Working for DSIT

How to apply for jobs and workplace benefits at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).

At DSIT, we are driving innovation that will deliver improved public services, create new better-paid jobs and grow the economy. We also encourage investment and innovation to make the UK a science superpower producing research that will improve lives.

We are building an inclusive culture to make DSIT a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves. We value difference and diversity, not only because we believe it is the right thing to do, but because it will help us be more innovative and make better decisions.

We welcome applications from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusion. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer and we will fully support candidates with a disability or long-term condition who require adjustments in our recruitment process.

Read more about what we do.

Apply for a job

You can search for a job, including entry level programmes, on the Civil Service Careers site.

We also take successful candidates from centrally-run civil service recruitment schemes such as the Fast Stream Development Programme.

Develop your career in DSIT

We offer a wide variety of career opportunities and we value professional expertise that includes:

  • policy making and delivery
  • contract management
  • finance
  • marketing and communications
  • human resources (HR)
  • digital
  • project management
  • event delivery
  • science and engineering
  • analysis

Benefits of working for DSIT

DSIT offers a competitive mix of benefits including:

  • a culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking and compressed hours.
  • automatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme, with an average employer contribution of 27%
  • a minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30
  • an extensive range of learning & professional development opportunities, which all staff are actively encouraged to pursue
  • access to a range of retail, travel and lifestyle employee discounts

Public appointments

DSIT is responsible for a number of non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs). Our public appointments - generally ministerial appointments to the board of a public body or advisory committee - are advertised on the Cabinet Office Public Appointments website.

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