Data Analyst Apprenticeship - Level 4 - Birmingham

Join the BBC as a Data Analyst Apprentice and kick-start your career in a job you'll love. You will learn on-the-job, developing your knowledge and skills whilst working towards your apprenticeship qualification.

Why Join This Scheme?

This is an opportunity to work on real projects, learn from industry experts, and help shape a data-driven future. You will learn Python coding from scratch. If you're curious, enjoy teamwork, and love solving problems, we'd love to hear from you.

Why Join the Team?

The BBC Academy aims to be a trusted strategic partner for skills, careers and learning, helping the BBC and industry build the workforce for the future.

This role will support data analysis, insights, and reporting to ensure the effective planning, governance, and operational management of the Skills & Capability function. You will help ensure data is compiled and shared to support the overall management of demand, resources, financial performance, and operational delivery, aligning activities with business priorities and strategic objectives.

Your Key Responsibilities and Impact

As a Data Analyst Apprentice, you will:

• Work with real data to uncover trends, solve problems, and support decision-making.
• Learn how data helps shape services, projects, and performance across the organisation.
• Develop skills in collecting, analysing, and presenting data, turning information into clear insights.
• Create reports and visualisations that help colleagues understand and act on data.
• Understand the importance of data privacy, ethics, and responsible data use.

You will study for your industry-recognised apprenticeship qualification, learning both on and off the job. You'll spend at least one day a week studying for a Level 4 Data Analyst qualification with Cambridge Spark.

Your Skills and Eligibility

We are interested in your passion for working at the BBC and your enthusiasm for delivering world-class content and operational excellence. We look for potential and transferable strengths.

We encourage you to apply if you have:

• Enjoyment working with data, numbers, and Excel spreadsheets, with an interest in maths and logical thinking.
• Brilliant organisational skills and are great at problem-solving and negotiating.
• The ability to manage multiple deadlines and demands on your time.
• A calm and focused approach to changing circumstances.
• A keen interest in the BBC and how people consume content, with fresh ideas.
• Enthusiasm, flexibility, and adaptability to out-of-hours working.

This scheme is aimed at non-graduates. If you have a degree, please look for other opportunities on the BBC careers site.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for an apprenticeship at the BBC, you must:

• Be 18 years old or over by September 2027.
• Have lived in the UK continuously for the last three years prior to the start of the apprenticeship.
• Be legally eligible to work full-time in the UK for the entire duration of the apprenticeship.
• Not currently be enrolled in another apprenticeship programme.
• Not already hold a qualification in the same subject area at the same or a higher level than this apprenticeship.

To apply, you must also have:

• Maths and English GCSE at Grade 4/C or above (or equivalent).
• Achieved, or be expected to achieve, A Level/Higher Maths by the start of the scheme.

Ready to Apply?

Create a candidate profile and answer a few questions – no CV or cover letter needed. If you're eligible, you'll be guided through the next steps. You’ll need to live within a commutable distance of Birmingham. Relocation support may be available subject to meeting financial eligibility criteria.

This is a fixed-term apprenticeship. Upon completion, you will be supported with career development, employability training, and networking opportunities to help you take your next step.