Intelligence Analyst

£37,428

A pay flexibility case seeking to modernise NCA pay frameworks was approved by the Government in July 2026. The NCA recognises and engages in collective bargaining with three trade unions: The National Crime Officers Association (NCOA), Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) and FDA. Therefore, our terms and conditions are currently undergoing a formal review, in consultation with these recognised trade unions. The outcome is expected to be known by early 2027.
Allowances are reviewed annually and may be increased, decreased or removed.
All salary offers will be made in line with Remuneration Policy.
Roles based in London will receive an additional London Weighting (Per Annum) of £4379

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Alongside your salary of £37,428, National Crime Agency contributes £10,842 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

• All NCA employees are members of the UK Civil Service and eligible for the Civil Service pension scheme, alongside your salary the NCA contributes £10842. Further information on the benefits of the scheme is available on the Civil Service Pension Website.

  New entrants to the NCA receive 26 days annual leave, rising to 31 on completion of 5 years continuous service, plus 8 bank holidays.

  If qualifying criteria is met new joiners from UK Police Forces or the UK Intelligence Community (UKIC) will have service with those employers taken into account for continuous service purposes for annual leave entitlement only, this will be up to a maximum of 31 days leave (including 1 privilege day).

  Other benefits include

  • Flexible working, including flexi-time, compressed hours and job sharing (in line with business requirements)
  • Family friendly policies, notably above the statutory minimum
  • Learning and Development opportunities
  • Interest free loans and advances, including season tickets, childcare and rental deposits
  • Housing schemes - Key Worker status
  • Discounts and Savings with a wide variety of services including Cycle to Work, Smart Tech schemes, dental insurance, gym discounts and savings on everyday spending, available through the Reward Gateway, Edenred and Blue Light Card schemes.
  • Staff support groups/networks
  • Sports and social activities, including membership to the Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC)

  Further information is available on the NCA Website.

Please see the NCA T&Cs and Privacy Policy (pdf) for details on how your data is handled.

If you are an internal candidate who has passed interview but is undergoing an internal investigation or have a written warning in place preventing a post move you may not be able to be posted until this investigation is concluded or restriction lifted.

This role is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals or dual nationals, where one component is British

• Nationals of the Republic of Ireland

• Nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK

• Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)

• Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre- settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)

• Individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020

• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

You will be required to participate in digital right to work and address checks as part of the recruitment process.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is SC Enhanced. All security clearances will be managed by the NCA.

For more information on security vetting please visit: UK Security Vetting guidance for applicants and Demystifying Vetting and see our vetting charter at: The Vetting Charter.

Prior to commencing the role, you will need to successfully complete SC Enhanced clearance and then achieve both DV Enhanced and DV STRAP clearance within the first 12 months in post.

The requirement for SC clearance is to have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years.

The requirement for DV Enhanced clearance is to have been present in the UK for at least 7 of the last 10 years.

To obtain DV STRAP you must be willing to undergo STRAP induction and must hold full UK nationality or dual nationality, where one component is British. Applications will be considered on a case by case basis.

Failure to meet the residency requirements will result in your security clearance application being rejected.

If the increased clearance cannot be obtained you will be moved to a role appropriate to your clearance level achieved on entry.

For further information on National Security Vetting checks please visit the following page Demystifying Vetting

Individuals will be required to undertake and pass a substance misuse test as part of pre-employment checks.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Open to UK nationals only.

Help shape the future of digital investigation. Join TRACER's Opportunity & Threat Assessment Capability (OTAC) team and deliver strategic analysis that informs national decision-making, strengthens law enforcement capabilities, and helps protect the public from serious and organised crime.

Role Description

TRACER plays a vital role in supporting the National Crime Agency's mission to protect the public from serious and organised crime. TRACER exists because digital investigation has become increasingly core across all mission areas - from national security and counter terrorism through serious organised crime, major and volume crime, as well as safeguarding the most vulnerable in society.

This is an exciting opportunity to join TRACER's Opportunity & Threat Assessment Capability (OTAC) team. OTAC produce strategic assessments to ensure that critical law enforcement capabilities are fit for current and future needs across the whole of the operational community. OTAC works collaboratively with a range of people across Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA), the UK Intelligence Community (UKIC), Academia and Industry, conducting wide ranging analysis of the information available to produce, present and disseminate appropriate and relevant analytical outputs. Our work underpins strategic decision making across government, as well as supporting operational outcomes, and informing wider innovation work.

This role aligns with the Government Intelligence Analysis Professional Development Framework

This role provides an excellent opportunity to develop a career in intelligence analysis. In line with the Government's Intelligence Analysis Professional Development Framework, successful candidates will be supported to work towards IPP Intelligence Analyst certification and will be expected to achieve the qualification within two years of appointment.

• Conduct research - Conduct research and gather intelligence, data and information from multiple sources. Evaluate and assess the reliability and suitability of each source.
• Conduct analysis - Carry out analysis in support of law enforcement objectives, using appropriate tools, techniques and systems.
• Using evidence based practice to make recommendations - Identify intelligence gaps, patterns, relationships, trends, threats and opportunities to make inferences, deduce new meaning and develop recommendations.
• Produce and present analytical outputs - Produce, present and disseminate appropriate and relevant analytical outputs e.g. short insight reports, or more in-depth strategic assessments to inform tactical or strategic decision-making.
• Deliver briefings and presentations - Deliver briefings and presentations, making recommendations to support the decision making and risk management process.
• Appropriately handling and disseminating material securely - Ensure appropriate and secure handling and dissemination of material in accordance with relevant legislation, Government Security Classification, policies and procedures
• Continued professional development - Maintain an awareness of developments and good practice in analysis.

Permanent
Loan
Secondment

24 months - Please note that the Length of Employment does not include those hired on Permanent contracts.

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Successful candidates will be expected to undertake an occupational health assessment. Depending on the role an in-person medical may be required in either London or Warrington. Unfortunately, travel costs will not be reimbursed.

The NCA supports hybrid working. The extent of remote working will depend on the role and can be discussed at the offer stage.

The National Crime Agency is a 24/7 organisation, and working patterns must support business requirements. Some roles may require you to respond at short notice or outside of core hours.

If preferable, alternative contract types may be available. Please review the green bar of this advert to view all available contract types for this role. Where Loan or Secondment options are available, these would be for existing Civil Servants (Loan) and applicants from accredited Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs) or any other employer (Secondment). Prior agreement to be released on a loan basis must be obtained before commencing the application process. In the case of Civil Servants, the terms of the loan will be agreed between the home and host department and the Civil Servant. This includes grade on return.

If you have any specific queries about the role that are not covered by the advert, please contact:

Name : Central Recruitment Team
Email : central.recruitment@nca.gov.uk

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.

Apply before 11:55 pm on Tuesday 10th November 2026

487829

Executive Officer

Grade 5, Constable

NCA - DDaT - Tracer

Analytical
Intelligence

1

Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Leicester, London, Normanton, Warrington

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Interest and awareness of Emerging Technologies

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Where multiple locations are advertised, appointments will be made in merit order for each location.

Please indicate up to three location preferences clearly. Only your first three preferences will be considered. You may be allocated to any of the locations you select. If you decline an offer for a location you have selected as a preference, a further offer may not be made.

If you choose to reject an offer and no alternative preferred location can be offered, you will not be able to return to the process or be placed on a reserve list.

Only the advertised locations are available; any additional notes added to the application will not be taken into account.

If you meet the criteria for a lower grade, you may be offered that role if not appointable at the advertised grade.

Conversely, if found appointable at a higher grade but no posts are available, you may be offered a lower-grade role.

All offers are made based on merit.

• Name : central.recruitment@nca.gov.uk
• Email : central.recruitment@nca.gov.uk

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