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DIVERSITY GUIDES 2022
An in-depth look into diversity within Data & AI, we have been carrying out primary research for a number of years to create annual diversity guides.
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They are here to highlight where the industry can improve, how it can improve and to help make those improvements.
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Data Engineer
London
£70000 - £83000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentLondon
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Data Engineer
Salary: £83,000
Location: London (3 Days in Office)
Shape the future of data-driven decision-making by transforming raw information into trusted, insight-ready assets. Join a team where analytics engineering fuels innovation, intelligence, and impact across the business.
The Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the foundation of a modern, data-enabled organisation. You’ll design and build scalable analytics models and pipelines that transform raw data into trusted insights, powering smarter decisions across every level of the business.
Working at the intersection of data engineering and analytics, you’ll bring structure, governance, and innovation to complex data ecosystems. The role offers the chance to influence how data drives strategy, automation, and AI adoption. It’s a perfect fit for someone who’s passionate about clean design, collaboration, and the pursuit of data excellence.
Role and Responsibility
This role focuses on designing and maintaining scalable cloud infrastructure while driving automation and reliability across environments. You’ll leverage Terraform for Infrastructure as Code and Kubernetes for container orchestration, ensuring efficient deployments and robust system performance. Working within Azure, you’ll integrate advanced analytics platforms like Databricks and build data pipelines using Python and PySpark to support large-scale processing.
The position also involves optimising data models, delivering insights through Power BI, and managing relational data with SQL. Collaboration with engineering and analytics teams will be key to enhancing architecture, security, and reporting capabilities. This is an opportunity to shape infrastructure and data strategy while delivering high-impact solutions in a dynamic environment.
Interview Process
- Introductory Chat
- Technical and Stakeholder Conversation with Senior Team
Apply now to help shape the future of data-driven decision-making and make your mark in a truly analytics-led environment.

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Senior Software Engineer (Python)
London
£90000 - £100000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentLondon
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Senior Software Engineer (Python)
Hybrid London (2 days/week)
Up to £100,000 + Benefits
We’re hiring a Senior Software Engineer to play a key role in building and scaling a high-impact ad-fraud prevention platform used globally. This is a senior IC role for engineers who enjoy ownership, solving complex problems, and setting a high bar for engineering quality.
What you’ll do:
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Lead delivery of complex, cross-service features
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Make pragmatic architecture and design decisions
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Own services end-to-end, including performance, reliability, and incident response
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Set standards for testing, observability, and security
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Mentor engineers and contribute to strong team practices
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Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Data teams
What we’re looking for:
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Strong experience as a Senior Software Engineer in modern product teams
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Proven ability to design and deliver scalable, reliable systems
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Experience operating production services
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Strong coding, code review, and technical leadership skills
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Comfortable working through ambiguity and influencing technical direction
Why apply?
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Salary up to £100,000
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Hybrid working – 2 days per week in the London office
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High ownership, high-impact role
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Strong engineering culture focused on quality and reliability

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Head of Data & Insights
London
£100000 - £110000
+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
PermanentLondon
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Head of Data & Insights
Maternity Cover, Fixed Term Contract (9 months)
London, Hybrid (3 days in office)
Salary up to £120,000
A high growth, purpose driven organisation in the green tech space is looking for an experienced Head of Data & Insights to join on a fixed term basis. This is a senior leadership role reporting into the CFO, taking ownership of the data function during a critical period of growth.
You will lead a growing team of 3 across engineering and analytics, owning the data roadmap, embedding best practice, and ensuring high quality insights are delivered to support commercial and operational decision making. The function is newly established, giving you the opportunity to shape processes, standards, and ways of working from the top down.
The role will involve:
- Leading and developing a team of data engineers and analysts
- Owning the data and insights roadmap and embedding request and delivery processes
- Partnering with senior stakeholders to translate business needs into actionable insights
- Overseeing KPI dashboards, executive reporting, and BAU analysis
- Supporting demand forecasting and machine learning initiatives
- Setting direction for the data platform across AWS, Snowflake, and Power BI
- Championing data quality, governance, and a single source of truth across the business
We are looking for:
- Strong commercial mindset with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
- Proven experience leading analytics or data teams
- Hands on capability with SQL, Python, and BI tools, Power BI preferred
- Experience with cloud based data platforms, AWS and Snowflake beneficial
- Excellent communication and data storytelling skills
- Comfortable operating in a fast paced, high growth environment
What is on offer:
- Hybrid working with 3 days in the London office
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and additional personal days
- Private medical and dental insurance, life assurance, and income protection
- A mission driven culture within a certified B Corp organisation
If you are an experienced data leader looking for a high impact contract role in a business driving the transition to sustainable transport, this is a rare opportunity.

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Data Engineer
London
£70000 - £75000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentLondon
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Data Engineer (Mid-Level)
Hybrid – London
Up to £75,000
We’re hiring a Data Engineer with 3+ years’ experience to join a growing data team within a leading media and digital organisation. This is a hybrid role offering the chance to build reliable data pipelines that support analytics, advertising, and digital products used at scale.
What you’ll do:
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Build and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines using Python and SQL
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Orchestrate workflows with Airflow
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Work with cloud data platforms (AWS/GCP, BigQuery/Redshift)
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Improve data quality, monitoring, and reliability
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Collaborate with analysts and engineers to deliver trusted data
What we’re looking for:
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3+ years’ experience in data engineering
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Strong SQL and Python skills
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Experience with Airflow or similar orchestration tools
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Cloud data experience (AWS or GCP)
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Solid understanding of modern data engineering best practices
Nice to have:
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dbt, Terraform, or Docker experience
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Exposure to BI tools (Looker, Power BI)
Why apply?
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Salary up to £75,000
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Hybrid working
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High-impact role in a data-driven environment
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Clear scope to grow and develop your data engineering skills

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AWS Cloud Engineer
London
£70000 - £90000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentLondon
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AWS Cloud Engineer – (AWS Certified – Essential)
London – Remote
Up to £85,000 / £90,000
We’re hiring an AWS Cloud Engineer to help design and scale secure, automated cloud infrastructure for a fast-growing AI platform.
⚠️ Essential certification (one required):
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AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
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AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
What you’ll do:
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Build and operate scalable AWS infrastructure
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Develop Infrastructure as Code using AWS CDK (Python/TypeScript) and Terraform
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Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions)
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Automate deployments, monitoring, and operations
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Collaborate with engineering teams to support production systems
What we’re looking for:
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Proven experience as an AWS Cloud / DevOps Engineer
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Strong Python or TypeScript skills
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Hands-on AWS, IaC, and CI/CD experience
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Solid understanding of cloud security and networking
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AWS Professional-level certification (essential)
Nice to have:
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Docker/Kubernetes experience
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Exposure to AI or ML workloads
If you’re an AWS-certified engineer who enjoys automation and building robust cloud platforms, this is a great opportunity to make an impact.

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Data Analyst
Manchester
£30000 - £35000
+ Digital Analytics
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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Data Analyst
Up to £35,000
Manchester – Hybrid (2 days in office)
The Client
We’re working with a global marketing agency that partners with household-name brands across multiple international markets. They’re looking to hire a Marketing & Customer Analyst to join their growing analytics function and play a key role in driving insight-led decision-making.
The Role
As a Marketing & Customer Analyst, you’ll work across two key areas: marketing performance analysis and customer analytics. This is a hands-on, insight-driven role within a dynamic agency environment.
Marketing Optimisation & Performance Analysis
- Analyse paid media performance across platforms including Google Ads, LinkedIn, and Campaign Manager 360
- Build and maintain dashboards using Power BI (with exposure to Looker and Tableau)
- Evaluate creative effectiveness, headlines, bidding strategies, and regional performance
- Combine data from multiple sources, including GA4 and Adobe Analytics, to deliver actionable insights
- Translate analysis into clear recommendations that directly inform marketing decisions
Customer Analytics
- Analyse customer behaviour, loyalty, membership, and purchasing trends
- Identify patterns, changes, and underlying drivers behind customer actions
- Create clear, impactful visualisations and presentations for stakeholders
- Communicate insights in a way that supports commercial decision-making
Additional Responsibilities
- Contribute to ad-hoc insight projects across the agency
- Support cross-client and cross-sector analytical initiatives
Skills & Experience
- Strong experience with Power BI and Looker
- Experience with GA4 and Adobe Analytics
- Previous experience in a marketing agency or analytics-focused environment
Please note we cannot offer sponsorship for this position.

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Commercial Analyst – FinTech
London
£60000 - £80000
+ Risk Analytics
PermanentLondon
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COMMERCIAL ANALYST – FINTECH
£60-80,000
LONDON
THE COMPANY
This unique FinTech are growing significantly and have ambitious plans for their next phase. They pride themselves on a fast-paced and dynamic environment where you can really make a difference and the customer comes before profit.
THE ROLE
- Working closely with existing and new aggregators to improve performance and funnel conversion
- Developing pricing strategy and market analysis in order to drive profitability
- Working with large data sets to spot trends, identify opportunities for enhancement and more widely track business performance
- Conducting comprehensive pricing analyses and crafting actionable recommendations based on performance insights.
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Prior experience working with aggregators within financial services is essential
- Experience developing pricing or commercial strategies
- Prior work in analysing data sets and driving insights into commercial outcomes
- Some experience using SQL
SALARY AND BENEFITS
- £60-80,000 base salary depending on experience
- Flexible working model
- Equity options
- Company pension scheme
- Private medical care
HOW TO APPLY
Please register your interest by sending your CV to Rosie Walsh through the ‘Apply’ link

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Senior Software Engineer
Cardiff
£70000 - £75000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentCardiff
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Senior Software Engineer
Salary: Up to £75,000
Hybrid – 2 days a week in office (London/Brighton/Cardiff)
Why join us?
We work at the intersection of creativity, data, and cutting-edge technology to turn ideas into measurable impact. Our strength comes from diverse perspectives, collaborative teams, and a culture that puts people first. Backed by a global media and content network, we build tools that reach real audiences at scale.
The role
As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll design and build high-impact tools, automation, and platforms used across global media, SEO, paid media, and content teams. You’ll own solutions end-to-end, driving innovation, performance, and reliability.
Hybrid: 2 days per week in the Cardiff office
What you’ll do
- Design, build, and ship innovative tools, apps, and automation
- Deliver reliable, scalable solutions that solve real business problems
- Champion engineering best practices (CI/CD, testing, documentation)
- Work with cloud platforms and internal/external APIs
- Integrate data from multiple sources into insightful tools and dashboards
- Communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Contribute to the evolution of a proprietary media technology platform
What we’re looking for
- Experience delivering greenfield or early-stage products
- Strong skills in JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, or similar
- Cloud experience (GCP preferred), including serverless development
- Solid SQL and data warehouse experience (e.g. BigQuery)
- Experience with automation and modern front-end frameworks (e.g. React)
- Exposure to AI-powered tools, agents, or workflows is a plus
- Clear communicator, self-starter, and creative problem solver
Benefits
Flexible working, wellbeing allowance, enhanced parental pay, charity & study days, life assurance, and more.
Location & eligibility
UK-based role. Right to work in the UK required (no visa sponsorship available).

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