Data Analyst

About JCQ

JCQ is the representative body for the leading awarding bodies offering general and vocational qualifications in the UK. Awarding bodies are responsible for setting and awarding qualifications, such as GCSEs, AS and A Levels and vocational qualifications.

JCQ\’s mission is to reduce bureaucracy for schools and colleges by facilitating and delivering common administrative arrangements for examinations.

JCQ helps members work collectively with UK qualification regulators and government departments and undertakes a wide range of activities including publication of national GCSE and A level results.

JCQ is a not‑for‑profit Community Interest Company, funded by its members: AQA, City and Guilds, CCEA, NCFE, OCR, Pearson and WJEC.

Job Purpose and Responsibilities

One of the main responsibilities of the Head of Data and Technical Standards (HDTS) is to manage JCQ examination data for key qualifications such as GCSEs and A levels, with a view to provide high‑quality national statistics to a range of key stakeholders.

As such, the Data Analyst will support the HDTS in delivering the following strategic commitments:

• Strengthen data management and governance to ensure quality, security, compliance, privacy, and accessibility.
• Enhance the accessibility, usability, and presentation of results data to support stakeholders in interpreting and using JCQ data effectively.
• Advance data analytics and expert analysis to produce accessible and interactive outputs; support stakeholder understanding and use data and research to drive continuous improvement of JCQ’s services, support, and guidance.

Main Responsibilities of the Data Analyst

• Manage, clean, manipulate and aggregate data (including but not limited to summer results data on GCSEs and A levels).
• Perform data quality checks.
• Perform descriptive analysis to generate insights from raw data.

The closing date for applications including a letter and CV is 5 pm on 30 January 2026.

Shortlisting will take place the week commencing 2 February 2026.

Interviews will be held the week commencing 9 February 2026.