Data Analyst Apprenticeship Programme

HOWDEN UK GROUP LIMITED
Cheltenham (GL50 3PR)
Closes on Friday 13 November 2026
Posted on 9 October 2026

Summary

Our Data Science and Analytics Team helps colleagues across Howden turn complex information into meaningful insights that drive better business decisions. As an apprentice, you'll learn how to work with real business data, uncover patterns, solve problems and create valuable reports and dashboards.

Wage: £23,000 a year
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Training course: Insurance practitioner (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Friday 9 am to 5:30 pm. 37 hours 30 minutes a week
Start date: Monday 13 September 2027
Duration: 1 year 6 months
Positions available: 1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work:

• Gain exposure to both data analytics and data science, helping you understand how analysis, reporting and data models can be used to solve different business problems.
• Support a range of live data projects for different areas of the Retail business.
• Analyse datasets to understand what the information is telling us, looking for patterns, trends, gaps or unusual results that may need further investigation.
• Clean, organise and check data before it is analysed, spotting errors or inconsistencies and helping make sure the information is accurate and reliable.
• Learn how to turn your findings into clear reports for key business stakeholders.
• Build your technical skills by learning to use tools such as Power BI, SQL and Python.

Where you'll work:
St. James House
St. James Square
Cheltenham
GL50 3PR

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider: WISER ACADEMY LIMITED
Training course: Insurance practitioner (level 3)
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What you'll learn:

• Achieve desired business outcomes within own area of insurance responsibility, in line with the organisation's commercial aims and objectives.
• Identify information from a range of sources to determine an appropriate course of action including a recommendation, a decision or a referral.
• Analyse data to make evidence-based decisions.
• Apply organisational quality assurance policies and procedures in their role and within the limits of own authority.
• Apply appropriate method of communication for audience and circumstances.
• Records, verifies, maintains and where appropriate, shares information.
• Compliant with relevant governance, policies and procedures.
• Identify work with stakeholders and creates and maintains a network of stakeholders needed to undertake casework effectively and to conclusion.
• Balances competing priorities in order to meet deadlines.
• Builds and maintains positive relationships.
• Work as part of a team to help achieve results.
• Identify potential claims fraud and determine the correct action to prevent loss.
• Manage insurance claims and/or payments within the limits of responsibility in line with policies and procedures.
• Identify and manage insurance risks within the limits of responsibility in line with policies and procedures.
• Recommend insurance and premiums decisions within the limits of responsibility and in line with organisational policies and procedures.
• Gather and interpret relevant information to provide a return on insurance decisions.
• Match client’s needs with available insurance products and services.
• Optimises the potential return on insurance decisions within the scope of own role by identifying and positioning the client’s case with the insurer.
• Achieve desired business outcomes within own area of insurance responsibility, in line with the organisation's commercial aims and objectives.
• Identify information from a range of sources to determine an appropriate course of action including a recommendation, a decision or a referral.
• Analyse data to make evidence-based decisions.
• Apply organisational quality assurance policies and procedures in their role and within the limits of own authority.
• Apply appropriate method of communication for audience and circumstances.
• Records, verifies, maintains and where appropriate, shares information.
• Compliant with relevant governance, policies and procedures.
• Identify work with stakeholders and creates and maintains a network of stakeholders needed to undertake casework effectively and to conclusion.
• Balances competing priorities in order to meet deadlines.
• Builds and maintains positive relationships.
• Work as part of a team to help achieve results.