Transport Demand Analyst

Can you support and develop nationally significant transport models—especially helping to shape the future of the National Trip End Model (NTEM)—to improve how the UK understands and forecasts travel demand?

Have you got the analytical skills, modelling experience and curiosity to generate high-quality insights, deliver robust evidence for policy, and contribute to an exciting programme of model redevelopment?

Are you looking to join a friendly, inclusive team at the heart of DfT’s analytical community, with opportunities for professional growth, leadership, and engagement with academia and cross-government specialists?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

DfT is a high-profile department at the heart of UK government. We work with agencies and partners to support the transport network that helps businesses and gets people and goods travelling around the country. We plan and invest to make journeys better.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

• 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), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

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This role is open to members of the following professions or those eligible to become members:
Government Economic Service (GES), Government Statistical Group (GSG), Government Social Research (GSR) and Government Operational Research Service (GORS) Please indicate in your personal statement which, if any of these professions you wish to retain or join. If the successful applicant has not indicated otherwise, they will join the ‘Transport Modelling’ profession.

The Department for Transport is recruiting a Senior Modeller/Analyst to join the Modelling Insights team, leading work on the National Trip End Model (NTEM)—a core tool for forecasting UK travel demand. You will support and develop this business-critical model through an exciting redevelopment phase and produce high-quality analysis for policy and publication. Joining a friendly, expert analytical community, you’ll collaborate across government, strengthen the evidence base for transport decisions, and gain valuable professional development and project leadership opportunities.

The role requires managing long-term modelling work, prioritising in a fast-changing environment, and collaborating widely while bringing informed perspectives to diverse contexts.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

• Undertake bespoke analysis to give insight into national travel patterns, adapting to specific policy and analytical requirements and providing a narrative for the results.
• Supporting the development and use of the Department’s strategic models including the National Trip End Model (NTEM).
• Working with external stakeholders to develop appropriate analysis for business case development and provide advice to decision makers on quality of submissions.
• Commissioning modelling and research from external consultants, project managing their work and assuring outputs.
• Delivering presentations/workshops at stakeholder engagement events to support the wider Transport sector.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.