Senior Data Scientist

Overview

Job Title:
Senior Data Scientist Pay of up to £75,493, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

Job Title: Senior Data Scientist. Pay of up to £75,493, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

A degree or higher in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) is essential for this role, and evidence of qualification will be requested.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

Are you ready to take on a leadership role where your data science expertise can influence decisions, drive innovation, and inspire meaningful change? Do you want the opportunity to harness one of the richest datasets in the UK to shape better experiences for millions of users? Join us at DWP Digital, the UK s largest government department.

We support people into work and deliver over £195bn in payments each year, helping some of the most vulnerable people in society. We re transforming our services on a once in a generation scale, using new ideas and cutting-edge technologies to build innovative, scalable, and user centred digital solutions. Join us as a Senior Data Scientist and help reimagine how government services work.

Your expertise will drive better, quicker, and more impactful results for millions of citizens.

• Extensive experience delivering innovative, data-driven solutions using a range of data science techniques to solve business problems and enhance processes.
• Skilled in exploring, integrating, and transforming data from diverse sources, producing scalable, testable code in R, Python, and SQL.
• Strong track record of building team capability through mentoring, coaching, and role modelling.
• Proven stakeholder management skills with experience translating requirements into timely delivery of complex analytical projects.
• Able to communicate insights clearly to varied audiences, simplifying technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.

Location:

You ll join us in one of our digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield.

Hybrid Working:
We work a hybrid model—you ll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay:
We offer competitive pay of £57,946 - £75,493. The maximum salary for the grade is £68,205; a Digital Allowance of up to £7,288 per annum is available for exceptional candidates.

You ll get a civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £19,759 per year. Holidays: a generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time plus public holidays.

• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with  I Can Be Me in DWP
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket
• Sports and social activities
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities

• 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards
• Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024
• Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025
• Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards

We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is two stages:

• Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There ll be full instructions when you click through.
• Interview: a single stage online.

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