Scientific & QA Jobs

Research Technician

UK Research and Innovation • London, UK

Salary

£45k – £45k

Posted

29 September 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

UK Research and Innovation is hiring a Research Technician in London, a full-time scientific & qa role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £45k – £45k. UK Research and Innovation 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.

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: UK Research and Innovation — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £45k – £45k
How this salary compares: about 10% above the £40,932 median across 1,086 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: London, UK · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 101 other live scientific & qa roles in London — browse them
Posted: 29 September 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.