Data Analyst- Saga Travel

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 8 May 2026
LOCATION
Folkestone
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£45,000 / year
CATEGORY
Data & Analytics
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SKILLS

Power BI SQL Data Modeling Stakeholder Management Reporting Data Analysis DAX Python

FULL DESCRIPTION

Data Analyst- [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] Travel

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Travel is looking for a Data Analyst to join our growing Data & Analytics team. Working closely with the Senior Data Analyst and partnering with stakeholders across Commercial, Finance and the wider business, you’ll help translate business questions into clear, reliable reporting and insights.

  • Salary: £40,000 to £45,000 DOE
  • Working Hours: 35 hours per week
  • Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent
  • Location: Folkestone Hybrid (3 days in office)
  • Closing Date: 17/05/2026

Package Description

At [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] we recognise that our people make us special. Benefits include:

  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays
  • Option to purchase additional leave - 5 extra days
  • Pension scheme matched up to 10%
  • Company performance related annual bonus - Up to 5%
  • Life assurance policy on joining us, 4 x salary
  • Wellbeing programme
  • Colleague discounts including family discounts on cruises, holidays and insurance
  • Range of reductions and offers from leading retailers, travel groups and entertainment companies
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
  • Grandparents leave
  • Income protection
  • Access to [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Academy, our bespoke learning platform

Job Introduction

Data Analyst- [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Travel – Salary £40,000 to £45,000 DOE – FT 35 hours per week – Permanent – Hybrid Folkestone (3 days a week in the office).

This role is ideal for someone with experience developing and delivering management reports, using tools such as Power BI, who has a good understanding of SQL and a strong desire to continue learning and growing as an analyst.

**[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Travel is uniquely positioned in the travel market, with rich and distinctive datasets centred around the over-50s demographic. This provides a rare opportunity to work with interesting data that you wouldn’t typically encounter elsewhere.**

Main Responsibilities

  • Partner with stakeholders across Trading, Finance and the wider business to understand reporting needs, define KPIs, and translate business questions into effective analytics solutions.
  • Design, build and maintain a suite of clear, reliable dashboards and management reports using Power BI.
  • Use SQL and BI tools to conduct ad-hoc analysis that explains business performance and supports data-driven decision making.
  • Interpret trends and patterns in data, turning analysis into clear insights and recommendations that support trading performance and wider business outcomes.
  • Ensure the accuracy and quality of reporting by working closely with Data Engineering to identify and resolve data issues.
  • Communicate insights effectively to stakeholders, helping them understand not just what the numbers show, but why they matter and what actions to take.
  • Support the adoption of self-serve analytics by providing guidance and training to business users.
  • Contribute to improving data models and supporting more advanced analytical approaches such as segmentation, experimentation and forecasting.

The Ideal Candidate

  • Experience working in a BI or Data Analyst role, delivering dashboards or reports that support business decision-making.
  • Experience building reports in Power BI or Tableau, with an understanding of data modelling and the ability to work with measures or calculations (e.g. DAX).
  • Working knowledge of SQL for querying and exploring data.
  • Experience developing and delivering reporting solutions end-to-end, from gathering requirements through to sharing insights with stakeholders.
  • Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
  • A curious and proactive problem-solver.
  • Good organisation and prioritisation skills.
  • An interest in continuing to develop technical and analytical skills.
  • Exposure to modern data platforms (e.g. Azure, Fabric, Snowflake) or analytical tools such as Python or R would be beneficial.

About The Company

Over the past 75 years [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] has become the UK's specialist provider of products and services to people aged over 50 in the UK. Our product portfolio includes cruises, holidays, insurance, personal finance products and [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Magazine. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] was awarded with a Gold for Best Customer Centric Culture in 2025. We are champions of age inclusivity and a Disability Confident employer.

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] does not accept agency CVs unless specifically engaged on the role by the Talent Acquisition Team.

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