Job Title: Market Analyst, Networks
Location: Remote, with some office working in King’s Cross, London, UK
Business
CCS Insight is a specialist market intelligence and advisory firm, serving its customers with tailored, decision-ready solutions that help them make sense of the connected world and allowing their complex business decisions to become simple.
The company has carefully assembled a team of the world’s leading analysts, enabling it to offer unrivalled expertise in areas including connected devices and the circular economy, wearables, augmented and virtual reality, network infrastructure, enterprise transformation, AI, software development and telecom operators.
CCS Insight’s products and services span four main areas:
- Research and analysis: including quantitative research (such as market forecasts and surveys of technology buyers and end-users) and qualitative research (such as analysis of major industry events, key technology suppliers and emerging market trends), delivered as written reports, data dashboards, blogs or presentations.
- Consulting services: delivering custom research projects for clients, such as surveys and competitor analyses.
- Marketing services: helping clients articulate or amplify their marketing messages through market education reports, presentations or blogs.
- Events: notably our annual Predictions and Circular Markets events: https://www.ccsinsight.com/events/predictions-2025/
https://www.ccsinsight.com/events/circular-markets-paris/
We work with our clients in several ways, helping them to:
- Predict market trends and identify alternative futures;
- Recognise the potential for emerging technologies;
- Capture and analyse the competitive landscape;
- Understand buyer behaviours and attitudes;
- Develop market positioning strategies;
- Navigate the commercial concerns about bringing technologies to market.
CCS Insight is recognised for its analysts’ influence with industry leaders and the media. The most innovative technology companies and global brands rely on us when they need insight into industry complexity to enable their commercial success.
Job Overview
As Market Analyst for Networks, you will have the opportunity to develop research on the forefront of network technology and communicate the implications to clients across the industry. Our Network Innovation service covers current and future mobile networks end-to-end, exploring topics from RAN and core to BSS/OSS, security and cloud. It also examines technological shifts such as the growing role for software and virtualization and the arrival of machine learning and AI.
We place emphasis on how functionality delivers advantages in service deployment, cost efficiency, return on investment and performance. Our research combines quantitative and qualitative insights on these themes to deliver market-leading perspectives on where the industry is heading.
Role and Responsibilities
Research and Analysis
- Conducting regular research into mobile network technology trends and suppliers, working independently in a dispersed team.
- Engaging in briefings with key technology suppliers and attending physical and virtual events focused on mobile network technology, mobile services and telecom operator transformation topics.
- Producing a series of regular research reports covering vendor strategies and industry trends that are shaping the mobile network technology market, using primary and secondary research, and ensuring timely delivery in line with publishing deadlines.
- Creating and delivering presentations, webinars and strategy sessions on mobile network technology, mobile services and telecom operator transformation topics to clients, at client events and external conferences.
- Answering client enquiries and ensuring their needs are met.
- Developing and managing survey-based research into mobile network technology strategies and adoption.
- Providing input into other CCS Insight reports as required, including quarterly reports on financial results announcements, as well as our annual Predictions event.
- Collaborating with fellow analysts to shape the overall research agenda for mobile networks and telco transformation.
- Contributing to various consulting projects in CCS Insight’s mobile networks and services research streams, such as white papers, client surveys and presentations.
Sales and Marketing
- Enhancing awareness and knowledge of CCS Insight’s research, including working with major media and PR firms to cement a reputation as a thought leader in the field. A strong presence on social media would also be an advantage.
- Providing input and suggestions for research and marketing plans and identifying new trends and topics to be covered in future research.
- Helping CCS Insight’s executive team and sales organization with research planning and schedules.
- Participating in the sales process by providing information on contract renewals, customer requirements and enquiry usage.
Skills and Experience
We are seeking a highly motivated and collaborative individual with a passion for technology and a knowledge of networks and technology transformation. The candidate must be highly analytical and possess excellent writing and presentation skills. A good mix of research and interpersonal abilities is important, as is the capacity to describe complex ideas and technology concepts in a straightforward way. The successful candidate will have a desire to lead and shape our research in mobile networks and must be able to work effectively with a diverse team of analysts and subject matter experts.
Specific requirements include:
- University degree in a subject that demonstrates analytical skills and an ability to learn fast.
- At least two years of relevant experience in the technology industry.
- The ability to present with confidence to senior leaders in technology firms and to professionals in organisations of all sizes.
- Industry knowledge of trends underpinning the evolution of mobile networks.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills, including with customers.
- Experience with Microsoft Office and other productivity tools.
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