Senior Data Analyst / Equal Pay Specialist

Senior Data Analyst / Equal Pay Specialist

• Contract Type: Temporary (10-15 days of work)
• Remote
• Outside IR35

We are seeking a Senior Data Analyst / Equal Pay Specialist to lead the technical delivery of the Equal Pay Audit. This role involves undertaking advanced statistical analysis of workforce and pay data to identify, quantify, and explain pay differentials, ensuring that outputs are robust, transparent, and defensible.

Day-to-Day of the Role:

• Lead pay modelling and statistical analysis, including mean, median, and weighted pay comparisons across employee groups.
• Analyse pay outcomes across protected characteristics (gender, ethnicity, disability) and other demographics where data allows.
• Identify statistically and practically significant pay gaps, trends, and risk areas.
• Assess differentials to determine whether they are explainable, potentially objectively justified, or indicative of equal pay risk requiring further investigation.
• Support the development of equal work groupings and analytical frameworks.
• Work closely with the Project Lead and JE SME to interpret findings in an organisational context.
• Contribute to data validation and cleansing, risk assessment outputs, and final reporting and action planning.
• Produce clear, auditable analytical outputs, including data tables and reproducible methodologies.
• Ensure transparency around assumptions, limitations, and confidence levels.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Proven experience delivering Equal Pay Audits in the UK public sector or similarly complex environments.
• Strong understanding of the Equality Act 2010 (Equal Pay provisions) and EHRC equal pay audit methodology.
• Advanced experience in statistical analysis of large workforce datasets and pay modelling and benchmarking.
• Experience analysing pay data across graded structures and multiple pay elements (basic pay, allowances, overtime, supplements).
• Experience working with HR/payroll and workforce datasets, including addressing data quality challenges.
• Technical proficiency in Excel (advanced modelling), SQL, R, Python, or equivalent analytical tools.
• Ability to build reproducible models, handle incomplete or inconsistent datasets, and produce clear visualisations and outputs for non-technical audiences.

Key Competencies:

• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights.
• High attention to detail and methodological rigour.
• Ability to work within a governance-heavy, audit environment.
• Strong communication skills, particularly in explaining statistical findings to senior stakeholders.

Desirable:

• Experience with intersectional analysis (e.g., gender + ethnicity pay gaps).
• Familiarity with NJC, Agenda for Change, or other public sector pay frameworks.
• Experience supporting litigation risk assessment or union-facing work.

To apply for this Senior Data Analyst / Equal Pay Specialist position, please submit your CV and a member of the Reed Professional Services Team will be in touch