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Sep 16, 2026
6 Months or more
iOS Developer at Hedgehog Lab, Remote/Manchester, 6 Months, £Contract Rate (Outside IR35)
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iOS Developer (Contract) Six months, outside IR35, immediate start. Four days remote, one day per week in Manchester. This is a chance to work on a mobile app used at national scale, inside a public sector organisation that takes engineering seriously. You'll be joining a modern setup with automated testing, ephemeral branch deployments and performance testing in AWS CodeBuild. If you like clean architecture and proper test coverage, this is the kind of environment where that work is valued rather than skipped. Mostly remote, one day a week in Manchester, and a clear six-month runway to get your teeth into. What you'll be doing: You'll help integrate internal government services into a high-traffic mobile app, building features end to end and holding a high bar on testing and quality as you go. What you'll need: Essential Strong Swift SwiftUI and UIKit MVVM-C architecture Automated testing across unit,...
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Sep 16, 2026
6 Months or more
Android Developer at Hedgehog Lab, Remote/Manchester, 6 Months, £Contract Rate (Outside IR35)
Contract Spy Remote (Manchester, UK)
Android Developer (Contract) Six months, outside IR35, immediate start. Four days remote, one day per week in Manchester. This is a chance to work on a mobile app used at national scale, inside a public sector organisation that takes engineering seriously. You'll be joining a modern setup with automated testing, ephemeral branch deployments and performance testing in AWS CodeBuild. If you like clean architecture and proper test coverage, this is the kind of environment where that work is valued rather than skipped. Mostly remote, one day a week in Manchester, and a clear six-month runway to get your teeth into. We have two of these roles to fill. What you'll be doing: You'll help integrate internal government services into a high-traffic mobile app, building features end to end and holding a high bar on testing and quality as you go. What you'll need: Essential Strong Kotlin Jetpack Compose MVVM and Clean Architecture...
Contract Spy
Sep 16, 2026
up to 6 Months
Solutions Architect - SFIA 5 - SC Cleared at Layer7, Manchester/Remote, 5 Months, £640 per day
£640 per day
Contract Spy Hybrid (Manchester, UK)
Location: Manchester Work Pattern: Hybrid Duration: 7 months Rate: £640 per day IR35 Status: Inside IR35 Clearance: Active SC Clearance Overview We are seeking a Solutions Architect who can be responsible for business discovery, requirements analysis, process mapping, and translating business needs into end-to-end solution designs to support a Central Government Department. Working within an established digital service, you will analyse existing functionality and resource access controls, decomposing complex information and mapping it to strategic data mastery domains. You will engage proactively with stakeholders, Product Owners, and Business Analysts, translating business requirements into clear technical drawings and articulating findings to a wider group. This is an analytical, research-led role rather than a hands-on technical build, suited to someone comfortable conducting independent research and challenging existing practice. Key...
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Sep 16, 2026
Duration not stated
Test Engineer (SFIA Level 4) - SC Cleared at Layer7, Remote/Manchester, £420 per day
£420 per day
Contract Spy Remote (Manchester, UK)
Rate: £420.00 per day Inside IR35 Location: Hybrid with occasional onsite attendance in Newcastle or Manchester Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance required Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Test Engineer (SFIA Level 4) to support the delivery of high-quality digital services within a Public Sector/Government environment. The successful candidate will contribute to the design, development and execution of automated testing solutions, ensuring robust quality assurance throughout the software development lifecycle. This role is suited to a hands-on test professional with strong automation experience and a passion for quality engineering and continuous improvement. Key Responsibilities Design, develop and maintain automated test frameworks and test suites. Create and execute functional, integration, regression and end-to-end automated tests. Work collaboratively within Agile delivery teams alongside Developers, Business...
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Sep 16, 2026
Duration not stated
Software Engineer (Full Stack) SFIA Level 5 - SC Cleared at Layer7, Manchester, £575 per day
£575 per day
Contract Spy Manchester, UK
Rate: £575 per day Inside IR35 Location: Hybrid with occasional onsite attendance in Newcastle or Manchester Clearance: Active SC Clearance or eligibility to obtain SC Clearance required Contract Type: Contract Overview We are seeking an experienced SFIA Level 5 Software Engineer to join a high-profile public sector delivery programme. The successful candidate will be a strong full-stack engineer with extensive experience across Java-based Back End technologies and modern web development frameworks. You will work within agile, multidisciplinary teams to design, develop, test, and deliver scalable digital services supporting critical government and public sector initiatives. Key Responsibilities Design, develop and maintain high-quality software solutions across the full technology stack. Build and enhance Back End services using Java and Spring-based technologies. Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices architectures....
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Sep 15, 2026
6 Months or more
.NET Engineer at Codurance, Manchester/Remote, 6 Months (October Start), £550-£600 per day
£550 - £600 per day
Contract Spy Hybrid (Manchester, UK)
Day rate: £550–£600/day (Inside IR35) Duration: 6 months (likely extension) Location: Manchester, 1-2 days/week in office Start: October   Codurance is a software craftsmanship consultancy. We work with clients on the engineering problems that actually matter to their business, and we do it properly - clean code, sound architecture, and engineering practices that hold up under pressure, not just in a demo. We're not a body-shop; our consultants are expected to bring technical judgement and push back on bad decisions, not just fill a seat.   We're hiring contract .NET Engineers to join a project team working on a large-scale modernisation programme for a client in the regulated financial services space - replacing a legacy platform that's been patched together for years with a modern, cloud-native architecture running on Kubernetes. It's meaty, high-stakes engineering with real constraints around compliance, data integrity,...
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Sep 15, 2026
Duration not stated
Data Scientist at AND Digital, Manchester, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Manchester, UK
  We are recruiting for a Contract Data Scientist to start ASAP. Ideally based in Manchester and comfortable with working central US time zones. Who We Are: AND Digital are a tech company focused on accelerating digital delivery and dedicated to closing the digital skills gap. We've been helping organisations build better digital products and stronger digital teams since 2014. We believe our work should always make a remarkable impact for our clients. We do this through our regional offices (or 'Clubs') building strong relationships with our partners, so that they are always prioritised by a team within close proximity. This unique model has driven success for our clients and ourselves, evidenced by our remarkable organic growth since 2014. Today we number more than 1,300 people with Clubs all over the UK, Europe and the USA with plans for global expansion in the next couple of years. Join us - and help us fulfil our mission to close the world's digital skills...
Contract Spy
Sep 14, 2026
Duration not stated
ITSM Reporting Analyst at Handelsbanken, Manchester, 12 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Manchester, UK
ITSM Reporting Analyst (12 month Contract) Job Introduction Handelsbanken combines a long-established relationship banking model with secure, resilient, and customer-focused technology. Our technology teams enable the Bank's decentralised way of working, delivering systems built for stability, trust, and long-term value. We are on a multi-year technology and digital transformation journey to enhance customer experience and improve how colleagues work together. By modernising platforms, simplifying processes, and better connecting data and systems, we help relationship teams focus on customers and less on complexity. Our decentralised culture extends to technology. Teams are trusted to take ownership, make informed decisions, and deliver sustainable, high-quality solutions. We value engineering excellence, pragmatic problem-solving, and strong collaboration across technology, business, and risk. We offer technologists the opportunity to build lasting careers,...
Contract Spy
Sep 10, 2026
up to 6 Months
Business Analyst - Access & Authorisation - SFIA 5 - SC Cleared at Layer7, Manchester, 5 Months, £600-£640 per day
£600 - £640 per day
Contract Spy Manchester, UK
Location: Manchester Work Pattern: Hybrid Duration: 7 months Rate: £600 - £640 per day IR35 Status: Inside IR35 Clearance: Active SC Clearance Overview We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst to support a Central Government Department in mapping access, authorisation, and role-based permissions across a small number of current services, with Searchlight as the primary focus. Working within an established digital service, you will analyse existing functionality and resource access controls, decomposing complex information and mapping it to strategic data mastery domains. You will engage proactively with stakeholders, Product Owners, and Business Analysts, translating business requirements into clear technical drawings and articulating findings to a wider group. This is an analytical, research-led role rather than a hands-on technical build, suited to someone comfortable conducting independent research and challenging existing practice....
Contract Spy
Sep 10, 2026
6 Months or more
DevOps Engineer/AWS - Active SC at Layer7, Manchester, 6 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Manchester, UK
Location: Manchester/Newcastle - 1 day per week onsite Work Pattern: Hybrid - 1 day onsite per week Duration: 6 months Rate: £575 per day IR35 Status: Inside IR35 Clearance: SC Mandatory Overview We are seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to support a Central Government Department's cloud platform and delivery teams. You will work across AWS infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines, using Terraform for infrastructure as code and Kong Konnect for API gateway and management, helping to automate, secure, and scale delivery for a critical digital service. Based in Manchester or Newcastle with one day per week onsite, you'll work within an Agile delivery environment, collaborating closely with engineering and platform teams to improve deployment reliability and pipeline efficiency. This is an opportunity to bring strong DevOps practice to a large-scale, secure-by-design public sector service. Key Responsibilities Design, build, and...
Contract Spy
Sep 09, 2026
Duration not stated
Digital Product Owner - Mobile at Handelsbanken, Manchester, £Day Rate
Contract Spy Manchester, UK
Job Reference hbuk/TP/158/2827 Contract Type Day Rate Contractor Closing Date 8 October, 2026 Job Category Tech, Data and Digital Business Unit Handelsbanken Digital (UKC) Location London OR Manchester, United Kingdom Posted on 8 September, 2026 Key responsibilities  Develop a digital product roadmap for mobile banking (Individual and Corporate Banking apps), ensuring alignment to the wider Digital Meeting Places product vision and establish an associated backlog, taking accountability for successful delivery against this with a clear user focussed, service design approach.  Collaborate with key stakeholders from across the business including Financial Product, Technology, Group, Branches, and the control functions to understand business needs and priorities, supporting effective inclusion in your product roadmap.  Oversee a pro-active, customer focussed, multi-disciplinary team, working with skilled specialists across...
Contract Spy
Sep 09, 2026
6 Months or more
ITSM Reporting Analyst at Handelsbanken, Manchester, 12 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Manchester, UK
Handelsbanken combines a long-established relationship banking model with secure, resilient, and customer-focused technology. Our technology teams enable the Bank's decentralised way of working, delivering systems built for stability, trust, and long-term value. We are on a multi-year technology and digital transformation journey to enhance customer experience and improve how colleagues work together. By modernising platforms, simplifying processes, and better connecting data and systems, we help relationship teams focus on customers and less on complexity. Our decentralised culture extends to technology. Teams are trusted to take ownership, make informed decisions, and deliver sustainable, high-quality solutions. We value engineering excellence, pragmatic problem-solving, and strong collaboration across technology, business, and risk. We offer technologists the opportunity to build lasting careers, deepen their expertise, and contribute to meaningful change. We look for people...
Contract Spy
Sep 04, 2026
Duration not stated
Lead Azure Platform Engineer at AND Digital, Remote/Manchester, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Remote (Manchester, England, United Kingdom)
We are recruiting for a Contract Lead Azure Platform Engineer (Contract) Start Date: ASAP Location: Remote, but you must be able to travel to Manchester for some face-time. Who We Are AND Digital are a tech company focused on accelerating digital delivery and dedicated to closing the digital skills gap. We've been helping organisations build better digital products and stronger digital teams since 2014. We believe our work should always make a remarkable impact for our clients. We do this through our regional offices (or ‘Clubs') building strong relationships with our partners, so that they are always prioritised by a team within close proximity. This unique model has driven success for our clients and ourselves, evidenced by our remarkable organic growth since 2014. Today we number more than 1,300 people with Clubs all over the UK, Europe and the USA with plans for global expansion in the next couple of years. Join us - and help us fulfil our mission to close...
Contract Spy
Sep 04, 2026
6 Months or more
Senior Full Stack/Node.js Engineer at Department for Work & Pensions, Manchester, 12 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Manchester, UK
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions, and child maintenance policy. As the UK's biggest public service department, it administers the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits to around 20 million claimants and customers. As such, we operate on a scale that is almost unmatched anywhere in Europe and most people in Britain come into contact with us at some point in their lives.   Working with DWP, you will be helping us to drive our priorities to:   Help people to move into work and support those already in work to progress, with the aim of increasing overall workforce participation Help people to plan and save for later life, while providing a safety net for those who need it now Provide effective, efficient, and innovative services to the millions of claimants who rely on us every day, including the most vulnerable in society Improve experience of our services while...
Contract Spy
Sep 04, 2026
6 Months or more
Project Manager at Department for Energy Security & Net Zero, Manchester/Remote, 6 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Hybrid (Manchester, UK)
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) is focused on the energy portfolio from the former Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).   We encourage our colleagues to be bold, be collaborative, be inclusive and to be big on learning. If you want to take part in meaningful work that makes an impact in the UK as well as abroad, then look no further than the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.   Reporting to the Warm Homes Loans Scheme Head of Project Delivery   As a Project Manager , your main responsibilities will be:   Lead the overall delivery of the Warm Homes Loans Scheme development, providing delivery oversight across major new features, future phases and material changes to scheme scope. Task-manage the PMO and Change Control Lead and Assurance and Approvals Lead, setting clear priorities, coordinating activity and supporting effective delivery across the team. Oversee the...
Contract Spy
Sep 03, 2026
6 Months or more
Application Packager at Department for Work & Pensions, Manchester, 12 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Manchester, UK
As an Application Packager, you will join a specialist engineering team responsible for the technical discovery, packaging, testing and deployment of enterprise applications across modern Windows platforms. You will bring strong expertise in application packaging technologies, PowerShell automation, Intune and SCCM/MECM, with the ability to troubleshoot complex deployment and endpoint security issues within a large-scale enterprise environment.   As an Application Packager your main responsibilities will be to: Create and maintain application packages using Master Packager (MSI), Microsoft App-V Sequencer, PowerShell, and PowerShell Application Deployment Toolkit (PSADT). Repackage legacy applications for deployment through modern technologies such as Microsoft Intune and Windows 365. Deploy, test, and troubleshoot applications across Intune, SCCM/MECM, and Citrix environments. Diagnose and resolve application deployment failures, conflicts and...
Contract Spy
Sep 03, 2026
up to 6 Months
Technical Lead Product Manager at CreateFuture, Manchester/Remote, 1 Month, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Hybrid (Manchester, UK)
Technical Lead Product Manager - (1 Month Contract) Edinburgh, Leeds, London or Manchester   Who We Are CreateFuture  is a (Version 1 company) and  AI-native consulting partner  where people do work that matters and are supported to do it well. We work alongside organisations such as PayPal, adidas, NatWest, FanDuel and Money Saving Expert, building digital products and services that make a difference  while always putting people first. We’re a team of creators. We write code, shape delivery, build go-to-market strategies, develop AI solutions and create the practices that support our people. We work side by side with our clients, challenging what’s not working and helping them to build the future. Our commitment to craft, quality, and culture has helped us scale to over 600 people in just a few years. Our UK Benefits  35 days leave (including bank holidays).  Private medical insurance....
Contract Spy
Sep 02, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Solution Architect at Department for Work & Pensions, UK Office/Remote, to 3/27, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Manchester, UK
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions, and child maintenance policy. As the UK's biggest public service department, it administers the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits to around 20 million claimants and customers. As such, we operate on a scale that is almost unmatched anywhere in Europe and most people in Britain come into contact with us at some point in their lives.   Working with DWP, you will be helping us to drive our priorities to:   Help people to move into work and support those already in work to progress, with the aim of increasing overall workforce participation Help people to plan and save for later life, while providing a safety net for those who need it now Provide effective, efficient, and innovative services to the millions of claimants who rely on us every day, including the most vulnerable in society Improve experience of our services while...
Contract Spy
Aug 28, 2026
up to 6 Months
Data & Business Analyst at AND Digital, Manchester, 3 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Manchester, UK
  Senior/Managing Consultant - Data & Business Analysis, 3 months, Manchester   About us:   We help organisations navigate the future of technology, combining human expertise, emerging tech and AI to deliver better outcomes, faster.   Since 2014, we've worked side-by-side with clients to solve complex challenges, build high-performing teams, and create lasting capability.   About you: You care deeply about producing high-quality work that delivers real value You're comfortable navigating ambiguity and solving complex problems collaboratively You bring strong expertise in your craft, alongside a willingness to keep learning You communicate clearly and build trust quickly with clients and teammates You're pragmatic, adaptable and outcome-focused You value low-ego collaboration and enjoy working as part of multidisciplinary teams   What you'll bring to the table: Strong business analysis,...
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