and ensure that all business activities are aligned with the company's overall goals and objectives Ideally, the successful Market Insight Analyst will have the following skills and attributes: A bachelor's degree in business, Maths, Economics, or a related field.Investment and acquisition knowledgeBackground in ConsultancyAbility to present findings to Key stakeholdersThe ability to draw conclusions from data and create business predictions.Be able to create out-of-the-box ideas for simple tasks.Extremely organised.Comfortable at handling cross-functional projects. INDBUS