Data Science Apprentice — AI, ML & Data Analytics

Thales; Crawley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid/flexible working options

Fully funded training programmes

Health Care Cash Plan

Learning & development support

Permanent role from apprenticeship

Job summary

Thales in Crawley, United Kingdom, is offering a 2027 Data Science Apprentice – Level 6 Data Scientist. The programme starts 06 September 2027 and pays £24,000 per year.

You will study toward a Level 6 Data Scientist Apprenticeship with The University of Nottingham over 42 months, with on‑campus, online and workplace learning. You will learn data collection, statistics, Python and SQL, ML/AI, governance and stakeholder engagement, leading to a fully funded degree and a permanent role from day

Qualifications

• 3 A levels (BBC) including Maths.
• Or a Level 4 Data Analyst qualification will be considered on a case‑by‑case basis.
• Minimum five GCSEs at Grade 4/C or above, Maths at 5/C or above, English and Maths included.

Responsibilities

• Identify business challenges and use data science techniques to propose solutions.
• Collect, prepare, cleanse and analyse data from multiple sources.
• Build skills in Data Science, Analytics, ML/AI, statistics and data engineering fundamentals.
• Support development of data products, dashboards and insights used across the business.
• Evaluate model performance and contribute to continuous improvement of analytical solutions.

Skills

Data Science

Python

SQL

Analytics

Education

3 A levels including Maths

Level 4 Data Analyst qualification

Tools

Python

SQL

Job description

Thales in Crawley, United Kingdom, is offering a 2027 Data Science Apprentice – Level 6 Data Scientist. The programme starts 06 September 2027 and pays £24,000 per year.

You will study toward a Level 6 Data Scientist Apprenticeship with The University of Nottingham over 42 months, with on‑campus, online and workplace learning. You will learn data collection, statistics, Python and SQL, ML/AI, governance and stakeholder engagement, leading to a fully funded degree and a permanent role from day