Business Analyst - Data
Summary
Contract Business Analyst (data focus) on a major data and transformation programme, based hybrid in Birmingham (2 days/week on-site) at £450–£500/day. Bridges business stakeholders and technical data teams: gathering requirements, documenting data flows, schemas and MDM, and defining reporting needs; Microsoft Fabric experience desirable.
Salary: £? - ? per year
Requirements:- Experienced Business Analyst with a strong data focus; experience in Local or Central Government is sought.
- Strong core Business Analysis experience, including requirements gathering, workshops and stakeholder management.
- Experience working on data-focused projects or programmes.
- Understanding of Data Lakes, data schemas and data structures.
- Experience mapping and understanding data flows across systems, including Master Data Management (MDM) flows.
- Experience gathering and defining reporting requirements.
- Ability to translate business requirements into clear requirements for data and development teams.
- Experience working closely with Data Engineering, Data Development or similar technical teams.
- Experience supporting defect triage and issue resolution.
- Desirable: experience with Microsoft Fabric or a similar modern data platform.
- Desirable: experience working within Local or Central Government.
- Engage with business users to understand their data, reporting and information requirements.
- Lead requirements gathering through workshops, stakeholder engagement and analysis.
- Translate business needs into clear requirements for data products and technical delivery teams.
- Understand and document data flows, data schemas and data structures.
- Analyse how data moves through different systems, including Master Data Management (MDM) flows.
- Work closely with the Head of Data and data build teams throughout delivery.
- Define and document reporting requirements, ensuring solutions meet business needs.
- Bridge business and technical stakeholders, explaining complex data concepts in clear business language.
- Support defect triage, working with business and technical teams to understand, prioritise and resolve issues.
- Fabric
- Support
More:
We are recruiting a Business Analyst for a major data and transformation programme. The role sits between business stakeholders and technical data teams and requires a strong understanding of data structures, data flows and data platforms, but is not a hands-on Data Engineer position. The rate is £450–£500 per day, with a hybrid working pattern of two days per week on-site in Birmingham and the remainder remote. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited is acting as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business supplying temporary workers. Applicants are subject to the stated terms, privacy policy and disclaimers.
last updated 44 week of 2026