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Data Quality Analyst
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Data Quality Analyst
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract (18 months), Full-Time, 35 hours
Salary: Starting from £48,700 per annum (London weighted salary) or £42,700 per annum (Regional salary) dependant on experience
Grade: 9
Reporting Office: London, Stratford or Manchester, Trafford
Persona: Agile Worker: 20% - 40% of contractual hours to be worked from reporting office/working location (hybrid working)
Closing Date: 12th October 2026
Interview date: 22nd-23rd October 2026 in-person interview
Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and many more…
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.
L&Q reserves the right to not progress applications for candidates who have had one unsuccessful application/interview process with L&Q for the same or similar role in the previous 12 months.
Previous applicants need not apply if your application was regretted in the last 12 weeks.
Join our Data Quality and Assurance Team:
This is a unique opportunity to shape how data is trusted, governed, and used across the business, directly influencing decision-making, regulatory compliance, and service improvement for our customers. If you’re passionate about turning data into meaningful insight and driving real change, this role offers both impact and visibility.
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As a Data Quality Analyst, you will play a key role in embedding L&Q’s Data Governance Framework across the organisation. You will work closely with stakeholders to improve data quality, define standards, and ensure that data is accurate, consistent, and trusted for operational, regulatory, and strategic use.
L&Q is on a journey towards becoming an insight-driven organisation using trusted data. We have recently refined our corporate Data Governance Framework and are now embedding it to improve how we collect, manage, and share data.
This role is critical in ensuring we achieve one trusted version of the truth supporting consistent regulatory reporting, improving operational performance, and enabling data-driven decision-making across the organisation.
You will report into the Data Quality and Assurance Manager and be part of the wider Data Governance team, working collaboratively with Data Owners, Data Stewards, technology teams, and business stakeholders across L&Q.
If this sounds like you, we would love for you to apply!
Your impact in the role:
- Investigate data issues using SQL, Excel, Housing Management System, Master data management tool, and other analytical tools to identify root causes and propose solutions to enable efficient resolution
- Maintain and enhance the organisation’s data governance framework by supporting the development and upkeep of the Business Glossary and Critical Data Elements (CDEs), ensuring alignment with business definitions, standards, and regulatory requirements
- Drive business stakeholders and Data Stewards to create and deliver data improvement plans that enhance data quality and support organisational objectives
- Work with Data Stewards and business stakeholders to define data quality metrics based on business rules; develop reports and scorecards to monitor performance, and communicate key insights to business leads
- Maintain records of end-to-end data flows and information assets, ensuring they are auditable and compliant with regulatory expectations
- Complete and support regulatory returns (for the Regulator of Social Housing), providing assurance to governance leads on the accuracy and completeness of submissions
- Assess the impact of data-related changes, ensuring processes and business rules align with data standards and contribute to business and process improvements
- Collaborate with Data Owners, Data Stewards, technology teams, and governance forums to embed data governance practices across the organisation
- Support and contribute to the Data Governance Forum and working groups through reporting and proactive stakeholder engagement
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What you'll bring:
- Strong experience within the housing sector as a data quality analyst, or experience within a data governance or data quality function in a similar organisation
- Ability to lead conversation and maintain stakeholder engagement is essential
- Understanding of DAMA data quality management is desirable
- Educated to degree level or equivalent is desirable
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