Data analysts gather and scrutinise data using specialist tools to generate information that helps others make decisions. They will respond to questions about data and look for trends, patterns and anomalies within it.

Typical duties include:

using specialist tools to extract the data needed
responding to data-related queries and keeping track of these
analysing data to identify trends
setting up processes and systems to make working with data more efficient
researching new ways to make use of data
producing reports and charts communicating trends within data to non-specialists
presenting information generated from data to clients and managers.