Data Analyst / Engineer in Scotland

This role sits within the Audience Insights team in the Audience, Video & Technology division and is a hybrid role working across our tech stack, from building data pipelines, supporting the development of ML models through to end user reporting via apps and dashboards, then presenting findings to stakeholders across the business. Collaboration with our existing data engineers, scientists and analysts is key to the success of the role and wider Audience Insights team. This role will interface with digital stakeholders including Product, Commercial, Content and Marketing. Working collaboratively with teams across the business, the analyst/engineer will help identify opportunities to further grow our consumer database, improve the customer experience, increase product loyalty and ultimately drive revenue via data for our Digital products.

Key Responsibilities

• Data analysis, working with complex and diverse data sources.
• Identify the best ways to match datasets together to maximise their value, delivering valuable customer and operational insights, applying innovative approaches where required.
• Work with wider Data teams to develop / maintain data architecture and enhance data quality whilst supporting our product teams to maintain, test and develop our analytics solutions.
• Interrogation of consumer online habits to inform both product development, content acquisition and commercial opportunities.
• Constructively challenge and question as well as actively listen to stakeholder requirements.
• Visualise and present to stakeholders’ findings from analysis, highlighting insights and recommending actions.
• Maintain awareness on current and new technologies to drive efficiencies and make use of developments in areas such as AI / Machine learning / Apps.

Skills and Experience

• Degree qualified or equivalent in a Data / Business related discipline.
• Ability to compose complex queries using SQL.
• Keen interest in and capability of programming in Spark (Scala or Python).
• Experience with Databricks, PySpark, and SQL.
• Solid understanding of data modelling, ELT/ETL processes, and analytics best practices.
• Experience delivering business transformation through data driven analysis.
• Knowledge of designing and maintaining automated dashboards and reports using tools like Power BI or Tableau.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with the team and build effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to identify and deliver new, innovative analysis / projects from existing and new data sources.
• Making complex concepts simple and easy to understand.
• Passion for understanding consumer behaviour and translating this into commercial opportunities.
• Organised, eye for quality, attention to detail and high level of accuracy in all aspects of work output.

There are plenty of reasons why it’s great to work at STV, here are just a few of the perks for you:

• 25 days leave and 9 public holidays per annum, with the option to buy more through our Holiday Extras scheme, and an extra day’s holiday on your birthday.
• Healthcare cashplan providing Company contributions towards dental, optical, wellbeing or other healthcare costs.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Season ticket travel loan.
• Access to occupational health service.
• Flexible benefits portal providing a range of retail and gym discounts.

If you have a demonstrable track record of delivery in a related role, we would love to hear from you. To apply, please send a CV and covering letter by 13 March 2026.

STV Group plc is an equal opportunities employer committed to valuing and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates underrepresented in our industry, so we are keen to hear from ethnically diverse talent and people that identify as disabled, deaf and/or neurodivergent. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to offering an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Please let us know if you have any access requirements to support your application by emailing.