Research Scientist Jobs in United Kingdom.
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Total jobs
70
positions indexed
New today
0
last 24 hours
Companies
36
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere
How many Research Scientist jobs in United Kingdom are there right now?
There are 70 open Research Scientist jobs in United Kingdom on JobsRadar right now, from 36 companies hiring directly. 19 of them disclose pay, with a median of $150,000 a year and most offers between $116,000 and $262,500. The board was last refreshed on September 13, 2026 at 15:14 UTC.
Research Scientist salary range in United Kingdom
$116k
25th
$150k
Median
$262.5k
75th
$95k
$296.2k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th
Full range $94.7k – $502.6k · outliers off-axis
Based on 19 disclosed live listings
Updated Sep 13, 2026 from live listings
Senior Research Scientist, Health Economic Modelling
Precision Medicine Group
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Senior Research Scientist, Health Economic Modelling
Precision AQ
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Research Scientist - Material Modelling
PhysicsX
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2d ago
Research Data Scientist - Dashboards & Applications
Rand Europe
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2d ago
Principal Research Scientist - Machine Learning
IMC
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2d ago
Control Red Team - Research Engineer/Research Scientist
AI Security Institute
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3d ago
Research Scientist – In vitro display, Biologics discovery
AstraZeneca
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3d ago
Research Scientist (Control)
Apolloresearch
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3d ago
Research Scientist, Wayve Labs
Wayve
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4d ago
Senior Research Scientist - Gas Filtration
Dyson
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4d ago
Research Scientist - Gas Filtration
Dyson
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Senior Scientist (Fixed Term Contract) Oncology Research
AstraZeneca
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6d ago
Senior Scientist, Research Informatics & Data Science
AstraZeneca
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6d ago
Senior Research Scientist - Omics, Bioscience, Oncology Targeted Delivery
AstraZeneca
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6d ago
Research Scientist - AI Safety
Faculty
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1w ago
Senior Research Scientist - AI Safety Evaluations
Faculty
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Senior Research Scientist - AI Safety
Faculty
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Senior Scientist Upstream Process Research Mammalian Cell Culture and Single-Use Bioreactors - Client-dedicated
Thermo Fisher Scientific
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Senior Staff Research Scientist | Voice
DeepL
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1w ago
Associate Data Scientist - Operations Research
Wheely
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1w ago
Associate Data Scientist - Operations Research
Wheely
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1w ago
Misuse Red Team - Research Engineer/Research Scientist
AI Security Institute
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1w ago
Senior Laboratory Research Scientist
The Francis Crick Institute
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Senior Laboratory Research Scientist – Flow Cytometry
The Francis Crick Institute
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Research Scientist/Engineer (Science of Scheming)
Apolloresearch
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1w ago
Frequently asked questions
- How many Research Scientist jobs in United Kingdom are open right now?
- 70 Research Scientist jobs in United Kingdom are open across 36 companies, as of September 13, 2026.
- What do Research Scientist jobs in United Kingdom pay?
- Across the 19 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 $262,500.
- Which companies are hiring Research Scientist jobs in United Kingdom?
- Precision Medicine Group, Precision AQ, PhysicsX, Rand Europe and IMC are among the 36 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 13, 2026 at 15:14 UTC.