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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.
Harnham's Manchester Data & AI Recruitment Team is currently partnering with some of the industry’s most exciting data-driven organisations and is at the forefront of the Data Science recruitment space.
Our aptitude for matching the best talent in the North West with the best companies is second to none. If you’re looking for your next challenge or need to make a hire in the Data & AI industry then get in touch with our recruitment team below.
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Just like the Data & AI Professionals we place, Harnham use tried and tested models in our recruitment processes.
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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Harnham is the best Data & AI Recruitment company in Manchester because our consultants have a deep understanding of the Data & AI industry, with a team of specialist consultants who are highly knowledgeable in their field.
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.
Our Manchester and Northern UK recruitment team is headed up by experienced Senior Manager Jamie Smith, who was born and raised in the North West region.Â
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Data Engineer (Airflow)
Manchester
£55000 - £60000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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DATA ENGINEER
£55,000-£60,000 + BENEFITS
PRIMARILY REMOTE UK
An established company in the Media/Advertising spcae is seeking a proactive Data Engineer to join their innovative team as they grow and invest.
THE COMPANY:
This company are currently investing in their data team, and are looking for a Data Engineer to help gather requirements and build solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to help build out the data platforms and create frameworks to enable them ensure data drives value across the business.
THE ROLE:
A Data Engineer will need to:
- Building & maintaining ELT/ETL pipelines
- Work closely with stakeholders across the business
- Own data engineering roadmap
- Manage data warehouse (gathering requirements and building solutions)
- ensure alignment with data management and quality
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
A successful Data Engineer will have the following skills and experience:
- Ability and experience interacting with key stakeholders
- Strong experience in SQL/Python
- Good understanding of Airflow/DBT
- Experience with GCP/AWS
- Background in CI/CD
THE BENEFITS:
You will receive a salary, dependent on experience. Salary is up to £60,000 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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GA4 Enablement Lead
Manchester
£50000 - £60000
+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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GA4 Enablement Lead
Up to £60,000 + bonus and benefits
Remote – 1x day in London office per month
THE COMPANY
I’m currently recruiting for the Google Analytics 4 (GA4) Enablement Lead for a digital agency in London.
THE ROLE
In this role, you will have the opportunity to advise clients on GA4 implementations and insights, supporting them from proof of concept through to final delivery. This position is ideal for a GA4 expert who is passionate about both the platform and client engagement. While prior agency experience is not essential, the successful candidate will demonstrate a strong enthusiasm for building and nurturing client relationships while serving as a trusted GA4 specialist
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
GA4 Implementation and Insight
Prior agency experience is desirable
APPLY
Send an email or apply below to register your interest. Please note my client cannot offer sponsorship
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Senior Data Scientist
Manchester
£60000 - £70000
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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Senior Data Scientist
Location: Remote-first (UK-based)
Salary: £70,000
The Company
A Series D tech scale-up is reshaping the travel and hospitality industries through advanced machine learning and forecasting. Purpose-built for this space, their platform leverages deep learning to drive revenue optimisation, automation, and real-time analytics. With a growing client base of major global travel brands, they’re hiring exceptional talent to push the boundaries of what’s possible in commercial strategy.
The Role
As a Senior Data Scientist within the Forecasting Algorithms team, you’ll design and deploy high-frequency demand forecasting models that directly support pricing decisions. You’ll own the full development lifecycle-from modelling to deployment-while collaborating closely with science, product, and engineering stakeholders.
This is a hands-on role suited to someone who thrives on building, testing, and deploying complex statistical models in a production environment. You’ll work in a modern MLOps setup, contributing to libraries and frameworks used across the company’s data science organisation.
Key Responsibilities:
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Design and deploy time series forecasting models with a strong focus on accuracy and scalability
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Improve existing model performance and drive innovation through new methodologies
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Develop internal ML and forecasting libraries using Python
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Translate product goals into technical solutions in collaboration with leadership
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Implement validation frameworks, unit tests, and monitoring pipelines
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Stay current with advances in machine learning and apply them where appropriate
Tech Stack:
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Python (Pandas, Polars, SciPy, Scikit-learn, NumPy)
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Dagster, Argo, GCP
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Kibana, Elastic
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DevOps-first approach for model deployment
Skills & Experience:
Essential:
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Strong background in statistics, machine learning, and time series forecasting
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Experience with modern ML models (e.g. transformers, CNNs, attention mechanisms)
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Proficiency in writing production-level Python code
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Familiarity with CI/CD practices, testing, and model validation
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Confident working across teams and taking ownership of delivery
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Strong communication and problem-solving skills
Desirable:
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Experience in demand forecasting or operations research
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Familiarity with Bayesian methods, Monte Carlo simulations, or reinforcement learning
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Exposure to high-scale SaaS or B2C products
Why Apply?
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Build forecasting systems powering global commercial strategies
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Collaborate with a world-class data science team
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Up to £70,000 + equity in a high-growth AI company
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Excellent benefits: private healthcare, mental health support, nursery benefit (UK), and generous PTO
How to Apply
To apply, please send your CV to Daniel Abbasi via the Apply link on this page.
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Head of Analytics
Manchester
£110000 - £120000
+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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Head of Analytics
Manchester (Hybrid – 2x Days a Week in Office)
£110,000-£120,000
THE COMPANY
A multimedia conglomerate is seeking a Head of Analytics to lead their newly formed function!
THE ROLE
As the Head of Analytics , you’ll manage a large matrix team across customer, marketing & product analytics as well as data science. You will lead and run a centralised analytics function in the UK which will be replicated around Europe; you will work closely with local teams / support hubs on cross-functional analytics projects. Your primary remit is to enable the business to better understand their audiences and opportunities to monetise these. You will have considerable experience working within both the media and marketing analytics & data science space and be comfortable managing people as well as stakeholders
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Strong leadership experience in the analytics / data science space
THE BENEFITS
- £110,000-£120,000
HOW TO APPLY
Please register your interest by sending your CV to Adam Osborne at Harnham via the Apply link on this page
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Marketing Manager
Manchester
£45000 - £50000
+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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Marketing Manager – Onsite – Manchester
We are working with a luxury goods brand seeking a Marketing Manager to join their team onsite in Manchester. You will need strong retail or luxury goods experience and GA & Data Visualisation experience.
You Will:
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Lead digital marketing initiatives and oversee digital channels such as SEO and paid media
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Collaborate with the e-commerce executive to enhance website performance, increase traffic, and boost conversions
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Plan and optimize paid digital media campaigns, ensuring efficient budget utilization
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Manage analytics and reporting to deliver actionable marketing insights
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Coordinate with external agencies on paid media and core digital marketing strategies
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Drive brand awareness and increase foot traffic to in-store locations
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Develop and implement strategies to enhance digital visibility
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Support the launch of new websites and digital platforms
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Senior Platform Engineer
Manchester
£70000 - £85000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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Senior Data Platform Engineer
Location: Primarily Remote (1 day/month in-office)
Salary: £70,000 – 85,000
Join a cutting-edge Data Platform Engineering team working on real-time analytics and microservices architecture to power one of the most sophisticated martech solutions in the industry.
About the Role:
Reporting directly to the Platform Engineering Manager, you’ll be a vital part of a team that enables real-time data processing and analytics. This role involves developing and maintaining microservices, capturing user events and feeding them into a Snowflake-powered analytics platform.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Developing microservices that handle real-time data ingestion from APIs into the data warehouse
- Working with live-streaming data
- Writing clean, efficient Java code (Python is a bonus!)
- Enhancing and scaling the experimentation framework to support data science and ML operations
- Ensuring high-quality, accurate data delivery across data platforms
- Collaborating with analytics engineers and data scientists to enable fast insights
- Participating in a CI/CD pipeline to deliver high-velocity, production-ready systems
This Role Requires:
- Strong Java skills
- Experience with live-streaming technologies such as Kafka, Flink or Kinesis
- Solid understanding of event-driven architecture
- Experience with CI/CD practices and tools
- Familiarity with microservices and modern cloud-based platforms
- Exposure to MLOps and Kubernetes is a big plus
- Computer Science degree or equivalent practical experience
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Senior Performance Analysis Manager
Manchester
£65000 - £75000
+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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Senior Performance Analysis Manager
Up to £75,000
Remote
THE COMPANY
I’m excited to announce a Senior Performance Analysis Manager position in the transportation sector.
THE ROLE
This role sits within the Performance Measurement team and focuses on performance reporting, analysis, forecasting, and target-setting. You will take the lead in delivering these functions and play a key role in identifying opportunities to optimise performance across the organisation.
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Strong Analytical and forecasting capability
Strong Stakeholder engagement
An understanding of transport and railway operations is advantageous.
Experience with Power BI is advantageous.
APPLY
Send an email or apply below to register your interest. Please note my client cannot offer sponsorship.
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Head of Analytics
Manchester
£110000 - £120000
+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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Head of Analytics
Manchester (Hybrid – 2x Days a Week in Office)
£110,000-£120,000
THE COMPANY
A multimedia conglomerate is seeking a Head of Analogues to lead their newly formed function!
THE ROLE
As the Head of Analytics, you’ll manage a large matrix team across customer, marketing & product analytics as well as data science. You will lead and run a centralised analytics function in the UK which will be replicated around Europe; you will work closely with local teams / support hubs on cross-functional analytics projects. Your primary remit is to enable the business to better understand their audiences and opportunities to monetise these. To be successful in this role it’s essential that you are comfortable managing people as well as stakeholders
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Strong leadership experience in the analytics / data science space
THE BENEFITS
- £110,000-£120,000
HOW TO APPLY
Please register your interest by sending your CV to Adam Osborne at Harnham via the Apply link on this page
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Data Engineer (Airflow)
Manchester
£55000 - £60000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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DATA ENGINEER
£55,000-£60,000 + BENEFITS
PRIMARILY REMOTE UK
An established company in the Media/Advertising spcae is seeking a proactive Data Engineer to join their innovative team as they grow and invest.
THE COMPANY:
This company are currently investing in their data team, and are looking for a Data Engineer to help gather requirements and build solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to help build out the data platforms and create frameworks to enable them ensure data drives value across the business.
THE ROLE:
A Data Engineer will need to:
- Building & maintaining ELT/ETL pipelines
- Work closely with stakeholders across the business
- Own data engineering roadmap
- Manage data warehouse (gathering requirements and building solutions)
- ensure alignment with data management and quality
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
A successful Data Engineer will have the following skills and experience:
- Ability and experience interacting with key stakeholders
- Strong experience in SQL/Python
- Good understanding of Airflow/DBT
- Experience with GCP/AWS
- Background in CI/CD
THE BENEFITS:
You will receive a salary, dependent on experience. Salary is up to £60,000 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.
To Apply for this Job Click Here
Data Scientist
Manchester
£75000 - £90000
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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Data Scientist
Up to £90,000
Hybrid – Manchester (2x days per week).
THE COMPANY
I’m excited to announce an exciting opportunity for a Data Scientist to join a global media organisation.
THE ROLE
In this role, you will take the lead on a variety of projects aimed at optimising revenue, shaping pricing strategies, and conducting competitor analysis.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
SQL,
Python
Statistical Modelling – Regression, propensity etc
A/B testing
APPLY
Send an email to register your interest
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Data Science Manager
Manchester
£70000 - £90000
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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Data Science Manager – REMOTE
We are working with a fintech start up looking for a Data Science Manager to join the team. You will manage a team of 5 Data Scientists in both technical and personal development. You will lead on forecasting and regression models as well as deployment using skills such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Requirements:
- 5+ years Data Science experience
- 2 years management experience
- Forecasting, Time Series & Regression modelling
- Web scraping
- Software development skills
- Python, SQL, Docker, Kubernetes
- Experience working in a fintech or in a similar field
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Data Scientist
Manchester
£60000 - £90000
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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Data Scientist – Digital Audience Analytics
Location: Manchester (Hybrid – 2 days onsite)
Salary: £60,000-£90,000
The Company
A global leader in multimedia content creation is expanding its advanced analytics hub to drive smarter, more personalised audience engagement. Operating across publishing, audio, and outdoor media, this organisation produces content for the UK’s best-loved consumer brands. They are now recruiting a Data Scientist – Digital Audience Analytics to unlock deeper insights into how audiences interact with their digital ecosystem.
The Role
As a Data Scientist – Digital Audience Analytics, you will be instrumental in understanding customer engagement patterns-how often audiences interact, where, and with what content. Your models and insights will inform programme targeting, communication strategies, and personalisation initiatives to maximise reach, loyalty, and conversion.
You will work closely with product, marketing, and content teams to ensure data shapes every customer touchpoint.
Key Responsibilities:
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Develop models to predict customer engagement patterns, channel preferences, and lifecycle behaviour.
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Analyse digital footprint data (page views, clicks, time spent, etc.) to uncover trends and opportunities for personalisation.
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Identify key audience segments based on behavioural, demographic, and transactional data.
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Support targeting strategies by developing recommendation systems and engagement scoring models.
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Present findings and actionable insights to product, marketing, and content teams.
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Help build experimentation frameworks to continuously refine audience strategies.
Skills & Experience:
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Strong background in predictive modelling, segmentation, and customer analytics.
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Skilled in SQL, Python, and digital analytics platforms (e.g., Google Analytics, Looker).
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Experience working with digital customer journey data across web, mobile, and app ecosystems.
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Ability to communicate data-driven insights clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
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Familiarity with recommendation engines, user journey analysis, or churn prediction models is advantageous.
Register your interest by sending your CV to Daniel Abbasi via the apply link on this page.
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I have worked with Harnham for over 2 years now as our main Analytics Recruiter partner and I am very pleased with the overall service and the people we have hired via Harnham. Harnham’s team is very good at understanding our recruitment needs and always come back with relevant and well scanned CVs, which saves me precious time.
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