Graduate Analyst - Employee Benefits

Graduate Analyst - Employee Benefits Start date: October 2026Applications close: Friday 31st JulyOur Graduate ProgramYou’ll join a 12-month development programme designed for recent graduates looking to build a career in insurance. From day one, you’ll gain hands-on experience in cyber insurance, learning how risks are assessed, placed, and managed, while developing your technical, commercial, and client-facing skills.Throughout the programme, you’ll work alongside experienced professionals, receive structured support, and build relationships with colleagues, mentors, and senior leaders across Howden. Upon successful completion, you will transition into a permanent role.What you’ll be doing?Throughout the programme, you’ll:Work with modern data, analytics, and business intelligence platforms to analyse insurance, claims, employee demographics, insurer quotations, policy performance, and renewal trends.Support the development of pricing models, forecasting tools, benchmarking databases, and risk analytics solutions that help shape recommendations for medical, life, and wider employee benefits cover.Create data visualisations, dashboards, and reports that help clients and colleagues make informed decisions about benefits programmes, insurer options, and renewal strategies.Assist in improving data quality, automation, and reporting processes across the Employee Benefits portfolio, helping the team work more efficiently and deliver clearer insight.Build an understanding of how insurance policies are priced, structured, and renewed, from individual policies through to large, complex corporate programmes.Learn how local regulation influences policy design, minimum levels of cover, data requirements, and client advice.Gain exposure to emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and predictive analytics, and learn how they can be applied within the insurance industry.What are we looking for?We're looking for recent graduates or students graduating soon in Actuarial Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Analytics, or a related quantitative discipline. Candidates from other degree backgrounds who can demonstrate exceptional analytical and quantitative ability will also be considered.You’ll thrive in this role if you are:Comfortable working with numbers, patterns, and complex information.Interested in data analysis, statistical modelling, business intelligence, data visualisation, or working with large and complex datasets.Exposure to spreadsheet modelling, advanced Excel, database technologies, structured data management, or programming languages such as Python, R, SQL, or similar would be advantageous, but is not required.Curious about how machine learning, artificial intelligence, and automation technologies can be applied to solve real business problems.Curious, motivated to learn, and keen to build technical and commercial skills in a fast-moving insurance environment.Motivated to take ownership of your work and contribute to team success.A problem-solver who approaches challenges with a positive, solutions-focused mindset.Resilient, organised, and able to manage multiple priorities effectively.Ready to build your future with Howden?Apply now through the link provided and take the first step towards a rewarding career with us.