1 to 25 of 31 Contract Data Engineering Jobs in London

Position: Analytics Engineer Location: London (hybrid 3 times a week)Department: ITType: 3 months rolling contractOutside IR35 The client is seeking an experienced Analytics Engineer to join its Data & Analytics team. The role focuses on building scalable data pipelines, transforming raw data into clean, reusable datasets, and enabling data-driven decision-making. Key Responsibilities Design and … build data products, with proficiency throughout the data lifecycle. Develop robust data models through close collaboration with business users and the engineering team. Partner with senior management, operational leads, and other stakeholders, coaching and supporting a data-driven culture, including KPI definition and reporting frameworks. Accountable for data extraction, transforming JSON & XML, utlising high … experience within metadata management. Collaborate with data engineers to develop data, enrich product design and integrate data for predictive models or machine learning. Deliver well-defined, transformed, tested, documented, and code-reviewed datasets for analysis. Evaluate and recommend improvements in data flow, influencing and supporting architects and engineers. To work independently and to manage multiple data More ❯

Analytics Engineer Location: London (hybrid 3 times a week) Department: IT Type: 3 months rolling contract Outside IR35 The client is seeking an experienced Analytics Engineer to join its Data & Analytics team. The role focuses on building scalable data pipelines, transforming raw data into clean, reusable datasets, and enabling data-driven decision-making. Key Responsibilities Design … and build data products, with proficiency throughout the data lifecycle. Develop robust data models through close collaboration with business users and the engineering team. Partner with senior management, operational leads, and other stakeholders, coaching and supporting a data-driven culture, including KPI definition and reporting frameworks. Accountable for data extraction, transforming JSON & XML, utlising … high experience within metadata management. Collaborate with data engineers to develop data, enrich product design and integrate data for predictive models or machine learning. Deliver well-defined, transformed, tested, documented, and code-reviewed datasets for analysis. Evaluate and recommend improvements in data flow, influencing and supporting architects and engineers. To work independently and to manage multiple More ❯

A well-known and highly prestigious charity organisation based in London is seeking to recruit a Head of Data Technology for an initial 6 month contract to enable and support a large programme of work taking place.The Head of Data Technology will be accountable for the design, implementation, roll out and continuous improvement of fit-for-purpose data and data technology services and solutions. You'll provide leadership, direction, coaching and functional support to Technology data teams, and you'll work closely with senior data directors and the CTO across the charity to ensure that data initiatives can support and enable the direction and execution of the charity's data strategies and … maximise the value of their contribution. Essential skills - Strong experience with Snowflake and PowerBI. Proven track record of building, leading and developing cross-functional teams to drive value from data in large complex organisations. Experience of data enablement with experience of supporting a large migration from the current CRM to Salesforce as a key programme of work. Strong More ❯

seeking to recruit a DataOps Enginer on an initial 6 month contract based in London. It is hybrid and will require 2/3x days onsite per week. A Data Ops Engineer is a highly technical individual contributor, building modern, cloud-native, DevOps-first systems for standardizing and templatizing biomedical and scientific data engineering, with demonstrable experience … across the following areas: They are a full-stack shop consisting of product and portfolio leadership, data engineering, infrastructure and DevOps, data/metadata/knowledge platforms, and AI/ML and analysis platforms, all geared toward: - Building a next-generation, metadata- and automation-driven data experience for scientists, engineers, and decision-makers, increasing productivity and … reducing time spent on "data mechanics" - Providing best-in-class AI/ML and data analysis environments to accelerate our predictive capabilities and attract top-tier talent - Aggressively engineering our data at scale, as one unified asset, to unlock the value of our unique collection of data and predictions in real-time Automation of end More ❯

Data Solution Architect - Conceptual Data Models, Data Vault 2.0, Azure Up to £800 per day (Inside IR35) London/Hybrid 6 Months My client is an instantly recognisable Insurance brand who urgently require a Data Solution Architect with expertise in Conceptual Data Modelling, Solution Architecture specifically within Data, exceptional stakeholder management skills and experience … of implementing Data Vault 2.0 to join a business-critical Programme ASAP.Your CV will need to clearly state how you are involved in the process of leading/managing/maintaining/uplifted/improving Conceptual Data Models, as well as where you have implemented Data Vault 2.0. Key Requirements: Proven expertise in Data Solution Architecture … working on large, complex Data Programmes Strong experience of Conceptual Data Models (leading/managing/maintaining/uplifted/improving Conceptual Data Models) Strong knowledge of MS Azure stack (including Data Factory (ADF), Data Lake Storage, SQL, Azure ML and Power BI) Proven experience with Snowflake Architecture, including DevOps integration and CI/CD More ❯

Inside IR35) Databricks Engineer needed with active SC Security Clearance for 6 Month Contract based in Central London (Hybrid). Developing a cutting-edge Azure Databricks platform for economic data modelling, analysis, and forecasting. Start ASAP in Nov/Dec 2025. Hybrid Working - 2 days/week remote (WFH), and 3 days/week working on-site from the … Central London office. A chance to work with a leading global IT and Digital transformation business specialising in Government projects: In-depth Data Engineering + strong hands-on Azure Databricks expertise. Azure Data Services, Azure Data Factory, Azure Blob Storage + Azure SQL Database. Designing, developing, building + optimising data pipelines, implementing data transformations … ensuring data quality and reliability. Deep Data Warehousing knowledge including data modelling techniques + data integration patterns. Experience of working with complex data pipelines, large data sets, data pipeline optimization + data architecture design. Implementing complex data transformations using Spark, PySpark or Scala + working with SQL/MySQL databases. Experience More ❯

Data Engineer £500 - £560 per day London - 1 day per week in office We're working with a leading global healthcare technology company who are building out their next-generation data platform, with a strong emphasis on automation, testing, and cloud-native engineering, and are looking for an experienced Data Engineer to join their team. The … Role You'll be part of a modern data engineering function that's implementing best-in-class data practices across ingestion, transformation, and orchestration layers. The environment is highly technical, collaborative, and fast-paced, giving you the opportunity to work across a wide variety of data sources and tools. Day-to-day responsibilities include: Designing and … developing DBT models and Airflow pipelines within a modern data stack. Building robust data ingestion pipelines across multiple sources - including external partners, internal platforms, and APIs. Implementing automated testing and CI/CD pipelines for data workflows. Performing data extraction and enrichment, including web scraping and parsing of unstructured text (e.g., scanned forms and documents). More ❯

Senior Data Engineer (Databricks) Location: London (Hybrid) Rate: Negotiable, depending on experience Duration: 6 months (initial)We’re looking for a Senior Data Engineer (Databricks) to join a world-leading energy organisation on a key transformation programme within their trading and supply division. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in building modern, scalable data solutions using Azure cloud technologies. The Role As a Senior Data Engineer, you’ll be responsible for designing and developing robust data foundations and end-to-end solutions that drive value across the business. You’ll help shape and embed data-driven thinking across both technical and business teams, ensuring the organisation continues to lead with … insight and innovation.You’ll act as a subject matter expert, guiding technical decisions, mentoring junior engineers, and ensuring data engineering best practices are consistently applied. Key Responsibilities Design and build data solutions aligned with business and IT strategy. Lead development of scalable data pipelines and models using Azure and Databricks. Support data foundation initiatives and More ❯

Databricks Data Engineer £500 - £600 per day Outside IR35 We're partnering with a leading online retail company that's transforming the way data and real-time intelligence shape customer experiences. Their mission is to harness cutting-edge data and streaming technologies to drive smarter decisions, improve efficiency, and create personalised journeys for millions of shoppers worldwide. … The Role As a Senior Data Engineer, you'll play a key role in developing and optimising the backbone of the company's data platform. You'll be responsible for building and maintaining large-scale, real-time data pipelines that power analytics, machine learning, and operational systems across the business. You'll collaborate with software engineers, data scientists, and analytics teams to ensure the platform delivers reliable, high-quality, and compliant data at scale. This is a hands-on engineering role that blends software craftsmanship with data architecture expertise. Key responsibilities: Design and implement high-throughput data streaming solutions using Kafka, Flink, or Confluent. Build and maintain scalable backend systems in Python More ❯

Technical Lead, Hands on Privacy Engineer to act as the key link between privacy regulation, engineering delivery and architectural governance. In this role you ll ensure privacy-by-design principles are embedded end-to-end throughout the software development lifecycle, helping translate regulatory intent into practical technical delivery. This role blends technical depth, privacy expertise and agile delivery experience. … features and acceptance criteria. Support PI planning by identifying and escalating privacy risks early. Validate delivery outputs post-deployment to ensure privacy controls are implemented and verifiable. Technical Assurance & Engineering Translation Review and challenge system designs, architecture, SDK and vendor solutions against internal privacy standards. Translate legal/regulatory requirements into clear technical stories and testable acceptance criteria. Integrate … privacy controls and automated assurance checks into CI/CD pipelines. technical depth - software and data engineering, web/mobile SDK, client/server tracking and content and data streaming, data pipelines. Cross-Functional Collaboration Work closely with Product, Architecture, Security and Legal partners. Influence early design decisions to ensure privacy alignment with technical and business More ❯

Robert Half Technology are assisting a cutting edge AI organisation to recruit a Data Engineer on a contract basis - remote working - UK based A Junior Data Engineer who's excited to help build the data foundations that power cutting-edge AI solutions. You'll join a high-impact team working at the intersection of data, analytics … and machine learning - designing pipelines and infrastructure that make innovation possible at scale. Role Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines that fuel AI and analytics initiatives. Partner closely with data scientists, analysts, and engineers to deliver clean, structured, and reliable data. Develop robust data transformations in Python and SQL, ensuring performance and accuracy. Work hands-on … with Snowflake to model, optimise, and manage data flows. Continuously improve data engineering practices - from automation to observability. Bring ideas to the table: help shape how data is collected, processed, and leveraged across the business. Profile The Data Engineer will ideally have 2-5 years of experience in data engineering or a similar More ❯

Data Engineer - Azure/GCP, Data Lake, Snowflake Up to £700 per day (Inside IR35) London/Hybrid (1-2 days per week hybrid working ) 6 months I am currently working with an instantly recognisable, high profile client who urgently require a Data Engineer with expertise in Azure/GCP and Data Lakes to join a … major transformation programme, whilst expanding Data sources and identifying more Data sources to help produce more metrics to drive Data capability across the entire organisation, helping bridge the gap between Data Engineering and Security. Key Requirements: Proven experience as a Data Engineer in a large, complex, regulated organisation Expertise with Cloud Platforms (Azure and … GCP preferred) Previous experience of working with Data Lakes Demonstrable experience of ingesting, extracting and analysing Data from diverse sources Ability to create a centralised and standardised view from using Data from across multiple Business/Market Units across the entire organisation Understanding of future hosting model(s) Capability to give Market Units some guidance whilst understanding More ❯

Data Engineer - Azure/GCP, Data Lake, Snowflake Up to £700 per day (Inside IR35) London/Hybrid (1-2 days per week hybrid working) 6 months I am currently working with an instantly recognisable, high profile client who urgently require a Data Engineer with expertise in Azure/GCP and Data Lakes to join a … major transformation programme, whilst expanding Data sources and identifying more Data sources to help produce more metrics to drive Data capability across the entire organisation, helping bridge the gap between Data Engineering and Security. Key Requirements: Proven experience as a Data Engineer in a large, complex, regulated organisation Expertise with Cloud Platforms (Azure and … GCP preferred) Previous experience of working with Data Lakes Demonstrable experience of ingesting, extracting and analysing Data from diverse sources Ability to create a centralised and standardised view from using Data from across multiple Business/Market Units across the entire organisation Understanding of future hosting model(s) Capability to give Market Units some guidance whilst understanding More ❯

Robert Half have partnered with one of our Pharmaceutical manufacturing organisations to help them recruit for an experience Snowflake Data Engineer on an initial 6 months experienced based out of their London office. You will play a key role in designing and managing our Snowflake data warehouse and leveraging dbt (Data Build Tool) to transform raw data into reliable, analysis-ready datasets that support regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, and innovation. Responsibilities: Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines to support manufacturing, quality, and supply chain data workflows. Implement and manage data transformation models using dbt to standardise and validate datasets. Optimise and monitor performance of Snowflake data warehouse environments. Collaborate with cross … functional teams (Data Scientists, Quality, Manufacturing, IT) to define data requirements and deliver reliable data solutions. Develop and maintain ETL/ELT workflows using modern orchestration and integration tools (e.g., Airflow, Fivetran, or similar). Implement data governance, lineage, and documentation best practices. Support business intelligence tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) by ensuring data accessibility More ❯

Senior Data Engineer – SC Cleared We are seeking a hands-on Senior Data Engineer with deep expertise in building and managing streaming and batch data pipelines . The ideal candidate will have strong experience working with large-scale data systems operating on cloud-based platforms such as AWS, Databricks or Snowflake . This role also involves … close collaboration with hyperscalers and data platform vendors to evaluate and document Proofs of Concept (PoCs) for modern data platforms, while effectively engaging with senior stakeholders across the organisation. Key Responsibilities: Design, develop, and maintain streaming and batch data pipelines using modern data engineering tools and frameworks. Work with large volumes of structured and unstructured … data , ensuring high performance and scalability. Collaborate with cloud providers and data platform vendors (e.g., AWS, Microsoft Azure, Databricks, IBM, Snowflake) to conduct PoCs for data platform solutions. Evaluate PoC outcomes and provide comprehensive documentation including architecture, performance benchmarks, and recommendations. Engage with key stakeholders including Heads of Architecture, Enterprise Architects, Product Owners, and Security teams to More ❯

Privacy Technologist/Tech Lead Consultant, contract, outside IR35, London Hybrid You'll serve as the bridge between privacy compliance, engineering delivery and architecture governance ensuring privacy principles are implemented effectively throughout the software development lifecycle. This position requires a unique combination of technical depth, regulatory understanding, and agile delivery experience. You'll help turn high-level regulatory and … privacy SME for delivery and platform teams during privacy incidents or investigations. Provide technical insight during incident triage, root cause analysis, and remediation planning. Coach teams in privacy-preserving engineering practices, including data minimisation, anonymisation/pseudonymisation, and consent management. Cross-Functional Collaboration Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, Security Engineers and Lega to ensure privacy compliance is aligned … with business and technical goals. Work closely with Solution Management and Architecture to embed privacy considerations early in design phases. Contribute to the continuous improvement of privacy engineering practices across the organisation. Experience Technical Expertise: Background in software or data engineering, with hands-on familiarity across data pipelines, APIs, SDKs, client/server tracking, consent tooling More ❯

Robert Half Technology are assisting a market leading financial services organisation to recruit a Data Engineer on a contract basis. Outside IR35. Hybrid working - London based. Role The Data Engineer will design, develop, and maintain data infrastructure to ensure reliability, scalability, and performance. Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to fulfil their data requirements and … support their work. Collect and process datasets from various sources, ensuring data quality and integrity. Implement efficient data models and schemas for storage and retrieval. Optimise data processes for improved performance and efficiency. Troubleshoot and resolve data pipeline issues swiftly and effectively. Keep abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies in data engineering, and … continuously improve your skills and knowledge. Profile The Data Engineer will have mastery of data management and processing tools, including Power BI, Data Factory, Databricks, SQL Server, and Oracle. Proficient in SQL and experienced in database administration. Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure and AWS. Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with strong attention to detail. More ❯

an AI Engineer on a contract basis. Outside IR35. Hybrid working - London based. Role * The AI Engineer will design, develop, and implement AI and machine learning solutions to support data-driven decision-making and business innovation in pharmaceuticals.* Collaborate with data scientists, data engineers, and business analysts to build scalable AI models for research, development, and commercial … operations.* Develop, test, and optimise machine learning algorithms and predictive models relevant to pharmaceutical data.* Integrate AI models with existing data pipelines, laboratory systems, and business applications.* Ensure the reliability, scalability, and performance of AI systems across multiple platforms.* Maintain clear documentation and contribute to best practices in model governance, regulatory compliance, and MLOps.* Stay abreast of industry trends … Proficient in Python and familiar with key libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, and scikit-learn.* Experience working with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP, ideally within a data engineering or MLOps context.* Strong understanding of data processing, feature engineering, and model evaluation techniques, with experience handling complex scientific datasets.* Excellent problem-solving and analytical More ❯

Robert Half Technology are assisting a large, market-leading media company to recruit a Data Analyst on a contract basis. Hybrid working - London based. Role * The Data Analyst will be responsible for collecting, analysing, and interpreting complex data sets to help drive business decisions and optimise performance.* Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand data requirements and … provide actionable insights.* Build dashboards and reports to visualise key performance indicators and trends using tools such as Power BI and Tableau.* Clean, transform, and validate data to ensure accuracy and consistency.* Identify patterns and trends in data to support strategic planning and operational improvements.* Work closely with the data engineering team to ensure the smooth … flow of data from multiple sources.* Stay up to date with emerging analytics tools and techniques to continuously improve reporting and analysis processes. Profile * The Data Analyst will have proven experience with data analysis, reporting, and visualisation tools such as Power BI, Excel, SQL, and Tableau.* Strong proficiency in SQL for querying and manipulating large datasets.* Experience More ❯

Robert Half Technology are assisting a market-leading pharmaceuticals organisation to recruit a Data Engineer on a contract basis. Outside IR35. Hybrid working - London based (one day per week on site). Role * The Data Engineer will design, develop, and maintain data infrastructure to ensure reliability, scalability, and performance.* Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and business … stakeholders to fulfil their data requirements and support their work.* Collect, process, and transform datasets from various sources, ensuring data quality and integrity.* Optimise and maintain the organisation's Snowflake infrastructure, providing performance tuning, enhancements, and regular "MOT" checks.* Develop and maintain DBT pipelines, mainly on Snowflake, to enable efficient transformation and modelling of data.* Implement efficient data models and schemes for storage and retrieval, optimising processes for improved performance.* Troubleshoot and resolve data pipeline and infrastructure issues swiftly and effectively.* Keep abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies in data engineering and cloud infrastructure, continuously improving skills and knowledge. Profile * The Data Engineer will have proven experience working with Snowflake infrastructure, including More ❯

potential extension) Start: ASAP Rate: Market rate - Inside IR35 We’re looking for experienced PySpark + Fabric Developers to join a major transformation programme with a leading global financial data and infrastructure organisation. This is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge data engineering solutions, driving innovation and performance at scale. Key Responsibilities Design, build, and … optimise data pipelines for both batch and streaming workloads. Develop and manage dataflows and semantic models to support analytics and reporting. Implement complex data transformations, aggregations, and joins with a focus on performance and reliability. Apply robust data validation, cleansing, and profiling techniques to maintain accuracy. Enforce role-based access, data masking, and compliance standards. Tune … Strong hands-on experience with PySpark (RDDs, DataFrames, Spark SQL). Proven ability to build and optimise ETL pipelines and dataflows. Familiar with Microsoft Fabric or similar lakehouse/data platform environments. Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and automated deployment. Knowledge of market data, transactional systems, or financial datasets. Excellent communication skills and collaborative mindset. Desirable More ❯

Fabric) Work Location: London (Office Based) The Role The role will be integral to realizing the customer's vision and strategy in transforming some of their critical application and data engineering components. As a global financial markets infrastructure and data provider , the customer leverages cutting-edge technologies to support its core services and business requirements. This role … is critical in enabling the technical thought leadership and excellence required for that purpose. Your Responsibilities Design, build, and optimise scalable data pipelines for batch and streaming workloads. Develop and manage dataflows and semantic models to support analytics-related business requirements. Implement complex transformations, aggregations, and joins ensuring performance and reliability. Apply robust data validations, cleansing, and profiling … techniques to ensure data accuracy and consistency. Implement role-based access, data masking, and compliance protocols. Performance tune and optimise jobs and workloads to reduce latency. Collaborate with analysts and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions. Create, maintain, and update documentation and internal knowledge repositories. Your Profile Essential Skills/Knowledge/Experience Ability to write More ❯

Lead Data Engineer, Snowflake, 4 months, Remote, CO7368 A leading software consultancy requires a Lead Data Engineer/Tech Lead with strong Snowflake skills - for the next 4 months with the likelihood of significant extension - to provide technical leadership for a prestigious client project to deliver an innovative data platform. Working remotely and outside of IR35, the … Snowflake Lead Data Engineer/Tech Lead will actively work on delivering the technical solutions whilst carrying out code reviews, setting best practices, ensuring code quality, keeping everyone aligned from a technical standpoint, and fostering good communication and collaboration. This will involve: Working with the project owner to gather ongoing requirements from the client Improving the transparency and traceability … of data through well-documented pipelines and clear data lineage. Empowering internal teams with cleaner, structured data, reducing dependence on tribal knowledge and manual interventions. Enabling future scalability by establishing robust, modular foundations Experience Required: Snowflake expertise Solid data engineering expertise including strong SQL and Python Proficiency in DBT for transformation tasks Experience with Dagster More ❯

Role Title: ETRM Data Modeler Work mode: Hybrid, 3 days WFO Contract duration: 12 Months Location: London Key Accountabilities: Knowledge and experience in global energy markets with the ability to identify and prioritize fundamental and quantitative analysis/modelling that provides commercial insights to the trading organization. Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate analytics to necessary stakeholders … learning. Excellent problem-solving skills. Experience using a coding language to develop models and analytical tools. Experience manipulating and analyzing large, complex datasets. Desirable Experience & Skills Practical knowledge of data engineering practices (designing and building robust data pipelines) Knowledge of python and core libraries applicable to data science (e.g., pandas, numpy, statsmodel More ❯

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 … 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 … experience as a Quantitative Developer within a hedge fund, prop trading, or systematic trading environment. Strong programming expertise in Python (C++ or Java also advantageous). Excellent understanding of data structures, algorithms, and numerical computing. Experience with time-series data, backtesting, and quantitative research workflows. Familiarity with financial markets and trading systems. Strong communication skills with the ability More ❯