Senior Statistical Officer – National Road Traffic Survey

463550 Senior Statistical Officer – National Road Traffic Survey

Department for Transport

Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 14th June 2026

📍 Location: Birmingham, Leeds, London (This role is suitable for hybrid working)

💷 Salary: £44,241 (National) £48,581 (London)
The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual £3000 retention allowance, paid monthly.
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

🕘️ Contract Type: Permanent – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

🏆️ Available Positions: 1

The Department for Transport’s National Statistics on Road Traffic are a cornerstone of the transport evidence base. Our data is important for many areas of decision making and planning as well as feeding into other key statistics and analysis areas like accident casualty rates, greenhouse gas emissions and air quality.

The Traffic Surveys team is responsible for acquiring the high-quality traffic data to meet the above needs. We utilise our skills and knowledge in data collection, handling large datasets, managing data quality, coding in statistical packages, traffic technology, contract management, procurement and project delivery.

This role will have a future focused oversight of the planning and delivery of the National Road Traffic Survey and will be responsible for various projects across both of our core data collection contracts, seeking to modernise the way we collect and utilise data.

You will be a self-starter who actively searches for new opportunities guided by your wide view of the needs of the traffic surveys and road traffic publications teams.

Ahead of planned contract re-procurement in late 2027, this role will play a key part in defining how our future contracts will provide us with the best quality data.

Top Responsibilities

Leading on individual work strands focussed on data quality, innovation and data delivery
Developing a thorough understanding of the wider road traffic team and the topic areas that they support.
Effectively utilise team member’s knowledge to best meet a variety of customer needs in a wide range of projects
Having a long-term view of the management of our core contracts, leading on analytical projects focussing on the development and improvement of the team’s traffic data collection methods.

For more information, please see the full job advert using the link provided.

Benefits

Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
Access to the staff discount portal.
Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.
24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

About You

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

A proven track record in effectively managing quality to a standard required for accredited Government statistical series.
Experience of managing data in large datasets and using at least one statistical coding language
Experience of working with stakeholder to innovate on existing systems and better meet customer needs

How to Apply

👉 Read the full description and apply here: https://bit.ly/4amu56O

This vacancy closes at 23:55 on Sunday 14^th June 2026