Psychometric Analyst Job York area,York and North Yorkshire England UK,HR/Recruitment

Salary: £43,760 - £51,690. A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.

Job Reference: 443446

Location:
York

Closing date: 26 February 2026

This is an exciting time to join our Occupational Psychology Services (OPS) team - part of the Recruitment Directorate in Government People Group in Cabinet Office - as we seek to update and expand our services.

Government People Group

Government People Group (GPG) is the strategic and functional centre for the Government People Function and human resources (HR) in the Civil Service.

Led by the Joint Interim Government Chief People Officers, Caitlin Kinsella and Janette Durbin, we enable and improve the delivery of recruitment, training, workplace policy, HR strategy and management excellence to over half a million civil servants.

From recruitment to retirement, GPG is at the forefront of working with ministers and departments to ensure the Civil Service is equipped to deliver for UK citizens. Some of our work includes:

Leading on cross-government HR strategy, organisation design and workforce planning.
Procuring and delivering training and development schemes for the Civil Service.
Delivering recruitment services, guidance and expertise to departments.
Coordinating and advising departments on pay, pensions and employee policy.
Setting standards and guidance for line managers and senior civil servants.
Coordinating the implementation of the Shared Services Strategy for Government.
Enhancing employee experience to promote an engaged workforce and culture of performance excellence.

A shared aim of all civil servants working in the Government People Function is to support the delivery of the Civil Service People Plan .

The People Plan outlines five People Priorities for the Civil Service, alongside 45 commitments to address our most pressing and immediate people challenges. Departmental plans and strategies also align with and contribute towards the People Plan.

Our Vision

To embed best practice occupational psychology insights and solutions to support the future of the Civil Service, through delivery of high quality psychometric tests and assessments.

Our Priorities

To be at the leading edge of assessment and selection techniques and digital developments.
To develop our services through evidence-based research and analysis.
To ensure diversity and inclusion is embedded in all our activities.
To provide a seamless and flexible customer experience.
To meet business requirements with efficient, effective and value for money solutions.
To provide a great and evolving candidate journey.

Our Service

Acting as an internal consultancy to all of the Civil Service, we collaborate with government departments, functions and professions to develop and deliver high quality, customer-focused assessment products and solutions grounded in occupational psychology and psychometrics. Our services aim to help identify and develop the best people from all backgrounds, including the Civil Service’s prestigious talent programmes.

We also place ourselves at the forefront of assessment innovation, and are actively creating a growing range of evidence-based psychological assessment tools.

You will be joining a high performing multi-disciplinary team of occupational psychologists, psychometricians and digital experts who use evidence-based practice to put the client and user at the heart of what they do. We are a team that embraces innovation to deliver better results, improved efficiency and added value, with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion.

If you are passionate about applying psychology and psychometrics in the workplace to really add value across a wide and varied agenda, then we really want to hear from you!

The Psychometric Analyst will contribute to the…