Graduate Data Analyst

About Auto Trader

You’ve probably heard of Auto Trader, but do you know what we’re all about?  

We’re the UK’s leading automotive marketplace, a heritage brand, and a tech darling of the stock market. We bring together vehicle buyers and sellers to give them real choices. Cars may be what we're best known for but we’re also the place for pretty much everything else on wheels, from e-bikes to caravans. 

In the automotive world, change is a constant, that’s why we take our job of untangling the complex car-buying journey very seriously.
 
At our core, we’re all about people. We go our own way while embracing diversity and celebrating our differences. We dedicate ourselves to the idea that we work better together. 

Auto Trader is a beautiful, surprising and vibrant place to work. We might not be for everyone, but we could be perfect for you. 

About the job

Our people-centred culture, combined with our tech and data expertise, makes us one of the UK's leading technology companies and a great place to start your career as a Data Analyst.

Our Data Analysts are data experts within the business. They curate and analyse data that supports key decisions and solutions for our customers, colleagues and consumers. They aren’t just interested in trends; they seek to understand the why and how within the data, using analytical techniques like hypothesis testing, statistical modelling and machine learning. 

Our Data Analysts are very collaborative, working with a range of disciplines in their team like product leads, software engineers and other data analysts/scientists to find the best solution.

All of our graduates start their careers in our in-house academy. We'll help build your knowledge of the automotive industry,  you also don't need to love cars to work here. Following the academy you will join one of our product & technology teams and have a dedicated Data Analyst to support you daily in developing the skills and experience key to your role. This will include shadowing, pairing, and then gradually taking independence for your own tasks and projects. You’ll have the opportunity to work on many different analytical problems as well undergoing training to develop skills key to the role.

You will use a range of tools, such as Looker, SQL, dbt and Python. We provide bespoke internal training courses to support any development needs - there is no need to have prior experience with them.

Our graduate programme starts in October 2025, you can read more about "Life as a Graduate Data Analyst" here

What we're looking for

• You’ll be a recent graduate (or graduating in 2025) in any degree discipline, or hold a level 6 qualification, with a passion for coding and technology. By 'recent,' we mean within the last five years
• You should have a basic understanding of (or desire to learn) data analysis concepts, including techniques like regression and hypothesis testing, and be eager to further develop these skills
• You’ll have a desire to learn new technologies – a large part of this role involves coding
• You'll have experience cleaning, analysing and presenting data. We'd love to hear examples of this in your application.
• As a digital business, we're constantly evolving, so the ability to adapt to an ever-changing landscape is a must
• Our analytics community values collaboration and teamwork, and you'll be eager to learn from the people you work with and embrace the opportunities on offer

We believe every candidate brings a unique blend of talents. If you find yourself ticking some, but not all, of the requirement boxes, we'd love to hear from you.

To help you submit your best application, you can check out our application top tips video here

Auto Trader's Graduate Academy

Our graduate programme is designed to fast-track your career and develop your skills. It’s a 2-year programme with a permanent role from day one.

Your journey starts with a 6-week Academy Foundation alongside other graduates, learning about our company, culture, products and customers. You'll then focus on your specific role while working on practical projects as a cohort, with support from mentors, your dedicated line manager and the Early Careers team. For full details, visit our blog here

Benefits and more

We’re offering a salary of £28,000, plus an additional 10% of your salary awarded to you in shares each year. These awarded shares will become yours in yearly instalments over the next three years, and you can choose to either sell them or keep them as shares. And you'll receive 29 days holiday, plus bank holidays and comprehensive private medical cover. 

That’s not all. We have employee pension contributions up to 7%, enhanced family leave provisions, a car salary sacrifice scheme, share-save options, and much more. 

We always want to give you the support you need and help prioritise your wellbeing, that’s why we provide access to 24/7 online GP and dentist, as well as specialist support for assisted fertility, gender dysphoria, menopause, period care plans and lots more.  

On top of all that, our hybrid model, Connected Working, combines the best of both worlds – office and home working. You’ll have two fixed weekly office days for team collaboration and one more of your choice to suit your work-life balance.  

Additionally, during July and August, along with two weeks in December, we have our remote first periods. During these times, you can work remotely, whether that's from another location in the UK or even from certain locations abroad. 

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