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.

Morson Edge · West Yorkshire · £170,000 – £180,000 pa

Lead the data and AI strategy across the organisation, taking ideas from experimentation through to production at scale. Hands-on role spanning generative AI, LLMs, RAG, agentic AI and MLOps, while owning the data platform strategy and building a high-performing team. Works closely with the executive team, Product, Engineering, Architecture and Security.

Carbometrics · Bristol · £60,000 – £70,000 pa

Lead the development of a signal-processing pipeline that turns raw optical sensor measurements into reliable analytical results, from early data investigation through to implementation in instrument software. Work spans filtering, noise removal, bias compensation for temperature and sensor variability, calibration and change detection, using Python and experimental data alongside scientists and engineers. A hands-on technical leadership role without initial line management, focused on algorithms rather than full product software or UI ownership.

Synthesia · London

Join a 40+ person R&D team building avatar-centric interactive video diffusion models, adapting them to audio, motion and interaction cues and streaming infinitely long video in real time. The role spans lip-sync and motion quality, evaluation frameworks and dataset definition, with a strong emphasis on shipping research into production.

Matchtech · Southampton · £75 ph

Six-month contract supporting PLM reporting and data analytics across Teamcenter and Enovia for a defence client. The role covers requirements gathering, wireframing, data modelling and validation, and building dashboards with Teamcenter Reporting and TCRA, working with the PLM product team, data colleagues and vendors. Primarily remote with occasional site visits.

Harnham - Data and Analytics Recruitment · London · £100,000 – £150,000 pa

Lead a data research function, defining strategy for sourcing and evaluating new datasets and assessing their quality, reliability and commercial value. Oversee statistical analysis, modelling and time series research, run end-to-end projects, and mentor a small team while driving adoption of AI and advanced analytics.

Faculty · Remote (UK)

Lead the design, build and deployment of production-grade machine learning systems for defence clients, covering architecture, scalable infrastructure and MLOps standards. Work cross-functionally with engineers, data scientists and commercial teams, and act as a trusted technical advisor to customers while mentoring junior engineers. Requires eligibility for UK Security Clearance and 2-4 days per week on client sites.

Faculty · Remote (UK)

Lead technical direction on complex, business-critical AI projects for defence clients, architecting production-grade machine learning solutions and overseeing end-to-end delivery. Combines hands-on ML depth with strategic oversight, mentoring data scientists and managing demanding client relationships. Requires UK Security Clearance and 2-4 days per week on client sites.

Synthesia · London

Design and build scalable, reliable systems for training, serving, and operating generative AI models in production. Develop internal tooling and automation to reduce operational overhead for researchers and engineers, with a focus on agentic workflows and platform-level abstractions. Collaborate closely with research and product teams to improve observability, debugging, and developer experience across distributed GPU environments.

Databricks · United Kingdom

Customer-facing technical authority on Generative AI, LLMs and applied ML for digital-native and startup accounts across EMEA. Shapes architectures, builds hands-on proofs of concept and reference implementations on Databricks (Mosaic AI, MLflow, Model Serving, Vector Search, Unity Catalog), leads fine-tuning and evaluation engagements, and mentors the wider field engineering organisation.

Hays Specialist Recruitment - Education · Lancashire · £25 – £35 ph

Lead data strategy across a network of schools, managing SIMS and associated systems, producing performance dashboards and analysis on attainment, attendance and behaviour, and overseeing census returns and GDPR compliance. The role involves training staff, supporting Ofsted preparation and travelling between schools in the North West.

Harnham - Data and Analytics Recruitment · London · £80,000 – £90,000 pa

Owns and develops the organisation's Marketing Mix Modelling framework, delivering insights on marketing effectiveness, media performance and budget allocation. Designs incrementality tests, lift studies and geo experiments, builds LTV models and applies causal inference to guide investment decisions, working closely with Marketing stakeholders.

Proactive Appointments · Birmingham · £55,000 – £62,500 pa

Joins a small Data & Insight team owning the full data journey, from extracting source data through modelling and integration to delivering insight for senior leaders, operational teams and customers. Works with a Microsoft-focused stack including Fabric, Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, APIs, Python and SQL, with scope to shape standards and solutions as the function is rebuilt.

IT Talent Solutions · Milton Keynes · £50,000 – £65,000 pa

Hands-on senior role bridging business teams and technical developers, supporting BI tools, shaping reporting solutions and promoting self-service analytics. Involves gathering requirements, designing dashboards, leading BI governance, coordinating testing and maintaining a central data platform. Requires advanced Excel, SQL, data warehousing/ETL and cloud platform experience.

Databricks · London

Owns the EMEA go-to-market strategy for Databricks' Financial Services vertical, spanning Banking/Payments, Capital Markets and Insurance. Sets vision, builds field sales assets and account/segment-level plans, cultivates C-level customer and partner relationships, and works cross-functionally with sales, pre-sales, marketing and enablement. Requires travel and reports to the VP of Financial Services, Cyber Security and Sustainability GTM.

MERJE · Wolverhampton · £50,000 – £60,000 pa

Builds and shapes the analytical capability of an independent enforcement oversight body, developing a six-monthly industry data return, a data-led risk assessment framework and Power BI dashboards for oversight and complaints. Combines hands-on analysis and tool-building with wider oversight work, including occasional on-site firm reviews, and explores responsible uses of AI.