Principal Analyst (Acute and Ambulance)

Please apply online via the link provided.

Grade A - £55,172 (National) or £61,028 (London - for London office-based or home-based workers within the boundary of the M25) – There is also an additional homeworking allowance of £600 per annum for those working from home. Please note, for part time roles this will be pro rata.
Contracted Hours: Full time 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing date: Monday 19 January 2026 at 11.59pm

Make a difference

Every role at CQC contributes to our mission. If you’re looking for a new role in Data & Insight that gives a true sense of meaning and purpose, then you’ve found it! As a Principal Analyst, you’ll work within the Analytic Content team to lead the development and delivery of analysis for acute and ambulance services to support CQC’s regulatory functions.

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In the last 12 months, as a Principal Analyst in Data & Insight, you could have:

- Led complex and varied analytical projects to provide insight that influences CQC’s priorities.
- Built strong partnerships across CQC and external organisations to provide data and insight for CQC’s regulatory functions.
- Delivered an improved set of outcome measures to inform CQC’s assessment of health services.

You’ll play a key role in the organisation by:

- Leading the development and delivery of a portfolio of analytical content for acute and ambulance secondary health services aligned to CQC’s strategic priorities.
- Acting as the senior owner for your content area, ensuring quality and consistency through leadership, oversight and sign off for your team’s analytical outputs.
- Driving common approaches for data acquisition and indicator development across teams at CQC.
- Promoting excellence and innovation in analytical methods, learning from best practice nationally and internationally.
- Working collaboratively across CQC to ensure insight supports products and services that make a real difference.

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What we’re looking for in your application:

- Experience leading and developing analyst teams to deliver high-quality outputs in a complex environment.
- Proven ability to communicate insight effectively, including presenting findings to senior stakeholders and large external audiences using clear storytelling and visualisation.
- Expert knowledge of data sources, tools and analytical methods, with a track record of applying them to deliver actionable insights.

Join us and help CQC shape the future of health and care. Apply today to make an impact that matters.

Compliance

To progress your application, you’ll need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Without a valid right to work, you won’t be eligible for the role. We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. Some roles may also be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.

Next steps

If you apply, you’ll need to create a profile and complete an online application form. Your application will be completely anonymous. Please see our information for applicants for more details on the process. We contact every applicant to let them know the outcome of their application, so you will hear from us whether or not you are shortlisted.

You can read the full details of the role in the Job Description via the apply button.

If you’d like an informal chat about the role, contact Lisa Annaly, Deputy Director of Analytic Content; Email Lisa.Annaly@cqc.org.uk. For general enquiries, please email recruitment@cqc.org.uk.

The Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits, including:

- Annual leave starting at 27 days per year, rising to 32.5 days with service, plus bank holidays (usually 8 days per year).
- Training and development opportunities.
- Wellbeing initiatives, such as gym discounts and meditation.
- NHS pension scheme, with around 14% employer contribution.
- Discount schemes (including eligibility for a Blue Light card, at a cost of £4.99 and valid for 2 years), reward vouchers, car leasing and more!

Please see our benefits page for the full list.

Equity for all

We know job descriptions can feel intimidating. Research shows they can cause some people to doubt whether they’re a good fit. This happens more often to people from underrepresented groups (e.g. ethnic minority backgrounds). If this role interests you, we encourage you to apply. Your unique perspective, skills, and experience could be exactly what we need.

We want every candidate to feel supported and able to do their best. If you need adjustments to our process, we’ll work with you to remove any barriers. Visit our accessibility page for more on this. If you’d like to chat, please contact recruitment@cqc.org.uk. Please note, if you have previously informed us of adjustments you need for interview or within your role, these are not carried over and must be discussed for each individual application you make.

We promote a workplace where fairness, respect and inclusion are a priority. Diverse teams make our work better, help us deliver our mission and make our culture stronger. See our ED&I page for more about this.

We welcome applications from everyone, and colleagues can find support and community among our many employee networks. This includes people of any:

- Age
- Sex
- Gender identity or expression
- Sexual orientation
- Religion or belief
- Ethnicity
- Disability

Values and vision

We are guided by our core values, which shape our work and our culture.

Excellence – being a high-performing organisation.
Caring – treating everyone with dignity and respect.
Integrity – doing the right thing.
Teamwork – learning from each other to be the best we can.

We are a disability confident employer and a carer confident employer.

A Note on AI

AI tools can be great for research and refining ideas, but we want to learn about you. If you use AI or Chatbots to help you with your application, keep these points in mind:

- AI can support research, structuring and refining your writing, but your application must reflect your real skills and experience.
- Spell-checking and condensing word counts are great ways to use AI effectively.
- Do not copy and paste AI generated answers. These will not help you stand out; remember, we want to hear about your skills and experience.
- Providing false and insincere examples goes against our core values of honesty and integrity and may lead to your application being withdrawn or termination of your employment.