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Find your place in what Britain builds next.From AI and robotics to materials, space, life sciences and clean energy — the organisations building Britain's next industries, and the openings to join them.
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Where Britain is hiring
26
Live innovation opportunities
Verified against employer sources.
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Movement over 30 days
Not enough daily observations yet to state a trend.
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Median advertised salary
Only 0 live opportunities disclose salary — too few to publish a median.
AI & machine learning
Largest live demand
10 live opportunities.
Figures are computed from live UKIZ vacancy records at 17/08/2026, 15:36:05. Nothing here is hard-coded. Where a sample is too small to be credible, the figure is withheld rather than estimated. Trend statements need 7 more daily snapshots before UKIZ will make them.
The live map
Where the work is.
Mapped by actual work location, never by the employer's registered office.
Plotted from the work location on each live record.
London
13 live opportunities
AI & machine learning · Life sciences · Software engineering · Data science
Only 0 live opportunities disclose salary — too few to publish a median.
Explore opportunities →Culham
6 live opportunities
Data science · Clean energy · AI & machine learning · Software engineering
Only 0 live opportunities disclose salary — too few to publish a median.
Explore opportunities →West Burton
3 live opportunities
Programme delivery
Only 0 live opportunities disclose salary — too few to publish a median.
Explore opportunities →Grangemouth
2 live opportunities
Programme delivery
Only 0 live opportunities disclose salary — too few to publish a median.
Explore opportunities →Rotherham
1 live opportunities
Advanced materials · Manufacturing engineering
Only 0 live opportunities disclose salary — too few to publish a median.
Explore opportunities →Edinburgh
1 live opportunities
Engineering biology · Laboratory & technical
Only 0 live opportunities disclose salary — too few to publish a median.
Explore opportunities →What Britain needs next
AI & machine learning
10
Trend not yet evidenced
London · Culham
Only 0 live opportunities disclose salary — too few to publish a median.
Data science
7
Trend not yet evidenced
Culham · London
Only 0 live opportunities disclose salary — too few to publish a median.
Software engineering
6
Trend not yet evidenced
London · Culham
Only 0 live opportunities disclose salary — too few to publish a median.
Programme delivery
6
Trend not yet evidenced
West Burton · Grangemouth · Culham
Only 0 live opportunities disclose salary — too few to publish a median.
Life sciences
5
Trend not yet evidenced
London
Only 0 live opportunities disclose salary — too few to publish a median.
Clean energy
4
Trend not yet evidenced
Culham
Only 0 live opportunities disclose salary — too few to publish a median.
Advanced materials
3
Trend not yet evidenced
Rotherham · Culham · London
Only 0 live opportunities disclose salary — too few to publish a median.
Manufacturing engineering
2
Trend not yet evidenced
Rotherham · Culham
Only 0 live opportunities disclose salary — too few to publish a median.
Laboratory & technical
2
Trend not yet evidenced
Edinburgh · London
Only 0 live opportunities disclose salary — too few to publish a median.
Engineering biology
1
Trend not yet evidenced
Edinburgh
Only 0 live opportunities disclose salary — too few to publish a median.
Who's building
Isomorphic Labs
London · AI & machine learning
12
opportunities
AI & machine learning · Life sciences · Software engineering · Data science
UK Atomic Energy Authority
Culham · Data science
10
opportunities
Data science · Clean energy · Programme delivery · AI & machine learning
Celtic Renewables
Edinburgh · Programme delivery
3
opportunities
Programme delivery · Engineering biology · Laboratory & technical
Imperial College London
London · Robotics & autonomous systems
1
opportunities
Robotics & autonomous systems · AI & machine learning · Advanced materials
Browse
Digital Twin Scientist
UK Atomic Energy Authority · Culham, Oxfordshire
Jobs
Salary not advertised
Data Scientists
UK Atomic Energy Authority · Culham, Oxfordshire
Jobs
Salary not advertised
Lead Data Scientist
UK Atomic Energy Authority · Culham, Oxfordshire
Jobs
Salary not advertised
Specialist Materials Engineer – Experimental
UK Atomic Energy Authority · Rotherham, Yorkshire
Jobs
Salary not advertised
Materials Deformation Simulation Specialist
UK Atomic Energy Authority · Culham, Oxfordshire
Jobs
Salary not advertised
Programme Commercial Manager
UK Atomic Energy Authority · West Burton, Nottinghamshire
Jobs
Salary not advertised
Senior Planner
UK Atomic Energy Authority · Culham, Oxfordshire
Jobs
Salary not advertised
Process Engineering Group Lead
UK Atomic Energy Authority · Culham, Oxfordshire
Jobs
Salary not advertised
Supercluster Coordination Lead
UK Atomic Energy Authority · West Burton, Nottinghamshire
Jobs
Salary not advertised
Senior Quantity Surveyor
UK Atomic Energy Authority · West Burton, Nottinghamshire
Jobs
Salary not advertised
Data Curator
Isomorphic Labs · London
Jobs
Salary not advertised
Laboratory Technician (Entry Level)
Celtic Renewables · Edinburgh / Scotland
Jobs
Salary not advertised
Document Controller & Technical Administrator
Celtic Renewables · Grangemouth, Scotland
Jobs
Salary not advertised
Business Administration Modern Apprenticeship
Celtic Renewables · Grangemouth / Edinburgh
Apprenticeships
Salary not advertised
Support Engineer
Isomorphic Labs · London
Jobs
Salary not advertised
Software Engineer (Compute Platform)
Isomorphic Labs · London
Jobs
Salary not advertised
Software Engineer (Inference Platform)
Isomorphic Labs · London
Jobs
Salary not advertised
ML Research Engineer
Isomorphic Labs · London
Jobs
Salary not advertised
Research Scientist (Applied LLMs)
Isomorphic Labs · London
Research
Salary not advertised
Research Scientist (Machine Learning)
Isomorphic Labs · London
Research
Salary not advertised
Bioinformatics Engineer
Isomorphic Labs · London
Jobs
Salary not advertised
Senior Security Engineer (AI Safety)
Isomorphic Labs · London / Lausanne
Jobs
Salary not advertised
Bioanalytical Lead
Isomorphic Labs · London
Jobs
Salary not advertised
Head of Medicinal Chemistry, Drug Design
Isomorphic Labs · London
Jobs
Salary not advertised
Labour market evidence
180,000
Specialist AI job postings
Up 61% from 112,000 in 2024
PwC UK AI Jobs Barometer 2026 · UK, 2025 · last verified 2026-08-17
34.2%
Average wage premium for specialist AI skills
Up from 11% in 2024
PwC UK AI Jobs Barometer 2026 · UK, 2025 · last verified 2026-08-17
~1.8 million
Priority occupations projected growth
24% growth across identified priority occupations
Skills England Annual Skills Report 2026 · UK, 2025-2035 · last verified 2026-08-17
70.6%
Clean-energy priority workforce growth
Fastest percentage growth among listed priority sectors
Skills England Annual Skills Report 2026 · UK, 2025-2035 · last verified 2026-08-17
44.0%
Life-sciences priority workforce growth
66,000 additional priority workers projected
Skills England Annual Skills Report 2026 · UK, 2025-2035 · last verified 2026-08-17
58.1%
Defence priority workforce growth
53,000 additional priority workers projected
Skills England Annual Skills Report 2026 · UK, 2025-2035 · last verified 2026-08-17
239,000
Digital & technologies additional priority workers
27.3% priority occupation growth
Skills England Annual Skills Report 2026 · UK, 2025-2035 · last verified 2026-08-17
192,000
Programmers and software developers additional workers
One of the largest projected priority-occupation increases
Skills England Annual Skills Report 2026 · UK, 2025-2035 · last verified 2026-08-17
54,000+
UK tech and IT postings
Software development and testing led with 14,850; transformation project services 13,867
Robert Half 2026 hiring trends · UK, Q2 2026 · last verified 2026-08-17
£62,700
AI Expert median advertised salary
42% premium over wider IT roles
DSIT AI Job Vacancy Analysis · UK research dataset · last verified 2026-08-17
£55,000
AI Specialist median advertised salary
25% premium over wider IT roles
DSIT AI Job Vacancy Analysis · UK research dataset · last verified 2026-08-17
60%
AI Expert vacancy concentration
Clusters also identified in the East, North West, South West, Scotland and Yorkshire & Humber
DSIT AI Job Vacancy Analysis · London and South East, 2023 · last verified 2026-08-17
8,683
Live apprenticeships visible
Government Find an Apprenticeship search
Find an Apprenticeship · England, current search snapshot · last verified 2026-08-17
44
UKAEA live vacancies
Fusion, engineering, data, project and commercial roles
UKAEA Careers · UKAEA current board · last verified 2026-08-17
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