Advanced Data Analytics Consultant

PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life.

We work with a wide range of clients across seven sectors, delivering innovative digital solutions. As a member of our Digital & Data team, you will collaborate across product, design, and cross‑disciplinary teams to turn ideas into scalable software applications.

• Work on a broad variety of projects and tech stacks for clients across seven sectors – no project is ever the same.
• Engage with teams in client settings or in the office in a hybrid model (minimum two days per week).
• Collaborate with colleagues through knowledge‑sharing, peer support, coaching and mentoring.
• Deepen your expertise through learning and growth – receive budget for courses and certifications.
• Advocate for the right technology for the right task, including Data Bricks, Python, PySpark, R, Excel, Palantir Foundry and Power
  
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• Use agile best practices, cross‑functionally with multiple stakeholders, and contribute to internal and client projects.
• Participate in live white‑boarding sessions and asynchronous communication via Teams.

• Degree, Masters or PhD in data science, mathematics, operational research, physics, or statistics.
• Experience conducting evidence‑based analysis, designing and developing models, and supporting data‑centric decision making.
• Experience translating business needs into analytical approaches and communicating findings to technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Experience across the full analytics and modelling lifecycle – problem formulation, exploratory data analysis, model design, build, testing and hand‑over.
• Proficiency with python, SQL, Excel and data visualisation tools.
• Experience delivering solutions in advanced analytics, data science, algorithm design, operational research modelling, data engineering, big‑data & cloud platforms, or dashboard development.
• Strong problem‑solving mindset and curiosity.

• Stakeholder, project management and communication skills; consulting and advisory experience.
• Experience in the software or product development lifecycle for analytical solutions (discovery, prototype, rollout, implementation, managed service).
• Experience presenting to clients and developing behavioural science propositions.

Please be aware that some of our UK roles at PA Consulting require a UK security clearance. All PA people must undergo background checks and achieve the Baseline Personnel Security Standard, and some UK roles require higher levels of National Security Vetting, typically requiring at least five years of continuous residency in the UK.

• Health and lifestyle perks including private healthcare for you and your family.
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days.
• Generous company pension scheme.
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity initiatives.
• Annual performance‑based bonus.
• PA share ownership.
• Tax‑efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn).

We’re committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief, veteran status, or any other range of human difference. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

Should you require adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us at recruitm