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Due to expansion and company investment, a sector leading manufacturer of complex products supplied to the aerospace and defence sectors has a new vacancy for a Metallurgist to join its growing team. Offering excellent career development opportunities and joining at a time of significant company growth, you will play a key role in ensuring products & components meet with customer...
Top of FormJoin Our Team as a Materials ScientistLocation: Crewe (office based Monday - Friday)Duration - Until June 2026Salary - £35k per annumAre you ready to make an impact in the automotive world? Join us at our prestigious organisation, renowned for its commitment to handcrafted excellence and luxurious performance. We are seeking a passionate and skilled Materials to enhance our...
Metallurgist Materials EngineerJob location: Lincoln - HybridContract : Long term - Outside IR35Our Client is an Energy technology company and are seeking a experienced Metallurgist - Materials Engineer preferably with a gas turbine background. This is a long-term contract outside IR35 and is to be a hybrid role with 2 to 3 days a week on site based in East...
Location: St Philips, Bristol, UKContract Type: PermanentHours: Full TimeSalary: £(phone number removed) dependent on experience - Carbometrics Spine Point B/7 Closing date for application: 29/08/2025Expected start date: ASAP About Us Carbometrics is a specialist chemistry company based in Bristol, UK. Our core competency is the design, synthesis, and derivatisation of highly selective and robust carbohydrate-binding molecules. Our mission is to...
Metallurgist📍 Based in Redditch - easily commutable from Bromsgrove, Worcester, Solihull, Droitwich Spa, Kidderminster, Alcester, and surrounding areas💼 Salary: £30,000 - £40,000 DOE + competitive benefitsAre you a technically driven Metallurgist looking to work on high-integrity aerospace and engineering components? Our client, a leading manufacturer of complex engineered products, is looking for an experienced or aspiring Metallurgist to join their...
Innova Search are proudly representing a UK engineering specialist who supply bespoke engineered products and solutions to some of the largest defence and manufacturing companies. The company have been operating for over 80 years and has over 400 staff.The Role:Leading a multi-disciplined Metallurgy department, you will provide specialist technical engineering metallurgy support to the whole business ranging from material investigations,...
Advance your MaterSci career with expert advice, practical job search tips, and insightful industry guides.
Though materials science roles span sectors—from aerospace to biomaterials—UK demand is rising fast. Lightcast data shows roughly 2,000+ monthly live ads for materials-science and engineering roles, while only ~10,000 qualified professionals are registered. Specialist recruiters help uncover hidden roles, provide salary intel, and prep machinists and PhD-level hires alike. Criteria for Inclusion: UK‑registered agency Named Materials Science or engineering vertical Posted ≥5 UK materials roles between March‑June 2025
From next-generation batteries and biodegradable plastics to semiconductors and smart composites, materials science sits at the core of UK innovation. As we move into 2026, demand for skilled materials scientists is growing rapidly across sectors including aerospace, electronics, energy storage, biomedical engineering, and sustainable manufacturing. Welcome to the Materials Science Jobs Skills Radar 2026—your annual guide to the software, laboratory tools, modelling platforms, and practical skills most in demand for materials science roles in the UK. Whether you’re in R&D, failure analysis, manufacturing, or academic research, this radar helps you stay relevant in a competitive and evolving field.
Materials science underpins nearly every advanced technology in the modern world—from semiconductors and aerospace composites to sustainable packaging, medical implants, and energy storage. The UK’s materials sector is vast, multidisciplinary, and constantly evolving. But here’s the catch: many of the best materials science jobs are never publicly advertised. Instead, roles are filled through research partnerships, member-only networks, technical working groups, and specialist communities. If you’re relying solely on job boards, you could be missing out on career-defining opportunities. In this guide, we’ll show you how to access hidden materials science jobs in the UK by using professional bodies like IOM3, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Royal Society, IoP, and other specialist organisations. You’ll learn how to use membership directories, CPD events, and technical groups to connect with employers and unlock opportunities before they go public.
Redundancy can be disorienting—especially in materials science, where many roles are tied to long R&D cycles, research grants, or industrial projects that suddenly change course. But materials scientists are essential to innovation across sectors like aerospace, energy, automotive, defence, and healthcare. If you've recently been made redundant, this guide will help you regain momentum, sharpen your focus, and re-enter the UK materials science job market with clarity and confidence.
Ask a Composite Engineer tweaking lay‑up schedules for wind‑turbine blades, a Metallurgist chasing micro‑segregation defects in aerospace alloys, or a Battery Materials Scientist battling dendrite growth at 2 a.m.: “Am I earning what I deserve?” The truthful answer mutates every quarter. Gigafactories spring up in the North‑East, novel bio‑derived polymers attract life‑cycle regulations, hydrogen pipelines demand exotic coatings, & a single grant announcement from UK Research & Innovation reshapes hiring budgets nationwide. Any PDF salary guide printed in 2024 is now a fossil—unaware of the Inflation Reduction Act‑fuelled supply‑chain race, the Bristol composites boom, or the MoD’s fresh titanium powder contracts. To replace guesswork with evidence, MaterialsScienceJobs.co.uk has distilled a transparent, three‑factor formula. Feed in your discipline, your UK region, & your seniority; out pops a realistic 2025 salary benchmark. No stale averages, no vague “competitive” ranges. Over the next few minutes you’ll learn how the formula works, why materials‑science pay is rising faster than steel prices, and which immediate actions boost your market value.
Materials science is at the core of innovation in fields as diverse as aerospace, electronics, biomedical engineering, and clean energy. But as cutting-edge as the research is, one of the most overlooked skills in the field is clear communication—particularly when presenting to non-technical audiences. Whether you're applying for a role in research & development, product design, or manufacturing innovation, your ability to explain materials science concepts in simple, persuasive terms is critical. Many UK employers now test this skill during interviews—and rely on it in cross-functional roles. In this guide, you’ll learn how to structure your presentation, simplify complex concepts, use effective visuals, and answer tough stakeholder questions with confidence.
