Analyst (Qualitative) - Primary, Community Care and Inequalities Team

Grade C: £34,890 (National) or £40,746 (London – for London office based or homebased workers within the boundary of the M25). There is also an additional homeworking allowance of £600 per annum for those working from home. For part time roles – please note this will be pro rata.

Contracted Hours: Full-time 37 hours per week or Part-time 30 hours per week. Talk to us about compressed hours.

Contract Type: Fixed Term until 26 February 2027 to cover postholder. Internal applicants must obtain written confirmation from their line manager, granting permission to be released from their current role, before applying for this opportunity.

Location: Homebased

Closing Date: Tuesday 09 June 2026 at 11.59pm

Make a difference Every role at CQC contributes to our mission. If you’re looking for a new role in Strategic Insight that gives a true sense of meaning and purpose, then you’ve found it! As a Qualitative Analyst, you’ll turn real experiences and data into insight that helps improve health and care services for people across the country.

Picture this: You’re exploring feedback from people using services, bringing together stories and data to highlight where care is working well and where it needs to improve. Your work helps shape decisions that directly impact how care is delivered.

As a Qualitative Analyst in our Primary, Community Care and Inequalities Team, you might get the chance to work on a major review by designing and delivering qualitative research that captures the voices of people using health and social care services. As a Qualitative Analyst, you could lead a new data collection initiative where existing data is limited, helping CQC better understand emerging risks and trends.

The role: You’ll play an important part in delivering our mission. In this role, you’ll:

• Deliver meaningful insight: Analyse qualitative and mixed data from different sources, turning it into clear and useful findings that support better decisions.
• Create engaging outputs: Develop reports and visualisations that communicate insight in a simple and compelling way for a range of audiences.
• Work with stakeholders: Collaborate with colleagues and partners to shape analysis, making sure outputs meet their needs and are fit for purpose.

Show us: We will be looking for specific skills, knowledge and experience in your application form:

• Experience carrying out qualitative analysis, including collecting, coding and interpreting large volumes of data to produce clear findings.
• Experience using a range of research or analytical methods, including some understanding of quantitative data, and choosing the right approach for the task.
• Experience presenting insights in a clear way, such as through written reports, storytelling or visual formats, tailored to different audiences.

Compliance: Note for internal candidates: This is a secondment/fixed term opportunity. Please read the recruitment and selection policy section on secondments. You must discuss your application with your line manager before applying. To progress your application, you’ll need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Without valid right to work you won’t be eligible for the role. We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. Some roles may also be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.

Next steps: If you apply, you’ll need to create a profile and complete an online application form. Your application will be completely anonymous. Please see our information for applicants for more details on the process. We contact every applicant to let them know the outcome of their application, so you will hear from us whether or not you are shortlisted.

You can read the full details of the role in the Job Description. If you’d like to have an informal chat about the role you can contact – Tariq Derdeb, Senior Analyst; tariq.derdeb@cqc.org.uk. For general enquiries, please email recruitment@cqc.org.uk.

The Benefits: We offer a wide range of benefits, including:

• Annual leave starting at 27 days per year, rising to 32.5 days with service, plus bank holidays (usually 8 days per year).
• Training and development opportunities.
• Wellbeing initiatives, such as gym discounts and meditation.
• NHS pension scheme, with around 14% employer contribution.
• Discount schemes (including eligibility for a Blue Light card, at a cost of £4.99 and valid for 2 years), reward vouchers, car leasing and more!

Please see our benefits page for the full list.

Equity for all: We know job descriptions can feel intimidating. Research shows they can cause some people to doubt whether they’re a good fit. This happens more often to people from underrepresented groups (e.g. ethnic minority backgrounds). If this role interests you, we encourage you to apply. Your unique perspective, skills, and experience could be exactly what we need.

We want every candidate to feel supported and able to do their best. If you need adjustments to our process, we’ll work with you to remove any barriers. Visit our accessibility page for more on this. If you’d like to chat, please contact recruitment@cqc.org.uk. Please note, if you have previously informed us of adjustments you need for interview or within your role these are not carried over and must be discussed for each individual application you make.

We promote a workplace where fairness, respect and inclusion are a priority. Diverse teams make our work better, help us deliver our mission and make our culture stronger. We welcome applications from everyone, and colleagues can find support and community among our many employee networks.

Values and vision: We are guided by our core values, which shape our work and our culture.

• Excellence: being a high-performing organisation.
• Caring: treating everyone with dignity and respect.
• Integrity: doing the right thing.
• Teamwork: learning from each other to be the best we can.

We are a disability confident employer and a carer confident employer.