Successful candidates may be based in any of our office locations – Cardiff, Glasgow or London. We especially welcome applicants from Cardiff and Glasgow.
Job Summary
Come along to our recruitment open event where you can meet the team, explore what a Senior Econometrician at Ofgem does and get the top tips for your application. This is a free to attend event with a Q&A section for you to ask any questions you may have. To book your spot, click here: https://buytickets.at/ofgem/2040040
At Ofgem, robust economic evidence sits at the heart of decisions that affect millions of energy consumers, and we’re seeking a Senior Econometrician to strengthen how we use data to understand markets and shape policy.
Ofgem is Great Britain’s independent energy regulator. We’re at the forefront of change across the energy sector, driving toward Net Zero whilst protecting energy consumers, especially vulnerable people.
We’re offering a permanent opportunity within our Office of Research and Economics to work at the centre of energy market analysis. You’ll have access to uniquely granular data on consumer behaviour, pricing and outcomes, using it to generate insight that directly informs some of our most significant regulatory and policy decisions.
You’ll apply advanced econometric techniques to assess causation, advise on natural experiments and evaluate the distributional impact of policies. Balancing rapid-response analysis with longer-term research, you’ll help answer urgent market questions while contributing to deeper pieces of work that shape how markets are understood. Through this, you’ll see your analysis translated quickly into real-world decisions with tangible impact on households and businesses across Great Britain.
You’ll also play a visible role in strengthening our data capability, identifying opportunities to develop new data products and championing better use of evidence across the organisation.
We’re looking for someone with strong econometric capability and wider analytical skills, including hypothesis development, coding in R and/or Python and data visualisation. You’ll combine technical excellence with the ability to work at pace and engage confidently with stakeholders. A proven track record of delivering high-quality analysis on time, alongside experience leading innovative data initiatives, will be key.
In return, you’ll join a collaborative and intellectually stimulating environment where your work has direct policy relevance and public impact. You’ll benefit from a range of rewards and a comprehensive package that will support your professional and personal ambitions.
We have a critical purpose to ensure energy markets work in the interests of consumers, today and in the future. Join us and help provide the economic insight that underpins fair, evidence-based regulation.
Job Description Key Responsibilities
- Use statistics and econometrics to understand patterns in large, granular datasets, and support other ORE functions including evaluation, competition, teams analysing distributional impacts and economic drivers within the data
- Advise on and conduct a wide range of approaches including experimental, quasi-experimental and other related quantitative methods
- Source, process and develop data products to and raise awareness for better use and take up
- Own, manage and analyse granular data sets on consumer and supplier behaviour, pricing and outcomes
- Using these granular data sets, provide both rapid analysis and insights in response to urgent market questions, and also contribute to longer term research pieces for policy teams
- Maintain strong, collaborative relationships with regulatory teams
Key Outputs and Deliverables
- Analysis and maintenance of granular data sets to answer policy questions
- Insights, reports and data visualisations
- Enable access to new and valuable data sources
- Educational initiatives to increase awareness of the data insights team
Key Responsibilities
- Use statistics and econometrics to understand patterns in large, granular datasets, and support other ORE functions including evaluation, competition, teams analysing distributional impacts and economic drivers within the data
- Advise on and conduct a wide range of approaches including experimental, quasi-experimental and other related quantitative methods
- Source, process and develop data products to and raise awareness for better use and take up
- Own, manage and analyse granular data sets on consumer and supplier behaviour, pricing and outcomes
- Using these granular data sets, provide both rapid analysis and insights in response to urgent market questions, and also contribute to longer term research pieces for policy teams
- Maintain strong, collaborative relationships with regulatory teams
Key Outputs and Deliverables
- Analysis and maintenance of granular data sets to answer policy questions
- Insights, reports and data visualisations
- Enable access to new and valuable data sources
- Educational initiatives to increase awareness of the data insights team
Person specification
Essential Criteria
- Strong econometric skills alongside other analysis skills: hypothesis development, coding in R and/or Python, data visualisation, telling a story with data (Lead Criteria)
- Strong stakeholder relationship skills including the ability to elicit, understand and act on Policy’s research priorities (Lead Criteria)
- Track record of leading and initiating new and innovative data initiatives, demonstrating value and bringing others with you
- Strong track record of delivering robust analysis accurately and on time
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- You will be asked to conduct a presentation at interview stage. Further details will be provided in your invitation to interview.
Alongside your salary of £47,895, OFGEM contributes £13,875 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. Ofgem can offer you a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes; 30 days annual leave after 2 years; Excellent training and development opportunities; The opportunity to join the generous Civil Service pension which also includes a valuable range of benefits; hybrid working (currently 1 day a week in the office but this is kept under review), flexible working hours and family friendly policies. Plus lots of other benefits including clean and bright offices based centrally, engaged networks and teams and an opportunity to contribute to our ambitious and important targets of establishing a Net Zero energy system by 2050. This exciting blend of professional challenge and personal reward identifies career opportunities at Ofgem as something to get excited about.
Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 23rd March 2026
