AutoTrader UK

AutoTrader UK

Manchester, North West

Senior Data Analyst

Full-Time£46,000 - 86,000 per yeareergisterenUnited Kingdom
IT

Job Description

Salary: £46,000 - 86,000 per year

Requirements:
  • We are looking for someone with proven experience working within consumer-facing product teams and a strong understanding of the analytical approaches used at different stages of the consumer lifecycle.
  • We need experience overseeing experimentation programmes and practices that inform product or business decisions.
  • A strong understanding of methods for statistical inference, such as Bayesian or Frequentist approaches, and familiarity with predictive analytics techniques is highly beneficial.
  • We are looking for working knowledge of common analytics tools used for tracking and analysing user behaviour, such as Google Analytics or similar platforms.
  • You should be able to articulate complex analytical solutions to stakeholders and influence decisions.
  • We need experience planning and delivering analytical projects in a cross-functional environment.
  • Demonstrable experience mentoring and leading other analysts towards collective goals is required.
  • Proficiency in SQL and Python, along with knowledge of ETL processes and foundational data engineering principles, is required.
Responsibilities:
  • We will have you play a leading role in one of our consumer product teams, focused on areas such as Search, Selling, CRM, and Marketing.
  • We need you to establish metrics for your product area using appropriate frameworks and ensure governance through robust measurement and monitoring.
  • You will align common definitions with Data Analysts in other teams.
  • You will lead the design of data products and collaborate with engineers on implementation.
  • You will lead the definition and continuous improvement of tracking to ensure reliable measurement of user behaviour and product performance.
  • You will own experimentation programme outputs and partner with Design and User Research during early-stage ideation.
  • You will work closely with senior stakeholders across the business, challenging and influencing decisions through data-informed recommendations, especially when evaluating product changes and identifying new opportunities for improvement.
  • As a leader in our team, you will be accountable for its success, champion the use of analytics, and support other Data Analysts.
  • You will plan and prioritise the analytical components of projects and ensure clear communication with Analytics leadership and adjacent teams.
  • You will help embed Growth and Product Analytics principles across our analytics community through training, workshops, and robust frameworks that support consistent and scalable analytics practices.
Technologies:
  • CRM
  • ETL
  • Support
  • Marketing
  • Python
  • SQL

More:

We are Autotrader, the UKs most trusted and most visited automotive marketplace, bringing together vehicle buyers and sellers and offering choices across everything from cars to e-bikes and caravans. We are a heritage brand and a tech innovator, focused on simplifying the complex car-buying journey and building consumer products that help people research, refine, and buy in one place. This Senior Data Analyst role sits within our cross-disciplinary consumer product teams, working closely with engineers, designers, product leads, and senior stakeholders. We offer a salary of 50,000–70,000 plus 10% annual shares, 28 days holiday plus bank holidays and festive closures, pension contributions, private medical cover, enhanced family leave, a car salary sacrifice scheme, share-save options, and broad wellbeing support including 24/7 online GP and dentist access. We work in a hybrid Connected Working model with a minimum of 3 days a week in the office, plus remote-first periods in summer and winter where you can work remotely from anywhere in the UK and certain locations abroad.

last updated 35 week of 2026

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Manchester

IT

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