Our clients’ technologies will revolutionise data centres. Their technologies will speed up training and inference while dramatically reducing energy consumption and supporting a sustainable future. They are looking for Data Scientist to develop metaheuristic optimisation algorithms and intelligent test frameworks for optical network systems. This cross-disciplinary role blends software engineering, algorithm development and hardware test integration to reduce test time,...
Marcus Webb Associates Limited
Whitechapel
Data Scientist
Data Scientist - Digital Healthcare We are excited to partner with an innovative digital healthcare company on a mission to transform how millions of people manage their everyday health. Operating at the intersection of pharmacy, consumer health, and technology, this founder-led scale-up is redefining access to care through remote clinical assessment, digital prescription management, and seamless home delivery services. Now...
Spectrum IT Recruitment
Southampton
Risk Data Scientist
Data Scientist - £55,000-£70,000 - Remote A fast-growing UK tech company is seeking a Data Scientist to join their dynamic team. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a business that's scaling rapidly and making waves in the e-commerce space. This company has recently been recognised as one of the UK's fastest-growing tech firms. They want to be...
Tenth Revolution Group
Newcastle upon Tyne
Data Scientist
Data Scientist - £55,000-£70,000 - Remote A fast-growing UK tech company is seeking a Data Scientist to join their dynamic team. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a business that's scaling rapidly and making waves in the e-commerce space. This company has recently been recognised as one of the UK's fastest-growing tech firms. They want to be...
Tenth Revolution Group
Derby
Data Scientist - Tax & Legal
Job Title: Data Scientist Location: London Salary/Rate: Up to £620 per day inside IR35 Start Date: 10/11/2025 Job Type: Contract Company Introduction We are looking for a Data Scientist to join our Data and AI Team supporting internal service delivery transformation projects across Tax and Legal. You will be a Python and Azure expert in designing and building cutting-edge generative...
Square One Resources
London
Data Scientist - AI Agents - Remote - Outside IR35
This is a fantastic opportunity to work as a Data Scientist for a major pharmaceutical company, on a remote basis, outside IR35. The key skills required for this Data Scientist vacancy are: AI Agents AWS Pharma (desirable) Clinical (desirable) If you do have the relevant skills for this Data Scientist vacancy, please do apply
Summary: UK data science hiring has shifted from title‑led CV screens to capability‑driven assessments that emphasise rigorous problem framing, high‑quality analytics & modelling, experiment/causality, production awareness (MLOps), governance/ethics, and measurable product or commercial impact. This guide explains what’s changed, what to expect in interviews & how to prepare—especially for product/data scientists, applied ML scientists, decision scientists, econometricians, growth/marketing analysts, and ML‑adjacent data scientists supporting LLM/AI products.
Who this is for: Product/decision/data scientists, applied ML scientists, econometrics & causal inference specialists, experimentation leads, analytics engineers crossing into DS, ML generalists with strong statistics, and data scientists collaborating with platform/MLOps teams in the UK.
Data science once meant advanced statistics, machine learning models and coding in Python or R. In the UK today, it has become one of the most in-demand professions across sectors — from healthcare to finance, retail to government. But as the field matures, employers now expect more than technical modelling skills.
Modern data science is multidisciplinary. It requires not just coding and algorithms, but also legal knowledge, ethical reasoning, psychological insight, linguistic clarity and human-centred design. Data scientists are expected to interpret, communicate and apply data responsibly, with awareness of law, human behaviour and accessibility.
In this article, we’ll explore why data science careers in the UK are becoming more multidisciplinary, how these five disciplines intersect with data science, and what job-seekers & employers need to know to succeed in this transformed field.
Data science is one of the most in-demand, dynamic, and multidisciplinary areas in the UK tech and business landscape. Organisations from finance, retail, health, government, and beyond are using data to drive decisions, automate processes, personalise services, predict trends, detect fraud, and more. To do that well, companies don’t just need good data scientists; they need teams with clearly defined roles, responsibilities, workflows, collaboration, and governance.
If you're aiming for a role in data science or recruiting for one, understanding the structure of a data science department—and who does what—can make all the difference. This article breaks down the key roles, how they interact across the lifecycle of a data science project, what skills and qualifications are typical in the UK, expected salary ranges, challenges, trends, and how to build or grow an effective team.
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