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To stay ahead of the competition, companies in Manchester and the North West must continuously look for new and innovative ways to extract insights from the large volumes of data they acquire.
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By gaining valuable market knowledge across a range of industries and regions, Harnham is able to provide a service which is second to none within our marketplace.
We have seen unprecedented growth in our specialist sector and always have a wide range of vacancies at both junior and senior level including AI Jobs, Data Science jobs, Data Analyst jobs, and Big Data jobs, all available throughout the UK, France, United States, and the Netherlands


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We are a trusted and long-term partner for all our customers in the North West, so if you need to recruit or are looking for your next opportunity, contact us to find out how you can benefit from partnering with the Harnham Manchester data recruitment team.
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Data Analyst
Manchester
£30000 - £35000
+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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Data Analyst
Up to £35,000
Hybrid – Manchester (4x days in the office)
THE COMPANY
Our client, a family-owned retail organization, is seeking to hire a Data Analyst.
THE ROLE
Contribute to the development and optimization of computer vision systems for quality inspection, as well as automation solutions integrated with SCADA, PLCs, and industrial sensors.
Support cross-functional teams by gathering and analyzing manufacturing data, assisting with AI and predictive analytics projects, and helping document system requirements and implementation processes.
Building and maintaining Tableau dashboards for real-time insights and participate in technology trials, validations, and report generation.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Experience with Data Visualisation tools – Power BI, Tableau or similar
Exposure to Python, SQL or similar
A degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Manufacturing, or a related field.
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Data Quality Analyst
Manchester
£40000 - £45000
+ Data Management & Governance
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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Data Quality Analyst
Remote (1x month in London)
Salary: £45,000
We’re working with a small company who specialise in the investment space. They are looking for a Data Quality Analyst to help ensure that data flowing through the system is complete, clean, and reliable.
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end data quality lifecycle, from profiling to documentation
- Write SQL queries to fix issues directly in the data warehouse
- Work with Python to automate data validation and monitoring processes
- Build and run automated reports to ensure ongoing data integrity
- Collaborate with the lead analyst and Head of Data to continuously improve internal data processes
- Work closely with financial and investment datasets to support high-profile users
Skills
- Strong SQL (PostgreSQL preferred) – ability to build and fix complex queries
- Data quality techniques: profiling, cleansing, validation, documentation, monitoring
- Python for scripting and automation
- Experience with financial/investment data
- Comfort working in small, agile teams
Nice-to-Haves
- Exposure to Snowflake
- Interest in private equity or startup ecosystems
- Willingness to specialise long-term in data quality
Interview Process
- Conversation with Lead Analyst
- Technical assessment
- Final interview with the CEO
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Data Analyst (AI & Automation)
Manchester
£30000 - £33000
+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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DATA ANALYST (AI & Automation)
Up to £33,000 + BENEFITS
PRIMARILY REMOTE
Become part of a dynamic digital transformation journey in a modern food production environment.
THE COMPANY:
This food manufacturing company is a great opportunity for someone early in their career to get to work hands on with computer vision, AI powered automation, and real time business intelligence tools.
THE ROLE:
A Data Analyst will need experience in:
- Building and maintaining dashboards
- Gather, clean and analysing manufacturing data
- Supporting ongoing projects involving AI models and predictive analytics tools
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
A successful Data Analyst will have the following skills and experience:
- Strong experience with SQL/Python
- Experience in manufacturing or mechanical engineering
- Data Visualisation – ideally in Tableau
THE BENEFITS:
You will receive a salary, dependent on experience. Salary is up to £33,000 On top of the salary there are some fantastic extra benefits.
HOW TO APPLY
Please register your interest by sending your CV to Molly Bird via the apply link on this page.
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Digital and BI Analyst
Manchester
£30000 - £33000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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Digital / BI Analyst
Location: Lancashire- 4 days week in office
Salary: £33,000
Join a long-established B2C manufacturing business at the forefront of blending tradition with technology.
You’ll support the Head of AI & Automation in building and maintaining data dashboards, automating production processes, and applying computer vision techniques in partnership with third-party vendors. This is a unique opportunity for someone with foundational data and analytics experience to grow into a role focused on AI-driven manufacturing optimization.
Responsibilities
- Develop Tableau dashboards to provide real-time insights across production, quality, and engineering systems
- Work on automation and algorithm-driven machinery within a modern manufacturing environment
- Help optimize and support third-party computer vision tools used for product assessment
- Collaborate with the CFO and wider business to identify data-led process improvements
- Grow into ownership of AI-based production enhancements (without building models from scratch)
Ideal Candidate
- 1-2 years of experience in data analysis or BI roles
- Strong Tableau (or Power BI) skills
- Interest in AI and computer vision in a production setting
- Mechanical Engineering degree (or similar manufacturing-focused qualification)
- Desire to work closely with production and automation teams
Hiring Process
- 15-minute introductory conversation
- On-site interview
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Data Quality Analyst
Manchester
£40000 - £45000
+ Data Management & Governance
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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DATA QUALITY ANALYST
Up to £45,000 + BENEFITS
PRIMARILY REMOTE
Help shape the future of data at a pivotal moment for this company’s growth.
THE COMPANY:
This software company has a growing Data team, and are looking for a Data Quality Analyst to help take advantage of their recent migration which has enabled them complete control over their data. They are now scaling fast and need someone dedicated to ensuring data accuracy and integrity.
THE ROLE:
A Data Quality Analyst will need experience in:
- Data profiling: spotting inconsistencies
- Data cleansing & transformation: standardising data
- Validation
- Monitoring & reporting
- Documentation
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
A successful Data Quality Analyst will have the following skills and experience:
- Strong experience with SQL/BigQuery
- Experience with Python for automation
- Background in Data Quality and Governance
- Data Visualisation – ideally in Tableau
THE BENEFITS:
You will receive a salary, dependent on experience. Salary is up to £45,000 On top of the salary there are some fantastic extra benefits.
HOW TO APPLY
Please register your interest by sending your CV to Molly Bird via the apply link on this page.
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Digital Analytics Consultant
Manchester
£70000 - £80000
+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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Digital Analytics Consultant
£70,000-£80,000
Mostly remote – 1 day/month in the London office.
THE COMPANY
I’m excited to announce that we are working with a world class analytics consultancy to source a Digital Analytics Consultant.
THE ROLE
In this role, you will serve as a subject matter expert in analytics, lead CRO program planning, and collaborate closely with the delivery team to provide end-to-end support across insight, implementation, and CRO.
YOUR SKILLS and EXPERIENCES
Experience with Adobe Analytics in SME.
Adobe Analytics implementations
Experience with Customer Journey Analytics and Google Analytics are nice to haves.
APPLY
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Marketing Analyst
Manchester
£55000 - £60000
+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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Marketing Analyst / Consultant – Manchester
We are hiring Marketing Specialist with a sharp analytical mind, strong client relationship skills, and a passion for turning complex data into clear, strategic insights.
In this role, you’ll work at the intersection of data, strategy, and client success-helping global brands across diverse markets harness marketing intelligence to drive performance and innovation. You’ll collaborate with a cross-functional EMEA team, using the latest in analytics, AI, and ML to design impactful solutions that shape marketing strategies and business outcomes.
What You’ll Do:
- Act as a trusted advisor to clients, turning data into actionable marketing insights.
- Lead data-driven client projects and contribute to commercial growth.
- Design and implement advanced analytics solutions, including AI and ML.
- Collaborate with internal teams across data engineering, science, and implementation.
- Mentor peers and support thought leadership in marketing intelligence.
Requirements:
- 3+ years in digital analytics, data science, or consultancy.
- Proficiency in GA4, GTM, BigQuery, GCP, Looker Studio, and modeling.
- Strong client relationship and communication skills.
Please note the role is 2 days a week in Manchester
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Computer Vision Engineer
Manchester
£90000 - £100000
+ Computer Vision
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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Computer Vision Engineer – Fully Remote (Global)
We are working with a leading AI organisation who offer a unique and personalised gaming and role playing reality. They aim to push the boundaries of technology whilst focusing on ethics and user privacy.
As an AI Vision Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in developing cutting-edge image and video generation capabilities. You’ll work hands-on with generative models and computer vision systems, shipping production-ready features that elevate user engagement and creative expression.
What You’ll Do
- Collaborate cross-functionally with AI engineers, product teams, and creators to shape and deliver new visual AI features.
- Fine-tune diffusion-based models using techniques such as DreamBooth, LoRA, or textual inversion to embed novel concepts.
- Enhance and scale our image and video generation pipelines using state-of-the-art computer vision and generative modeling techniques.
- Design and implement advanced prompt engineering and conditioning strategies to ensure consistent, high-quality visual outputs.
- Evaluate and integrate open-source models such as Stable Diffusion, VideoCrafter, ModelScope, and Hunyuan.
- Build internal tools and libraries to streamline dataset preparation, experimentation, and quality control workflows.
Technical Skills:
- Bachelor’s or higher degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience with generative vision models (e.g. Stable Diffusion, GANs, LoRA, DreamBooth, or video diffusion models).
- Proficient in Python, with practical experience using libraries such as PyTorch, Hugging Face Diffusers, Pillow, OpenCV
- Solid software engineering practices-modular code, testing, version control (e.g. Git), and collaborative development workflows.
- Experience working in cloud-based environments such as AWS or GCP for model training, experimentation, and data processing.
*Please note, some work will include NSFW images and videos*
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IFRS9 Modelling Manager
Manchester
£70000 - £85000
+ Risk Analytics
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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IFRS9 MODELLING MANAGER
COMPETITIVE SALARY UP TO £85,000
MANCHESTER, HYBRID WORKING (2-3 DAYS A WEEK IN OFFICE)
In this role, you’ll be owning the IFRS9 impairment function within the business, ensuring models are effective and compliant with regulatory standards. Not only will you be managing impairment models, you’ll also be working on developing IFRS9 models with the 1st line team.
THE COMPANY
This Fintech is well known for its innovative consumer and business finance solutions, supporting a large number of customers across the UK. Whilst you’ll be working in a lean credit department, you’ll be able to work alongside talented individuals from a range of areas within the business.
THE ROLE
- Leading the development and implementation of IFRS9 regulatory models, along with various other models across the business
- Ensuring existing models are managed and performance is explained to all relevant teams
- Present model developments to senior leadership and during committee meetings
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- 5+ Years of experience working with IFRS9 models
- Strong IFRS9 model development experience is essential
- Proficiency in Python is required
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work autonomously
THE BENEFITS
- Competitive salary up to £85,000
- Hybrid working
- Pension scheme
- Private Medical Insurance
HOW TO APPLY
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Software Engineering Manager
Manchester
£90000 - £100000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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SOFTWARE ENGINEERING MANAGER
£100,000 + BENEFITS
PRIMARILY REMOTE
This is an opportunity for a strong Software Engineering Manager to utilise both strategic and hands on skills in a Python, GCP and Kubernetes environment.
THE COMPANY:
This is an AI driven company with a platform that offers tools for revenue management, forecatsing and business intelligence.
THE ROLE:
A Software Engineering Manager will need to:
- own and evolve the infrastructure for ML workflows
- Partner with Data Scientists/Engineers, stakeholders
- Write and review Python code
- Manage a small team
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
A successful Software Engineering Manager will have the following skills and experience:
- Ability and experience interacting with key stakeholders
- Strong experience in Python
- Experience with GCP
- Background in CI/CD
- Experience with Kubernetes
- Management experience
THE BENEFITS:
You will receive a salary, dependent on experience. Salary is up to £100,000 On top of the salary there are some fantastic extra benefits.
HOW TO APPLY
Please register your interest by sending your CV to Molly Bird via the apply link on this page.
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Software Engineering Manager
Manchester
£100000 - £110000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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Software Engineering Manager
A fast-moving AI-driven company is looking for an experienced Software Engineering Manager to lead their Science Platform team.
Remote first: quarterly meetings
Salary: Up to £110,000
The Role
This is a hands-on engineering leadership position – ideal for a senior technical leader who thrives on close collaboration with Data Scientists.
Responsibilities
- Leading a small team responsible for infrastructure and automation
- Working directly with Data Scientists
- Driving improvements in Python-based services, Kubernetes deployments, and GCP architecture
- Providing light-touch line management / technical leadership
Ideal Background:
- Recent hands-on experience with Python, Kubernetes, and GCP
- Strong collaboration with DS/ML teams and understanding of predictive models
- Proven leadership in small, high-performing engineering teams
- Comfortable leading infrastructure initiatives and scaling systems
Interview Process:
- Intro chat with the CTO
- Technical discussion & paired programming
- Architecture-focused interview
- Cultural fit round with CTO + exec
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Analytics Consultant
Manchester
£50000 - £60000
+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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Analytics Consultant
Up to £60,000
Hybrid – Manchester (2x days per week)
THE COMPANY
Our client is a digital marketing agency that delivers analytical solutions to enhance their clients’ digital performance.
THE ROLE
In this role, you will support clients by leveraging analytical and data techniques to improve their advertising and marketing campaigns.
SKILLS
Expertise across Marketing, Digital and Customer Analytics
SQL
Python
Google Analytics or Adobe Analytics
APPLY
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