Data Analytics Graduate Programme at Babcock International Group in Bristol, GB, BS16 1EJ

Job description

• As a Data Analytics graduate, you won’t just be working with data – you’ll be influencing how we operate and support critical national infrastructure. Your work will help optimise operations, reduce risk, and enhance the performance of vital assets across defence, nuclear, and emergency services.
• You’ll explore the full data lifecycle – from sourcing and cleaning datasets to uncovering patterns and presenting insights through clear, compelling visuals. This involves building reports in Power BI, conducting statistical analysis, or creating dashboards that highlight what’s working and where we can improve.
• You’ll gain in-depth knowledge of our enterprise systems and contribute to projects that improve how we capture, manage, and use data. Some placements may also involve developing customer-facing applications and data solutions in Palantir Foundry to support smarter, faster decision-making.
• With support from mentors and collaboration with experienced colleagues, you’ll quickly build confidence – learning to communicate insights, challenge assumptions, and contribute fresh ideas. You’ll help shape strategy, drive innovation, and improve the way teams work.
• This two-year programme is built around a series of rotational placements, each lasting between three and six months. These rotations are designed to give you practical experience across a variety of teams, tools, and challenges – helping you discover where your strengths and interests lie.
• By the end of the programme, you’ll have a strong foundation in data analytics, and a clear sense of how your work can drive impact across a complex, data-driven organisation.
• From day one, you’ll receive structured support, personalised training, and dedicated mentorship to help you excel throughout your programme and beyond.
• You’ll join our Graduate Development Programme, featuring expert-led masterclasses on communication, personal branding, resilience, and wellbeing.
• Alongside this, you’ll have access to online learning resources such as DataCamp and O’Reilly, plus a dedicated mentor to guide your development and support you in working towards professional chartership with bodies like the British Computer Society or the Institute of Mathematics for Data Science, with funding and time provided to help you meet the requirements.
• You’ll develop key skills in data visualisation, cloud platforms, agile ways of working, and ethical AI. Depending on your placement, you may also explore areas like Business Analysis and Project Management, as well as using Python to build analytical models that analyse enterprise data and draw meaningful conclusions. There may also be opportunities to boost your learning with courses like Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt, SQL, Python, or Palantir Foundry.
• Upon completing the programme, you'll transition into a permanent role within Data Analytics with the skills and experience to make a real impact.
• From there, your development doesn’t stop. We’ll support you as you grow into more senior roles and take on greater responsibility. Through the Babcock Role Framework, you’ll have a clear view of how your career can progress, with mapped-out pathways, development opportunities and the tools you need to get wherever you want to go.

Responsibilities

• Work with data across the full data lifecycle, from sourcing and cleaning datasets to uncovering patterns and presenting insights through clear, compelling visuals
• Build reports in Power BI, conduct statistical analysis, or create dashboards
• Contribute to projects that improve how we capture, manage, and use data
• May involve developing customer-facing applications and data solutions in Palantir Foundry
• Communicate insights, challenge assumptions, and contribute fresh ideas
• Help shape strategy, drive innovation, and improve the way teams work

Requirements

• You'll need to have achieved, or be on track to achieve, an (Hons) degree in Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Operational Research and/or Computer Science, or Data Science.
• While not essential, experience with Python – or an interest in developing your Python skills – would be advantageous for some placements within the programme.
• Many of our programmes are subject to Security Clearance and Trade Control restrictions which mean that your place of birth, nationality, citizenship, or residency you hold or have held may impact which programmes you are eligible for. For this programme, you must be able to achieve and maintain Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and Security Check (SC) clearance. For further details, visit GOV.UK and search ‘United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels’.
• Under applicable national security legislation, this post may only be occupied by a sole UK national. This legal requirement is independent of our recruitment policies, and all eligible applicants will be assessed fairly and without discrimination.

Skills

Required

• Data analytics
• Statistical analysis
• Data visualisation
• Power BI
• Python (for some placements)
• SQL (for some placements)
• Palantir Foundry (for some placements)

Preferred

• Python
• Cloud platforms
• Agile ways of working
• Ethical AI
• Business Analysis
• Project Management
• Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

Benefits

• We want you to feel supported, valued and excited about what’s ahead. That’s why we offer a comprehensive package designed to support your development, your wellbeing and your life outside of work too.
• In addition to a minimum starting salary of £35,000, you’ll benefit from:
• A minimum of 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays
• Generous pension and employee share schemes
• Flexible benefits, including cycle to work scheme, discounts
• Wellbeing support, covering mental, physical, financial, and social wellbeing, with services like our Employee Assistance Programme, digital GP service, and health checks.
• You’ll also have the chance to get involved in our STEM outreach activities and volunteering opportunities.