Oil Markets Analyst | London | 12-Month Contract - Python/LLM/SQL - Data

Oil Markets Analyst | London | 12-Month Contract - Python/LLM/SQL - Data

£175 per day PAYE | Initial 12-Month Contract

We're looking for an Oil Markets Analyst to join a leading global research and analytics organisation, helping deliver insight into global oil markets through a combination of commodity expertise, data analysis, and advanced coding.

This role sits at the intersection of energy markets, data science, and research, offering the opportunity to work with large-scale datasets, develop market models, automate analytical workflows, and contribute directly to market-facing research and forecasts.

What You'll Be Doing

• Build and enhance models covering oil market fundamentals and pricing
• Develop automated data pipelines using Python and SQL
• Analyse large, complex datasets to identify market trends and trading signals
• Produce forecasts, scenarios, and market insights for clients
• Create data visualisations, dashboards, and analytical tools
• Improve and maintain research methodologies and datasets
• Collaborate with data, engineering, and commercial teams to develop scalable analytical products
• Publish clear, concise research and communicate findings to stakeholders

Key Skills & Experience

• Strong Python experience for data analysis, modelling and automation
• Experience with Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI tools
• Practical SQL skills
• Strong analytical and quantitative capability
• Experience working with large or complex datasets
• Excel proficiency
• Experience producing visualisations and data-driven insights
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Familiarity with Git or other version control systems

Nice to Have

• Previous experience within oil, commodities, energy markets, trading analytics, or market intelligence
• Time-series analysis, forecasting, econometrics, or statistical modelling experience
• Experience working with APIs, cloud data tools, geospatial data, or alternative datasets
• Knowledge of libraries such as Pandas, NumPy, Polars, Statsmodels, or Scikit-Learn

What's On Offer

• £175 per day PAYE
• Initial 12-month contract
• London-based opportunity
• Exposure to global energy and commodities markets
• Highly analytical environment where coding is a core part of the role
• Opportunity to influence market views and business-critical research