1 to 25 of 27 Contract Data Scientist Jobs in the UK

Data Scientist - SC Cleared

Hiring Organisation
Hays
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Contract Rate
£500.0 - £550.0 per day + Up to £550 inside IR35
Your new company One of the most influential Central Government Organisations in the current economic climate Your new role Data Scientist - SC Cleared - SQL, Python & R What you'll need to succeed My client is looking for an Analytical Data Scientist, leading/working alongside … team of data scientists to deliver key outputs for commissioned projects (use cases). You will also support the development of GSCIP through developing tools, data visualisations, and data available for analysis. You will have the opportunity to work on bespoke data science projects to improve ...

Data Scientist (NLP & LLM Specialist)

Hiring Organisation
Randstad Technologies Recruitment
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£400 - £565/day
Data Scientist (NLP & LLM Specialist) Remote- UK 6-month contract with Potential Extension Day rate - £ 427.68 - £ 565 per day Inside IR35 Data Scientist (NLP & LLM Specialist) Are you an expert in Natural Language Processing who thrives on building scalable, real-world AI solutions? We are seeking … hands-on Data Scientist to join a premier global credit ratings and financial information firm. You will be a key player in launching a brand-new, from-scratch analytics platform designed for elite institutional clients including corporate banks and asset managers. The Opportunity In this role, you will ...

Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Stackstudio Digital Ltd
Location
United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
From £350 to £400 per day
Role Details Role/Job Title: Data Scientist Work Location: Grange Castle Business Park, Dublin, Ireland Mode of Working: Office based The Role Data Scientist for pharmaceutical manufacturing processes. Your Responsibilities (Up to 10, Avoid repetition) Optimization Modeling Proficiency with Gurobi Optimization Solver Experience with Gurobi … Python API (gurobipy) Ability to formulate and solve linear, integer and mixed integer programming problems Experience with model robustness and model debugging Programming and Data Handling Ability to code in Python Proficiency in SQL for querying and managing input data Data pre-preparation skills (experience with pandas ...

Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Provide
Location
Heathrow, Hounslow, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
Competitive salary
Data Scientist – MRO AI Solutions (Embedded in Operations) Role Purpose We are seeking a highly skilled Data Scientist to develop advanced AI and ML models that unlock operational value within a major corporation's maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) function. The role requires the ability … translate complex data insights into actionable business outcomes and create solutions that can be adapted across multiple operational entities globally. Key Responsibilities Design and implement predictive and prescriptive models to optimize MRO operations. Perform exploratory data analysis, feature engineering, and model validation. Collaborate with data engineering teams ...

Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Damia Group Ltd
Location
Hounslow, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Data Scientist - 3 days per week in Hounslow - Market rates - Inside IR35 My client is a global leading IT consultancy. They are on the hunt for a true data scientists with optimisation expertise or experience. Purpose: This role is responsible for developing industrialised optimisation and machine learning … seaborn) Proficient in working with cloud platforms (AWS preferred), code versioning (Git), experiment tracking (e.g. MLflow) Experience with cloud-based ML tools (e.g. SageMaker), data and model versioning (e.g. DVC), CI/CD (e.g. GitHub Actions), workflow orchestration (e.g. Airflow/Dagster) and containerised solutions (e.g. Docker, ECS) nice ...

Data Scientist - UKIC DV Clearance Required

Hiring Organisation
Matchtech
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP Annual
client, a prominent entity in the Defence & Security sector, is seeking a meticulous Data Scientist with a strong understanding of Linux, Data Science, and AWS to join their team. This is a contract position located in London for a duration of 12 months, requiring a UKIC … clearance to undertake sensitive and impactful work. Key Responsibilities: Develop and deploy data science solutions to support national security missions. Build and optimise data pipelines for processing large, complex datasets. Apply machine learning and statistical techniques to extract actionable insights. Create clear visualisations to communicate findings to stakeholders. ...

Data Scientist - Inside IR35 - Optimisation

Hiring Organisation
Lorien Resourcing Limited
Location
West Drayton, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£750 - £800 per day
Data Scientist - Optimisation & Applied Analytics Contract duration: 6months (12months of work road mapped) Day rate: 800 Inside IR35 Location/Hybrid: 2-3 days per week to Heathrow Airport A major global airline, undergoing a multi-million-pound data and optimisation transformation, is looking for a Data Scientist to join their high-performing Decision Support & Optimisation function. This role is end-to-end, hands-on, and deeply embedded in the business. You'll work at the start of new product builds, shaping and delivering AI-powered optimisation tools that keep people and aircraft moving efficiently ...

Lead Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Sanderson Recruitment
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£700 - £750 per day
Lead Data Scientist £700-£750pd via Umbrella Mostly Remote/2 days per month in the London office Leading Financial Services organisation is seeking an experienced Lead Data Scientist to provide hands-on technical leadership across a major transformation programme. You will act as the technical … lead for a team of 4-5 Data Scientists, providing task direction, code and model oversight, and setting technical standards - without formal line management responsibility. The role remains hands-on, focused on the design, build, validation, and deployment of predictive and risk models within a regulated environment. Role: Provide ...

Data Scientist - Supply Chain Optimisation

Hiring Organisation
CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler
Location
Hounslow, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£550 - £750/day
Data Scientist - Optimisation & Operations Research North West London (Hybrid, 3 days on-site) | £550 - £750/day The Opportunity We're recruiting on behalf of a globally recognised organisation undergoing a major transformation in how it uses data to drive operational decisions. This is a rare chance … embedding cutting-edge optimisation and machine learning directly into live operations. You'll join a high-performing, Agile product squad as a full-stack Data Scientist, sitting at the intersection of data engineering, ML, and operations research. What You'll Be Doing Designing and delivering optimisation ...

Lead Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Sanderson Recruitment
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP 700 - 750 Daily
Lead Data Scientist £700-£750pd via Umbrella Mostly Remote/2 days per month in the London office Leading Financial Services organisation is seeking an experienced Lead Data Scientist to provide hands-on technical leadership across a major transformation programme click apply for full job details ...

Data Scientist - Defence - DV Clearance

Hiring Organisation
Arqtech Search Ltd
Location
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, East Anglia, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Data Scientist Location: RAF Wyton, Huntingdon (45 days onsite) Clearance: Active DV Essential Contract: 12 months Inside IR35 (extension likely up to 3 years) or Permanent role Rate: Negotiable Programme Overview Arqtech Search is supporting a defence delivery partner on a secure data transformation programme within … operational environment. The programme focuses on designing, sustaining and evolving secure data platforms that underpin intelligence, surveillance and operational decision-support capabilities. The Data Scientist will play a critical role in delivering resilient, maintainable, and scaleable AI solutions. Key Responsibilities Maintain and continuously improve ...

Data Scientist - Inside IR35 - Optimisation

Hiring Organisation
Lorien Resourcing Limited
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP 750 - 800 Daily
Data Scientist - Optimisation & Applied Analytics Contract duration: 6months (12months of work road mapped) Day rate: 800 Inside IR35 Location/Hybrid: 2-3 days per week to Heathrow Airport A major global airline, undergoing a multi-million-pound data and optimisation transformation, is looking for a Data Scientist to join their high-performing Decision Support & Optimisation function click apply for full job details ...

Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
GCS
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£550 - £551/day
Looking out for mix of Data Science and Data Engineering. Someone who is half data scientist and data engineer - Someone who can build and maintain machine learning models And also an engineer who can build data pipelines Someone good at insights and presenting Measuring ...

Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Stackstudio Digital Ltd
Location
United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP 350 - 400 Daily
Role Details Role/Job Title: Data Scientist Work Location: Grange Castle Business Park, Dublin, Ireland Mode of Working: Office based The Role Data Scientist for pharmaceutical manufacturing processes. Your Responsibilities (Up to 10, Avoid repetition) Optimization Modeling Proficiency with Gurobi Optimization Solver Experience with Gurobi ...

Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Damia Group Ltd
Location
Hounslow, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP Annual
Data Scientist - 3 days per week in Hounslow - Market rates - Inside IR35 My client is a global leading IT consultancy. They are on the hunt for a true data scientists with optimisation expertise or experience. Purpose: This role is responsible for developing industrialised optimisation and machine learning ...

Data Scientist - Renewable Energy

Hiring Organisation
Advanced Resource Managers Limited
Location
Selby, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
Salary negotiable
Data Scientist - Renewable Energy 3-Month contract - Inside IR35 - market rate Selby based - hybrid working - 1/2 days office based Must have previous experience in energy sector, power generation or power trading industry Key Responsibilities Partner with business stakeholders to identify and prioritise opportunities where data science can deliver measurable value. Collect, clean, and transform structured and unstructured data from multiple internal and external sources. Develop, test, and deploy predictive models and machine learning algorithms to address business challenges. Conduct exploratory data analysis (EDA) to uncover trends, patterns, anomalies, and key drivers. Communicate ...

Data Scientist Placement

Hiring Organisation
Innovative Technology
Location
Oldham, Greater Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
work in a fast paced, global, market leading company for your industrial placement? Here at Innovative Technology we have an excellent opportunity for a Data Science Intern to join our talented team in our global head office in Oldham, Greater Manchester for 12 months starting in Summer 2026. … Role Overview: As a Data Science Intern, you'll work closely with our experienced team of Data Scientists to support the research and development of both traditional and cutting-edge machine learning algorithms for use with current and future product ranges. Here at ITL, we offer Hands ...

Lead Optimisation Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£600 - £900 per day
Lead Optimisation Data Scientist London, Hybrid£600 - £900 per day This is an exciting opportunity to take on high-impact optimisation challenges within a large and complex operational environment. You will be joining a central Data and AI team that is solving real operational problems at scale … across the organisation. The Company They are an international organisation with extensive operational and logistics networks across multiple business units. Their central AI and Data Science function is expanding to deliver practical optimisation solutions that improve performance and reduce disruptions. The team partners closely with operational stakeholders to turn ...

Optimisation Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£600 - £900 per day
Senior Optimisation Data Scientist London, Hybrid Inside IR35 This is a contract opportunity to deliver high impact optimisation solutions within a major operational environment. You will work on complex, real world logistical and resource planning challenges where your models will be used directly in live decision making. … Company They are a large international organisation with extensive operational networks across multiple business units. Their central AI and Data Science function is growing and plays a key role in solving high value optimisation problems. The team partners closely with operational stakeholders to develop practical solutions that improve efficiency ...

Senior Optimisation Data Scientist Contract

Hiring Organisation
Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£600 - £900 per day
Senior Optimisation Data Scientist Contract | £600-£900/day | Hybrid London We are working with a major international transport and operations organisation building out a central AI and Data Science capability focused on solving complex operational optimisation problems across multiple business units. This is a hands … optimisation models. This role requires someone who has built optimisation or simulation solutions in real production environments. They are not looking for purely analytical data scientists or academic optimisation specialists. The successful candidate will be able to translate real-world operational problems into practical optimisation approaches and deliver working ...

Data Scientist - Inside IR35 - Hybrid

Hiring Organisation
Halian Technology Limited
Location
Croydon, Surrey, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
months Rate : Competitive Why this role? Real-World Impact: Build models that directly influence live fleet operations Applied ML Focus: Time-series, geospatial data, optimisation problems Complex Systems: High-volume, real-time operational data Autonomy: End-to-end ownership from modelling to deployment About the Role … recruiting on behalf of a mobility technology business building intelligent fleet orchestration systems. This role suits an experienced Applied Machine Learning Engineer or Data Scientist comfortable working with messy real-world data, operational constraints, and production systems. Youll join a small, high-calibre team solving complex logistics ...

Senior Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
RCRTR
Location
Birmingham, West Midlands (County), United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£400 - £450/day Generous Pension, Healthcare etc
IR35 Are you an expert in Natural Language Processing who thrives on building scalable, real-world AI solutions? We are seeking a hands-on Data Scientist to join a premier global credit ratings and financial information firm. You will be a key player in launching a brand … quantitative models that power advanced insights. You will collaborate with a cross-domain team of economists, political scientists, and developers to transform proprietary risk data into actionable strategic assets. Your Impact Model Innovation: Design and optimize risk models for analytics and generative AI applications using proprietary NLP data ...

Data Scientist - Defence - DV Clearance

Hiring Organisation
Arqtech Search Ltd
Location
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP Annual
Data Scientist Location: RAF Wyton, Huntingdon (45 days onsite) Clearance: Active DV Essential Contract: 12 months Inside IR35 (extension likely up to 3 years) or Permanent role Rate: Negotiable Programme Overview Arqtech Search is supporting a defence delivery partner on a secure data transformation programme within ...

Data & AI Scientist

Hiring Organisation
DCV Technologies
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP Annual
Position: Data & AI Scientist Location: London, UK (Hybrid-3 days a week from office) long term contract position Program Scope: Developing and provisioning of infrastructure that support agentic workflows across both Azure and GCP Data science expertise to help shape the agentic solution design of Coach … single experience point Evaluation methods - continued automation of both deterministic and generative conversations in a scaled and simulated way Key Skills/Knowledge: Data & AI Scientist Must haves Python literacy - min 2years+ working on production grade LLM based applications AgenticAI - Langgraph, ADK, CrewAI, multi-agent architectures - experience ...

Data Analyst/Scientist - Risk Reporting/PowerBI

Hiring Organisation
Harvey Nash
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£700 - £765 per day
Senior Data Analyst/Scientist - Power BI - sought by investment bank based in London - Contract - Hybrid *inside IR35 - umbrella* Essential: Proven experience in a Data Analysis or Science Strong understanding of front-office trading , risk , or market data (not back-office finance or regulatory reporting). … Python, Scala). Experience with BI tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Qlik. Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP) and modern data architectures. Desirable: Background in financial services, particularly within investment banking or asset management. Experience working with time-series data and real-time data ...