Research Scientist Jobs in United Kingdom.
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Total jobs
64
positions indexed
New today
4
last 24 hours
Companies
35
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere
How many Research Scientist jobs in United Kingdom are there right now?
There are 64 open Research Scientist jobs in United Kingdom on JobsRadar right now, from 35 companies hiring directly. 21 of them disclose pay, with a median of $150,000 a year and most offers between $116,000 and $250,000. 4 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on September 25, 2026 at 22:46 UTC.
Research Scientist salary range in United Kingdom
$116k
25th
$150k
Median
$250k
75th
$95.4k
$294.5k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th
Full range $94.7k – $502.6k · outliers off-axis
Based on 21 disclosed live listings
Updated Sep 25, 2026 from live listings
Senior Applied Research Scientist - Personalization
Spotify
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Senior Research Scientist, Health Economic Modelling
Precision AQ
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5h ago
Senior Research Scientist, Health Economic Modelling
Precision Medicine Group
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5h ago
Research Scientist, Condensed Matter Theory
Periodic Labs
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19h ago
AI Research Scientist | Research & Development
Jump Trading
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1d ago
Senior Research Scientist (Architectures Research)
Nebius
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1d ago
Member of Technical Staff, TLM: Research Scientist
Odyssey
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1d ago
Research Scientist Intern (PhD) - Model Team - London
H Company
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1d ago
Research Scientist, Embodied AI
Niantic Spatial
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2d ago
Research Scientist
Example Corp
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2d ago
Control Red Team - Research Engineer/Research Scientist
AI Security Institute
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2d ago
Research Scientist/Engineer (Agentic Systems)
White Circle
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3d ago
Staff Research Scientist, Reinforce Learning
Wayve
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3d ago
Research Scientist, Wayve Labs
Wayve
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3d ago
Research Scientist
adaption
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3d ago
Principal Research Scientist - AI Safety
Faculty
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4d ago
Research Scientist - Personalization
Spotify
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4d ago
Research Scientist - Large Geometry Models
PhysicsX
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1w ago
GeMS Senior Research Scientist - Transgenic Services
The Francis Crick Institute
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1w ago
Alignment Red Team - Research Engineer/Research Scientist
AI Security Institute
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1w ago
Misuse Red Team - Research Engineer/Research Scientist
AI Security Institute
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1w ago
Principal Research Scientist - Machine Learning
IMC
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1w ago
Senior Laboratory Research Scientist
The Francis Crick Institute
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1w ago
Research Data Scientist - Dashboards & Applications
Rand Europe
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2w ago
Research Scientist (Control)
Apolloresearch
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2w ago
Frequently asked questions
- How many Research Scientist jobs in United Kingdom are open right now?
- 64 Research Scientist jobs in United Kingdom are open across 35 companies, as of September 25, 2026.
- What do Research Scientist jobs in United Kingdom pay?
- Across the 21 Research Scientist jobs in United Kingdom that disclose pay, the median is $150,000 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $116,000 and $250,000.
- Which companies are hiring Research Scientist jobs in United Kingdom?
- Spotify, Precision AQ, Precision Medicine Group, Periodic Labs and Jump Trading are among the 35 companies currently hiring Research Scientist jobs in United Kingdom.
- How current are these listings?
- Every listing comes straight from the employer’s own careers system and is re-checked three times a day. This page was last updated on September 25, 2026 at 22:46 UTC.