Research Executive - Insights

This role sits within the UK Financial Services Insights Team. You will support the delivery of UK and global research and insight projects across a range of sectors including banking, insurance, cryptocurrency, ESG, and FinTech.

Working closely with senior researchers, account management, new business, and offshore operations teams, you will help design and deliver high-quality research that meets client briefs, remains unbiased, and stands up to scrutiny — maintaining YouGov’s strong reputation and media presence.

Here’s a breakdown of what you’ll do (not all of it, just the important stuff):

• Support senior researchers in the design and delivery of domestic and international quantitative research projects (end-to-end project management)
• Develop and apply strong research fundamentals, including best-practice questionnaire design
• Create data analysis plans and interpret findings to generate clear, actionable insights
• Produce reports in PowerPoint (and occasionally Word), including data visualisation, commentary, headlines, and executive summaries
• Work closely with operations teams responsible for scripting, fieldwork management, data processing, and coding
• Collaborate with colleagues to quality-check and deliver projects to a high standard
• Attend client meetings at various stages, including proposal discussions, project updates, reporting presentations, and follow-ups
• Learn and apply internal systems, tools, and processes

These are the essentials you’ll need to get an interview:

• Quantitative primary research experience in a client-facing role
• Degree or HND in a relevant subject (e.g., social sciences, English) desirable, or equivalent industry experience
• Industry-recognised qualification (e.g., MRS Advanced Certificate) desirable
• Excellent written, verbal, and digital communication skills
• Basic understanding of statistics and quantitative analysis (desirable)
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage deadlines effectively

Why join YouGov? Join our global team to help us achieve our social mission: to make millions of people’s opinions heard for the benefit of our local, national, and international communities. Understanding diversity of opinion requires diversity of background. Although our global panel of millions of people worldwide powers our research, our biggest asset is our people. If our research is to be truly representative of what the world thinks, we need people from all walks of life to be part of the team to bring their perspective to the work we do.

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