Data Science Jobs

Local Pensions Partnership Administration · Preston · £90,000 – £100,000 pa

Lead AI strategy, governance and delivery across a major UK pension administration organisation, working with the CTO and executive team to identify and scale AI opportunities. Establish responsible AI frameworks, build and manage a specialist AI team, and oversee adoption of tools such as Microsoft Copilot, Civica UPM and UiPath. The role combines strategic leadership, risk assurance and supplier engagement to drive measurable service improvements.

Harnham - Data and Analytics Recruitment · London · £40,000 – £50,000 pa

Analysing large and complex datasets to uncover business insights while supporting data pipeline and engineering work. The role spans machine learning, Generative AI and LLM projects, including data labelling, model training and experimentation, with direct exposure to founders in an early-stage AI startup.

Palantir Technologies · New York, United States · US$10,500 pm

Interns contribute production code directly to Palantir's Gotham defense product, working across the full lifecycle from ideation and prototyping to shipping. Paired with a dedicated mentor, they build mission-critical tools like geospatial mapping and alert-triaging systems using Java, Go, TypeScript, React, and Spark.

Palantir Technologies · Palo Alto, United States · US$10,500 pa

Interns contribute production code directly to Palantir's Gotham defense product, working across the full lifecycle from ideation and prototyping to shipping. Paired with a dedicated mentor, they build mission-critical tools like geospatial mapping and alert-triaging systems in small product teams using Java, Go, TypeScript, React and Spark.

University of Essex · Ipswich · £40,000 – £45,000 pa

A KTP Associate role embedded at Distag QCS in Ipswich, working with a large, messy ERP dataset never designed for machine learning. The post holder shapes the data, builds reliable models, and leads the introduction of data-driven decision making in a business with no existing in-house data science capability, balancing hands-on development with commercial priorities.

Gerrard White · Manchester · £28,000 – £32,000 pa

A graduate-level role analysing datasets to identify trends and support the development, testing and maintenance of statistical and predictive models. You'll use Python, SQL, SAS or PySpark and machine learning techniques, presenting findings to technical and non-technical audiences while collaborating across teams on varied projects.

University of Sheffield · Sheffield · £32,080 pa

Builds and evaluates machine learning models that predict Strep A outbreak risk from multiple real-world datasets, turning them into early-warning signals. Works closely with clinicians and an engineering team so the analysis feeds into a practical public health tool. Combines health data, time series and mathematical modelling in a cross-disciplinary research setting.

Qualify Nation Recruitment · London · £28,000 – £38,000 pa

A traineeship covering AI fundamentals, generative AI and LLMs, prompt engineering, workflow and business process automation, AI agents, no-code platforms and API integrations. Participants build a portfolio through realistic projects such as chatbots, automated business processes and process analysis, with mentoring and career guidance. No prior AI or automation experience is required.

University of Hertfordshire · Hatfield · £39,560 – £46,970 pa

Postdoctoral role delivering research on innovative AI/ML algorithms for predictive modelling and optimisation of agricultural applications using heterogeneous data, as part of an Innovate UK-funded collaborative project. Involves developing AI/ML software tools, data management and analysis, supporting the Principal Investigator on project milestones, and contributing to publications and reports.

Faculty · London

Scoping, building and delivering bespoke AI projects for pharmaceutical clients within a close-knit life sciences team. Involves managing work streams, conducting open-source analysis, translating operational requirements into user stories, and designing user-centric workflows alongside technical teams.

Forward Role · Greater Manchester · £35,000 – £45,000 pa

Hands-on analytics role in a growing retail business, analysing customer, sales and commercial data to uncover trends and drive decisions. You'll write SQL, build Power BI dashboards and present findings to non-technical stakeholders, with a strong emphasis on interpreting data and telling the story behind it rather than just producing reports.

Tenth Revolution Group · Berkshire · £45,000 – £50,000 pa

Builds machine learning, forecasting and identity resolution solutions on Snowflake and Azure DevOps, with models powering web apps, mobile apps and Power BI. Works alongside the Head of Analytics in a newly created role, using SQL, Python and Medallion Architectures. Suited to someone still grounding themselves in data and AI who wants to see AI's business impact.

University of Essex · Milton Keynes · £41,950 pa

Develops novel computer vision techniques to capture and analyse live-broadcasted eSports events, identifying in-game events and building low-latency AI calculations for in-play and pre-match betting markets. Works with Python, TensorFlow or PyTorch alongside Java and .NET colleagues, using historical game data and video feeds to detect irregular play patterns.

University of Cambridge · Cambridge · £37,694 – £46,049 pa

Develops mathematical and computational methods for privacy-preserving human pangenome references, including differentially private pangenome graphs, privacy-aware graph algorithms, and benchmarking on genomic data. The interdisciplinary role sits in an applied maths department and involves collaboration on statistical, optimization and differential privacy aspects, with freedom to shape the project's direction.

University of Oxford · Oxford · £39,424 – £47,779 pa

Develop novel statistical and machine learning methods for large-scale genomic, phenotypic and health data, working with Professor Pier Palamara in the Palamara Group. Research spans genomic language models, multimodal and federated learning, and multi-trait/multi-ancestry methods applied to biobank-scale datasets for association testing, fine-mapping and polygenic prediction. The role also involves building reproducible research software, publishing, and guiding junior researchers.