Statisticians at ONS
ONS is responsible for gathering the nation's economic and social data and is one of the largest employers of statisticians in the UK.
If you're a statistician, at any level in your career, no other organisation can offer the vast scope, national profile and quality of work that we can. As an ONS statistician you will play an important part in producing statistics, reviewing current methods, researching alternatives and devising innovative and practical solutions for economic and social statistics and business surveys.
Much of the work of ONS statisticians is concerned with finding suitable data to underpin analyses and ensuring that the information obtained is fit for purpose. For statistical surveys this could mean effective sample design, monitoring response rates and checking for possible biases. For data derived from administrative sources, there is a need to ensure consistency of approach, implement robust data validation processes and maintain consistent means of supply. Statisticians must then identify appropriate techniques for the analysis of the data collected, decide on publication strategies and work with others to take forward the agreed programme.
ONS statisticians work closely with professionals who have a strong statistical background and analysts in other government departments and the wider statistical community. You may find yourself working on any one of our key outputs, for example Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Labour Force Survey (LFS), Population and Demography, the Census, or innovative projects to develop new statistical measures.
You may also work in our Methodology Directorate, which provides a centralised methodological service for ONS, covering research, consultancy and quality assurance. The Directorate's experts work closely with ONS production teams to develop and implement improved methods for sample design, demographic analysis, data collection and processing, disclosure control, time series and many other areas.
Wherever you find yourself working, you can be sure that you will play an important role in defining and maintaining the quality and integrity of statistical outputs and services from ONS.
