Data Scientist - Advanced analytics

Confidential • Farnborough, England, United Kingdom • Posted June 18, 2026

Location Farnborough, England

Job Type Full-time

Category Mathematical Science Occupations

Posted June 18, 2026

Job Description
Data Scientist – Advanced Analytics – MOD/Defence Project, Farnborough, Hybrid, £500-700 per day Outside IR35

Contract opportunity for a Data Scientist with experience in Analytics for a large MOD project. This is for a defence consultancy and security clearance (SC) would be needed prior to engagement. Due to the nature of the role, 3 days per week in Farnborough is needed.

Key skills required
Data preparation, validation, analysis, and modelling

Experience with mathematical optimisation, rules programming, and analytics

Model performance testing, identifying areas of improvement, and implementation

Working with large data sets, with thousands of objects, with complex meta data and characteristics

Good problem solver
This programme is a new innovative piece of working with the MOD.

If you have worked in a security cleared environment, have the active re...

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