Data Science Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 1,057 open Data Science jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 174 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are data-science, machine-learning and python.
Salary
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBP | year | £70,000 | £85,000 | £107,800 | 105 |
| GBP | day | £500 | £550 | £680 | 14 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- data-science 63%
- machine-learning 60%
- python 54%
- ai 50%
- analytics 37%
- sql 34%
- cloud 23%
- statistics 21%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 260 · 25%
- Remote 75 · 7%
- Onsite 25 · 2%
Visa sponsorship offered in 50% of the 117 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 337
- Lead 123
- Principal 45
- C-level 32
- Staff 18
- Intern 15
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 145
- 501-1000 employees 97
- 51-200 employees 23
- 11-50 employees 7
- 201-500 employees 5
- 1-10 employees 2
Lead Data Scientist
Lead a team building and deploying production-grade AI/ML models in Python on Azure to drive data-driven decisions with national-scale impact.
Staff Data Scientist
Lead the Data Science team in Claims at Marshmallow, building ML and Generative AI systems to automate fraud detection and claims validation while driving scalable, production-grade solutions.
Senior Data Scientist Consultant
Senior Data Scientist Consultant designs and delivers AI/ML solutions for public sector and enterprise clients, from prototyping to production deployment, using Python, PyTorch, and MLOps.
Lead Data Scientist
Lead a data-science team to define Handelsbanken’s AI and analytics roadmap, build ML models with Python/SQL, and deploy them via MLOps while meeting banking regulations.
Lead Data Scientist - Healthcare AI for Patient Outcomes
Lead a team building AI models that analyze clinical data to predict patient risks and improve care outcomes for healthcare clients.
Senior Data Scientist - Consumer Twins
Senior Data Scientist builds and deploys AI models for Kantar’s Consumer Twins platform, simulating consumer behavior to predict outcomes and guide marketing decisions.
Senior Data Scientist: Agentic AI for Pharma (Remote UK)
Build agentic AI systems for pharma intelligence using Python, LangChain/LangGraph, and software engineering to process complex data and support decision-making.
Senior Data Science Lead – AI & ML for Airline Solutions
Lead AI and machine learning projects for British Airways, designing data-driven solutions to optimize airline operations and decision-making.
Senior Data Scientist — ML, Analytics & Retail Impact
Senior Data Scientist builds ML models and analytics to drive retail decisions using Python, SQL, Spark, and Databricks.
Principal Data Scientist - Water Sector
Principal Data Scientist builds predictive models and analytics tools in Python/Azure to optimize water-sector assets and investments, mentors junior staff, and delivers client-facing data solutions.
Senior AI Data Scientist - End-to-End ML in Production
Build and deploy production-grade ML/AI systems for clients, mentor junior team members, and lead sub-projects across industries.
Head Of Data Science and AI
Lead the AI and data strategy for a compliance SaaS platform, building production-grade generative AI, LLM systems, and MLOps pipelines in a regulated financial-tech environment.
Lead Data Scientist, Personalization & Customer Algorithms
Lead the design and deployment of personalization models to tailor customer experiences, using ML and generative AI while collaborating with product and tech teams.
Data Scientist
Data Scientist at Fifty5Blue’s NEXT innovation hub building AI-native audience-intelligence products, leading ML research for cross-media measurement, panel calibration, and synthetic data methods.