20 research officer jobs found in Edinburgh

Research Officer (Data Analyst)  £194.38 per day (Outside IR35) / 23 Months - Edinburgh  Parity is delighted to partner with our client, a public sector organisation, who are looking to recruit a on a 23-month contract basis. You will be based in their modern, central Edinburgh offices with potential to work remotely 2 days a week. About the Role We are looking for a Research Officer (Data Analyst) to join the Policy & Research Team. This role would suit an experienced data analyst who enjoys working with complex datasets and using data to support high-quality research and evidence-based reporting. Working directly with the Senior Researcher and Data Analyst, you will support the day-to-day management of research databases, including data input, cleaning, querying, and analysis. You will use advanced Excel skills alongside tools such as Power BI to produce accurate and meaningful analytical reports. Key Responsibilities Support the day-to-day management of research...

Research Officer (Data Analyst) £194.38 per day (Outside IR35) / 23 Months - Edinburgh Parity is delighted to partner with our client, a public sector organisation, who are looking to recruit a on a 23-month contract basis. You will be based in their modern, central Edinburgh offices with potential to work remotely 2 days a week. About the Role We are looking for a Research Officer (Data Analyst) to join the Policy & Research Team. This role would suit an experienced data analyst who enjoys working with complex datasets and using data to support high-quality research and evidence-based reporting. Working directly with the Senior Researcher and Data Analyst, you will support the day-to-day management of research databases, including data input, cleaning, querying, and analysis. You will use advanced Excel skills alongside tools such as Power BI to produce accurate and meaningful analytical reports. Key Responsibilities Support the day-to-day management of research...

Research Officer 23 Month Contract (Outside IR35) Hybrid, Edinburgh,3-4 days pw) Starting ASAP Day Rate: £194.38 About the Role: Harvey Nash's Public Inquiry is looking to recruit a Research Officer. You will be responsible for your own projects, working under the supervision of the Head of Policy and Research. Primary responsibilities will include data input, production of research reviews, and analysis of qualitative and quantitative information gathered by the Inquiry. This role is critical to ensure that research produced by the Inquiry is of the highest quality and contributes to the specific aspects of the Inquiry's Terms of Reference. This post offers an excellent opportunity for a highly conscientious individual to gain further experience in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary environment, where they will be making a significant contribution to the investigation of the abuse of children in care, and recommendations to changes in policy and practice to protect...

Research Officer| 23 Month Contract | (Outside IR35) | Hybrid, 3-4 days pw Edinburgh| Starting ASAP Day Rate: £194.38 About the role: Our client is seeking a Research Officer to support the delivery of an important public inquiry. Working closely with senior research and data professionals, the successful candidate will use advanced Excel skills to support the management of research databases, including data entry, data cleansing, analysis and reporting. The role plays a key part in ensuring that research outputs are accurate, robust and able to inform the Inquiry's ongoing work and recommendations. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly organised and detail-oriented individual to further develop their research and analytical experience within a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment. The successful candidate will contribute to work that aims to improve future policy and practice through evidence-based research and analysis. You will: Contribute to the...

Research Officer ( Data Analyst) £194.38 per day (Outside IR35)/23 Months - Edinburgh Parity is delighted to partner with our client, a public sector organisation, who are looking to recruit a on a 23-month contract basis. You will be based in their modern, central Edinburgh offices with potential to work remotely 2 days a week. About the Role We are looking for a Research Officer (Data Analyst) to join the Policy & Research Team. This role would suit an experienced data analyst who enjoys working with complex datasets and using data to support high-quality research and evidence-based reporting. Working directly with the Senior Researcher and Data Analyst, you will support the day-to-day management of research databases, including data input, cleaning, querying, and analysis. You will use advanced Excel skills alongside tools such as Power BI to produce accurate and meaningful analytical reports. Key Responsibilities Support the day-to-day management of...

Research Officer | 23 Month Contract | (Outside IR35) | Hybrid, Edinburgh,3-4 days pw)| Starting ASAP Day Rate: £194.38 About the Role: Harvey Nash's Public Inquiry is looking to recruit a Research Officer. You will be responsible for your own projects, working under the supervision of the Head of Policy and Research. Primary responsibilities will include data input, production of research reviews, and analysis of qualitative and quantitative information gathered by the Inquiry. This role is critical to ensure that research produced by the Inquiry is of the highest quality and contributes to the specific aspects of the Inquiry's Terms of Reference. This post offers an excellent opportunity for a highly conscientious individual to gain further experience in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary environment, where they will be making a significant contribution to the investigation of the abuse of children in care, and recommendations to changes in policy and practice to protect...

Research Officer ( Data Analyst ) £194.38 per day (Outside IR35) / 23 Months - Edinburgh Parity is delighted to partner with our client, a public sector organisation, who are looking to recruit a on a 23-month contract basis. You will be based in their modern, central Edinburgh offices with potential to work remotely 2 days a week. About the Role We are looking for a Research Officer (Data Analyst) to join the Policy & Research Team. This role would suit an experienced data analyst who enjoys working with complex datasets and using data to support high-quality research and evidence-based reporting. Working directly with the Senior Researcher and Data Analyst, you will support the day-to-day management of research databases, including data input, cleaning, querying, and analysis. You will use advanced Excel skills alongside tools such as Power BI to produce accurate and meaningful analytical reports. Key Responsibilities Support...

Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Edinburgh, is currently looking to recruit a Research Officer (Data Analyst) for a 23 month contract on a rate of £194.38/day (Outside IR35). This role will be hybrid based with up to 2 days a week working from home. Responsibilities Contribute to the day-to-day management of the research databases and relationships between these; Carry out cleaning and querying of data and maintaining Excel workbooks used for these tasks; Manipulate data using tools such as Excel and Power BI to produce analytical data reports; Carry out analysis of information gathered by the organisation for research purposes, and be able to communicate findings to a variety of stakeholders in sensitive, compelling, and creative ways; Take ownership for your own projects’ objectives and targets; Support with copy-editing and proofreading reports, ensuring consistency and accuracy within and across outputs, both in...

Contractor - Senior IT Project Manager  Location : UK (Agile) Duration: 6-9 Months IR35 Status : Outside IR35 (Inside IR35 or FTC options also considered)    Deliverables:  Technical Design & Integration Deliver approved functional and technical design documentation for integrations across ERP, Data Platform and applications (Kyriba, Clearwater, Anaplan, SAP Concur, Snowflake, claims ingestion). Complete Architecture Board reviews and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards. Produce end to end source to target mappings covering data flows, transformation logic and middleware integrations. Secure formal sign off from IT Security, Information Security, Data Office and key business/technology stakeholders. Deliver environment and infrastructure requirements and a Base Architecture Document defining integration patterns, standards and target state architecture.   Vendor & Contract...

Lead Delivery Manager Location: Hybrid - Predominantly Remote (approximately monthly travel to Whitechapel) Contract: 17 August 2026 - 18 December 2026 Day Rate: £425-£450 per day IR35 Status: Outside IR35 Security Clearance: BPSS Required Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Lead Delivery Manager to join a high-profile government digital transformation programme focused on the continued evolution of a major citizen-facing mobile application. Working within a multidisciplinary Agile team, you will be responsible for leading delivery across a complex product area, ensuring teams are empowered to deliver high-quality digital services through effective planning, collaboration and continuous improvement. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring someone who enjoys working closely with engineering teams, removing delivery obstacles, managing risks and driving outcomes rather than operating purely at a strategic level. Key Responsibilities Lead the...

Tech Lead (AWS / TypeScript / Python) Location and basis Contract, outside IR35. Starting as soon as possible. Fully flexible working: home, office, or a mix, your call. We just ask that you're based within 50 miles of Edinburgh, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester or London. Applications from outside these areas won't be considered. The engagement You'll lead engineering on a high-volume online marketplace, part-way through a major, multi-year technology transformation. There's a live migration to AWS and a full version 2 build underway. The current client-facing platform runs on PHP and Laravel, and the target is a service-based architecture on AWS built in TypeScript, JavaScript and Python. You'll set technical direction across that shift while keeping delivery moving. You'll need to be hands-on and broad: someone who understands cloud, architecture, data, auth, front-end and APIs, and has built service-based platforms in AWS before. In an older structure this...

Solution Architect, Data (GCP / AWS) Location and basis Contract, outside IR35. Starting as soon as possible. Fully flexible working: home, office, or a mix, your call. We just ask that you're based within 50 miles of Edinburgh, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester or London. Applications from outside these areas won't be considered. The engagement You'll own the data architecture for a high-volume online marketplace, part-way through a major, multi-year technology transformation. The current stack runs on Google Cloud Platform: BigQuery for storage and consumption, DBT for transformations, and Data Stream. Reporting is on Looker today, and moving the business toward a self-service reporting model is a core goal. There's real architecture work in front of you. The business doesn't yet have a defined data strategy, and BigQuery consumption costs are climbing, so optimising data models and building in cost management is a live priority, not a future one. The wider...

Systems Administrator 6-Month Contract - Outside IR35 - Based in Sunderland VIQU are looking for a Systems Administrator to support a large global organisation and maintain their range of IT infrastructure and systems across the business. You will be working in their Infrastructure team supporting them with 3rd line queries - covering both BAU activities and supporting in Projects Systems Administrator Experience/Skillset requirements: Microsoft 365/Office 365/Intune/Exchange Online Windows Server Active Directory Hyper-V or VMware - ideally HCI (Hyper-Converged Infrastrucutre) Entra ID or Okta Fortinet/Fortigate Firewalls Wireless Technologies Basic Networking - Router/Switches Any Storage, Disaster Recovery and Backup experience would be beneficial Systems Administrator Responsibilities: Provide 3rd Line technical and infrastructure support , resolving complex escalated incidents across infrastructure, networking and end-user computing...

Solution Architect, Data (GCP / AWS) Location and basis Contract, outside IR35. Starting as soon as possible. Fully flexible working: home, office, or a mix, your call. We just ask that you're based within 50 miles of Edinburgh, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester or London. Applications from outside these areas won't be considered. The engagement You'll own the data architecture for a high-volume online marketplace, part-way through a major, multi-year technology transformation. The current stack runs on Google Cloud Platform: BigQuery for storage and consumption, DBT for transformations, and Data Stream. Reporting is on Looker today, and moving the business toward a self-service reporting model is a core goal. There's real architecture work in front of you. The business doesn't yet have a defined data strategy, and BigQuery consumption costs are climbing, so optimising data models and building in cost management is a live priority, not a future one....

Tech Lead (AWS / TypeScript / Python) Location and basis Contract, outside IR35. Starting as soon as possible. Fully flexible working: home, office, or a mix, your call. We just ask that you're based within 50 miles of Edinburgh, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester or London. Applications from outside these areas won't be considered. The engagement You'll lead engineering on a high-volume online marketplace, part-way through a major, multi-year technology transformation. There's a live migration to AWS and a full version 2 build underway. The current client-facing platform runs on PHP and Laravel, and the target is a service-based architecture on AWS built in TypeScript, JavaScript and Python. You'll set technical direction across that shift while keeping delivery moving. You'll need to be hands-on and broad: someone who understands cloud, architecture, data, auth, front-end and APIs, and has built service-based platforms in AWS before. In an older...

Network & Systems Administrator 6-Month Contract - Outside IR35 - Based in Middlesbrough VIQU are currently seeking a Network & Systems Administrator to join a large global organisation, supporting and maintaining a broad range of IT infrastructure and systems across the business. Working as part of the Infrastructure team, you will provide 3rd Line technical support , handling complex BAU queries while also contributing to ongoing infrastructure and migration projects. Network & Systems Administrator Experience/Skillset Requirements: Microsoft 365/Office 365/Intune/Exchange Online Windows Server Active Directory Hyper-V or VMware - ideally HCI (Hyper-Converged Infrastructure) Entra ID or Okta Fortinet/FortiGate Firewalls Wireless Technologies Basic Networking - Routers/Switches Storage, Disaster Recovery and Backup experience would be beneficial Network & Systems Administrator Responsibilities: Provide 3rd Line technical and...

Senior Product Manager required by this global media organisation as they build out a B2B Platform on a global scale. You'll ideally come from a background where you can demonstrate excellent technical product understanding, working closely with engineering, UX and technology functions to guide/support decisions. From a business stakeholder perspective any work within planning, analytics, insights and service design will be very beneficial. You can prioritise backlog and work directly with engineers to ensure that you're working at pace whilst delivering what the customer needs, based on understanding, not assumptions. Workflow analysis mapping stakeholder navigation any experience within media, specifically ad scheduling/planning is especially beneficial Please contact me for a full job spec and conversation about the business, reason for hire and what value you can add there. Please note, this is a hybrid role, with two days per week in the office - only apply if...

Contract Mobile Developer (iOS/Flutter)- Likely outside IR35 Contract: 6 months (initial) Rate: Around £400 per day Location: Manchester, 2-3 days per week onsite I'm working with an exciting Manchester-based IoT technology business that's looking to bring in an experienced Mobile Developer to help evolve and enhance its mobile applications. This is a hands-on contract role within a growing engineering team where you'll have the opportunity to work on products that interact with connected devices used in the real world. What you'll be doing Developing and enhancing native iOS applications (Swift) Supporting Android development where required Contributing to cross-platform development using Flutter Building clean, maintainable and scalable mobile applications Working closely with firmware, Back End and product teams Helping shape technical decisions and improve development practices What we're looking for Strong commercial experience developing...

PMO Lead (Contract) – 6 Months intially - REMOTE Location: Remote with occasional travel to Cheshire Day Rate: up to £450 per day, dependent on experience, outside IR35 Contract Length: Initial 6-Month Contract Work Pattern: 3 days per week, Part-Time The Opportunity We are supporting a leading organisation in the search for an experienced PMO Lead to support a major greenfield ERP transformation programme. This role will play a critical part in establishing and maintaining project governance, ownership of RAID processes, programme documentation, reporting, and financial controls across a complex transformation initiative. The successful candidate will work closely with programme leadership, project managers, and business stakeholders to ensure effective governance and visibility throughout the programme lifecycle. Experience supporting ERP implementations, particularly Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central or similar enterprise transformation programmes, would be highly...

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an accomplished IT Project Manager to join a dynamic, multi-site organisation as it embarks on a large-scale business transformation journey. The successful candidate will bring strong IT project delivery experience, particularly across applications, coupled with exceptional leadership, communication, and people management capabilities. Client Details Our Client is looking for an influential and effective IT project manager. Description Lead the planning and execution of technology/application projects from start to finish. Collaborate with difficult stakeholders to define project goals and requirements. Ensure projects are delivered within agreed timelines and budgets. Identify and manage potential risks and issues during project delivery. Coordinate with cross-functional teams to align resources and priorities. Track and report on project progress, keeping stakeholders informed. Ensure compliance with relevant industry standards...