Role type
Data
Data roles use data to help organisations make better decisions. They range from building the systems that store data to analysing it, modelling it, and turning it into recommendations. These roles appear in almost every sector.
In this type of role, you work with datasets to answer questions that matter to the organisation. That might mean pulling data from different systems, building a predictive model, or creating a dashboard that tracks performance.
Organisations collect large amounts of data but need people who can make it useful. Data roles fill that gap, each from a different angle. Some focus on the infrastructure that stores and moves data. Others focus on analysing it, building predictive models, or using quantitative methods to improve how a business operates. Together, these roles cover the full process from raw data to decisions.
The daily work depends on the specific role, but it also differs between organisations. A data analyst at a bank does different work than a data analyst at a logistics company. At a bank, the focus might be on reporting financial metrics or monitoring risk indicators. At a logistics company, it might be on tracking delivery performance or optimising routes. The size of the organisation matters too. At smaller companies, one person often covers tasks that would be split across multiple roles at a larger company.
Across all data roles, you work with datasets, spot errors, and translate results into something useful for colleagues who are not technical. Getting the numbers right before they reach decision-makers is a core part of every data role. So is being able to explain what the data shows and what it does not show.
The shared tools are SQL for accessing data, Python or R for analysis and modelling, and Excel for quick calculations. BI tools like Power BI or Tableau are common for reporting and dashboards. Statistical knowledge, the ability to write basic code, and clear written and verbal communication are relevant across all data roles.
Data roles
7 roles fall under the Data type.
Companies
Organisations where graduates typically work in Data roles.
Rewire · Amsterdam
Rewire is a Data & AI consultancy that helps large organisations accelerate and scale the impact of data and artificial intelligence.
Da Vinci · Amsterdam
Da Vinci is a proprietary trading house founded in 2015, specialising in volatility arbitrage, delta1 strategies, and market making. Headquartered in Amsterdam, the home of the world's first stock…
IMC Trading · Amsterdam
A global trading firm powered by research and technology.
Triple A · Amsterdam
Triple A - Risk Finance is een onafhankelijk en innovatief consultancybedrijf gespecialiseerd op het gebied van actuariaat en risicomanagement.
CBS · Den Haag +2 more
Working at CBS: In a world full of opinions, we work on the facts.
Zanders · Utrecht
Zanders is a global financial consulting firm focused on Treasury, Risk, and Technology.
WTW · Amstelveen +5 more
WTW is een vooraanstaande wereldwijd opererende consultant, broker en solutions provider die organisaties helpt om risico om te zetten in groeimogelijkheden.
Valcon · Utrecht
Valcon is een Europees consultancybedrijf dat business, data, AI en technologie combineert om complexe vraagstukken op te lossen en organisaties duurzaam te transformeren.
Berenschot · Utrecht
Berenschot is een onafhankelijk Nederlands organisatieadviesbureau dat al meer dan 85 jaar werkt aan complexe maatschappelijke vraagstukken, van zorg en openbaar bestuur tot energietransitie en…
Metyis · Amsterdam
Metyis is a global firm delivering AI & Data, Digital Commerce, and Global Business Solutions, as well as Advisory Services, to drive long-lasting impact for its business partners and clients.
Bain & Company · Amsterdam
We’re a management consulting firm that advises other businesses on their toughest challenges.
Picnic · Amsterdam
At Picnic, we’re a team of inventors, builders, dreamers, and best-in-class operators! With our app-only business model and custom-built in-house supply chain, we're revolutionizing the way people…
TKH AI Technology · Amsterdam
TKH AI Technology is the AI hub of TKH Group, which specialises in automation technology, high-end vision systems and advanced automation machinery.
Deloitte · Amsterdam
At Deloitte, it’s all about people, each of whom has something unique to offer. We work closely with our clients and make great things happen. In doing so, we create real change.
MavenBlue · Utrecht
We supercharge actuaries and financial risk professionals with cutting-edge technology-based solutions for mastering capital and risk management, forward-looking assessments of the balance sheet,…
ADC Consulting · Amsterdam
At ADC, our ambition has been clear from the start: revolutionise the future by harnessing the power of data and AI.
Capgemini · Utrecht
Capgemini Nederland is een van de grootste organisaties op het gebied van IT-consultancy, technologie en digitale transformatie in Nederland.
Infor · Barneveld
Discover Infor – where technology meets real-world impact.
Datacation · Eindhoven +1 more
Datacation is de data- en AI-partner waar inhoud, kwaliteit en eigenaarschap centraal staan.
i2i · Amsterdam
i2i is een datagedreven organisatie in Amsterdam die samen met zorginstellingen en medisch specialisten verspilling tegengaat om de zorg efficiënt, betaalbaar en van hoge kwaliteit te houden.
MarketResponse · Utrecht
Our company is all about understanding the customer/citizen/employee. In a strong combination of using company data, open data and classical surveys we want to discover what is really going on and…
Agyle · Amsterdam +1 more
Agyle bouwt AI-agents en automatiseringen die echt werk uit handen nemen — van eerste klantgesprek tot werkende oplossing in productie.
Argon & Co · Utrecht
Een hecht consultancybureau dat werkt voor toonaangevende klanten als Schiphol, bol.com en NS.
Lynxx · Amersfoort
Wij zijn een high-tech data science club die organisaties helpt om échte waarde uit hun data te halen.
4Supplychain · Amersfoort
4Supplychain is een toonaangevend advies-, project- en interim-managementbureau gespecialiseerd in supply chain management.
Sprenkels · Amsterdam
Sprenkels is marktleider in het vormgeven van het pensioen van de toekomst.
Significant Public · Utrecht
Wij zijn een advies- en onderzoeksbureau dat met data en econometrie werkt aan maatschappelijke vraagstukken.
Note: this list is an approximation. An organisation's actual work, roles, and terminology can differ from the categories shown here.