9 of 9 Contract Quantitative Research Jobs in England

Senior User Researcher - Agentic AI/Quantitative Research Outside IR35: £475 - £525 5 month initial contract, likely to extend ASAP Start Once a week/once every 2 weeks to London We are seeking an experienced Senior User Researcher to support a government department on a high-profile programme of work. The role will involve leading user research … requirements are embedded into solutions at scale. You must either hold or be eligible for SC for this position. Key Responsibilities Lead the planning, design, and execution of user research activities for AI/LLM-powered services. Apply mixed-methods research (qualitative and quantitative) to capture user needs, behaviours, and expectations in complex, high-transaction environments. Evaluate … user-centred perspective. Test and assess AI/LLM model outputs against user requirements, accessibility standards, and regulatory frameworks. Collaborate with AI engineers, designers, and product teams to translate research findings into actionable design and development decisions. Prototype and test new human-AI interaction patterns , ensuring transparency, oversight, and trust. Champion inclusive research practices, ensuring accessibility, safeguarding, and More ❯

strategic role where you will act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) , driving optimal user experience across our digital products. You will be responsible for defining, executing, and synthesizing research that directly informs design and product strategy. This is a hybrid position requiring 3 days per week in our Newcastle office, working within a dynamic cross-functional environment. Contract … holiday entitlement of 33 days (pro-rata) . Key Responsibilities As a Senior User Researcher, you will operate independently and champion the user voice by: Conducting End-to-End Research: Independently design, plan, and execute research using a wide array of methodologies, including in-depth user interviews, contextual inquiries, and usability testing. Applying Mixed-Methods Mastery: Utilizing Advanced … Proficiency in both Qualitative Research and Quantitative Research (e.g., surveys, analytics, A/B testing) to deliver holistic, actionable insights. Creating Strategic Deliverables: Creating and maintaining critical user-centered artifacts, including detailed user personas and comprehensive journey maps , to align product strategy. Providing Design Guidance: Offering expert guidance to cross-functional teams, ensuring all design concepts and More ❯

User Researcher to support a major Central Government digital programme focused on improving public-facing services and digital products used across the UK. You will conduct high-quality strategic research with citizens, service users, and local government teams to shape user-centred design, product direction and organisational decision-making. This role requires someone with strong expertise in end-to … end user research and a background working with local authorities or councils to understand how public services operate at a local level. What You'll Do As a Senior User Researcher , you will: Lead and deliver a wide range of user research projects (discovery through to evaluative) involving local government officers and end users Plan, design and conduct … research using both qualitative and quantitative methods Run research activities end-to-end: designing, recruiting, conducting sessions, analysing data and presenting insights Translate findings into clear, actionable insights that influence product, service and strategic decisions Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams including product managers, designers, policy specialists and developers Engage and involve stakeholders across local and central government More ❯

Robert Half Technology are assisting a rapidly growing hedge fund to recruit a Quantitative Developer on a contract basis A leading hedge fund with a strong track record in systematic and quantitative trading. The firm combines advanced research, technology, and data to deliver market-leading performance across multiple asset classes. They are seeking a Quantitative Developer … on a 6-month contract to support the ongoing development of research tools, trading models, and infrastructure enhancements within their core systematic strategies team. Role The Quantitative Developer will collaborate with researchers to implement, test, and deploy quantitative trading strategies and risk models. Build and enhance data pipelines and backtesting frameworks for large-scale market data. Integrate … new data sources and ensure data quality and reliability across research environments. Refactor and optimise existing code for performance and maintainability. Contribute to tooling and automation that accelerate research and deployment cycles. Support production systems and ensure smooth handover of deliverables. Profile Proven experience as a Quantitative Developer within a hedge fund, prop trading, or systematic trading More ❯

to modernise the systems and services that support property ownership across England and Wales. As the Head of Systems Value, you will provide senior leadership that brings together user research and business analysis to drive evidence-based decision making across the organisation. 2-year FTC, £73,347 - £78,213 (dependant on location) plus 29% pension contribution and full Civil … Systems Value on a fixed term appointment for 2 years and possible extension to a permanent placement. Job description As the Head of Systems Value, you will combine user research and business analysis to drive evidence-based decision making across HM Land Registry. You will be responsible for building and leading a cross-disciplinary team that integrates qualitative user … insights with quantitative business metrics to inform product strategy and organisational priorities. By utilising your expertise in both research methodologies and business analysis, you will establish frameworks for connecting user needs to business outcomes, lead research initiatives through the product lifecycle and partner with executive stakeholders to influence strategic direction. You will work with teams across the More ❯

to modernise the systems and services that support property ownership across England and Wales. As the Head of Systems Value, you will provide senior leadership that brings together user research and business analysis to drive evidence-based decision making across the organisation. 2-year FTC, £73,347 - £78,213 (dependant on location) plus 29% pension contribution and full Civil … Systems Value on a fixed term appointment for 2 years and possible extension to a permanent placement. Job description As the Head of Systems Value, you will combine user research and business analysis to drive evidence-based decision making across HM Land Registry. You will be responsible for building and leading a cross-disciplinary team that integrates qualitative user … insights with quantitative business metrics to inform product strategy and organisational priorities. By utilising your expertise in both research methodologies and business analysis, you will establish frameworks for connecting user needs to business outcomes, lead research initiatives through the product lifecycle and partner with executive stakeholders to influence strategic direction. You will work with teams across the More ❯

C++ Quantitative Developer - C+/20 | Linux | Low-Latency | Equities | Python - Permanent Central London | Onsite 5 Days We're seeking experienced C++ Quantitative Developers (Senior & Lead) to design and implement ultra-low-latency trading systems within a fast-paced equities technology environment. Key Skills & Experience: Strong C++ (11/17/20+) with Multithreading & asynchronous programming. Deep knowledge … of Linux internals & networking . Experience with low-latency, Real Time trading systems . Background in equities trading/execution algorithms . Familiarity with Python for quantitative research (desirable). Strong computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, OOP). Role Highlights: Develop execution algorithms, order management, connectivity & messaging systems. Collaborate directly with trading teams to optimise execution performance. More ❯

My client, who are a government funded organisation, working within the public sector are looking for an additional User Experience Research Consultant to come in and work initially on a 12 week basis fully remote. You Must have had experience of working alongside Gov.uk, please do not apply if this is not the case! You will be a User … Experience (UX) Research specialist that is passionate about research, user centered design, and building great products. An advocate of rapid iterative testing during development and upfront product discovery research. You will have created and led UX Research processes and strategy within an agile development environment, whilst working across multiple teams and platforms. From lab based testing, diary … to ensure the UX specification is successfully translated into visual design and code you must offer 3-4 years' experience working at an Agency or client-side doing user research, quantitive and qualitative research, or usability roles. The researcher would be consulting alongside a UX team of 2 designers, one junior researcher and two Front End developers and More ❯

Robert Half Technology are assisting a market-leading financial services organisation to recruit a Quantitative Developer on a contract basis. This role offers a hybrid working model, based in London. Role Design, develop, and maintain quantitative libraries, models, and tools supporting trading, pricing, and risk management. Collaborate with quantitative analysts, data scientists, and traders to implement and … maintainable code. Ensure system reliability, scalability, and low latency across all components. Participate in model validation, performance tuning, and version control processes. Stay up to date with advances in quantitative finance, computational techniques, and emerging technologies. Profile Strong programming experience in Python, C++, or C#; knowledge of NumPy, Pandas, and QuantLib advantageous. Solid understanding of mathematics, statistics, and numerical … capable of working closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Company Market-leading financial services organisation headquartered in London. Collaborative culture with exposure to cutting-edge financial technology and quantitative research. Hybrid working environment. Salary & Benefits The day rate or salary range is dependent upon experience, qualifications, and technical capability. Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for More ❯