Wholesale Analyst

Ofgem is looking for a Wholesale Analyst to join us and support critical analysis that keeps us at the forefront of wholesale gas and electricity market intelligence. Ofgem is Great Britain’s independent energy regulator. We’re at the forefront of change across the energy sector, driving toward Net Zero whilst protecting energy consumers – especially vulnerable people. We’re offering a full-time, permanent position with the opportunity to shape the way we monitor and understand the energy wholesale markets.

This is a high-impact role where your insights will feed directly into senior decision-making during a time of rapid industry transformation. You’ll work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, using your analytical skills to inform policy development and responses to market events. This is a unique opportunity to take a lead role in identifying trends, interpreting key market data and delivering trusted, real-time intelligence. You’ll contribute to our emergency preparedness and support wider teams with analysis that informs key regulatory decisions across the organisation.

We’re looking for someone with excellent analytical skills (interpreting both qualitative and quantitative data), sound judgement, and a talent for translating complex data into clear, concise briefings. You’ll need to be confident managing multiple stakeholders, working independently, and communicating effectively with a wide range of internal and external partners. You will have good excel skills, and it is desirable that you will have (or develop) the ability to handle large data using PowerBI, SQL and Python.

At Ofgem, you’ll be part of an inclusive, forward-thinking team that values curiosity, precision, and collaboration. We support flexible and hybrid working, offer a competitive benefits package, and provide an environment where your work directly supports public value and the UK’s energy transition. We have a critical purpose to deliver wholesale market insights that drive better outcomes for consumers and enable a secure, low-carbon energy system. In this role, your analysis will inform strategic thinking on market functioning, price trends, and supply and demand dynamics—supporting our mission to deliver a greener, more resilient energy system.

• Constructing and delivering regular and adhoc briefings and updates regarding various aspects of the wholesale market, including price drivers and supply/demand fundamentals.
• Identifying the key information that matters to stakeholders.
• Carrying out detailed analysis into areas of focus within the wholesale market to inform both internal and external colleagues.
• Ensuring that the data used for analysis is complete and accurate.
• Advising and assisting other Ofgem teams with sourcing and working with appropriate wholesale data for analysis.
• Seeking and implementing improvements in existing processes.

• Briefings and updates on key market developments, including for senior level internal and external stakeholders.
• Analysis of market data including commodity prices, gas and power fundamentals and wholesale trade data to provide market insights and identify issues.
• Collection and validation of key datasets.
• Contributing to the team’s processes and response around security of supply emergency preparedness. This involves responding to live events with robust analysis.

• Internal Wholesale Market Oversight and International portfolio, including Deputy Director and teams running investigations.
• Wholesale policy teams such as Energy Security of Supply and Domestic Markets teams.
• Retail teams, including price cap policy and financial resilience.
• Communications team (regarding external messaging around wholesale market developments and affected policy).

• External National Gas Transmission and NESO Energy brokers and exchanges.
• Government departments such as DESNZ and HMT.
• Electricity generators, gas shippers and wholesale market participants.

• Experience with providing concise in-person and written briefings on complex topics.
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills.
• Experience in analysing quantitative and qualitative information to support conclusions.
• Good ability to handle data in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with managing multiple stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, think creatively and work independently.
• Ability to meet challenging deadlines and manage multiple priorities.

• Experience with writing Python code to clean and analyse data.
• Knowledge of the wholesale gas and electricity markets in Great Britain.

We will assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Communicating and Influencing, Changing and Improving, Making Effective Decisions.

We will assess you against these technical skills during the selection process. Please refer to the Candidate Pack and Role Profile attached for full details.

Ofgem can offer you a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes; 30 days annual leave after 2 years; Excellent training and development opportunities; The opportunity to join the generous Civil Service pension which also includes a valuable range of benefits; hybrid working (currently 1 day a week in the office but this is kept under review), flexible working hours and family friendly policies. Plus lots of other benefits including clean and bright offices based centrally, engaged networks and teams and an opportunity to contribute to our ambitious and important targets of establishing a Net Zero energy system by 2050.

This exciting blend of professional challenge and personal reward identifies career opportunities at Ofgem as something to get excited about.