Data Scientists

Job summary

Exciting opportunities have arisen for Data Scientists within the Data and Register Integrity Directorate. This includes the possibility of working directly on the Local Land Charges (LLC) Programme. As a skilled, enthusiastic, and motivated individual with strong Data Science skills, you will contribute to the development and deployment of machine‑learning and data‑science pipelines that extract and structure local authority data for migration onto HMLR’s digital register. Your work will involve improving and enhancing our Computer Vision and Natural Language Processing models, as well as deploying scalable solutions within an automated cloud environment. We are recruiting a cohort of ten Data Scientists, who will be split across the Directorate and the LLC Programme.

Job description

In the role of a Data Scientist, you will:
• Work in teams and collaborate with senior colleagues to complete tasks on Data Science projects
• Work as a member of a team to understand where Data Science can add value with HMLR; Assemble data extraction and structuring pipelines, applying techniques from computer vision, natural language processing, and graph analysis
• Perform data enrichment tasks
• Contribute to the existing codebase to enhance functionality
• Identify opportunities for modelling and analysis on newly gathered data and processes
• Engage with stakeholders
• Collaborate on the conceptualisation, development, and maintenance of Data Science solutions
• Be open minded and demonstrate strong intellectual curiosity
• Have an interdisciplinary interest and develop a familiarity with a wide variety of techniques to solve problems

Person specification

We use the Government’s Analysis Function Capability Framework (which maps to the Government Digital and Data Profession Pay Framework) to measure skills and qualifications for this role.

You will be assessed against the criteria in the person specification outlined in the candidate pack.

Qualifications

A degree in a discipline with numerical or statistical elements; OR equivalent experience

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• A degree in a discipline with numerical or statistical elements; OR equivalent experience
• A demonstrable portfolio of data science & machine learning
• With peer support, you can apply emerging theory to practical situations
• Able to write efficient and readable analytics code in Python that normally requires minimal basic changes at review time
• Able to deliver analysis using AutoML or equivalent techniques
• Can demonstrate ability to perform any ONE of: Deep Neural Nets (CNNs, Vision Transformers, GANs), image processing, object detection, segmentation, 3D vision, OCR, Geolocation & multimodal AI OR
• Advanced NLP techniques (see candidate pack for full details)

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £42,500, HM Land Registry contributes £12,312 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/land-registry/about/recruitment#what-hm-land-registry-can-offer-you

At HM Land Registry our vision is a world leading property market as part of a thriving economy and a sustainable future. We are unique in terms of the economic and social impacts of our work, our ability to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers, our sense of mission, and our great people. They are the foundation of all we have achieved and all we aspire to in the future. We want our people to feel proud to work for HM Land Registry and able to fulfil their full potential.

We have a strong and positive culture, a commitment to inclusivity, an emphasis on continuous learning and development, and flexible ways of working. We offer competitive pay and annual leave, attractive pension options and a wide range of other benefits.

• We have integrity – we value honesty, trust and doing the right thing in the right way.
• We drive innovation – we are forward-thinking, embrace change and are continually improving our processes.
• We are professional – we value and grow our knowledge and professional expertise.
• We give assurance – we guarantee our services and provide confidence to the property market.

The HMLR Way – Our Shared Commitment

What you can expect from HMLR

• Inclusive & Empowering: A positive, healthy environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute
• High Performance: Access to tools, resources, and development opportunities within a supportive culture
• Value & Recognition: We value team and individual improvement, learning from setbacks as much as celebrating success
• Clarity & Transparency: Clear communication of our vision and priorities, so our direction and decisions are evident

You can find more information on our rewards package on our website.

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Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

Please copy and paste an anonymous CV into the online application form and include your qualifications and career history.

In the event of high numbers of applications, the lead criteria for the sift will be:
- A degree in a discipline with numerical or statistical elements; OR equivalent experience

Please review your application form before clicking ‘submit’ – once you have submitted, you will not be able to amend your application. Ensure your application form is completed by 23:55 on 01 March 2026.
The sift will take place once we have received your application and if successful at shortlisting stage, you will be invited to complete a Data Scientist Technical Test which will be issued week commencing 2 March 2026. If you pass the test, you will be invited to attend a blended virtual interview. Interviews will take place week commencing 23 March 2026.

The blended interview will assess the technical skills, essential experience and behaviours required for the role. The interview will also include a question based on the technical test completed during the application process. Further details about the interview will be provided nearer the time.

We use the Government’s Analysis Function Capability Framework (which maps to the Government Digital and Data Profession Pay Framework) to measure skills and qualifications for this role.
Candidates may refer to notes within their interview but they should be used as a prompt only.

HMLR is accredited to the Disability Confidence Scheme, which denotes organisations which have a positive attitude towards disabled people. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria at the shortlisting stage are guaranteed an invitation to interview.

If any candidate requires the panel to consider a reasonable adjustment or there is anything else they would like the panel to take into consideration they are asked to notify us of this at application stage where possible or during the process as soon as it becomes a requirement.

The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to share these values. Please ensure all examples provided throughout the recruitment process are representative of your own experience. Any instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating (including the improper use of artificial intelligence) will be investigated and, if proven, the application will be withdrawn.

You can find more information on how we use your personal data on our website.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Data Science Team
• Email : DataScience@landregistry.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : hrresourcingteam2@landregistry.gov.uk

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance to the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email hrresourcingteam2@landregistry.gov.uk in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from HM Land Registry then you may take your complaint to the Civil Service Commission: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/making-complaint/

Attachments

Data Scientists Candidate Pack Opens in new window (pdf, 1593kB)