Data Analyst

Job Title: Data Analyst

Infopro Digital, the B2B group specialising in information and technology, is currently looking for a Data Analyst on a permanent contract to strengthen the team at its Barbour ABI business.

Barbour ABI powers the UK built environment with the best intelligence to help our clients grow. Best known for our construction project leads, our portfolio includes analytics, market research reports and bespoke consultancy. With over 1.7 million projects in our dataset, our products and services are renowned for their accuracy, depth, and efficacy.

Join Barbour ABI and get the best of both worlds  

Working at Barbour ABI will provide you with the exciting challenges and autonomy you are looking for within a dynamic and nimble SME, but backed by the growth plans and structure of a global business, Infopro Digital, with 4000+ employees and leading intelligence brands in 24 countries.

Role Overview:

In this role you will work for the Head of Client Analytics, with a focus on providing support across the business.  The Analyst team operate across a range of qualitative and quantitative research projects covering construction application trends and research as well as broader projects on market sizing, brand positioning, market scoping and new product development research and testing. We use a blend of primary research in the form of surveys, focus groups, interviews and trials, along with secondary research including data gathering and analysis, studies on company and product information. Our clients can be varied, they range from product manufacturers and industry associations through to service providers, retailers of construction products and government bodies.

Location: Hybrid, includes 3 days a week at our Head Office on the Cheshire Oaks - Business Park, Ellesmere Port (15 minutes by car from Chester).

Key Accountabilities:

• Your primary role will be to collect, analyse, and work with the data, to produce meaningful reports, dashboards, data sets, and analysis for our consultancy clients, with the aim of enabling them to understand their market position.

• This role will be particularly focused on the data used to build market profiles - from granular to macro levels, across products, sectors, and regions. You will need to be adept at bringing together data from multiple sources to create a detailed and verified view of the market. Key data sources include Barbour ABI construction project data, company portfolio data, client data, and external data sources e.g., from government statistics and industry monitors.
• The role requires excellent management of data inputs including clarity of definitions, data verification and quality checking, adherence to data transfer protocols and management of appropriate update cycles.
• While building reliable, flexible data sets is fundamental, being able to present data, and the stories it holds, in an accessible and informative way is essential. You will need to enjoy finding clear and engaging ways to present data in multiple formats – from word and PowerPoint to datasheets and interactive dashboards.
• You will be required to support the business on the specification, testing and launch of new data related products.
• There is great scope in this role to contribute to the developing data architecture as we build data sharing capacities with our clients and our European partner companies.
• You will also be supporting the internal business analytics team to further develop internal reporting frameworks and tools.