Data Scientists X 4
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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 4 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
For more information about the role and the full Person Specification, please see the attached Candidate Pack.
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
For more information about the role and the full Person Specification, please see the attached Candidate Pack.
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
- Working Together
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)
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.
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
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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.
To apply, you will need to complete the short application form and copy and paste an anonymous CV into the online application form when prompted and include your qualifications and career history.
Your CV will be assessed against the essential Experience criteria detailed in the attached Candidate Pack.
The Personal Statement section (in no more than 500 words) should be used to outline your wider skills and experience for the role and detail how you meet the essential Experience criteria listed in the attached Candidate Pack.
You will then be asked to complete a statement (in no more than 250 words) on the below Behaviour and criteria
- Working Together - Tell us about a time when a colleague or peer needed support (knowledge and/or capacity) to meet a deadline.
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 23:55pm on 14th September 2026.
Please note, the desirable criteria will only be assessed in the event of a tie between candidates.
The sift will take place once we have received your application and if successful at shortlisting stage, you will be invited to attend a face to face interview.
The face-to-face interviews will take place the week commencing 28th September 2026 up to the 9th of October 2026 in one of our offices.
The interview will assess the technical skills, essential experience and behaviours required for the role. You will also be required to complete a short exercise at the interview. Further details about the interview will be provided to those successful at sift.
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.
The Post Will Require a Security Check And Will Therefore Be Subject To Further Background Checks, Including Meeting The UK Minimum Residency Requirement Of 5 Years. Further Details Of The Process And Checks Can Be Found Here
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/nationa…
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.
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.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
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
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
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.
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
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 the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
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Contact point for applicants
Job Contact
- Name : Data Science Team
- Email : [email protected]
- Email : [email protected]
If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance to the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email [email protected] 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/
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