Skills England

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Salary

£48,999

London SEO Analyst minimum – £52,799

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer

SEO Analyst

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

DFE – Skills Group

Type of role

Analytical

Economist
Operational Research
Social Research
Statistics

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

• Location
• About the job
• Benefits
• Things you need to know
• Apply and further information

Location

Coventry (CV1 2WT), London (SW1P 3BT), Manchester (M1 2WD), Sheffield (S1 2FJ)

About the job

Job summary

Skills England is an executive agency of the Department for Education. We help businesses to boost their workforce and get more people into skilled jobs faster, enabling our nation to prosper. Skills England identifies skills gaps in the economy and uses this insight to improve provision so that people and businesses can access the right training to connect people to jobs. Working across government, Skills England ensures both young people and adults have clear education and training pathways. Skills England supports employers to equip their domestic workforce with the skills they need.

You can find out further information on our responsibilities, priorities, who we

are and corporate information on GOV.UK About us – Department for

Education – GOV.UK ) and About us – Skills England – GOV.UK

This role is for an SEO Analyst within the Research and Analysis team in Skills England\’s Analysis and Insight Division. The Analysis and Insight division aims to support Skills England to be the authoritative voice on the country\’s current and future skills needs. It will provide expert analytical and data skills to identify the jobs roles currently in-demand and emerging over the next few years, and the training and skills required to fill those jobs. We will also work with colleagues in Skills England and stakeholders to gather intelligence and provide insights into how the skills offer can change to better match the needs of the economy and business. There are around 30 people in the team spread over the country. Most are analysts with some policy colleagues to provide strategy and project expertise.

Job description

We are looking for an experienced analyst to contribute to the delivery of our Skills Needs Assessments (SNAs) programme.

The SNAs programme aims to synthesise existing evidence and conduct new analysis in order to provide an overarching evidence base for skills mismatches in priority sectors in the economy, both nationally and by place. We are aiming to publish outputs from Spring 2026 onwards. The SNAs programme will then move to an annual cycle of delivery, with the analytical scope continuing to be developed and improved.

The postholder will co-lead the Sectoral SNAs, which build on Skills England\’s previous Assessment of Priority Skills to 2030 publication to analyse the supply and demand for occupations and skills across priority sectors in the economy(1). This will involve both producing new analysis – such as supply and demand modelling for occupations – and synthesising existing sources to produce an analytical summary of the available evidence on skills mismatches. There will be leadership opportunities to own or co-own analytical strands of the programme.

Responsibilities of the roles are:

We are recruiting an SEO analyst to work on the Skills Needs Assessments (SNAs). Roles and responsibilities will include:

• Co-leading the delivery of the Sectoral SNAs, supporting the publication of the first iteration of outputs in Spring 2026, and then contributing to the long term development of the SNAs as the programme becomes an annual cycle of delivery.
• The postholder will be joining the team at a crucial time in the lead up to publication and will need to be adapt quickly and be comfortable with delivering at pace on a high-profile, strategic programme of work for Skills England. The postholder will be supported closely by the Grade 7 team lead, who provides oversight for the Sectoral SNAs.
• The role is varied and will involve a mixture of technical analytical work (such as coding, modelling, producing analytical outputs) and broader activities (such as drafting narrative for published outputs, engagement, conducting strategic thinking). Therefore, this role would be best suited for individuals who enjoy a mixed portfolio of work and are keen to develop a broad range of analytical and non-analytical skills.
• The postholder will need to be highly proactive, comfortable taking the lead on strands of work, and be able to communicate effectively with a range of senior and non-technical customers.
• This role is open to all badged analytical professions (GES, GORS, GSR, GSS) but would be most suited to a GES or GORS analyst.

Person specification

Essential criteria:

The successful applicant will be required to demonstrate the following:

• Ability to make effective decisions using a wide range of evidence and careful consideration of options.
• Strong analytical experience conducting analysis in R and Excel, with experience in modelling and/or making projections.
• Strong leadership skills with the capability and experience to see the bigger picture and overcome challenges.
• Ability to communicate analysis effectively to a variety of stakeholders with impact and establish and maintain strong, trusting and collaborative relationships with stakeholders.
• A proven ability to project manage the delivery of multiple or complex projects and high impact analysis to tight deadlines, including application of appropriate Quality Assurance standards.

Desirable Criteria

• Economics proficiency and/or knowledge, including in the practical application of economic theory.
• Knowledge of skills, labour and employment policy or practice.

Desirable criteria will only be assessed at interview in the event of a tie break situation to make an informed decision.

Memberships

Membership of at least one of the following analytical badged professions: GES, GSS, GSR or GORS

Technical skills

We\’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• A Technical Statement outlining your technical suitability for the role.
• Analysis of Data
• Application of knowledge and understanding of the analytical needs.

We only ask for evidence of these technical skills on your application form:

• A Technical Statement outlining your technical suitability for the role.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £48,999, Department for Education contributes £14,195 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

If you are new to the Civil Service or are a civil servant who is not currently a member of GSR or GES, your starting salary will be £42,806 (national) or £46,971 (London). Upon joining GSR or GES, your salary will rise to £48,999 (national) or £52,799 (London).

If you are a civil servant who is already a member of an analytical profession, your minimum salary will be £48,999 (national) or £52,799 (London).

Applicants currently holding a permanent post in the Civil Service should note that, if successful, their salary on appointment would be determined by the Department\’s