Data Engineer - Hedge Fund - £150k-£200k TC
Possible
Sponsorship likelihood
This employer issued few or no visas recently
£200,000 / year
Salary
Above P75 for SOC 2134
£54,700
Going rate
Offer clears by 3.7×
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2134 (69% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £54,700, and Saragossa is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
This could also be SOC 2139 (Information technology professionals not elsewhere classified) or SOC 3544 (Data analysts). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2134 Programmers and software development professionals Most likely code | £38,300 Clears | £43,700 Clears | £49,200 Clears | £54,700 Clears |
2139 Information technology professionals not elsewhere classified Also possible | £36,600 Clears | £41,800 Clears | £47,100 Clears | £52,300 Clears |
3544 Data analysts Also possible | £33,400 Clears | £41,700 Clears | £41,700 Clears | £41,700 Clears |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. A mark is for the top of the advertised pay. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
Big tech is fragile and career outlook right now is very uncertain. What about working at a hedge fund where their growth is almost certain?
This data engineering team hired multiple people last year – most from big-tech – and plan to do the same this year.
A large portion of your work will technically be non-finance, with the main finance focused work completed by other teams. The real-world, complex data engineering problems are all yours.
You’ll be joining a team that builds and has built thousands of ingestion pipelines, with data coming from every single potential avenue it possibly can. To get the best understanding of an investment, all data points are considered. You’ll bring the data into the business, build the data infrastructure around it and deliver the data to the right person in the business to build their investment models.
Tech is also completely flexible. Most of the work is done within Python. Snowflake is widely used, as are Docker and Kubernetes for containerisation. ETL and ELT tech are also used every day, primarily Airflow, Spark, Hive and a lot more.
You’ll need to come from a strong academic background with some commercial experience in a data heavy software or data engineering role. Financial experience of some kind would be a huge plus, but absolutely not a requirement. Experience with as much of the tech stack above is preferred and most likely, but you don’t need experience with all. Picking up new tech will be part of your job.
This is a $60 billion plus fund, where being at the cutting edge of technology in general, let alone finance, is key for them. With this amount of ambition, it’s why their bonuses can be some of the biggest in the industry. First year total compensation could be as high as £200,000 and this has the potential to get better year on year, based on your performance.
London-based, four to five days in the office, working side by side with the team and close to key decisions.
When in the office you have a fully catered canteen with a Michelin standard chef, barista coffee, a gym and more.
Want to explore (or to continue exploring) high-tech in the Hedge Fund world?
No up-to-date CV required initially, we can work on updating it together if need be.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with Saragossa, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
Programmers and software development professionals (SOC 2134) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~399k in sample- Offer £200,000
- Middle half £42,536–76,752
- Median £56,784
- Going rate £54,700
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £38,300–49,200
Even the bottom of this range, £200,000, beats the market's 75th percentile. Saragossa pays in the top quarter for this occupation.
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Saragossa holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2134 going rate of £54,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.