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Apr 22, 2026
6 Months or more
Infrastructure Engineer at SiXworks, South West, 6 Months, £Contractor Rate
Contract Spy South West, England, United Kingdom
About the job We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Infrastructure Engineer to join our existing experienced team.   The Mission: You will build the Foundational Layer of a secure, high-assurance private cloud designed with SiXworks' private cloud principles and patterns. This role is responsible for the physical and logical installation and bring-up of the infrastructure that powers a new cloud environment.   This assignment includes a 6 month build phase, followed by 2 months of data migration working with Windows Server Administration.   What do we look for in an Infrastructure Engineer?   Key Responsibilities: Fabric Underlay: Configure and harden Cisco Nexus Leaf/Spine architectures to support high-throughput, low-latency traffic. Enterprise Storage: Initialize and present NetApp storage arrays, ensuring data-at-rest encryption is strictly enforced. Infrastructure Virtualisation: Build...
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Apr 17, 2026
6 Months or more
Digital Delivery Manager at Ministry of Justice, UK Office/Remote, 6 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Hybrid (United Kingdom)
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) priorities include improving public safety and reducing reoffending by reforming prisons, probation and youth justice, and building a justice system which makes access to justice swifter and more certain for all citizens whatever their background. Project professionals in the MoJ help to improve the government's ability to protect the public and reduce reoffending, and to provide a more effective, transparent and responsive criminal justice system for victims and the public.   The Delivery Manager will be joining the Justice Redact team - comprising Full-Stack Developer, DevOps Engineer, Data Scientists, a User Researcher, a Senior Interaction Designer, a Content Designer, a Product Lead, and Subject Matter Experts - to ensure the team works well together and the right AI product is built, delivered efficiently, and actually works in the real world.   The project addresses a significant challenge within the Ministry of Justice...
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Apr 14, 2026
6 Months or more
SW Validation Engineer at Stackstudio Digital Ltd., Warwick, 6 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Warwick, UK
Role/Job Title: SW Validation Engineer Work Location: Gaydon, UK Mode of Working: Onsite Duration of Assignment: 06 Months Any Other Working Conditions (travel/on call/shifts): Yes some times Shift/overtime The Role This is a rapidly growing area in which our in-house software is critical in enabling a world class charging experience for our customers. Our teams plan, design, integrate and validate the charging system software to ensure we deliver our charging systems on time and to quality. In this role you will be working in an Agile environment to lead our in-house software verification using the latest hardware in the loop and test automation capability. You will be part of a team that is engineering visionary charging products. Your Responsibilities (Up to 10, Avoid repetition) Lead a diverse team to validate in-house SW for our charging/discharging products Develop and execute test plans associated with our...
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Apr 08, 2026
6 Months or more
Full Stack Java/Python Engineer at AND Digital, London, 6 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
We are recruiting for a Full Stack Java/Python Engineer for a 6 month contract, starting ASAP. 2 days a week in London. What you'll bring to the table: Solid commercial development experience with strong proficiency in Java and Spring Boot, alongside hands-on experience building end-to-end full stack applications (frontend, backend, and APIs). Python (agent services, orchestration, LLM integrations) Experience working with modern frontend frameworks (e.g. React or Typescript) Cloud & containers (AWS/GCP/Azure, Docker, Kubernetes basics) Kubernetes experience is preferred Data & retrieval (Postgres/NoSQL + vector DBs, embeddings, semantic search) Commercial experience working with agile methodologies. Experience dealing with challenges from stakeholders on technical issues and influencing technical decisions in the team. Understanding and ownership of best practice as a Senior Engineer (eg. TDD, SOLID, XP)   Equal...
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Apr 07, 2026
6 Months or more
Full Stack Java Engineer at AND Digital, London/Remote, 6 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Hybrid (London, UK)
We are recruiting for a Full Stack Java Engineer for a 6 month contract, starting ASAP. 2 days a week in London. What you'll bring to the table: Solid commercial development experience with strong proficiency in Java and Spring Boot, alongside hands-on experience building end-to-end full stack applications (frontend, backend, and APIs). Python (agent services, orchestration, LLM integrations) Experience working with modern frontend frameworks (e.g. React, Angular, or Vue) Cloud & containers (AWS/GCP/Azure, Docker, Kubernetes basics) Kubernetes experience is preferred Data & retrieval (Postgres/NoSQL + vector DBs, embeddings, semantic search) Commercial experience working with agile methodologies. Experience dealing with challenges from stakeholders on technical issues and influencing technical decisions in the team. Understanding and ownership of best practice as a Senior Engineer (eg. TDD, SOLID, XP)   Equal Opportunities...
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Apr 07, 2026
6 Months or more
SW Validation Engineer at Stackstudio Digital Ltd., Warwick, 6 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Warwick, UK
Role/Job Title: SW Validation Engineer Work Location: Gaydon, UK Mode of Working: Onsite Duration of Assignment: 06 Months Any Other Working Conditions (travel/on call/shifts): Yes some times Shift/overtime The Role This is a rapidly growing area in which our in-house software is critical in enabling a world class charging experience for our customers. Our teams plan, design, integrate and validate the charging system software to ensure we deliver our charging systems on time and to quality. In this role you will be working in an Agile environment to lead our in-house software verification using the latest hardware in the loop and test automation capability. You will be part of a team that is engineering visionary charging products. Your Responsibilities (Up to 10, Avoid repetition) Lead a diverse team to validate in-house SW for our charging/discharging products Develop and execute test plans associated with our...
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Apr 23, 2026
6 Months or more
Cloud Product Manager at Met Office, Exeter/Remote, 12 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Hybrid (Exeter, UK)
The Met Office is modernising the technology foundations that power weather and climate services used across government, science and industry. We're looking for an experienced Product Manager to help shape and improve the internal platforms that our developers, scientists and service teams rely on every day.   You'll join Platform Technology - a part of the organisation responsible for shared, cross-cutting capabilities such as developer tools, APIs, data pipelines and infrastructure services. Your job is to make these platforms reliable, discoverable and enabling: reducing delivery friction, improving user experience, and helping downstream service teams ship faster and more safely.   You'll be working at the heart of one of the UK's most data-intensive organisations - helping to modernise the digital infrastructure that supports global weather and climate operations. It's a rare chance to practice real product management in a legacy / brownfield...
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Apr 21, 2026
6 Months or more
Power BI Data Analyst at Network Rail, London, 11 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
We are looking for a technically skilled and proactive Power BI Data Analyst to support the management and development of our national station accessibility data. You will sit at the engine room of our data analysis - maintaining our Power BI suite, ensuring data quality, and helping translate raw information into tools that help the rail industry make stations more accessible.   As a  Power BI Data Analyst, your main responsibilities will be: Technical Power BI Support & Maintenance: Maintain and update the primary Power BI files, including managing complex DAX, troubleshooting issues and ensuring stable connections to the Azure Data Lake. Data Modelling & Sources: Under guidance, update data models as new information becomes available (e.g footfall, census, or GIS data), identifying new data sources that could complement our existing suite and integrating them into current analysis. UI & Usability: Keep the Power BI interface clean,...
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Apr 20, 2026
6 Months or more
Data Engineer - SC Cleared at Department for Work & Pensions, Newcastle, 12 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Newcastle upon Tyne, 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...
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Apr 20, 2026
6 Months or more
Data Engineer - SC Cleared 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...
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Apr 20, 2026
6 Months or more
Data Engineer - SC Cleared at Department for Work & Pensions, Birmingham, 12 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Birmingham, 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...
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Apr 20, 2026
6 Months or more
Data Programme Manager at Deloitte, UK Deloitte Offices, 12 Months, £Competitive Day Rate
Contract Spy UK
Job Title: Data Programme Manager Location: Any Deloitte office location outside London (e.g. Birmingham, Leeds, Cardiff, Manchester), travel to London is on an adhoc basis Duration: 12 months Contract Start Date : ASAP Day Rate: Competitive (inside IR35)   Deloitte Working with the Deloitte Associate (Contractor) Programme means we can offer you the opportunity to work on a variation of industry and client related projects. Our aim is to retain the best talent and so when your project end date nears our team of Talent Community Advisors will be working with you to look at alternative projects within the firm that suit your experience should you wish to continue with Deloitte. Role Purpose We are looking for a highly experienced and robust Data Programme Manager to lead a strategic programme focused on building an "AI-ready data landscape". You will oversee the implementation of various data tools, driving...
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Apr 16, 2026
6 Months or more
Lead Android Mobile Engineer at Mindera, London Paddington, 6 Months initial, £Contract Rate (Outside IR35)
Contract Spy Paddington, London, UK
Here at Mindera we are continuously developing a fantastic team and would love it for you to join us! As an Android Developer you will be creating fast, fluid, responsive and reliable mobile applications that provide our customers with a rewarding experience. You’ll have an opportunity to participate in the whole development cycle, using modern technologies, architectures and processes. When you join Mindera we welcome you into a fun and politics-free work culture, built on the principles of lean and self-organisation .   Please note: This position requires you to work on client-site in Paddington, London, three times a week. This is an initial six month contract position that sits outside IR35. Requirements You rock at Kotlin Java Jetpack Compose Coroutines (or RxJava); Software Architecture (MVVM or similar); Unit testing and UI tests; XML Being self-driven and working with little supervision towards a common team or...
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Apr 15, 2026
6 Months or more
Senior Data Scientist at YLD, Remote, 6 Months, £B2B Contract Rate
Contract Spy Remote (London, UK)
Location: London/Hybrid (Strong preference for 1 day a week in the office) Department : Engineering/Data Employment Type: Contract (B2B) Contract Length: 6 months (with potential for extension) About YLD: Everything we do is to empower our clients to move forward. Our purpose is to help our clients develop the capabilities they need to outperform their competitors. Our success is a consequence of ensuring our clients are successful. Our company is built on extraordinary people; we aim to attract, inspire, develop and retain them. YLD is a software engineering and design consultancy; we create digital capabilities for our clients that last beyond our engagement. We have offices in London, Lisbon, Porto. About the role: As a Data Scientist, you will take responsibility for data, insights, and models that help our clients grow quickly. You'll have Machine Learning Engineering experience and use this to build data capabilities that...
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Apr 14, 2026
6 Months or more
Automation Test Engineer at Ministry of Justice, UK Office/Remote, 6 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Hybrid (United Kingdom)
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) priorities include improving public safety and reducing reoffending by reforming prisons, probation and youth justice, and building a justice system which makes access to justice swifter and more certain for all citizens whatever their background. Project professionals in the MoJ help to improve the government's ability to protect the public and reduce reoffending, and to provide a more effective, transparent and responsive criminal justice system for victims and the public.   You will be joining one of two multidisciplinary digital teams working to Government Digital Service (GDS) standards: the Accredited Programmes team or the Single Accommodation Service team.   The Single Accommodation Service is building a new system to help staff find suitable accommodation in a more consistent and efficient way. The current process has no single source of truth, requires repeated data entry, and depends heavily on individual workarounds....
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Apr 14, 2026
6 Months or more
Senior Product Designer at Modern Milkman, London, 12 Months (3 Days per Week), £450 per day
£450 per day
Contract Spy London EC1V, UK
Senior Product Designer - Contractor - 12 months (Maternity Cover) Day rate: £450 3 days a week The Role Modern Milkman is a return and reuse grocery delivery service on a mission to reduce waste. We deliver fresh milk, groceries, and household products to customers' doors in returnable glass bottles, reusable containers, and recyclable packaging — working directly with independent farmers and suppliers to keep things local and sustainable. As we continue to scale, we're looking for a customer-centric Product Designer to elevate our product experience and embed strong design and research practices across the business. You'll be a creative thinker with a genuine passion for research and the drive to see work through from concept to measurable outcome. A key focus will be supporting our CRO efforts, so experience in this area is a big plus. What You Will Do... Take the lead on all things product design: You’ll take charge of the...
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Apr 13, 2026
6 Months or more
SAS Data Engineer - SC Cleared at Department for Work & Pensions, Birmingham/Remote, 12 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Hybrid (Birmingham, UK)
Note: SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position, (and speed at which we require a postholder in situ), preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance   Data Engineers are responsible for the creation and maintenance of analytics infrastructure, providing the foundations for data needs. Data Engineers are responsible for developing, constructing, maintenance and testing of architectures, such as databases and large-scale processing systems, implementing data flows to connect operational systems, and writing and executing ETL scripts and codes.   As a SAS Data Engineer, you are responsible for developing accurate, efficient data solutions which meet customer needs to agreed timescales. You ensure the stability, robustness and resilience of the...
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Apr 13, 2026
6 Months or more
SAS Data Engineer - SC Cleared at Department for Work & Pensions, Leeds/Remote, 12 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Hybrid (Leeds, UK)
Note: SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position, (and speed at which we require a postholder in situ), preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance   Data Engineers are responsible for the creation and maintenance of analytics infrastructure, providing the foundations for data needs. Data Engineers are responsible for developing, constructing, maintenance and testing of architectures, such as databases and large-scale processing systems, implementing data flows to connect operational systems, and writing and executing ETL scripts and codes.   As a SAS Data Engineer, you are responsible for developing accurate, efficient data solutions which meet customer needs to agreed timescales. You ensure the stability, robustness and resilience of the...
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Apr 13, 2026
6 Months or more
SAS Data Engineer - SC Cleared at Department for Work & Pensions, Manchester/Remote, 12 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Hybrid (Manchester, UK)
Note: SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position, (and speed at which we require a postholder in situ), preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance   Data Engineers are responsible for the creation and maintenance of analytics infrastructure, providing the foundations for data needs. Data Engineers are responsible for developing, constructing, maintenance and testing of architectures, such as databases and large-scale processing systems, implementing data flows to connect operational systems, and writing and executing ETL scripts and codes.   As a SAS Data Engineer, you are responsible for developing accurate, efficient data solutions which meet customer needs to agreed timescales. You ensure the stability, robustness and resilience of the...
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Apr 13, 2026
6 Months or more
Data Programme Manager at Deloitte, UK Deloitte Offices, 12 Months, £Competitive Day Rate
Contract Spy UK
Job Title: Data Programme Manager Location: Any Deloitte office location outside London (e.g. Birmingham, Leeds, Cardiff, Manchester), travel to London is on an adhoc basis Duration: 12 months Contract Start Date : ASAP Day Rate: Competitive (inside IR35)   Deloitte Working with the Deloitte Associate (Contractor) Programme means we can offer you the opportunity to work on a variation of industry and client related projects. Our aim is to retain the best talent and so when your project end date nears our team of Talent Community Advisors will be working with you to look at alternative projects within the firm that suit your experience should you wish to continue with Deloitte. Role Purpose We are looking for a highly experienced and robust Data Programme Manager to lead a strategic programme focused on building an "AI-ready data landscape". You will oversee the implementation of various data tools, driving extensive...
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