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AI Researcher

Thales • Reading, Berkshire

Salary
£62k – £62k
Posted
17 October 2026
Sponsor match
high
Global Business Mobility: Graduate TraineeTemporary Worker (A rating)
Role overview

Thales is hiring a AI Researcher in Reading, a scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £62k – £62k. Thales holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Location: Reading, United Kingdom Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services. AI Researcher Reading (RG2 6GF) - Hybrid Prim…
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Visa sponsorship snapshot
  • Employer: Thales — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee
  • Advertised salary: £62k – £62k
  • How this salary compares: about 56% above the £40,000 median across 1,014 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Reading, Berkshire
  • Similar roles nearby: 31 other live scientific & qa roles in Reading — browse them
  • Posted: 17 October 2026
  • How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.
About this sector

Scientific and quality assurance roles span pharmaceutical, biotech, clinical research, and laboratory sectors. The UK life sciences industry actively recruits internationally for research scientists, QA managers, regulatory affairs specialists, and clinical trial coordinators, with many employers maintaining well-established sponsor licence operations.

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