Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services.
Location: Crawley (hybrid - on site 3 days a week)
Closing date for applications: Monday 13th July 2026
Help Shape the Future of Thales UK! This role is for someone who wants to influence real strategic decisions by turning market intelligence into action. It sits at the heart of how Thales understands its markets, competitors, and future opportunities.
The Role:
As a Senior Market Analyst partnering with SIX (Secure Communications and Information Systems) , you’ll play a pivotal role in strengthening Thales’ strategic edge. Working closely with the Head of CMI & Value Marketing and Sector Strategic Marketing Leads, you’ll deliver insights that directly shape market strategies, product line decisions, and business growth priorities.
Your work ensures Thales has accurate, validated, forward‑looking intelligence to compete and win in complex markets.
What you’ll do
Market Intelligence — Gather and record high‑value data from conferences, industry forums, and government stakeholders to keep our market picture sharp and current.
Market & Competitor Analysis — Build robust forecast models, assess market attractiveness, and provide actionable insights to PLMs, Sales, and Strategy teams.
Business Intelligence System Support — Curate daily intelligence, maintain system integrity, and help users get the most from our BI tools.
Strategic Planning Support — Feed market trends, sizing, and competitive dynamics into the UK strategic planning cycle.
Strengthening the accuracy and usability of our BI systems
What we need from you
This role requires someone who not only delivers high‑quality analysis but also sets the tone for how we collaborate, think, and act across the business.
Lead@Thales Competencies
Imagine the Future — You deal confidently with complexity, connecting disparate signals into clear strategic insight.
Deliver User‑Centric Solutions — You build trust through clarity, accuracy, and thoughtful recommendations that help stakeholders make better decisions.
Include Others — You promote collaboration across PLM, Sales, Strategy, and Communications, ensuring insights are shared, understood, and acted upon.
Job‑specific skills
Research — You know how to approach new problems, use the right tools, and gather primary intelligence confidently.
Stakeholder Communications — You communicate clearly with all levels, flag issues early, and build strong working relationships.
Trends, Patterns & Modelling — You can identify what’s driving trends, interpret the implications, and explain them in a way that influences decisions.
Core Benefits:
On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes;
Performance-related bonus
Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00
28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) plus opportunity to buy up to 40 hours/year (pro rata)
24 hours volunteering paid for
Private healthcare
Pension scheme
Life cover
24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
Gym membership discounts
You can read about some of our other benefits here: UK benefits | Thales Group
Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.
Security Clearance Requirement:
Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires Security Clearance (SC). It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment.
To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.
Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/national-security-vetting-clearance-levels.
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At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here.
We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here.
If this role isn’t quite right for you, we encourage you to join our talent community where your details will be shared with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities. Join the Talent Community here.
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