Reward Analyst

Reward Analyst – Whitbread (People Team)

Location: Dunstable / Hybrid (3 days a week in the office, 2 days from home or other location)

Salary: £41,000 - £46,000 dependant on experience

Ready to shape the future of Reward at one of the UK’s most recognisable hospitality brands?

Whitbread is home to Premier Inn and a portfolio of beloved restaurant brands. We’re looking for a Reward Analyst to join our People team. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with data that impacts over 30,000 employees, supporting both day-to-day operations and strategic reward projects.

Why You’ll Love It Here

· Private healthcare

· Up to 10% matched pension

· Up to 60% discount on Premier Inn stays and 25% discount on our Restaurant brand

· Annual Incentive of up to 15%

What you’ll be doing:

As a Reward Analyst, you’ll be a key player in delivering Whitbread’s Reward strategy and you’ll work closely with Reward Managers to provide data-driven insights and support across:

• Pay review and bonus cycles – from data sourcing to modelling and payroll-ready outputs.
• Benchmarking and market analysis – using salary surveys and external data to assess competitiveness.
• Statutory wage updates – ensuring compliance and proactive planning.
• Equal pay and diversity reporting – supporting our commitment to fairness and inclusion.
• Project work – contributing to strategic reward initiatives beyond BAU.

You’ll be interpreting complex data, building models, and presenting insights that influence decisions across the business.

What you’ll bring:

We’re looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, data-rich environment and can turn numbers into narratives. You’ll need:

• Proven experience in a Reward team – will need to be a company of at least 10,000 employees.
• Advanced Excel skills – including VLOOKUPs, PivotTables, IF statements, and Macros.
• Strong analytical mindset – able to simplify and explain complex data clearly.
• Experience with benchmarking – and interpreting external market data.
• Power BI knowledge – a plus, but not essential.
• Excellent communication skills – to build relationships and influence stakeholders.
• A proactive, flexible approach – with the ability to juggle BAU and project work.

Why join us?

• Work with data that impacts 30,000+ employees across the UK.
• Be part of a collaborative, supportive People team.
• Gain exposure to a wide range of reward activities and projects.
• Build a platform for career growth – internally or externally.
• Enjoy hybrid working, great benefits and the backing of a FTSE 100 business.

We’re Whitbread the UK’s largest hospitality business with over 1,200 hotels and restaurants across the UK but we’re more than that. We’re the 38,000 people who make everyday experiences special that delight over 5 million guests every month.

We are proud to have been recognised as a Top Employer for 14 consecutive years, voted a top apprenticeship employer by Department of Education and Rate my Apprenticeship, this year we placed #10 in the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index for our commitment to LGBTQIA+ inclusion at Whitbread and have been awarded as a Top 25 Exemplary Employer in the Investing in Ethnicity Parliamentary Matrix as the only hospitality company leading the way in terms of Inclusion.