Senior Business Intelligence Analyst

Organisation

Cranfield University

Faculty or Department

IT Services

Based at

Cranfield Campus, Cranfield, Bedfordshire

Hours of work

37 hours per week, normally worked Monday to Friday. Flexible working will be considered.

Contract type

Permanent

Salary

Full time starting salary is normally in the range of £49,735 to £59,837 per annum, with potential progression up to £72,471 per annum

Posted Date

21/09/2026

Apply by

02/11/2026

Role Description

We welcome applications from passionate, skilled individuals for this terrific opportunity to make a real impact at Cranfield and be at the centre of our business intelligence service.

About the Role

We are recruiting for a Senior Business Intelligence Analyst to play a key role in providing the strategic data and insights required to measure and optimise University performance. The successful candidate will lead the development and management of our Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence ecosystem. This includes the provision of a robust, centralised reporting service and data visualisation tools.

You will partner with key stakeholders across the University to translate complex business requirements into technical solutions and provide reporting and visualisations to people across Cranfield. You will also lead the technical preparation for mandatory HESA and Office for Students regulatory returns.

About You

You will have solid experience with Microsoft SSIS/PowerBI and, ideally, the SAP Business Objects platform. This will be coupled with strong technical knowledge of relational database design, dimensional modelling, and SQL.

Experience working with student record databases (preferably Tribal SITS) and preparing HESA statutory returns is welcome.

About Us

As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield’s world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here.

Our Values and Commitments

Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more here.

We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer. We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family friendly employers in the UK by the charity Working Families. Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working here.

Working Arrangements

Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on-site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients and partners.

How to apply

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Edward Poll, Head of IT Infrastructure, on (T): 01234 758044 or (E): [email protected]

Please do not hesitate to contact us for further details on E: [email protected]. Please quote reference number 5402.

Closing date for receipt of applications: 2 November 2026

Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert prior to the stated closing date should we receive sufficient numbers of applications. Therefore, we would encourage you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.