Senior Market Analyst

EDF UK Open · verified Aug 22, 2026

Hybrid London Full-time Senior Market Research

Senior Market Research role at EDF UK. London · full-time · £57,600 base.

SalaryStated by EDF UK

£57,600

Base salary for this role, in GBP per year, as published in the posting.

Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

You'll maintain and improve models, optimisation logic, and tools used to trade flexible assets
You'll build decision-support tools that help teams make informed optimisation and trading choices
You'll examine asset, trading, and market results to surface trends, risks, and opportunities
You'll evaluate market and regulatory shifts and their effects on optimisation strategies and tools
You'll turn complex market, commercial, and technical information into clear stakeholder recommendations

What you bring

Bring battery-market experience plus knowledge of energy markets, trading, asset optimisation, or market modelling
Show experience improving optimisation tools or solutions that support decisions
Use Python, SQL, Excel, or VBA for analysis and programming
Turn complex data into practical recommendations through strong problem-solving
Explain technical analysis clearly to both specialist and non-specialist audiences

Who this fits

This role suits someone who enjoys energy-market analysis, flexible-asset monetisation, and improving tools across technical and commercial teams. You'll collaborate with trading, optimisation, technology, and operational groups. The role is hybrid, with home working and regular attendance at the London or Exeter office, typically two to three days each week.

From the employer

Ready to shape the analysis and insight that helps maximise the value of flexible energy assets? Do you enjoy turning complex market data into practical decisions that influence commercial performance? At EDF, Success is Personal, and this is your opportunity to make a real impact while developing your expertise in a fast-moving energy market.

The Opportunity

As a Senior Market Analyst, you’ll be pivotal in our operational mission of the battery-optimisation of our battery fleet. You’ll play a key role in supporting the optimisation and trading of battery energy storage systems and peaker assets. Through market analysis, modelling and performance insights, you’ll help maximise asset value while supporting EDF’s journey towards An Electric Britain.

Within BWS, the Short-Term Trading (STT) function is responsible for operating across power, gas and carbon markets in the period from minutes to one week ahead. The Flex Optimisation team manages EDF’s real-time trading and optimisation activities, including live dispatch and balancing of our own and third-party assets.

This is a hybrid role, with flexibility to work from home alongside regular attendance at either our London or Exeter offices, typically 2-3 days per week as required.

Who You Are

We’re looking for a Senior Market Analyst with knowledge in energy markets, trading, asset optimisation or market modelling. You’ll need experience in the battery market, with your expertise and interest in monetisation projects such as revenue optimisation, as well as analytics. You’ll be comfortable analysing complex information, improving analytical tools and working across technical and commercial teams.

To be shortlisted, you need to offer:

Good understanding of power markets and the commercial drivers of flexible asset performance
Experience developing and improving optimisation tools or decision-support solutions
Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to turn complex data into practical insight and recommendations
Experience using analytical and programming tools such as Python, SQL, Excel or VBA
Ability to understand market and regulatory change and assess its implications for existing trading and optimisation activity
Confidence communicating technical analysis clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
A continuous improvement mindset with an interest in improving and automating tools, processes and ways of working
Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively across trading, optimisation, technology and operational teams

What You’ll Be Doing

Maintaining and enhancing models, optimisation logic and analytical tools that support the trading and optimisation of flexible assets
Developing analysis and decision-support tools that enable informed optimisation and trading decisions
Analysing asset, trading and market performance to identify trends, risks and opportunities
Assessing market and regulatory changes and evaluating their impact on optimisation strategies and tools
Turning complex market, commercial and technical information into clear recommendations for stakeholders

Pay, Benefits and Culture

Alongside a starting salary of £57,600 per annum, potential for an annual bonus and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include customisable benefits such as electric vehicle leasing, discounted gym membership, life assurance, tech vouchers, experience days and more.

At EDF, we believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we offer you the freedom to develop a career that’s unique to you. Here, Success is Personal – it’s your journey, powered by us.

Everyone is welcome at EDF; we’re committed to building a workforce that reflects gender balance, social mobility, and inclusion of minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities, and those with disabilities. As a Disability Confident employer, we will support applicants requiring adjustments.

Join us and find your success at EDF!

Closing date for applications: Sunday 6th September

Interviews due to take place from w/c 7th September

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