Average Principal Analyst salary in the UK

About the role Are you ready to lead change that truly makes a difference? We have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Business Analyst to join our IT & Business Change Guinness Team. This permanent, full-time, 35 hours per week vacancy based in our Oldham office. We are currently working to a hybrid working style. The purpose of the role is to lead the Business Analysis practice, developing the team to deliver consistent high-quality outputs whilst ensuring effective collaboration on design and business requirements across the group. What we’re looking for We know that how we do things is just as important as what we do, so you’ll not only be highly self-motivated with the rigour to pursue goals, you’ll also be a confident collaborator, networker and relationship builder with a willingness to go the extra mile to get the job done.  You’ll be able to demonstrate Essential: Experience in a Principal or Senior Business Analyst role, with prior responsibility for a BA Practice or a domain management. Proven ability to deliver quality business solutions for programmes / projects, balancing time, cost and quality in a range of delivery environments including agile and waterfall. Strong analytical background with a proven track record of development of robust business cases through the provision of fit gap and cost benefit analysis. Proficient in the use of software delivery, collaboration and business process management tools e.g., Lucid Chart, Azure Dev Ops (ADO), MS Teams and Asana. Able to lead, develop, engage, and influence at all levels. Excellent written, numerical, facilitation, and presentation skills. Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 tools. Demonstrates the Guinness Behaviours. Demonstrates the Guinness Leadership and Management Standard. Desirable: Experience of core housing business processes. Experience of Cloud Adoption projects and programmes. Qualifications Essential: BCS Diploma in Business Analysis. Educated Level 6 (Degree or equivalent) or higher. Desirable: Process re-engineering/improvement accreditation e.g., Lean or Lean Six Sigma. Enterprise Architecture qualification e.g., TOGAF. If you’re interested in finding out more information and the key responsibilities of the role, please review the role profile. REEDTGP

Principal Analyst Consultant - Defence Location – Winchester, Hants, Hybrid roleSalary - £60K-£90K plus bonus and benefitsOur client islooking for a positive, flexible self-starter to join their team as a Principal and Senior Analysts. This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in delivering analysis capability as an integral part of a small, agile and growing business.Our client’s team of analysts, consultants and Defence SMEs work closely with their customers to deliver high-impact services and solutions. Data science and operational analysis are a key part of their company’s capability. They are growing this capability and are looking for a highly motivated and capable Analyst.Our client is looking for candidates with a strong defence background with excellent data analysis or operational analysis skills. They seek customer facing individuals with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.Experience working with Dstl, Defence Digital, DE&S, Frontline Commands or UK Defence industry.Experience /Qualifications – Principal /Senior Defence Analyst:The following skills and experience will enable you to excel in this role:Operational analysis approaches and techniquesAdvanced Excel skills, including VBA Data analysis and data scienceOperational analysis Experience working within UK MoD, strong defence background.Stakeholder engagement, requirements gathering and process design.A self-starter and team player.Good communication skills, enabling you to work confidently with team members and clients.Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to multi-task and prioritise your work.Attention to detail and the drive to see work through to completion.A positive and flexible approach to your work.Degree, MSc or equivalent experience Knowledge and experience of the following is desirable:Decision making techniques and processes.Operating models and organisational design.Software development using Python.Knowledge of current software development approaches, platforms and best practice.Experience of Microsoft365, SharePoint, PowerBI, Dataverse and PowerApps solutions.Recent UK Defence Security Clearance (SC) would be of interest but is not essential.As Principal / Senior Analyst your role will include:Using operational analysis approaches to deliver impactful insights to their clients.Taking a consultative approach to your work, understanding how your work contributes to delivering a great result for clients.Experience eliciting requirements and defining business process in complex environmentsUsing agile approaches to develop models and tools, including requirements capture, design, development, testing and management.Collating, managing, structuring, analysing, presenting, and visualising data.Deriving unique insights from data to inform senior-level decision making.Producing internal and external presentations and reports to summarise processes, findings, recommendations, and decision analysis results.Delivering high quality analysis and outputs.Taking a leading role in the day-to-day delivery of projects, working closely with clients and the company’s team of consultants and analysts.The role as a Principal/Senior Analyst will require a blend of working from the office, travel to client sites, and working from home. The company’s main clients will be based around key UK Defence establishments in the south of England.Additional information – Ideally looking for candidates with current UK SC or DV Clearance Keywords - Senior Analyst, Operational Analyst , Defence, MOD, Python, VBA, PowerBI, SharePoint, Microsoft365, PowerApps, Power BI, Advanced Excel, Data Analysis , Excel, Advanced Excel Principal / Senior Analyst Consultant / Senior Operational Analyst – Defence, MOD

Principal Analyst Consultant - Defence Location – Winchester, Hants, Hybrid roleSalary - £60K-£90K plus bonus and benefitsOur client islooking for a positive, flexible self-starter to join their team as a Principal and Senior Analysts. This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in delivering analysis capability as an integral part of a small, agile and growing business.Our client’s team of analysts, consultants and Defence SMEs work closely with their customers to deliver high-impact services and solutions. Data science and operational analysis are a key part of their company’s capability. They are growing this capability and are looking for a highly motivated and capable Analyst.Our client is looking for candidates with a strong defence background with excellent data analysis or operational analysis skills. They seek customer facing individuals with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.Experience working with Dstl, Defence Digital, DE&S, Frontline Commands or UK Defence industry.Experience /Qualifications – Principal /Senior Defence Analyst:The following skills and experience will enable you to excel in this role:Operational analysis approaches and techniquesAdvanced Excel skills, including VBA Data analysis and data scienceOperational analysis Experience working within UK MoD, strong defence background.Stakeholder engagement, requirements gathering and process design.A self-starter and team player.Good communication skills, enabling you to work confidently with team members and clients.Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to multi-task and prioritise your work.Attention to detail and the drive to see work through to completion.A positive and flexible approach to your work.Degree, MSc or equivalent experience Knowledge and experience of the following is desirable:Decision making techniques and processes.Operating models and organisational design.Software development using Python.Knowledge of current software development approaches, platforms and best practice.Experience of Microsoft365, SharePoint, PowerBI, Dataverse and PowerApps solutions.Recent UK Defence Security Clearance (SC) would be of interest but is not essential.As Principal / Senior Analyst your role will include:Using operational analysis approaches to deliver impactful insights to their clients.Taking a consultative approach to your work, understanding how your work contributes to delivering a great result for clients.Experience eliciting requirements and defining business process in complex environmentsUsing agile approaches to develop models and tools, including requirements capture, design, development, testing and management.Collating, managing, structuring, analysing, presenting, and visualising data.Deriving unique insights from data to inform senior-level decision making.Producing internal and external presentations and reports to summarise processes, findings, recommendations, and decision analysis results.Delivering high quality analysis and outputs.Taking a leading role in the day-to-day delivery of projects, working closely with clients and the company’s team of consultants and analysts.The role as a Principal/Senior Analyst will require a blend of working from the office, travel to client sites, and working from home. The company’s main clients will be based around key UK Defence establishments in the south of England.Additional information – Ideally looking for candidates with current UK SC or DV Clearance Keywords - Senior Analyst, Operational Analyst , Defence, MOD, Python, VBA, PowerBI, SharePoint, Microsoft365, PowerApps, Power BI, Advanced Excel, Data Analysis , Excel, Advanced Excel Principal / Senior Analyst Consultant / Senior Operational Analyst – Defence, MOD