Data Scientist portfolio projects for London

If you are applying for Data Scientist roles in London, the hard part is not finding one listing. The hard part is making each application look specific enough to pass the recruiter screen and the ATS scan.

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Live Data Scientist jobs in London

95 open listings match Data Scientist in London right now. The newest:

Skills employers ask for

Terms that keep coming up in the newest Data Scientist listings in London, and how many listings use each.
  1. changing7 posts
  2. experiences14 posts
  3. journey11 posts
  4. important7 posts
  5. technology24 posts
  6. learning9 posts
  7. led6 posts
  8. experiments4 posts
  9. credit6 posts
  10. redefining6 posts
  11. shape9 posts
  12. machine learning5 posts
  13. principal8 posts
  14. risk8 posts
  15. science6 posts
  16. behind7 posts
  17. brokers3 posts
  18. impact7 posts
  19. investment7 posts
  20. ml6 posts

Who's hiring

Employers with the most open Data Scientist listings in London.
  1. Iwoca Co Uk5 open jobs
  2. Checkout Com4 open jobs
  3. Faculty4 open jobs
  4. Marshmallow4 open jobs
  5. Preply4 open jobs
  6. Tripadvisor4 open jobs
  7. Deliveroo3 open jobs
  8. JPMorgan Chase3 open jobs
  9. Qube Research & Technologies3 open jobs
  10. RELX3 open jobs

Advertised pay

From listings that state pay. Many don't, so treat it as a range, not a promise.

£60,000 to £190,000 a year, median £85,000.

What portfolio proof should show first in London

Recruiters scan for role fit, recent proof, and keywords. For Data Scientist, your resume should show the tools you used, the data you worked with, the question or pipeline you owned, and the result. A vague analysis line does not help. A specific line with data volume, accuracy, time saved, revenue, cost, or decisions it changed works much better.

Check this before sending another application.

  • Projects
  • Case studies
  • Evidence
  • Put the exact job title and adjacent titles in your summary.
  • Mirror the top skills from the job description naturally.
  • Use 3 to 5 achievement bullets that show measurable outcomes.
  • Keep formatting simple so ATS software can parse every section.

Resume keywords for Data Scientist

Do not stuff keywords. Put them where they belong: skills, project bullets, work experience, and certifications. For Data Scientist jobs in London, start with these clusters.

Core skills

SQL, Python, BI tools, statistics, data modeling, pipelines, and data quality checks

Business impact

cost, revenue, time saved, accuracy, forecast error, or decisions changed

Collaboration

stakeholders, product, engineering, finance, operations, or leadership

Proof

dashboards, notebooks, models, pipelines, analysis write-ups, or labeling accuracy

A practical application plan

Pick two projects that show role fit, write the problem and result clearly, and link them from your resume and profile.
  1. Pick 10 active Data Scientist listings in London and save the job descriptions.
  2. Group repeated skills and phrases. Those are your ATS keywords.
  3. Rewrite your resume summary for this exact market and role.
  4. Run the resume and JD through the JobRise ATS checker.
  5. Only apply after your resume clearly matches the must-have requirements.

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Paste the job description into JobRise, check the ATS score, then fix the missing keywords before you send the application. One focused application beats ten generic ones.
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