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Scientist

Scottish Water • UK

Salary
£36k – £36k
Posted
29 September 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

Scottish Water is hiring a Scientist in UK, a full-time scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £36k – £36k. Scottish Water 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.

Together we are Trusted to Serve Scotland. Most people don’t think too much about how clean water reaches their taps. Or what happens to their wastewater. But Scottish Water does. In fact, it’s all we think about.  Want to help? As a Scientist within our busy Inorganics wing in Edinburgh, you’ll be on the front lines of making sure Scotland’s drinking water is high quality and great tasting, all while protecting our environment by checking our wastewater. Together, we’ll tackle env…
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Visa sponsorship snapshot
  • Employer: Scottish Water — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Skilled Worker
  • Advertised salary: £36k – £36k
  • How this salary compares: about 13% below the £40,932 median across 1,086 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: UK · Full-time
  • Similar roles nearby: 217 other live scientific & qa roles in UK — 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.

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