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Graduate Data Analyst (Water Demand)

On-site in Warrington·Added 3 days ago (last checked 9 Oct)

Overview

Benefits

  • 26 days holiday + bank holidays

    Paid annual leave, per the ad.

  • Up to 14% employer pension

    Paid in by the employer, per the ad. The legal minimum is 3%.

Requirements

  • Work on-site in Warrington

    No relocation package mentioned.

Skills

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

We know that delivering a great service starts with supporting you, our people. That's why we offer a range of benefits designed to help you thrive both at work and outside of it.

  • Starting salary of at least £32,250 + £2,000 welcome bonus
  • 26 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days after 4 years + bank holidays
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity leave policies
  • Up to 14% employer pension contribution
  • Access to colleague wellbeing programmes and dedicated mentors who will support you whilst on scheme
  • We'll contribute up to £500 towards driving lessons and tests to help to get you on the road

The role

Purpose: This role will be central to understanding water use in the North West and how we as a company can work with customers to reduce it by 9% by 2030.

Development: We are fitting one million smart meters by 2030 providing billions of meter reads a year. We need skilled data analysts to do cutting edge data analysis within Azure DataBricks to deliver water saving benefit at scale.

Responsibility: You will lead on exploring real life problems through data and working with the wider business to implement solutions that deliver real water saving impact.

• Helping drive digital transformation by using data to innovate and improve our water saving processes

• Turning large sets of data into clear takeaways and actionable insights

• Creating models and visualisations to support our strategies and daily operations.

• Finding ways to improve our services, making them more efficient and effective

• Taking on real life challenges whilst working as part of a team

By joining us on our 3-year graduate scheme, you'll not only get first-class training and support, but we'll also provide you with an in-depth understanding of your business area, ultimately giving you the confidence, skills and knowledge required to become one of our future operational, technical or people leaders, driving meaningful change.

About us

There's more to us than just great water. We are where purpose flows.

What you’ll bring to the team

• To excel in thinking for yourself and problem solving

• To take the lead and own work

• To be data driven (with a good working knowledge of SQL / python or similar)

• To be highly analytical and confident analysing data at scale

• To be a great communicator

• Preferably a 2:1 degree in a numerical discipline

What's in it for you

Want to learn more about life at United Utilities and explore our full benefits package? Take a look at our Flexa profile here: United Utilities | Verified Employers | Flexa Careers

Key dates to consider

  • Applications close on 9th October 2026.
  • Once applications have closed, a member of the Early Careers team will review your application to ensure it meets the minimum requirements for your chosen role.
  • We anticipate this review process may take up to two weeks following the closing date.
  • Interviews are expected to take place between 17th November and 11th December.

Application deadline: 9th October 2026 - please apply early as deadlines are subject to change

Based on current immigration guidelines this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Hiring process

United Utilities' recruitment process has several stages, with the team updating you at each one; some roles include online multiple-choice tests (with practice tests offered first), and interviews may be in person or virtual

  • Candidates can track application status online at any time, and most correspondence is by email.
  • AI tools may help with grammar or preparation, but application content, interview answers and technical assessments (unless AI is explicitly permitted) must reflect the candidate's own work.
  • Reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process are available on request.

About United Utilities

Industry
Utilities

In their own words

About the company & team

Every day, we deliver one of life's most essential services to millions of people across the North West. From providing safe, high-quality drinking water to protecting the environment and supporting thriving communities, the work we do matters. We're now in the second year of our £16.5 billion investment programme, one of the largest transformation programmes in our history. It's an exciting time to join us as we improve our services, enhance environmental performance, embrace innovation and create a more sustainable future for generations to come.

Additional information

We're committed to creating a workplace where you feel you can belong and can succeed. Our colleague networks play an important role in this, these are;

  • GeneQ - supporting gender equality, parents and carers
  • Multi-Cultural & Faith
  • LGBTQ+
  • Armed Forces
  • Ability - supporting colleagues with disabilities and long-term health conditions

We recommend that you are open and honest with us throughout the process and make us aware of any reasonable adjustments you may require. Rest assured, we don't use AI to screen your application at any stage of the process. A real person will review your application.

To ensure a fair recruitment process, we ask that you apply for only one Graduate role per recruitment year. Take a look at all our opportunities and apply for the one that interests you most.

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