2025 Business Digital Analyst Apprentice

Summary

Do you have an analytical mind? Are you a fast learner who loves a challenge? New for 2025, this apprenticeship is a fantastic opportunity to learn about business analytics and how using data, process and tooling can drive positive organisational change.

Annual wage

£22,500 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Pension – Thales match, plus 1%, with a maximum contribution of 7% Health Insurance – 50% of salary for five years Performance related pay uplifts

Training course

Business analyst (level 4)

Hours

Flexible working Monday - Friday, Shifts to be confirmed.

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 1 September

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

To act as an interface between the delivery teams and the UK businesses, functions and process owners
Data Collection & Analysis: Assist in gathering, documenting, and analysing business requirements from stakeholders
Process Mapping: Help create process maps to understand current workflows and suggest areas for improvement
Support Stakeholder Engagement: Work with stakeholders across the business to identify needs, pain points, and business challenges
Documentation: Assist in creating and maintaining clear, concise, and structured business documentation, including requirements, business use cases and knowledge base articles
Testing & Quality Assurance: Support in defining test cases, validating changes, and ensuring solutions meet business needs
Project Coordination: Support tracking deliverables, timelines, and communicating progress with stakeholders
Research: Conduct market and business research to assist in decision-making processes

Where you’ll work

Manor Royal

Crawley

RH10 9HA

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

DIGITAL NATIVE (UK) LIMITED

Your training course

Business analyst (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents

Apply appropriate approaches to scope, plan and perform Business Analysis
Communicate effectively in a variety of situations with a range of stakeholders
Apply a range of structured investigation techniques to a business situation
Produce an outline definition of a business situation using an appropriate technique
Apply appropriate techniques to identify problems and opportunities within a business situation
Support the identification and presentation of proposed actions to stakeholders in order to gain agreement for further analysis activity
Apply appropriate techniques to analyse and document options and recommendations for change
Elicit process information from stakeholders
Model business processes using relevant techniques, standards, notation and software tools
Analyse business process models to identify opportunities for improvement
Produce models of redesigned business processes
Elicit requirements from stakeholders to identify business and user needs
Document clear functional and non-functional requirements in line with local standards
Analyse documented requirements to remove duplication, conflict and overlap
Prioritise requirements using an appropriate prioritisation approach
Validate requirements with stakeholders
Support the establishment of requirements traceability
Elicit business data needs from relevant sources
Support the development of simple data models using relevant techniques, standards, notation and software tools
Document current business situations to enable gap analysis and decision making
Support the development of models of future state business situations
Identify key differences between current and future business situations
Identify actions required to move from the current to future business situation
Define acceptance criteria for business and system changes
Support business acceptance of business and system changes
Apply relevant techniques to research and identify stakeholders
Analyse and document stakeholders' areas of interest and influence
Support the development of cost/benefit analysis for proposed business changes
Evaluate and document the key impacts on people, process, organisation, technology and information
Present information in a manner appropriate to the audience
Apply appropriate approaches to scope, plan and perform Business Analysis
Communicate effectively in a variety of situations with a range of stakeholders
Apply a range of structured investigation techniques to a business situation
Produce an outline definition of a business situation using an appropriate technique
Apply appropriate techniques to identify problems and opportunities within a business situation
Support the identification and presentation of proposed actions to stakeholders in order to gain agreement for further analysis activity
Apply appropriate techniques to analyse and document options and recommendations for change
Elicit process information from stakeholders
Model business processes using relevant techniques, standards, notation and software tools
Analyse business process models to identify opportunities for improvement
Produce models of redesigned business processes
Elicit requirements from stakeholders to identify business and user needs
Document clear functional and non-functional requirements in line with local standards
Analyse documented requirements to remove duplication, conflict and overlap
Prioritise requirements using an appropriate prioritisation approach
Validate requirements with stakeholders
Support the establishment of requirements traceability
Elicit business data needs from relevant sources
Support the development of simple data models using relevant techniques, standards, notation and software tools
Document current business situations to enable gap analysis and decision making
Support the development of models of future state business situations
Identify key differences between current and future business situations
Identify actions required to move from the current to future business situation
Define acceptance criteria for business and system changes
Support business acceptance of business and system changes
Apply relevant techniques to research and identify stakeholders
Analyse and document stakeholders' areas of interest and influence
Support the development of cost/benefit analysis for proposed business changes
Evaluate and document the key impacts on people, process, organisation, technology and information
Present information in a manner appropriate to the audience

Your training plan

This is an 18-month programme aligned to the Level 4 Business Analyst Apprenticeship standard
Delivered in partnership with our specialist provider partner Digital Native, this programme will be delivered via a blended model - including live virtual sessions, online learning and a quarterly face-to-face Hackathon
The programme will conclude with an End Point Assessment, followed by roll-off into your permanent role within the Thales UK business

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

5 GCSEs including Maths and English (grade 9-4 (A-C))
Any (grade C or above)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative

About this company

Together, we create the ingenious technological systems and innovations that impact and improve people's lives every single day. Even if you haven't heard the name Thales before, you've definitely benefited from our inventiveness. We reinvest 20% of our sales in Research & Development in the UK. Together we supply invention across 4 core areas: Aerospace, Space, Defence and Security, Digital Identity and Security.

https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/uk-career (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

201 hours holiday a year One additional company day at Christmas Healthcare Cash Plan 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme 80 hours (10 days) volunteering in your first 2 years depending on length of programme Discount Portal

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Be a permanent member of the team within the Thales business

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THALES UK LIMITED

Thales Early Careers Team.

SuppEarlyCar@uk.thalesgroup.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000284682.

Apply now

Closes on Sunday 16 February

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After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.

Company’s application instructions

- Online Application - Online Assessment and Video Interview - Virtual Assessment Centre - Offer if successful

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