Derby County are seeking to recruit a Data Analyst to join the Technology Services at Pride Park Stadium.
Working for Derby County Football Club offers a unique opportunity to be part of one of England’s most historic and passionately supported clubs. With a proud legacy, a dedicated fan base, and an exciting vision for the future, Derby County offers a dynamic and rewarding work environment both on and off the pitch. Whether you're joining the team in coaching, administration, marketing, or operations, you'll be contributing to a culture rooted in ambition, community, and progress. Employees benefit from a collaborative work environment and opportunities for professional development.
The successful candidate will be responsible for working across all areas of the Club as part of a centralised team, building strong relationships with colleagues to understand business needs, gather requirements and provide expert data advice, partner with departments to integrate data from internal and third-party systems, automate manual processes, and develop Power BI reports and dashboards.
The role will require ensuring that data is accurate, consistent, and accessible through a single source of truth, and converting complex information into actionable insights that support strategic and operational decision-making across the Club.
Key Role Responsibilities:
· Operate as the central source of information and insights, ensuring our BI & platforms support the operational and strategic needs of the Club.
· Design, develop and maintain Power BI reports, dashboards and semantic models, ensuring users have access to accurate, timely and meaningful insights primarily using the Power BI/Azure Ecosystem.
· Build strong working relationships with departments across the Club (including Ticketing, Corporate Partnerships, Marketing, Football Administration and Academy Operations) to understand business requirements, identify opportunities for improvement and deliver data-driven solutions that enhance efficiency, data quality and user adoption.
· Develop and maintain automated workflows and integrations using technologies such as Power Automate, Azure, APIs, Postman, Python, R, M, DAX, JSON and other appropriate tools to improve operational efficiency, improve data quality and accessibility to reduce manual workloads and enable effective decision-making.
· Develop, maintain and promote standards for data governance, documentation, system configuration and integrations, ensuring data remains accurate, secure and fit for purpose.
· Perform routine system audits, data quality reviews, duplicate management and platform health assessments to ensure long-term system reliability.
· Provide advice, training and ongoing support to colleagues, promoting best practice and increasing the effective use of Business Intelligence tools and data across the Club
· To undertake any other duties as may reasonably be required commensurate with the post.
Personal characteristics and experience:
· Minimum 2 years of a data analysis (or similar) role; specifically working with Power BI, Power Automate, Microsoft Forms, SharePoint, On-Premises gateway and the wider 365 Ecosystem.
· Minimum 2 years of technical & analytical skills within multiple overlapping systems (a CRM or similar environment).
· Working within a professional sports (or comparable) environment (desirable).
· Deployment of Power BI Dashboards/Reports/Goals to associated services such as Microsoft Teams.
· Experience of using at least 3 of: Power Automate, Power Query, DAX, Python, R, Streamlit and Pandas.
· Solid understanding of data governance, security, and report lifecycle management.
· Good general statistical skills and knowledge of statistical techniques such as clustering and regression modelling (desirable).
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex information, findings and reports clearly and confidently to a range of audiences, both internally and externally.
· Ability to organise, schedule and adapt work tasks to meet conflicting deadlines and respond to changing situations.
· Excellent problem-solving skills.
· Work using own initiative and as part of a team
· Excellent attention to detail.
Qualifications:
Essential
· Degree or equivalent level qualification in a mathematical/data-related subject.
Desirable
· Official qualifications in data services (e.g. Microsoft Power BI, Azure).
· GDPR Qualification (Or Modular).
Salary is competitive, dependent on experience.
The role is based across Pride Park Stadium and Moor Farm Training Ground, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week.
The role is fixed-term for up to 12 months, covering Maternity Leave.
Who are Derby County…
Derby County Football Club, established in 1884, is one of the founder members of the English Football League and has a rich and varied history, including two First Division titles in 1972 and 1975 and an FA Cup success in 1946. The club are currently playing in the Sky Bet Championship, the second tier of English Football, following their promotion from League One in the 2023/24 season, and is under the management of Head Coach John Eustace. The club also boasts a successful and respected Category One Academy, a status which has been held since 2014, and a Women’s side competing in the FA Women’s National League Northern Premier Division. Derby County recently embarked on an exciting new era following the change in ownership to Clowes Developments (UK) Limited in the summer of 2022. Our track record of producing talent is outstanding, and we intend to protect that proud legacy, investing in key roles within the club to build on the foundations in place for success.
Everything we do as a Club is built around the three pillars of stability, integrity and progress. Our core values are:
· We are proud of who we are and what we do
· We are positive, inspired and passionate
· We are ambitious and driven
· We are prepared, honest and humble
· We are the heartbeat of our community
· We are the club of opportunity
Derby County employee benefits include:
· 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
· Two complimentary staff season tickets
· Two complimentary staff away memberships, subject to availability
· 20% discount at DCFC Megastore
· Company Pension with Aviva
· Discounts with select Club partners and sponsors
· Healthshield Cash Health Plan to support employee health and well-being, and Perks for great deals and discounts
· Participating in our employee forum, ‘The Herd’ and Staff Events!
· Training and development opportunities
· Access to programmes and volunteering opportunities with Derby County Community Trust
· Subsidised lunchtime meals at Moor Farm
How to apply…
Derby County Football Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
As part of the Club's commitment to providing a safe environment for children and young people, applicants should be aware that this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Criminal Record Check.
Derby County Football Club is an Inclusive Club for all and is committed to Equality and Diversity.
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The closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday, 19 July 2026. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early.
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Work Location: In person
