Job Title: Performance Analyst
Salary: The starting salary is £40,519, which includes allowances totalling £3,009 allowance.
The salary is broken down as £37,510 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £40,141 Plus, a location allowance of £2,009 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
Location: Sidcup, but there may be a requirement to travel to other MPS locations.
Job Purpose
The Performance Analyst plays a critical role in supporting operational decision-making across Referencing and Vetting, including Vetting, the Police National Computer Bureau (PNCB), and the Character Enquiry Centre (CEC). The role provides analytical insight to help operational leaders understand demand, performance, risk, and productivity, and to support continuous improvement in service delivery.
The postholder will work with complex, high-volume, and sometimes incomplete datasets, requiring sound analytical judgement and the ability to make and explain assumptions. The role goes beyond routine reporting and requires the ability to interpret data, identify meaningful patterns, and translate analysis into clear, actionable insight for non-technical audiences.
The Performance Analyst is expected to operate with a high degree of independence and professionalism. This includes taking ownership of analytical tasks from initial problem definition through to delivery, confidently presenting findings in formal settings, and responding constructively to challenge from stakeholders. The role requires strong organisation, preparation, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced operational environment.
The role supports multiple operational areas and stakeholders and therefore requires flexibility, resilience, and the ability to adapt analytical approaches to different contexts while maintaining consistent standards of quality, integrity, and confidentiality.
Key Responsibilities
- Analyse performance, demand, productivity, and quality data to identify trends, risks, and areas for improvement across operational teams.
- Translate analysis into clear, evidence-based insight, including written briefings, dashboards, and presentations tailored to non-technical audiences.
- Support operational managers, senior leaders, and governance forums with analytical insight to inform planning, prioritisation, and decision-making.
- Take ownership of analytical tasks end-to-end, including:
- understanding the business question
- selecting appropriate analytical approaches
- delivering outputs to agreed standards and timelines
- Exercise analytical judgement by:
- making and clearly explaining assumptions
- challenging data quality, completeness, or definitions
- articulating uncertainty, limitations, and risk
- Respond professionally to challenge, adapting analysis or explanations where appropriate and maintaining confidence in evidence-based conclusions.
- Manage competing priorities effectively, ensuring analytical work is well-planned, prepared, and delivered to deadline.
- Handle sensitive data appropriately, maintaining confidentiality and complying with organisational, legal, and policing standards.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of analytical products, processes, and capability across the wider performance function.
Key Result Areas
The Performance Analyst will be expected to:
- Deliver timely, accurate, and insightful analysis that supports operational decision-making and performance improvement.
- Provide clear, evidence-based insight that enables managers and senior leaders to understand performance, risk, and demand.
- Demonstrate ownership of analytical work, ensuring outputs are well-prepared, quality-assured, and fit for purpose.
- Contribute to improved understanding and use of performance data across operational teams.
- Maintain high standards of professionalism, integrity, and confidentiality when handling sensitive information.
Communications & Working Relationships
The postholder will be required to work closely with a wide range of stakeholders, including:
- Operational managers and team leaders across Vetting, PNCB, and CEC
- Senior leaders and governance forums requiring analytical insight
- Performance, insight, and business support colleagues
- Other internal teams as required to support data quality and understanding
The role requires the ability to communicate confidently and professionally with non-technical audiences, to explain analytical findings clearly, and to respond constructively to challenge or questioning.
Additional information
- Please be advised that while Marlowe House is currently shown as the location for this role, this may be subject to change dependent upon the outcome of the ongoing Transformation programme.
Criteria in Assessment
All applications will first go through a Paper Sift (CV and Personal Statement review).
For applicants who are successful at Paper Sift, there will be two stages to follow:
- Analytical Skills Test – a pre-interview exercise designed to assess your ability to analyse and interpret data. If successful, you will proceed to the next stage.
- Presentation and Competency-Based Interview – presenting findings from the pre-interview exercise, followed by competency-based questions.
Full details and guidance will be provided for the second and third stages if you are successful at Paper Sift.
These assessments are based on the following Met Competency and Values Framework (CVF) for Band D Level 2 Competences.
- We analyse critically
- We deliver, support and inspire
- We are collaborative
- We take ownership
- We demonstrate Integrity (Value)
How to apply
To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply now" button below. The application process requires a comprehensive CV, a Personal Statement, and an online application form. In your Personal Statement, you should explain your interest in the position and illustrate how your skills and experiences make you a suitable candidate. Please keep this to two sides of A4 – Arial Font Size 10. Please note that you should not submit two copies of your CV, and ensure that your documents are saved in either PDF or Word format, clearly labelled as CV and Personal Statement.
Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 30th April 2026.
Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager. The application review for this vacancy will commence 1 week after the closing date.
Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview.
