Senior Performance Analyst – SEND / Education

Job Title: Senior Performance Analyst – SEND

Contract: 3-Month Rolling

Day Rate: £375/day (Inside IR35)

Location: Central London (Hybrid – 1-2 days on-site per week)

Start: ASAP

Salt’s Local Government team is working with a London borough to recruit an experienced Senior Performance Analyst to lead on performance and intelligence work within their Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) services.

This is a key role where your analytical expertise will help shape decision-making across the Education division. You’ll be responsible for producing high-quality data insights, visualisations, and reports that directly inform strategic planning, commissioning, and service improvement in SEND.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead performance analysis and reporting across SEND services
• Develop and manage KPIs aligned to statutory and service priorities
• Deliver clear, actionable insights using tools such as Power BI
• Work with internal stakeholders to improve data quality, usage, and governance
• Support statutory reporting and present findings to senior leaders and external partners
• Maintain performance systems and lead on improvements to reporting frameworks

Key Skills & Experience:

• Strong background in data analysis and performance reporting within the public sector
• Demonstrable experience working with SEND data or within Education services
• Proficiency in Power BI, including DAX and data modelling
• Comfortable handling large datasets from systems like CAPITA (One), Mosaic, or similar
• Confident communicating complex data to non-technical audiences
• Experience producing reports to support inspections, audits, or statutory requirements

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a council service supporting children and young people. If you’re a technically strong analyst with a public sector background and a real interest in SEND, we’d like to hear from you.

*Rates depend on experience and client requirements