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Where Britain is hiring

255

Live innovation roles

Verified against employer sources.

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Movement over 30 days

Not enough daily observations yet to state a trend.

£41,872

Median advertised salary

Median of 21 live opportunities disclosing salary.

AI & machine learning

Largest live demand

83 live opportunities.

Figures are computed from live UKIZ vacancy records at 03/09/2026, 05:15:13. 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.

London · 68Culham · 32Cambridge · 22Oxford · 11Grangemouth · 5Manchester · 3West Burton · 3Edinburgh · 2Harwell · 1Rotherham · 1

Plotted from the work location on each live record.

London

68 live opportunities

AI & machine learning · Data science · Software engineering · Life sciences

Only 2 live opportunities disclose salary, too few to publish a median.

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Culham

32 live opportunities

Data science · Clean energy · Programme delivery · Advanced materials

No live opportunity discloses salary, so no median can be published.

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Cambridge

22 live opportunities

Quantum · Semiconductors · Life sciences · AI & machine learning

No live opportunity discloses salary, so no median can be published.

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Oxford

11 live opportunities

Programme delivery · Laboratory & technical · Semiconductors · Robotics & autonomous systems

Median advertised salary £38,239

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Grangemouth

5 live opportunities

Programme delivery · Engineering biology · Clean energy · Life sciences

No live opportunity discloses salary, so no median can be published.

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Manchester

3 live opportunities

Data science · Software engineering · Engineering biology · Life sciences

Only 3 live opportunities disclose salary, too few to publish a median.

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West Burton

3 live opportunities

Programme delivery

No live opportunity discloses salary, so no median can be published.

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Edinburgh

2 live opportunities

Laboratory & technical · Engineering biology · Clean energy · Life sciences

No live opportunity discloses salary, so no median can be published.

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What Britain needs next

AI & machine learning

83

Trend not yet evidenced

London · Cambridge · Culham · Oxford

Only 4 live opportunities disclose salary, too few to publish a median.

Clean energy

75

Trend not yet evidenced

Culham · Grangemouth · Edinburgh · Manchester

Only 2 live opportunities disclose salary, too few to publish a median.

Programme delivery

49

Trend not yet evidenced

Culham · Grangemouth · Oxford · West Burton

Only 4 live opportunities disclose salary, too few to publish a median.

Space systems

47

Trend not yet evidenced

London

No live opportunity discloses salary, so no median can be published.

Data science

46

Trend not yet evidenced

Culham · London · Manchester · Cambridge

Only 2 live opportunities disclose salary, too few to publish a median.

Manufacturing engineering

42

Trend not yet evidenced

Oxford · Culham · Rotherham

Only 1 live opportunity discloses salary, too few to publish a median.

Advanced materials

31

Trend not yet evidenced

Culham · Oxford · London · Rotherham

Only 1 live opportunity discloses salary, too few to publish a median.

Life sciences

24

Trend not yet evidenced

London · Grangemouth · Cambridge · Edinburgh

Only 3 live opportunities disclose salary, too few to publish a median.

Quantum

22

Trend not yet evidenced

Cambridge

No live opportunity discloses salary, so no median can be published.

Software engineering

22

Trend not yet evidenced

London · Culham · Cambridge · Manchester

Only 2 live opportunities disclose salary, too few to publish a median.

Who's building

Isomorphic Labs

London · AI & machine learning

40

opportunities

AI & machine learning · Life sciences · Software engineering · Cybersecurity

Synthesia

London · AI & machine learning

36

opportunities

AI & machine learning · Programme delivery

Rolls-Royce

Clean energy

30

opportunities

Clean energy · Space systems · Manufacturing engineering · Laboratory & technical

UKAEA

Culham · Programme delivery

27

opportunities

Programme delivery · Advanced materials · Data science · Clean energy

University of Manchester

Oxford · Programme delivery

13

opportunities

Programme delivery · Laboratory & technical · Semiconductors · Life sciences

Riverlane

Cambridge · Quantum

10

opportunities

Quantum · Programme delivery

Nu Quantum

Quantum

10

opportunities

Quantum · Software engineering · Semiconductors

UK Atomic Energy Authority

Culham · Data science

10

opportunities

Data science · Clean energy · Programme delivery · Advanced materials

AAC Clyde Space

Space systems

9

opportunities

Space systems · Software engineering · Manufacturing engineering · Laboratory & technical

Browse

Hardware Verification Engineer

Riverlane · Cambridge, UK

Jobs

Salary not advertised

Digital Design Engineer

Riverlane · Cambridge, UK

Jobs

Salary not advertised

Senior Compiler Engineer

Riverlane · Cambridge, UK

Jobs

Salary not advertised

Deputy Head of Government Relations - Submarines

Rolls-Royce · Derby, United Kingdom

Jobs

Salary not advertised

Data Governance Specialist

Rolls-Royce · Bristol, United Kingdom

Jobs

Salary not advertised

Field Service Engineer – Electrical/Automation Engineer

Rolls-Royce · Heybridge, United Kingdom

Jobs

Salary not advertised

Lifing Service Delivery Officer

Rolls-Royce · Derby, United Kingdom

Jobs

Salary not advertised

Repair Design Engineer

Rolls-Royce · Bristol, United Kingdom

Jobs

Salary not advertised

Overhaul Methods Engineer

Rolls-Royce · Derby, United Kingdom

Jobs

Salary not advertised

Principal Manufacturing Engineer

BAE Systems · UK

Jobs

Salary not advertised

Project Manager

BAE Systems · UK

Jobs

Salary not advertised

Senior Software Engineer

BAE Systems · UK

Jobs

Salary not advertised

Microwave Plasma Technologist

Space Forge · Wales, Cardiff

Jobs

Salary not advertised

Head of Engineering – Materials Division

UKAEA · UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire

Jobs

Salary not advertised

Operations (and Commissioning) Leader – Tokamak

UKAEA · UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire

Jobs

Salary not advertised

Control Software Engineer

UKAEA · UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire

Jobs

Salary not advertised

Senior Systems Engineer

UKAEA · UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire

Jobs

Salary not advertised

Welding Inspector

UKAEA · UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire

Jobs

Salary not advertised

Welding Engineer

UKAEA · UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire

Jobs

Salary not advertised

UNIX Solaris Specialist

UKAEA · UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire

Jobs

Salary not advertised

Metrology Engineer

UKAEA · UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire

Jobs

Salary not advertised

Electrical Design Group Leader

UKAEA · UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire

Jobs

Salary not advertised

Office Administrator – 12 month FTC

UKAEA · UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire

Jobs

Salary not advertised

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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

Zones and places show their own live opportunity counts. UKIZ links applicants to the employer's own application route and does not accept applications itself.