21 of 21 Contract Data Scientist Jobs in the UK

Apprentice Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Yorkshire Water
Location
Bradford, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Company description: Water Utility Company based in Yorkshire region of England. Job description: Apprentice Data Scientist (Degree) Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join our apprenticeship programme here at Yorkshire Water! We have an exciting opportunity an Apprentice Data Scientist to join the Central Control Team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you? Salary & Benefits Salary: £24,309 per annum Extras : Annual incentive bonus, 25 days holiday +bank holidays and wellness ...

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 - SC Cleared

Hiring Organisation
SR2
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£500 - £600/day
Data Scientist - SC Cleared We are supporting a government department in a GDS environment with the appointment of an SC-cleared Data Scientist to join a high-performing technology team. This role requires strong hands-on experience across Google BigQuery , DataForm , JavaScript procedures , Python , statistics … data modelling . You will work with complex datasets to build analytical models, transform and structure data, and generate insight to support operational and strategic decision-making. Key responsibilities: Build and maintain analytical and data models Use BigQuery to query, manage, and optimise large datasets Develop data ...

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
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

Hiring Organisation
Marshall Wolfe
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
Competitive salary
Data Scientist (Contract, GenAI) We’re hiring a Principal Data Scientist to work on cutting-edge Generative AI and LLM-based systems, with a strong focus on the mathematical and analytical side of data science. This role is less about building models from scratch … more about understanding, evaluating, and optimising AI models to ensure accuracy, scalability, and real-world impact. You’ll work with complex unstructured data (documents, images, PDFs) and help design intelligent, production-ready AI solutions. What you’ll be doing Analysing and optimising AI/ML models (especially LLMs) Applying ...

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. ...

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 ...

Machine Learning Engineer/Data Scientist - SC Cleared

Hiring Organisation
Sanderson Government and Defence
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£501 - £595 per day
Contract Machine Learning/Data Scientist (SC Cleared) We are seeking an experienced Machine Learning/Data Scientist for an exciting contract opportunity. This role requires active SC clearance and a strong background in building and deploying ML solutions within cloud environments. Key Responsibilities: Develop … deploy machine learning models for anomaly detection Build proofs of concept (PoCs) to validate data science approaches Design and implement automated workflows and pipelines Work with large-scale datasets to extract insights and improve model performance Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into technical solutions Required ...

Data Scientist - SC Cleared

Hiring Organisation
Hays
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP 500 - 550 Daily
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) 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 ...

Machine Learning Engineer/Data Scientist - SC Cleared

Hiring Organisation
Sanderson Government and Defence
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP 501 - 595 Daily
Contract Machine Learning/Data Scientist (SC Cleared) We are seeking an experienced Machine Learning/Data Scientist for an exciting contract opportunity. This role requires active SC clearance and a strong background in building and deploying ML solutions within cloud environments click apply for full ...

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 ...

Apprentice Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Yorkshire Water
Location
Bradford, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP Annual
Company description: Water Utility Company based in Yorkshire region of England. Job description: Apprentice Data Scientist (Degree) Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join our apprenticeship programme here at Yorkshire Water! We have an exciting opportunity an Apprentice Data Scientist to join the Central Control Team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helpi click apply for full job details ...

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 - 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 ...

Operations Research Lead - 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 Operations Research 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 ...

Marketing Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£60,000 - £70,000 per annum
/Marketing Effectiveness expert to join their growing London team. Operating across major international markets, the organisation partners with major brands to deliver data-driven marketing effectiveness, customer analytics, and AI-powered decisioning. With strong values, a collaborative culture, and a reputation for innovation, this is an excellent opportunity … step into a high-impact role within a well-established, mission-driven environment. Your new role As a Senior Data Scientist specialising in Marketing Mix Modelling and Marketing Effectiveness, you will lead the delivery of end-to-end marketing effectiveness programmes for global clients across various sectors. ...

Data Scientist - Inside IR35 - Hybrid

Hiring Organisation
Halian Technology Limited
Location
Croydon, Surrey, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP Annual
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 ...