Graduate Data Scientist Review
at National Energy System Operator (NESO)
Graduate Job
Data Analysis
Warwickshire
Review Submitted: September 2026
Overall Rating
3.7 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
3.8/5
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Overview of the Role
3.8/5
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Experience & Company Culture
3/5
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Recommendations & Advice
Overview of the Role
Overall, how would you describe your experience at National Energy System Operator (NESO)?
Its a great company to work for with a good work life balance and a real mission that everyone is striving for together
What are the main responsibilities of the role and which elements of the role do you enjoy the most?
Main responsibilities included wrangling data from internal and external sources, visualising them and analysing the outputs to produce concrete information to inform decision makers.
To what extent does your role give you the opportunity to contribute meaningfully and feel valued by your team?
4/5
It varies by what team you're in but you are treated as a real member and given meaningful work.
How does your compensation package - including perks & benefits - fairly remunerate you for the work you do?
4/5
There is a good pay package and benefits that when compared to other grad schemes look really good.
How well do you feel the role is preparing you for your future career?
4/5
It gives you a good look at different parts of the organisation and what real work looks like. Would be better if there was specific training for data science though.
How would you rate the extent to which you were developing new or existing skills through formal training and your day-to-day role?
3/5
Not much formal training unless you source it yourself, but on the job training is 100% there.
Experience & Company Culture
How is the support you receive?
4/5
People are very friendly and will make time to talk to you and support you with transitioning from Uni and also with work when new skills are being used.
How is your work-life balance?
5/5
Work life balance is great, as long as you work your hours most teams are not fussed with when you work. Talk to your manager if you require other arrangements like 9 day fortnight.
What is the organisational culture, values and general atmosphere like?
4/5
It's quite a big thing at the company and the values can be found within all employees, the recruitment team does a good job.
How would you rate National Energy System Operator (NESO) initiatives when it comes to equality, diversity, inclusion and accessibility?
4/5
They are there and the ERGs are diverse and each hold their own events for awareness and community.
How would you rate National Energy System Operator (NESO) CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) initiatives?
2/5
Volunteering was not as prominent as I thought it would be
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend National Energy System Operator (NESO) to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Its a good place to work with a good mission, good people, good work life balance.
How well did the role match your expectations based on the recruitment process?
3/5
Depending what team you go into you can do a lot more data analysis vs data science, the line can be very blurred.
When considering the recruitment & onboarding process, have you any specific tips or advice you would give to others applying to National Energy System Operator (NESO)?
Show an intrest in energy, look at the values and mission on the company website and make sure you and your answers are aligned to them
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