Mens Performance Analyst in Taunton

We have an exciting opportunity for a Mens Performance Analyst to join us and lead the delivery of world‑class analysis services across Somerset County Cricket Club's mens and academy programmes. As Mens T20 Blast champions, you can play a key role in our drive to exceed our recent achievements in the 2026 season and beyond. This position provides objective insight to coaches and players that supports learning, performance, and strategic decision‑making across training, competition, and recruitment environments. The successful candidate will operate within a multidisciplinary team and provide leadership in developing Somerset's mens data and analysis strategy, ensuring alignment across all levels of the club.

About You

Amongst other essential criteria, you can demonstrate a proven track record of confidently presenting and interpreting data to influence decision‑making by players and coaches, supported by a strong understanding of cricket’s tactical and technical aspects across all formats. You’ll possess extensive experience delivering live match‑day analysis and post‑match feedback in elite environments. Proficient in PCS Pro and familiar with dashboard tools like Power BI and Tableau, you are skilled in video editing and visual presentation. Your expertise includes building and maintaining depth charts and long‑term player tracking systems. With excellent communication and presentation skills, you can effectively tailor insights for players, coaches, and leadership. Additionally, you will have a solid knowledge of the county cricket structure and Somerset CCC’s pathways and performance programmes. To thrive in this role, you’ll be highly organised, proactive, and capable of effectively prioritising tasks under pressure in dynamic environments. You are confident in providing evidence‑based insights and challenging assumptions, demonstrating a strong commitment to ongoing professional development. Motivated and diligent, you understand the importance of teamwork and consistently uphold high standards of professionalism and reliability. You will also possess strong communication skills and an approachable, collaborative approach enabling effective working relationships with others.

Responsibilities

• Lead match‑day analysis for Somerset Mens First XI including pre‑match planning, live support, and post‑match reviews.
• Ensure performance analysis is delivered across the 2nd XI, Academy, and pathway teams through a dedicated team of analysts.
• Provide tactical and opposition analysis across all formats, helping identify trends and opportunities and collaborating with coaches to visualise KPIs and support game strategies using data and video insights.
• Manage the capture and analysis of training footage, develop personal development plans, and maintain Somerset's performance data systems ensuring secure storage and accessibility.
• Contribute to the development of data visualisation tools such as dashboards, stay updated on emerging technologies, and support player recruitment with performance insights.
• Work closely with coaching, sports science, and other departments, assisting with performance databases and depth charts.
• Support media and communications teams by providing video clips and performance insights for various internal and external purposes.

Eligibility

You will need to be eligible to work in the UK.

Compensation and Benefits

In return, you’ll be joining a team that values everyone’s contribution. You’ll receive a competitive salary, access to health benefits and employee assistance programme, continued professional development support, free parking, and more.

How To Apply

If you are interested in this position, simply complete our application form below. We use fair and safe recruitment methods and therefore we do not review CVs as part of our selection process. Please provide as much detail as possible in your application responses as this is how we select candidates for the next stage of the process. For more information and support, please read our Application Guidance. If you need further advice or require any reasonable adjustments to enable you to apply for roles or participate at any stage of the selection process, please let us know by emailing.

Selected candidates will be invited to a first stage interview via Microsoft Teams on the week of 3rd November 2025. Further shortlisted candidates will be invited to a second stage interview to be held face to face at the Cooper Associates County Ground Taunton on the week of 10th November 2025.