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Contract Spy
Oct 16, 2026
up to 6 Months
Junior Business Analyst - Microsoft 365 at Government Property Agency, Birmingham, 5 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Birmingham, UK
The Government Property Agency is an Executive Agency of the cabinet office. It is changing the way the Civil Service works and is at the forefront of Government 's transformation agenda; reshaping the relationship civil servants have with their place of work. The Agency is central to the delivery of key Government policies including moving 22,000 Civil Service roles out of London by 2030 and tackling climate change by contributing to the Net Zero agenda. To do this we are delivering a major change programme across the UK and consolidating our portfolio in order to save £1.4 Bn over 10 years.   Beyond the bricks and mortar, the GPA is about providing great workplaces for our people.   This is an ambitious and exciting task, for which we need innovative people, with strong commercial acumen, who are passionate about visualising and implementing customer needs.   As a  Business Analyst , your main responsibilities will be: Engage with...
Contract Spy
Oct 02, 2026
6 Months or more
Information Management, Governance and Data Protection Lead at Ministry or Housing, Communities & Local Government, Remote/London, 6 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Remote (London, UK)
The Local Audit Office (LAO) is a new independent public body being established to play a central role in rebuilding and strengthening the local audit system. Our work will help improve transparency, accountability and public confidence in local government, supporting better outcomes for communities across England.   As a Knowledge and Information Management and Data Protection Lead you will play a central role in shaping and initiating then leading the Local Audit Office's KIM capability and initially act as the designated Data Protection Officer (in line with UK data protection legislation) and as the designated Departmental Records Officer (in line with the Public Records Act 1958).   Therefore, the position requires strong knowledge of information management, information governance and data protection. It will help establish the LAO 's approach to managing information, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements while supporting colleagues to make...
Contract Spy
Oct 14, 2026
6 Months or more
Oracle Fusion Data Intelligence (FDI) Architect at Deloitte, UK-Wide, 6 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy UK
Job Title: Oracle HCM Functional Consultant Location: UK-wide (with expectation of travel to client sites as required) Duration: 6 months Contract Start Date: ASAP Key Requirement: SC Clearance (Minimum Eligible)   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:   We are looking for an enthusiastic and driven Oracle FDI Architect to join our growing team. You will play a pivotal role in a large-scale government transformation project, implementing Cloud solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to...
Contract Spy
Oct 15, 2026
6 Months or more
Power Platform Developer at Layer7, Manchester, 6 Months, £440 per day
Contract Spy Manchester, UK
SFIA 4 Power Platform Developer - CRM Transformation Project (Public Sector/Government) - BPSS Role Title: Power Platform Developer (SFIA Level 4) Location: Hybrid with 2 days on site in Manchester Sector: Government/Public Sector Rate: £440 pd Inside IR35 Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Power Platform Developer (SFIA Level 4) to support a large-scale CRM transformation programme within a Government or Public Sector organisation. The successful candidate will develop, configure, and enhance Microsoft Power Platform solutions, enabling the modernisation of citizen, customer, and case management services. Working within an agile, multidisciplinary delivery team, the developer will contribute to the design, build, testing, and deployment of scalable solutions using Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement and the wider Microsoft Power Platform ecosystem. Key Responsibilities Develop and configure solutions Support the...
Contract Spy
Oct 13, 2026
up to 6 Months
macOS Infrastructure Engineer at Cabinet Office, Manchester/Remote, 4 Months initial, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Hybrid (Manchester, UK)
An active 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 (short-term nature of this role 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.)    As a macOS Infrastructure Engineer you'll be instrumental in shaping the infrastructure and end user device capabilities that support vital services for The Cabinet Office, Government Commercial Authority (GCA) and the Government Property Agency (GPA), impacting civil servants and ministerial bodies across the nation.   You won't just be maintaining systems, you'll be working alongside Technical Architects and Principal Engineers, you'll design, maintain and upgrade our end user devices infrastructure, tackling challenges head on and ensuring seamless service...
Contract Spy
Oct 06, 2026
6 Months or more
Power Platform Developer at Layer7, Manchester, 6 Months, £440 per day
£440 per day
Contract Spy Manchester, UK
SFIA 4 Power Platform Developer - CRM Transformation Project (Public Sector/Government) - BPSS Role Title: Power Platform Developer (SFIA Level 4) Location: Hybrid with 2 days on site in Manchester Sector: Government/Public Sector Rate: £440 pd Inside IR35 Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Power Platform Developer (SFIA Level 4) to support a large-scale CRM transformation programme within a Government or Public Sector organisation. The successful candidate will develop, configure, and enhance Microsoft Power Platform solutions, enabling the modernisation of citizen, customer, and case management services. Working within an agile, multidisciplinary delivery team, the developer will contribute to the design, build, testing, and deployment of scalable solutions using Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement and the wider Microsoft Power Platform ecosystem. Key Responsibilities Develop and configure solutions Support the...
Contract Spy
Oct 01, 2026
up to 6 Months
Technical Architect at Amber Labs, Manchester, 2 Months initial, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Technical Architect Amber Labs | Contract | Inside IR35 Hybrid: Manchester – 1-2 days in office per week 2 Months Initially, Likely Extension BPSS Eligibility Required   About Amber Labs Amber Labs is an established UK technology consultancy helping organisations modernise through cloud, engineering, data, AI and user-centred design. We work with government departments, enterprise organisations and highly regulated industries to deliver secure, scalable digital services. We're looking for an experienced Technical Architect to support a major digital transformation programme.   The Opportunity We're seeking a dedicated Technical Architect to review the Engineering Standards and Blueprint Standards , identify gaps and areas of divergence, and work with stakeholders to establish greater alignment. The role will combine architecture analysis, governance, stakeholder engagement and technical authoring , helping...
Contract Spy
Sep 30, 2026
6 Months or more
Power Platform Developer at Layer7, Manchester, 6 Months, £440 per day
£440 per day
Contract Spy Manchester, UK
SFIA 4 Power Platform Developer - CRM Transformation Project (Public Sector/Government) - BPSS Role Title: Power Platform Developer (SFIA Level 4) Location: Hybrid with 2 days on site in Manchester Sector: Government/Public Sector Rate: £440 pd Inside IR35 Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Power Platform Developer (SFIA Level 4) to support a large-scale CRM transformation programme within a Government or Public Sector organisation. The successful candidate will develop, configure, and enhance Microsoft Power Platform solutions, enabling the modernisation of citizen, customer, and case management services. Working within an agile, multidisciplinary delivery team, the developer will contribute to the design, build, testing, and deployment of scalable solutions using Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement and the wider Microsoft Power Platform ecosystem. Key Responsibilities Develop and configure solutions Support the...
Contract Spy
Oct 05, 2026
6 Months or more
ERP Business Analyst at Sheffield Forgemasters Engineering Ltd, Sheffield S9 2RX, 9 Months, £Day Rate
Contract Spy Brightside Ln, Sheffield S9 2RX, UK
At Sheffield Forgemasters we have an exciting contract opportunity (day rate) for an ERP Business Analyst to join our team. The contract duration will be 9 months. This role is based at our 64-acre site, sitting in the heart of Sheffield, and will be working as part of our ERP Implementation Team. You will support the implementation of Infor LN ERP by analysing and improving business processes, identifying opportunities for change, and helping transition the organisation from legacy ways of working to standardised, system-led best practice processes.   What you’ll be doing Analyse and document current and future business processes aligned with Infor LN ERP and industry best practice. Identify process gaps and support the transition from legacy manual ways of working to standardised, system-led processes. Facilitate workshops and collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and validate business solutions. Work closely with...
Contract Spy
Oct 09, 2026
up to 6 Months
User Researcher at Layer7, Leeds, 3 Months, £450 per day
£450 per day
Contract Spy Leeds, UK
Role Title: User Researcher (SFIA 4) Location: Leeds (attendance required for workshops) Rate: Up to £450 per day Duration: 3 months with possible extension Security Clearance: BPSS Role Overview We are seeking an experienced User Researcher (SFIA Level 4) to support a Digital team in delivering user-centred, evidence-based services and products. The successful candidate will work within multidisciplinary Agile teams to plan and conduct research activities, uncover user needs, and ensure insights directly influence service and product design decisions. This role requires a proactive researcher who can independently manage research activities, engage effectively with stakeholders, and communicate actionable findings that drive continuous service improvement. Key Responsibilities Design, plan and conduct user research activities independently within multidisciplinary Agile teams. Apply appropriate qualitative and quantitative research...
Contract Spy
Oct 05, 2026
up to 6 Months
User Researcher at Layer7, Leeds, 3 Months, £450 per day
£450 per day
Contract Spy Leeds, UK
Role Title: User Researcher (SFIA 4) Location: Leeds (attendance required for workshops) Rate: Up to £450 per day Duration: 3 months with possible extension Security Clearance: BPSS Role Overview We are seeking an experienced User Researcher (SFIA Level 4) to support a Digital team in delivering user-centred, evidence-based services and products. The successful candidate will work within multidisciplinary Agile teams to plan and conduct research activities, uncover user needs, and ensure insights directly influence service and product design decisions. This role requires a proactive researcher who can independently manage research activities, engage effectively with stakeholders, and communicate actionable findings that drive continuous service improvement. Key Responsibilities Design, plan and conduct user research activities independently within multidisciplinary Agile teams. Apply appropriate qualitative and quantitative research...
Contract Spy
Oct 13, 2026
Hourly/Freelance
Web Research Specialist at Turing, Remote, £Hourly Rate
Contract Spy Remote (England, United Kingdom)
Job Description About Turing: Turing is one of the world’s fastest-growing AI companies, accelerating the advancement and deployment of powerful AI systems. Turing helps customers in two ways: Working with the world’s leading AI labs to advance frontier model capabilities in thinking, reasoning, coding, agentic behavior, multimodality, multilinguality, STEM and frontier knowledge; and leveraging that work to build real-world AI systems that solve mission-critical priorities for companies.   About the Role   We are building an evaluation benchmark for frontier AI browsing agents. Your job is to design research problems that a state-of-the-art AI cannot solve, even with full web access and multiple attempts. This is not a subject matter expert role, nor is it a content-writing role. It is investigative research.   You will start from a verifiable fact, work backwards to construct a question that makes that fact extremely hard...
Contract Spy
Oct 09, 2026
6 Months or more
Senior DevOps (Identity Platform Engineer) at HMRC, Remote/Telford, 12 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Remote (Telford, UK)
Senior DevOps (Identity Platform Engineer) We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us. We offer a great work life balance. You have the opportunity to work at any of our brand-new Regional Centres and to also work remotely. Contracts vary in length dependent upon the project with the possibility to extend. Your time spent with us short or long term will be invaluable - your skills and expertise are needed to deliver the largest digital and transformation projects in Government. There really couldn’t be a better time to join HMRC for your new contract opportunity! Role is for 12 months MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE SC CLEARENCE Travel to the Telford Regional Centre will be required around once a month.   We’re looking for experienced  Senior DevOps Engineers  to join HMRC’s Enterprise Cloud Services (ECS) team, working within product teams to design, build, automate and operate...
Contract Spy
Oct 01, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Business Analyst at Version 1, Birmingham, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Company Description Version 1 has celebrated 30 years in business and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver technology and transformation solutions that drive customer success. Our deep expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly evolving technology landscape. We foster strong partnerships with global technology leaders including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.   We’re an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of  what we do:  UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner  3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business  10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK  Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW  Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW  We’re a core values driven company, we hire people who share our...
Contract Spy
Oct 12, 2026
up to 6 Months
Digital Communications Officer at UK Fusion Energy, Lincoln/Remote, 5 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Hybrid (Lincoln, UK)
Our context Fusion offers the potential for significant quantities of low-carbon, inherently safe, abundantly fuelled, baseload energy, supporting sustainable climate action and energy independence. While the technical challenge remains high, confidence is increasing, and the rewards of realising fusion are almost incalculable. Anticipated to come online for commercial purposes in the middle of this century, fusion offers a viable means to sustainable net zero in the UK and globally, as well as to increased energy security. The UK is currently a world leader in fusion research and development and in the drive to realise commercially viable energy from fusion, a sector with an estimated value of £tns per year.   STEP (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production) is the UK's flagship national programme to deliver a prototype fusion energy plant, targeting 2040, and a path to commercial viability of fusion. STEP is deliberately bold and ambitious and seeks people who...
Contract Spy
Sep 30, 2026
6 Months or more
Digital Project Manager at HM Land Registry, Leicester, 6 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Leicester, UK
Working as a contractor for HM Land Registry  Our ambition is to become the world's leading land registry for speed, simplicity, and an open approach to data. Our award-winning digital team is the in-house directorate at the heart of our transformation into a digital, data driven organisation. We are playing a pivotal role in ensuring that we are able to respond swiftly to our current challenges. We are providing a robust and resilient technical infrastructure to support our workforce. We are enabling our customers to interact with us in increasingly digital and automated ways and delivering our transformation portfolio which will revolutionise the way that we operate and provide services.   Our Digital teams are at the core of our plans for digital transformation for the future. At HM Land Registry we have a vision of a fully connected, digital system for buying and selling property that enables a more secure and more efficient land registration process. By...
Contract Spy
Oct 14, 2026
6 Months or more
Digital Business Continuity Manager at Homes England, Newcastle/Remote, 6 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Hybrid (Newcastle, UK)
Homes England, the government’s housing and regeneration agency, plays a central role in tackling the housing challenges the country now faces. We have the appetite, influence, expertise, and resource to drive positive market change, and our mission is to ensure more homes are built in areas of greatest need, improve affordability and create a sustainable housing market.   Following the publication of the government’s Levelling Up White Paper, Homes England has also been tasked with a core role in spearheading regeneration, partnering with places to reduce economic disparity, empower local leaders and create equal opportunities across the country to ensure communities reach their full potential.   As a  Digital Business Continuity Manager , your main responsibilities will be: Implement, manage and improve Homes England’s Business Continuity Management approach. Responsible for...
Contract Spy
Oct 08, 2026
up to 6 Months
Senior Technical Architect (SAP LeanIX) at Layer7, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 5 Months, £660 per day
£660 per day
Contract Spy Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK
Senior Technical Architect - SFIA 6 Contract: 5 Months role Location: Newcastle (Hybrid) Rate: £660 per day (Inside IR35) Clearance: Valid SC Clearance Required Overview We are seeking an experienced Senior Technical Architect to undertake a high-impact, short-term engagement focused on enhancing enterprise governance and compliance capabilities within SAP LeanIX. Working closely with the Architecture Insights Core Team and Governance stakeholders, you will define and implement a governance-by-design approach that transforms architecture compliance from a periodic review process into a continuous, evidence-driven capability. This assignment will leverage SAP LeanIX as the organisation's Enterprise Architecture platform, establishing governance readiness metrics, compliance tracking, and architectural assurance processes that support faster delivery, improved compliance, and higher quality architecture data. Key Responsibilities Define...
Contract Spy
Oct 06, 2026
Duration not stated
Software Engineer (Full Stack) at Layer7, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, £470 per day
£470 per day
Contract Spy Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK
Rate: £470 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 4 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....
Contract Spy
Oct 02, 2026
up to 6 Months
Senior Technical Architect SFIA 6 at Layer7, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 2 Months, £660 per day
£660 per day
Contract Spy Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK
Senior Technical Architect - SFIA 6 Contract: 2 Months role Location: Newcastle (Hybrid) Rate: £660 per day (Inside IR35) Clearance: Valid SC Clearance Required Overview We are seeking an experienced Senior Technical Architect to undertake a high-impact, short-term engagement focused on enhancing enterprise governance and compliance capabilities within SAP LeanIX. Working closely with the Architecture Insights Core Team and Governance stakeholders, you will define and implement a governance-by-design approach that transforms architecture compliance from a periodic review process into a continuous, evidence-driven capability. This assignment will leverage SAP LeanIX as the organisation's Enterprise Architecture platform, establishing governance readiness metrics, compliance tracking, and architectural assurance processes that support faster delivery, improved compliance, and higher quality architecture data. Key Responsibilities Define and implement...
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