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Data Scientist

Sainsbury's • London, UK

Salary

£51k – £51k

Posted

21 October 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Sainsbury's is hiring a Data Scientist in London, a it role. The advertised salary is £51k – £51k. Sainsbury's holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Data Scientist - Operational Research - Hybrid Working This role is posted within the Marketing job family for internal system reasons, but the position itself sits in our central Data Science Hub (Data & Analytics). You'll work on cross-functional, high-impact data science projects across areas including pricing, digital, supply chain and commercial-not marketing delivery. What you'll do: We're looking for a data science specialist with a particular interest in working on operations research p…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Sainsbury's — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £51k – £51k
How this salary compares: about 11% below the £57,569 median across 1,033 it roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: London, UK
Similar roles nearby: 229 other live it roles in London — browse them
Posted: 21 October 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

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IT and technology roles are one of the most consistently sponsored categories in the UK. Software engineers, data scientists, cloud architects, DevOps specialists, and cybersecurity professionals are in demand across finance, retail, the public sector, and specialist tech firms. Many large IT employers maintain established sponsorship processes through their HR and talent teams.