Apprentice Data Analyst
Warwickshire County Council
Warwick (CV34 4RL)
Closes in 26 days (Thursday 28 August 2025)
Posted on 31 July 2025
Contents
Summary
Join us as a Data Analyst Apprentice in a high performing Business Intelligence team! Via excellent training and support from a team that has hosted many previous apprentices, you'll be providing analytical support to a range of council services areas with a focus on supporting Workforce Services.
- Wage
-
£23,572.71 a year
Check minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Pay will progress in line with the National Living Wage rate set by Government.
- Training course
- Data analyst (level 4)
- Hours
-
Monday to Friday, generally 9.00am - 5.00pm, but in line with our flexible working policy.
37 hours a week
- Start date
-
Monday 6 October 2025
- Duration
-
1 year 6 months
- Positions available
-
1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Collate, manage and analyse relevant datasets to inform both operational and strategic decision-making
- Use a variety of analytical techniques in a creative way to draw inferences and make recommendations to support the business
- Identify information/intelligence gaps that impact on our ability to understand an issue
- Proactively identify and evaluate new sources of information that will add value to analytical products
- Present analytical findings in verbal, written and visual formats to both internal and external audiences
- Build and maintain relationships with internal service areas and external agencies to facilitate the exchange of information
- Maintain an awareness of developments within business intelligence and apply that learning to enhance analytical products
- Proactively identify the range of existing interventions and circumstances affecting the lives of individual families
- Support the on-going development and maintenance of relevant core information systems
- Represent the Business Intelligence Service in meetings
- Deputise for Business Intelligence colleagues when necessary
- Ensure integrity, fairness and a consideration of the needs of others is incorporated into daily duties and relationships with colleagues
- Work closely with colleagues in the Business Intelligence Service and other relevant business areas
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across Enabling Services and the wider organisation in your role ensuring the council effectively uses robust evidence as the basis for its decision making
- Contribute positively to the development of a customer-focused culture, and promote the Council's vision, outcomes, and core priorities
- Any other duties allocated by the Business Intelligence Analyst or Business Intelligence Service Manager which are within the scope of the grade
- Carry out duties in accordance with the Council’s Information Security Standards and Human Resource Policies; compliance with the Data Protection Act, Freedom of Information Act and any
other relevant legislation that directly affects service delivery
Where you'll work
Shire Hall
Warwick
CV34 4RL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
QA LIMITED
Training course
Data analyst (level 4)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Use data systems securely to meet requirements and in line with organisational procedures and legislation including principles of Privacy by Design
- implement the stages of the data analysis lifecycle
- apply principles of data classification within data analysis activity
- analyse data sets taking account of different data structures and database designs
- assess the impact on user experience and domain context on data analysis activity
- identify and escalate quality risks in data analysis with suggested mitigation or resolutions as appropriate
- undertake customer requirements analysis and implement findings in data analytics planning and outputs
- identify data sources and the risks and challenges to combination within data analysis activity
- apply organizational architecture requirements to data analysis activities
- apply statistical methodologies to data analysis tasks
- apply predictive analytics in the collation and use of data
- collaborate and communicate with a range of internal and external stakeholders using appropriate styles and behaviours to suit the audience
- use a range of analytical techniques such as data mining, time series forecasting and modelling techniques to identify and predict trends and patterns in data
- collate and interpret qualitative and quantitative data and convert into infographics, reports, tables, dashboards and graphs
- select and apply the most appropriate data tools to achieve the optimum outcome
- Use data systems securely to meet requirements and in line with organisational procedures and legislation including principles of Privacy by Design
- implement the stages of the data analysis lifecycle
- apply principles of data classification within data analysis activity
- analyse data sets taking account of different data structures and database designs
- assess the impact on user experience and domain context on data analysis activity
- identify and escalate quality risks in data analysis with suggested mitigation or resolutions as appropriate
- undertake customer requirements analysis and implement findings in data analytics planning and outputs
- identify data sources and the risks and challenges to combination within data analysis activity
- apply organizational architecture requirements to data analysis activities
- apply statistical methodologies to data analysis tasks
- apply predictive analytics in the collation and use of data
- collaborate and communicate with a range of internal and external stakeholders using appropriate styles and behaviours to suit the audience
- use a range of analytical techniques such as data mining, time series forecasting and modelling techniques to identify and predict trends and patterns in data
- collate and interpret qualitative and quantitative data and convert into infographics, reports, tables, dashboards and graphs
- select and apply the most appropriate data tools to achieve the optimum outcome
Training schedule
- This apprenticeship will provide you with the Level 4 Data Analyst Apprenticeship qualification and an additional qualification, the DA-100 Analyst Data with Microsoft Power BI module, delivered by QA Ltd
- Training will be delivered by QA in line with modules that include online workshops and regular check ins from an assessor. Functional skills level 2 also included if required
More information about this apprenticeship can be found here:
https://www.qa.com/apprenticeships/data/data-analyst-level-4/
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade A* - C / 9 - 4)
- Maths (grade A* - C / 9 - 4)
A Level in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
Other requirements
This role will be subject to WCC's flexible working policy, meaning you can work from the office or from home - in all likelihood there will be a balance between the two. All equipment needed for this will be provided. Please consider your travel requirements for getting to the office location (central Warwick) before applying.
About this employer
Warwickshire County Council is the local government authority for the county of Warwickshire, providing public services such as Social Care, Education, County Highways, Rural Services, Public Health, Fire and Rescue, plus much more. Since 2012 the Council has delivered a top class apprenticeship scheme, recruiting more than 380 apprentices, most of whom have been retained in further roles at the Council.
http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
We offer include agile working, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to the Vivup benefits and discounts platform.
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
- It is Warwickshire County Council policy to seek that all our apprentices are retained in a further position, subject to performance and completion of the apprenticeship, and an available vacancy
- Progression from this apprenticeship is most like to become a Business Intelligence Officer; however there may be opportunity to progress into other data related positions within the organisation too, subject to availability
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
Warwickshire County Council
Kiren Dhami
kirendhami@warwickshire.gov.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000334751.
Apply now
Closes in 26 days (Thursday 28 August 2025)
Sign in with your GOV.UK One Login to apply.
After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.