People Data & Insights Analyst

People Data & Insights Analyst

• Opportunity to work closely with HR and business stakeholders, ensuring that data needs are met.


• Your work will directly contribute to improving workforce planning, talent management, and the overall employee experience.


• Hybrid 80% homeworking available and 20% in Stratford-upon-Avon.

About the role

This 12-month FTC sits within the HR division and plays a key role in shaping people decisions through data. As a People Data & Insights Analyst, you’ll be responsible for extracting, analysing and translating HR data into meaningful insights that support decision making across the organisation.

You’ll be developing and delivering scheduled and bespoke HR management information, reports, and dashboards using appropriate tools and software. The role requires a keen eye for detail to ensure the accuracy and integrity of HR data across various systems through rigorous quality checks.

Collaboration with HR and business stakeholders is essential to understand data needs and deliver relevant analytics. Additionally, you’ll be presenting complex data in a clear and understandable manner to non-technical audiences, supporting process improvements, and coordinating external data research to benchmark the organisation's position.

As the People Data and Insights Analyst, you’ll play a crucial part in enhancing workforce planning, talent management, and overall employee experience through data-driven evidence.

About you

You have extensive experience with relational databases and table structures, which enables you to manage and manipulate large datasets effectively. Your proficiency in creating and distributing HR management information, reports, and dashboards ensures that stakeholders receive accurate and timely insights.

You excel in designing data gathering options and solutions that allow for precise measurement and analysis, supporting informed decision-making. With a background in HR systems and management information analysis, you are adept at interpreting complex data and presenting it in a meaningful way.

Your skills in database manipulation, including working with data structures and complex queries, are complemented by your comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerBI, making you a valuable asset in any data-driven environment. It would be beneficial to have experience of working on/supporting projects.

To join our team, you’ll also have:

• A meticulous eye for detail where you consistently ensure the accuracy and integrity of data, meticulously checking for errors and discrepancies to maintain high standards of quality.


• Effective Communication: You are skilled at conveying complex information in a clear and understandable manner, whether through written reports or verbal presentations, making data accessible to non-technical audiences.


• Collaboration: You work effectively with HR and business stakeholders, understanding their data needs and delivering relevant analytics


• The ability to prioritise customer requirements, delivering high-quality service that meets their needs.


• The ability to extract, analyse, and review data to uncover actionable insights

At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique. We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees.

We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.

We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.

Benefits and Rewards

When you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:

• Salary – Up to £38,000 depending on experience


• Annual bonus (up to 10% of salary)


• Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution


• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme


• A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities


• Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets


• £20 contribution to a monthly gym membership – subject to T&Cs


• Health and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more


• Access to voluntary benefits, including health assessments, private medical insurance and dental insurance


• Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year


• Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme


• Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary


• Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies.


• Salary sacrifice employee car scheme - subject to eligibility

Working at NFU Mutual

We’re one of the UK’s leading general insurance and financial services organisations, and for over 110 years we’ve put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important to us, so we’re proud to be recognised as “a great place to work”.

Our Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2026 award was not only awarded with Distinction, but it also marked us as the first UK based company to earn a Gallup Exceptional Workplace award for eleven consecutive years. We’ve also been consistently recognised by Glassdoor. We appeared in the Glassdoor Best Places to Work UK list in 2023, 2024 and 2026 — and in 2026, we were the highest ranked insurance business in the UK, highlighting our strong employee experience and the positive feedback our people share on the platform.

Additionally, we were named in the LinkedIn Top Companies 2026 list of “Best midsize employers to grow your career in the UK”, and we’ve been certified as a UK Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026.
We offer a supportive and empowering culture where people are inspired to perform, given opportunities to grow, and recognised and rewarded for their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable—so we’re successful now and in the future.