Summary: The IT Business Analyst role in Southampton involves transforming data into actionable insights to support decision-making within the organization. The position requires collaboration with IT and business stakeholders to analyze data, develop reports, and enhance performance through data-driven initiatives. Candidates should possess SC clearance and be prepared to work through an umbrella company due to IR35 regulations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Gather, analyse, and interpret data from multiple IT and business systems
- Design, build, and maintain reports, dashboards, and visualisations (e.g. Excel, Power BI)
- Support business transformation, operational excellence, and performance improvement initiatives
- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into analytical solutions
- Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and integrity across reporting outputs
- Identify trends, risks, and opportunities and present insights clearly to non-technical audiences
Key Skills:
- Proven involvement in business transformation and operational excellence initiatives
- Hands-on experience delivering supply chain improvement programmes
- Background in a software-focused organisation is highly desirable
- Prior exposure to defence or national security environments would be beneficial
- Working knowledge of software products, IT services, licensing structures, and Software Asset Management (SAM)
- Strong analytical capability, with advanced Excel skills essential and experience developing Power BI dashboards advantageous
- Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to elicit insights from individuals and teams that may not be immediately apparent
- Self-motivated professional with a demonstrated ability to operate effectively with minimal supervision
Salary (Rate): £580 daily
City: Southampton
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
IT Business Analyst – Southampton – 3 Month Contract (37.5 hours per week) - £550 - £580 per day (Inside IR35) – SC Clearance desirable
Role Overview
The IT Business Intelligence Analyst is responsible for transforming data into actionable insights to support strategic and operational decision-making. The role involves working closely with IT, business stakeholders, and leadership to analyse data, develop reports and dashboards, and improve data-driven performance across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Gather, analyse, and interpret data from multiple IT and business systems
- Design, build, and maintain reports, dashboards, and visualisations (e.g. Excel, Power BI)
- Support business transformation, operational excellence, and performance improvement initiatives
- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into analytical solutions
- Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and integrity across reporting outputs
- Identify trends, risks, and opportunities and present insights clearly to non-technical audiences
Key Skills
- Proven involvement in business transformation and operational excellence initiatives
- Hands-on experience delivering supply chain improvement programmes
- Background in a software-focused organisation is highly desirable
- Prior exposure to defence or national security environments would be beneficial
- Working knowledge of software products, IT services, licensing structures, and Software Asset Management (SAM)
- Strong analytical capability, with advanced Excel skills essential and experience developing Power BI dashboards advantageous
- Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to elicit insights from individuals and teams that may not be immediately apparent
- Self-motivated professional with a demonstrated ability to operate effectively with minimal supervision
Please note that the client has determined that the off-payroll working rules will apply to this assignment and therefore this contract will be run through an Umbrella Company. Income tax and primary national insurance contributions will be deducted at source from any payments made to the intermediary.
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