Data Analyst Level 4 Apprentice
THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED
Slough (SL3 6EY)
Closes in 21 days (Friday 6 March 2026)
Posted on 10 February 2026
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Summary
Join us as a Data Analyst Apprentice and support the UK’s largest water and wastewater provider. You’ll gain hands‑on experience delivering accurate reporting, analysis, and insights that help drive decision‑making across Customer Service, Financial Customer Care, Wholesale, contributing to services that millions rely on.
- Wage
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£22,500 a year
- Training course
- Data analyst (level 4)
- Hours
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Hours: 36 hours a week across four working days plus one off-the-job training day, Monday - Friday.
36 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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2
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
What you’ll be doing as a Data Analyst Apprentice:
- Analysis- Provide operational data exploration and interpretation to support business needs
- Impact- Deliver information that helps colleagues and managers understand and resolve operational problems
- Insight from Metrics- Produce daily reporting and analysis to monitor performance and trends
- Influencing and Impact- Support conversations and decision-making by presenting data-focused insights
- Gathering Data- Ensure reporting processes run smoothly so stakeholders receive timely and accurate reports
- Report Build- Create and maintain consolidated reports across multiple business areas
- Insight Development- Assist in preparing insights from data analysis to identify skills gaps or broken processes and procedures
- Cross-Functional Working- Collaborate with managers and departments to capture data effectively for both regular and ad-hoc reporting needs
Where you'll work
Worcester House
Unit 6 Langely Quay
Slough
SL3 6EY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
FIREBRAND TRAINING LIMITED
Training course
Data analyst (level 4)
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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
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Knowledge, skills and behaviours as set out in the Data Analyst Level 4 Standard
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You will gain EPAO - CABWI
- Your training includes a mix and blend of virtual learning and periodic residential block release at their dedicated training centre in Bedford where accommodation will be provided.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
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
- Creative
- Initiative
About this employer
Who are we? We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come
https://careers.thameswater.co.uk/our-roles/early-careers/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance targets
- Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances
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
Permanent contract with a 16-24 month structure programme.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
FIREBRAND TRAINING LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000014482.
Apply now
Closes in 21 days (Friday 6 March 2026)
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