Updated November 3, 2026
Find research scientist jobs in the United Kingdom from company career pages, all in one list, including roles that never reach LinkedIn or Indeed. Employers also post this role as AI Research Scientist, Machine Learning Researcher, Research Engineer and Research Fellow.
University of Salford · Salford, United Kingdom
University of Hull · Castle Hill Hospital, United Kingdom · £38.8K/yr
Prolific Academic Ltd · Remote; United Kingdom · Remote
Elevenlabs · United Kingdom · Remote
University of Salford · Salford, United Kingdom
Spotify · London · Remote
Based on the newest listings. Not every posting states pay, level, or skills.
Research scientists run experiments and publish new methods, most often in machine learning and AI, but also in other scientific fields. Many postings ask for a PhD or a strong publication record.
JobLookout collects Research Scientist openings in the United Kingdom from company career pages and puts them in one list, including roles that never get posted on LinkedIn or Indeed. Open a role and apply on the company's career page.
Recent listings include roles at Elevenlabs, Hp, Graphcore, University of Salford, Spotify and Hcompany. The company name is on every listing, so you always know who is hiring.
Recent listings are in London, Bristol, Salford, Newcastle and Castle Hill Hospital, plus remote roles open to people based in the United Kingdom.
Yes. Recent remote listings include roles at Prolific Academic Ltd, Elevenlabs and Spotify. Hybrid roles are listed too. The work-mode filter narrows the list to remote only.
Skills that come up most in recent listings: Python, C++, Machine Learning, CUDA, Deep Learning, Triton, PyTorch, JAX. Each posting lists its own requirements, so read the full description before you apply.
Some recent listings mention visa sponsorship, including roles at Neo4j. Sponsorship depends on the company and the country, so confirm it in the posting before you apply.
This list groups related titles, including AI Research Scientist, Machine Learning Researcher, Research Engineer and Research Fellow, so you are not searching one keyword at a time.
Recent listings range from senior. Experience level is a filter, from intern and new grad through entry, mid, senior, lead, and director, so you only see Research Scientist roles at your level.
Employment type is its own filter: full-time, part-time, contract, and internship. Pick the one you want and the rest drop out of your list.
Yes. This page is Research Scientist openings located in the United Kingdom, including remote roles that still require the United Kingdom.
Yes. Research Scientist jobs are also listed for United States, Singapore, Australia, Canada, France and India. You can switch the country at any time.
Worth checking before you apply: whether the work is reporting, pipelines, or models; the stack they name, and whether it is the one you use; how much of the job is stakeholder work versus building.
Open a role from your list and follow its apply link to the company's career page. You complete the application there.
This page refreshes every hour, and new openings are added as they appear on company career pages. Sort the full list by date to see the newest first.
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Yes. Paid plans include resume tools, including tailoring your resume to a specific posting before you apply.
Similar roles include Machine Learning Engineer, AI Engineer, AI Trainer / Data Annotator, Data Scientist and Data Engineer.
