Market Oversight Manager

Salary: Grade A - £55,172 - £68,348 (National) or £61,028 - £74,204 (London - for London office based or homebased workers within the boundary of the M25). There is also an additional homeworking allowance of £600 per annum for those working from home.

Contracted Hours: Full time 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Homebased, with occasional travel as necessary
Closing date: Tuesday 20 January 2026 at 11.59pm

Make a difference

Every role at CQC contributes to our mission. If you're looking for a new role in Adult Social Care that gives a true sense of meaning and purpose, then you've found it!
As a Market Oversight Manager, you'll help protect people in vulnerable circumstances by assessing the financial sustainability of major adult social care providers, ensuring continuity of care when it matters most. Reporting to the Deputy Director of Market Oversight, you'll work closely with corporate providers (often at executive level) to help us fulfil our regulatory duty.

Since 2015, our Market Oversight function has monitored the financial health of large social care providers that local authorities may find hard to replace. The aim is simple; give early warnings of potential business failure so local authorities can plan and ensure continuity of care for people who rely on these services.

Picture this

Imagine working on projects that safeguard thousands of people's care by spotting risks before they become crises.

What you may have done in a recent role

• Led a financial risk review of a large care provider, helping local authorities plan for continuity of care.
• Designed new reporting tools to make complex financial data clear and actionable for senior decision-makers.

Role

You'll play an important part in delivering our mission. In this role, you'll:

• Prepare financial reports: Create quarterly sustainability packs for around 20-30 corporate providers in the Market Oversight scheme, combining financial and quality indicators.
• Assess risk: Analyse data and document risk decisions to support early warnings of potential provider failure.
• Engage with providers: Liaise with corporate care organisations, review statutory accounts, and gather market intelligence to identify new entrants.

Show us

We'll be looking for these skills and experiences in your application:

• Financial analysis expertise: A track record of achieving high standards in finance or banking, with substantial experience in financial analysis within management accounting, transaction services or restructuring environments.
• Sector and risk knowledge: Understanding of adult social care markets, business structures, and risks linked to provider failure, plus experience across restructuring solutions and insolvency procedures to make fair, proportionate decisions based on complex information.
• Stakeholder engagement: Skilled in managing relationships at all levels, including executive-level providers, with the ability to communicate clearly and confidently to deliver corporate objectives.
• Technology: Familiarity with using software applications to enhance analysis and a willingness to develop further skills in this area.

Join us and help CQC shape the future of health and care. Apply today to make an impact that truly matters.

You can read the full details of the role in the Job Description.

For an informal chat about the role, contact Ryan Taylor, Deputy Director of Market Oversight: . For general enquiries, email .

Compliance

To progress your application, you'll need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Without a valid right to work you won't be eligible for the role. We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. Some roles may also be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.

Next steps

If you apply, you'll need to create a profile and complete an online application form. Your application will be completely anonymous. Please see information for applicants for more details on the process. We contact every applicant to let them know the outcome of their application, so you will hear from us whether or not you are shortlisted.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits, including:

• Annual leave starting at 27 days per year, rising to 32.5 days with service, plus bank holidays (usually 8 days per year).
• Training and development opportunities.
• Wellbeing initiatives, such as gym discounts and meditation.
• NHS pension scheme, with around 14% employer contribution.
• Discount schemes (including eligibility for a Blue Light card, at a cost of £4.99 and valid for 2 years), reward vouchers, car leasing and more!

Please see our benefits page for the full list.

Equity for all

We know job descriptions can feel intimidating. Research shows they can cause some people to doubt whether they're a good fit. This happens more often to people from underrepresented groups (e.g. ethnic minority backgrounds). If this role interests you, we encourage you to apply. Your unique perspective, skills, and experience could be exactly what we need.
We want every candidate to feel supported and able to do their best. If you need adjustments to our process, we'll work with you to remove any barriers. Visit our accessibility page for more on this. If you'd like to chat, contact . Please note, if you have previously informed us of adjustments you need for interview or within your role these are not carried over and must be discussed for each individual application you make.
We promote a workplace where fairness, respect and inclusion are a priority. Diverse teams make our work better, help us deliver our mission and make our culture stronger.
See our ED&I page for more about this.
We welcome applications from everyone, and colleagues can find support and community among our many employee networks. This includes people of any:

• Age
• Sex
• Gender identity or expression
• Sexual orientation
• Religion or belief
• Ethnicity
• Disability

Values and vision

We are guided by our core values, which shape our work and our culture.
Excellence - being a high performing organisation.
Caring - treating everyone with dignity and respect.
Integrity - doing the right thing.
Teamwork - learning from each other to be the best we can.
We are a disability confident employer and a carer confident employer.

A Note on AI

AI tools can be great for research and refining ideas, but we want to learn about you. If you use AI or Chatbots to help you with your application, keep these points in mind:

• AI can support research, structuring and refining your writing, but your application must reflect your real skills and experience.
• Spell checking and condensing word counts are great ways to use AI effectively.
• Do not copy and paste AI generated answers. These will not help you stand out; remember we want to hear about your skills and experience.
• Providing false and insincere examples goes against our core values of honesty and integrity and may lead to your application being withdrawn or termination of your employment.