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Jul 07, 2026
Duration not stated
Principal Data Engineer at UST, Nottingham/Remote, £Contract Rate
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Principal Data Engineer Nottingham/ London (Hybrid) Contract Inside IR35/ Permanent     About the Role As a Principal Data Engineer, you will combine deep technical expertise with engineering leadership to drive the design, development and evolution of our cloud-scale data platform. You will provide technical leadership across distributed data processing, data products, streaming architectures and data platform capabilities, while remaining hands-on with coding, design and engineering best practices. You will play a key role in shaping engineering standards, mentoring teams, influencing technical direction and delivering robust, scalable data solutions that enable our Engineers, Data Scientists, Analysts and Governance teams to unlock business value.     What You'll Do Lead the design, development and continuous evolution of cloud-scale data platforms and data products across batch and streaming workloads Act as...
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Jul 07, 2026
Duration not stated
Principal Data Engineer at UST, London/Remote, £Contract Rate
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Principal Data Engineer Nottingham/ London (Hybrid) Contract Inside IR35/ Permanent     About the Role As a Principal Data Engineer, you will combine deep technical expertise with engineering leadership to drive the design, development and evolution of our cloud-scale data platform. You will provide technical leadership across distributed data processing, data products, streaming architectures and data platform capabilities, while remaining hands-on with coding, design and engineering best practices. You will play a key role in shaping engineering standards, mentoring teams, influencing technical direction and delivering robust, scalable data solutions that enable our Engineers, Data Scientists, Analysts and Governance teams to unlock business value.     What You'll Do Lead the design, development and continuous evolution of cloud-scale data platforms and data products across batch and streaming workloads Act as...
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Jul 07, 2026
Duration not stated
GCP Data Engineer (DBT, Cloud Composer, Python, Terraform) at EXL Service, Edinburgh/Remote, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Hybrid (Edinburgh, UK)
Job Description: EXL (NASDAQ: EXLS) is a global data and artificial intelligence ("AI") company that offers services and solutions to reinvent client business models, drive better outcomes and unlock growth with speed. EXL harnesses the power of data, AI, and deep industry knowledge to transform businesses, including the world’s leading corporations in industries including insurance, healthcare, banking and financial services, media and retail, among others. EXL was founded in 1999 with the core values of innovation, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect. We are headquartered in New York and have more than 60,000 employees spanning six continents. For more information, visit www.exlservice.com . Role: GCP Data Engineer (DBT, Cloud Composer, Python, Terraform) BU/Segment: Banking / Analytics Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom (Flexible hybrid working) Employment Type: Umbrella Contract (Inside IR35) to start ASAP Experience: 10+ years...
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Jul 07, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Data Engineer/Architect - SC Cleared at Scrumconnect, Staines/Remote, £450-£500 per day (Outside IR35)
£450 - £500 per day
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450-500 Outside IR35 City Staines Province Surrey Country United Kingdom Postal Code TW18 Job Description About Scrumconnect Consulting Scrumconnect Consulting is a leading digital transformation consultancy delivering innovative solutions across the UK public sector. We specialise in Agile delivery, digital services, cloud transformation, data, and user-centred design, helping organisations build scalable and impactful digital products and platforms. We are currently seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer / Architect to support the design of the WebCAF database, risk reporting tools, and integration services within a major digital transformation programme. The Role This role is suited to a highly experienced data professional with strong architecture and engineering capabilities across cloud-based data platforms and modern application environments. The successful candidate will...
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Jul 07, 2026
Duration not stated
Lead Data Engineer at Scrumconnect, Coventry, £300-£375 per day
£300 - £375 per day
Contract Spy Coventry, UK
300-375 inside IR35 City Coventry Province West Midlands Country United Kingdom Postal Code CV1 Job Description About Scrumconnect Consulting Scrumconnect Consulting is a people-focused digital consultancy delivering impactful solutions across the public and private sectors. We specialize in building high-performing, diverse, and inclusive teams that work on mission-critical digital transformation projects. As a Disability Confident employer and a company committed to continuous learning, we take pride in investing in our people and growing talent from the ground up.   Role Summary We are seeking a senior data professional to lead analytics, business intelligence, and data delivery initiatives across the business. The role will be highly hands-on, requiring strong Power BI, SQL, and data engineering capability alongside stakeholder management and team leadership. The successful candidate...
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Jul 06, 2026
Duration not stated
Data Engineer - SC Cleared at Scrumconnect, Newcastle, £400-£450 per day
Contract Spy Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
400-450 Inside IR35 City Newcastle upon Tyne Province Tyne and Wear Country United Kingdom Postal Code NE1 Job Description Apache Spark · Python · AWS · Cloud Data Pipelines A hands-on data engineering role within a large-scale cloud data programme, responsible for building, maintaining, and troubleshooting data pipelines using Apache Spark, PySpark, Apache Airflow, and a broad suite of AWS services. You will apply strong analytical and engineering skills to deliver trusted, well-governed data assets in a modern, cloud-native environment. About Scrumconnect Scrumconnect is a leading UK technology consultancy delivering digital transformation across public and private sectors, contributing to over 20% of the UK’s major citizen-facing public services. We specialise in cloud engineering, data platforms, and agile delivery, helping clients build scalable, secure, and...
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Jul 03, 2026
Duration not stated
ICP Enterprise Data Engineer at Homes England, London, January 2027, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
On behalf of Homes England, we are looking for an ICP Enterprise Data Engineer (Inside IR35) for a January 2027 contract based Remotely with occasional travel to London . 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 ICP Enterprise Data Engineer , your main responsibilities will be: Act as the day-to-day...
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Jul 02, 2026
Duration not stated
Data Engineer at Ceox, Guildford/Remote, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Remote (Guildford, UK)
Data Engineer (Azure | Databricks | PySpark | SQL) Contract | Remote | UK Public Sector Project   Overview We are seeking a Data Engineer to support delivery of key data components within our evolving data ecosystem. This role will work closely with architects, analysts, engineers, and wider delivery teams to implement pipeline builds, data models, and integration patterns aligned to the organisation’s new Target Operating Model for Data. You will contribute to the development of scalable data flows, optimise ingestion & transformation activities, and ensure solutions meet technical standards, performance expectations, and security controls. This is a hands-on engineering role ideal for someone who enjoys building, shaping, and improving modern data platforms.   Who We’re Looking For A highly capable Data Engineer with hands-on experience...
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Jul 01, 2026
6 Months or more
Senior Data Engineer (Contract) at Codurance, London, Manchester or Leeds, 6 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Manchester, UK
Description Codurance is a global software consultancy, focused on raising the bar in the software industry through supporting tech communities and working with our clients. We help our clients build remarkable digital products, evolve strategic legacy systems, and equip them to continuously deliver value through the adoption of quality practices and expertise. We are looking for a Contract Senior Data Engineer who shares our values of craftsmanship, pragmatism, and professionalism. You understand that data engineering is, at its core, great software engineering, applied at scale, with rigour, and with production in mind. Databricks is our primary data engineering platform, and you will be expected to use it fluently, but the goal is always durable, well-crafted data systems, not tool advocacy. This is an initial  6-month contract, inside IR35. What You’ll Work On Our data engineering engagements fall into three primary shapes:  ...
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Jul 01, 2026
Duration not stated
Contract - AI Data Engineer (Azure) | London, UK at Deloitte, London, £Competitive Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
Contract - AI Data Engineer (Azure) Job description Job Title: AI Data Engineer (Azure) Location: London Hybrid. Travel to the London office 2 days a week Duration: 6 months Contract Start Date: ASAP 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. The Role We are looking for a highly skilled AI Data Engineer (Contractor) specialising in Azure to join our Digital Innovation team, supporting cutting-edge data and analytics use cases across Tax & Legal. This role is ideal for someone who combines strong AI/GenAI data pipeline expertise with hands-on...
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Jun 30, 2026
Duration not stated
Principal Data Engineer (Associate Data Architect II) at UST, Nottingham, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Nottingham, UK
Role description Principal Data Engineer Nottingham/ London (Hybrid) Contract Inside IR35/ Permanent About the Role As a Principal Data Engineer, you will combine deep technical expertise with engineering leadership to drive the design, development and evolution of our cloud-scale data platform. You will provide technical leadership across distributed data processing, data products, streaming architectures and data platform capabilities, while remaining hands-on with coding, design and engineering best practices. You will play a key role in shaping engineering standards, mentoring teams, influencing technical direction and delivering robust, scalable data solutions that enable our Engineers, Data Scientists, Analysts and Governance teams to unlock business value. What You'll Do Lead the design, development and continuous evolution of cloud-scale data platforms and data products across batch and streaming workloads Act as the technical...
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Jun 30, 2026
Duration not stated
Lead Data Engineer at Scrumconnect Consulting, Coventry, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Coventry, UK
Job Information Date Opened 15/06/2026 Job Type Contract Industry Government & Public Sector Work Experience 5+ years Salary 300-375 inside IR35 City Coventry Province West Midlands Country United Kingdom Postal Code CV1 Job Description About Scrumconnect Consulting Scrumconnect Consulting is a people-focused digital consultancy delivering impactful solutions across the public and private sectors. We specialize in building high-performing, diverse, and inclusive teams that work on mission-critical digital transformation projects. As a Disability Confident employer and a company committed to continuous learning, we take pride in investing in our people and growing talent from the ground up. Role Summary We are seeking a senior data professional to lead analytics, business intelligence, and data delivery initiatives across the business. The role will be highly hands-on, requiring strong Power BI, SQL,...
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Jun 30, 2026
Duration not stated
GCP Data Engineer at EXL Service, Edinburgh, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Edinburgh, UK
Job Description: EXL (NASDAQ: EXLS) is a global data and artificial intelligence (ʺAIʺ) company that offers services and solutions to reinvent client business models, drive better outcomes and unlock growth with speed. EXL harnesses the power of data, AI, and deep industry knowledge to transform businesses, including the world’s leading corporations in industries including insurance, healthcare, banking and financial services, media and retail, among others. EXL was founded in 1999 with the core values of innovation, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect. We are headquartered in New York and have more than 60,000 employees spanning six continents. For more information, visit www.exlservice.com . Role: GCP Data Engineer (DBT, Cloud Composer, Python, Terraform) BU/Segment: Banking / Analytics Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom (Flexible hybrid working) Employment Type: Umbrella Contract (Inside IR35) to start ASAP Experience: 10+ years We are...
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Jun 29, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Data Engineer (Contract) at Softwire, London Area, £550-£650 per day
£550 - £650 per day
Contract Spy London Area, United Kingdom
Senior Data Engineer - Outside IR35 - Contract (Insurance Client) About the role Softwire is seeking an experienced Data Engineer with a strong knowledge of Python (including PySpark) and SQL, and a good understanding of software engineering best practices (including SDLC, CI/CD, automated testing, DevOps) to join an established small team working on delivering a data & analytics platform in Microsoft Fabric for a speciality insurance provider. This is a senior, hands-on role that will require owning and delivering workstreams independently while supporting a junior team member. Key Responsibilities Building new ingestion pipelines in Microsoft Fabric using Python (PySpark) notebooks Modelling data for consumption in Power BI through a dimensional gold warehouse layer and a semantic model Improving platform performance Working across cross-functional areas such as logging, monitoring (with Azure Log Analytics and Fabric) and data governance (within...
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Jun 29, 2026
6 Months or more
Senior Azure Data Engineer at Department for Work & Pensions, UK Wide, 12 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy United Kingdom
On behalf of DWP, we are looking for a Senior Azure Data Engineer for a 12 month (Inside IR35) contract based Hybrid in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield . As a Senior Azure Data Engineer, you will join a team delivering innovative and insight-driven data products using modern cloud technologies. Working on DWP 's Health Transformation Programme, you will help build and maintain robust, scalable data solutions that support services used by millions of citizens across the UK. You will work closely with stakeholders, analysts and engineering teams to develop high-quality data products and services, while contributing to the wider DWP data community through knowledge sharing, mentoring and continuous improvement. As a Senior Azure Data Engineer , your main responsibilities will be to: Translate business requirements into robust, reusable production ready data solutions. Design, develop and maintain complex data pipelines and ETL...
Contract Spy
Jun 29, 2026
6 Months or more
Senior Data Engineer at Department for Work & Pensions, UK Wide, 12 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy United Kingdom
On behalf of DWP, we are looking for a Senior Data Engineer for a 12 month (Inside IR35) contract based Hybrid in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield . As a Senior Data Engineer, you will join a team delivering innovative and insight-driven data products using modern cloud technologies. Working on DWP 's Health Transformation Programme, you will help build and maintain robust, scalable data solutions that support services used by millions of citizens across the UK. You will work closely with stakeholders, analysts and engineering teams to develop high-quality data products and services, while contributing to the wider DWP data community through knowledge sharing, mentoring and continuous improvement. As a Senior Data Engineer , your main responsibilities will be to: Translate business requirements into robust, reusable production ready data solutions. Design, develop and maintain complex data pipelines and ETL processes. Build...
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Jun 25, 2026
Duration not stated
Principal Data Engineer - Data Architect II at UST, Nottingham, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Nottingham, UK
Role description Principal Data Engineer Nottingham/ London (Hybrid) Contract Inside IR35/ Permanent About the Role As a Principal Data Engineer, you will combine deep technical expertise with engineering leadership to drive the design, development and evolution of our cloud-scale data platform. You will provide technical leadership across distributed data processing, data products, streaming architectures and data platform capabilities, while remaining hands-on with coding, design and engineering best practices. You will play a key role in shaping engineering standards, mentoring teams, influencing technical direction and delivering robust, scalable data solutions that enable our Engineers, Data Scientists, Analysts and Governance teams to unlock business value. What You'll Do Lead the design, development and continuous evolution of cloud-scale data platforms and data products across batch and streaming workloads Act as the technical...
Contract Spy
Jun 23, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Data Engineer (Contract) at Codurance, Leeds, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Leeds, UK
Codurance is a global software consultancy, focused on raising the bar in the software industry through supporting tech communities and working with our clients. We help our clients build remarkable digital products, evolve strategic legacy systems, and equip them to continuously deliver value through the adoption of quality practices and expertise. We are looking for a Contract Senior Data Engineer who shares our values of craftsmanship, pragmatism, and professionalism. You understand that data engineering is, at its core, great software engineering, applied at scale, with rigour, and with production in mind. Databricks is our primary data engineering platform, and you will be expected to use it fluently, but the goal is always durable, well-crafted data systems, not tool advocacy. This is an initial 6-month contract, inside IR35. What You'll Work On Our data engineering engagements fall into three primary shapes: Data Foundations Data Modernisation, re-platforming...
Contract Spy
Jun 23, 2026
Duration not stated
Contract Lead Data Engineer at AND Digital, London, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, England, United Kingdom
We are recruiting for a Contract Lead Data Engineer for a 6 month contract to start ASAP. Candidates must be able to commute to Stratford once a week. 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...
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Jun 23, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Data Engineer (Contract) at Codurance, Manchester, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Manchester, UK
Codurance is a global software consultancy, focused on raising the bar in the software industry through supporting tech communities and working with our clients. We help our clients build remarkable digital products, evolve strategic legacy systems, and equip them to continuously deliver value through the adoption of quality practices and expertise. We are looking for a Contract Senior Data Engineer who shares our values of craftsmanship, pragmatism, and professionalism. You understand that data engineering is, at its core, great software engineering, applied at scale, with rigour, and with production in mind. Databricks is our primary data engineering platform, and you will be expected to use it fluently, but the goal is always durable, well-crafted data systems, not tool advocacy. This is an initial 6-month contract, inside IR35. What You'll Work On Our data engineering engagements fall into three primary shapes: Data Foundations Data Modernisation, re-platforming...
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