Senior Analyst

General Index Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading indexing firm in London is seeking a Senior Energy Analyst to join their Index team. This full-time role involves maintaining index quality, engaging with market participants, and analyzing market insights. Candidates should have 2-3 years of relevant experience and a degree in a quantitative field. The position offers a collaborative environment and competitive benefits, including private healthcare and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Competitive compensation

Opportunity for professional growth

Qualifications

• 2–3 years' experience in price discovery, price reporting, or a related role.
• Relevant degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Enjoyment of working as part of a team and supporting others.

Responsibilities

• Taking ownership for specific market segments.
• Ensuring calculations are accurate and aligned with GX methodology.
• Engagement and relationship-building with participants.

Skills

Strong numerical skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Experience with Excel

Education

Degree in Mathematics, Economics, Finance or similar

Tools

Python

Job description

Senior Analyst

Full-Time, London, United Kingdom. We’re looking for a Senior Energy Analyst to join our Index team and play an important part in maintaining the quality of our indexes, engaging with market participants, and helping GX benchmarks gain wider recognition and trust.

General Index (GX) delivers future-proof commodity prices. Our spot prices and forward curves are calculated algorithmically based on thousands of daily trades collated from 240+ data partners, using transparent and consistent methodologies and a compliant approach.

Producing 5,900+ daily prices in crude oil, refined products, natural gas and energy transition, we democratise access to benchmarks that represent real market activity. We’re easy to use, with hassle-free integrations and straight-forward licensing - providing more choice to the industry.

Trusted by market leaders including Bloomberg, BP, ExxonMobil, TotalEnergies, BASF, Rio Tinto, Wood Mackenzie, and ADNOC, we're providing the next generation of benchmark data for trading and analysis.

About the role:

We’re looking for a Senior Energy Analyst to join our Index team on a full-time basis, reporting to the Regional Manager. In this role, you’ll build on your existing market knowledge while continuing to develop your expertise in specific energy markets. You’ll play an important part in maintaining the quality of our indexes, engaging with market participants, and helping GX benchmarks gain wider recognition and trust. This role offers the chance to take ownership of your work, contribute ideas, and grow your profile in a supportive, collaborative environment.

What you'll be doing:

• Taking ownership for specific market segments, including:
• Responsibility for daily price generation.
• Ensuring calculations are accurate and aligned with GX methodology.
• Engagement and relationship-building with participants and data contributors in this segment.
• Development of trade- and data-based market insights and analysis to contextualise price movements.
• Working closely with Sales and other teams to help clients understand and adopt GX data.
• Contribute to the identification and development of new markets, from early research through to index launch.
• Support GX webinars, publications and other thought-leadership content.
• Mentor and support junior analysts, sharing knowledge and best practice.

About you:

• 2–3 years’ experience in price discovery, price reporting, or a related role within oil or energy markets.
• A relevant degree or qualification (e.g. Mathematics, Economics, Finance or similar), or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong numerical skills and a careful, detail-oriented approach.
• Confidence using Excel.
• Enjoyment of working as part of a team and supporting others.
• A curious mindset with a practical, solutions-focused approach.
• Clear, confident communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience with Python or similar tools is a bonus, but not required.

We offer:

• Opportunity to shape innovative products in the commodity and index space.
• Collaborative environment working with market experts and technical specialists.
• Direct impact on client satisfaction and business growth.
• Exposure to cutting-edge market intelligence and data technologies.
• Private healthcare.
• Competitive compensation.