Location: Wetherby, West Yorkshire
Department: DP & IT Team
If you enjoy variety, creativity and problem-solving, this could be the perfect role for you - no two days are ever the same.
About Us
Swift Research is an established market research agency based in Wetherby, working with both national and international clients across a wide range of sectors. We pride ourselves on delivering high-quality, often bespoke research solutions through a mix of online, in-home and face-to-face methodologies.
It's an exciting time to join us. Now an employee-owned company, our people have a real voice in shaping the future of the business and share in its success. Despite our growth, we've retained our close-knit, supportive "family-feel" culture where collaboration, innovation and pride in our work are at the heart of everything we do.
The Role
This is a truly full-stack role, where you'll work across both front-end and back-end development to support and enhance our digital systems. You'll be involved in everything from building engaging user interfaces to developing robust back-end functionality and systems integration as well as assisting our data processing team with scripting and analysis work.
Your work will include:
- Migrating existing web applications from ColdFusion to C#, including back-end logic and database integration
- Developing, improving and maintaining company websites, ensuring strong functionality as well as great usability
- Creating bespoke, responsive survey templates using HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript and jQuery
- Using Askia alongside your front-end skills to build engaging, high-quality online surveys
- Designing and delivering technical, database-driven solutions to meet complex client requirements
- Supporting and developing internal IT systems, contributing to ongoing system improvements
- Providing IT support to staff and participants when required
- Offering technical support at research studies across the UK
About You
This role is ideal for a hands-on developer who enjoys variety and wants to get involved across multiple areas of IT and data. You'll be creative, detail-focused and confident working with both code and data.
You'll need to be someone who:
- Enjoys solving problems and creating bespoke solutions
- Can build attractive, user-friendly web pages and applications
- Has a strong eye for detail and pride in producing high-quality work
- Thrives in a fast-paced environment and remains calm under pressure
- Is happy to get involved wherever needed and work collaboratively across teams
In return, you'll gain exposure to a wide range of technologies and projects, have real influence in an employee-owned company, and play a key part in helping drive our technology forward.
Requirements
Essential:
- Programming experience (ideally C#)
- Good understanding of web technologies (HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, jQuery)
- Strong knowledge of databases/spreadsheets (e.g. SQL, MS Access, Excel)
- Confident working with numbers and data
- Excellent problem-solving skills and creative thinking
- Willingness to get involved across IT, web development and data analysis
- Degree in Computing, Maths, Science or similar OR relevant development experience
- Strong written and spoken English
- Full UK driving licence (occasional travel to support projects nationwide)
Advantageous but not essential:
- Experience in data processing or survey scripting
- Statistical knowledge
- Graphic design ability
- Online marketing or social media experience
- Understanding of market research
Benefits
- Starting salary of £25,000 - £35,000 DOE
- 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) + up to 5 additional loyalty days
- Company profit share scheme
- Employee-owned; automatically become a company partner after 12 months’ continuous service
- Choice of 4 or 5-day week after successful completion of probation
- Hybrid working (after initial probation period)
- Pension scheme
- Birthday holiday
- Christmas Closure - an additional 3 days holiday
- Health cash plan (claim back the cost of treatments eg: dental, optical etc.)
- Flexible benefits portal with instant access to 100's of perks, benefits & discounts
- Two off-site social events a year
- Great location just off the A1(M) offering an easy commute without public transport
- Free on-site parking for all staff
Location & hours
- This role is based at our office in Wetherby, an element of remote working will be available after successful completion of the probation period.
- Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
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