Full Stack Developer | Public Sector - eSC/eDV Required
Added 11 Sept · still live
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Salary
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£54,700
Going rate
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This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2134 (95% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £54,700, and IBM is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
In 2025, IBM assigned 87 or more Certificates of Sponsorship for SOC 2134 jobs, according to the Home Office.
Your salary route
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 | £43,700 | £49,200 | £54,700 |
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. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
Introduction
At IBM Consulting UK FutureNow, you’ll build a career at the forefront of hybrid cloud and AI, working with leading clients across the public and private sectors.
You’ll collaborate with top industry professionals, gain hands on experience with cutting edge technologies, and deliver solutions that create real business impact. From day one, you’ll work on meaningful, high profile programmes that stretch your skills and accelerate your growth.
We invest heavily in you—supporting continuous learning, in demand skills development, and long term career progression. You’ll thrive in a flexible, inclusive environment that values curiosity, encourages reinvention, and recognises what makes you unique.
We Offer
We're looking for experienced Full Stack Developers to join IBM Consulting FutureNow and help deliver mission-critical solutions for some of the UK's most complex and interesting technology programmes.
As part of our Digital Product Engineering practice, you'll work within multidisciplinary Agile teams to design, build, test and deploy secure cloud-native applications. You'll have the opportunity to work across a variety of projects, technologies and domains, helping clients solve real-world challenges whilst continuing to develop your own technical and consulting skills.
This is a hands-on engineering role for developers who enjoy building modern applications, solving technical problems and working collaboratively with both colleagues and clients.
Key Responsibilities
At IBM Consulting UK FutureNow, you’ll build a career at the forefront of hybrid cloud and AI, working with leading clients across the public and private sectors.
You’ll collaborate with top industry professionals, gain hands on experience with cutting edge technologies, and deliver solutions that create real business impact. From day one, you’ll work on meaningful, high profile programmes that stretch your skills and accelerate your growth.
We invest heavily in you—supporting continuous learning, in demand skills development, and long term career progression. You’ll thrive in a flexible, inclusive environment that values curiosity, encourages reinvention, and recognises what makes you unique.
We Offer
- Tools and policies to support your work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme
- More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), private medical, dental & optical cover, online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, life assurance and a group pension plan through salary sacrifice.
We're looking for experienced Full Stack Developers to join IBM Consulting FutureNow and help deliver mission-critical solutions for some of the UK's most complex and interesting technology programmes.
As part of our Digital Product Engineering practice, you'll work within multidisciplinary Agile teams to design, build, test and deploy secure cloud-native applications. You'll have the opportunity to work across a variety of projects, technologies and domains, helping clients solve real-world challenges whilst continuing to develop your own technical and consulting skills.
This is a hands-on engineering role for developers who enjoy building modern applications, solving technical problems and working collaboratively with both colleagues and clients.
Key Responsibilities
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As a Senior Full Stack Developer, you'll contribute across the full software development lifecycle, taking ownership of technical delivery whilst helping to drive engineering excellence within your team.
You Will
Bachelor's Degree
Required Technical And Professional Expertise
IBM Consulting needs system-level thinkers & consultative software engineers with experience across both front-end and back-end development. Nobody is expected to have experience with every technology listed below, so if your background aligns with the majority of these areas, we'd encourage you to apply.
We're particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate a solid engineering foundation, cloud experience and a willingness to continue learning.
Essential
You Will
- Design, develop, test and deploy modern cloud-native applications.
- Build secure, scalable and maintainable solutions across front-end and back-end technologies.
- Develop APIs, integrations and services within distributed and microservices-based architectures.
- Work closely with architects, engineers, product owners and client stakeholders to deliver high-quality outcomes.
- Participate in technical design discussions and contribute to solution development activities.
- Support code reviews, mentoring and knowledge sharing across delivery teams.
- Contribute to engineering standards, automation, continuous integration and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical challenges while maintaining a focus on quality, security and performance.
- Apply modern software engineering practices throughout the development lifecycle.
Bachelor's Degree
Required Technical And Professional Expertise
IBM Consulting needs system-level thinkers & consultative software engineers with experience across both front-end and back-end development. Nobody is expected to have experience with every technology listed below, so if your background aligns with the majority of these areas, we'd encourage you to apply.
We're particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate a solid engineering foundation, cloud experience and a willingness to continue learning.
Essential
- Strong commercial experience developing full-stack applications.
- Experience with JavaScript and/or TypeScript.
- Experience with modern front-end frameworks such as React.
This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government's Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS).
Due to the nature of the work undertaken, successful candidates may also be required to meet the eligibility requirements for UK National Security Vetting (NSV). Depending on client and project requirements, this may include obtaining and maintaining Enhanced Security Check (eSC) and/or Enhanced Developed Vetting (eDV) clearance.
Please note that clearance eligibility requirements, including nationality and residency criteria, may apply.
Preferred Technical And Professional Experience
- Microservices architectures.
- Event-driven design patterns
- Serverless technologies.
- Infrastructure as Code.
- Cloud security and secure software development practices.
- DevSecOps experience.
- Experience working within public sector or other highly regulated environments.
- Existing security clearance.
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Where this offer sits in the market
Programmers and software development professionals (SOC 2134) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~399k in sampleSOC 2134
- Middle half £42,536–76,752
- Median £56,784
- Going rate £54,700
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £38,300–49,200
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. IBM holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. In 2025, IBM assigned 87 or more Certificates of Sponsorship for SOC 2134 jobs, according to the Home Office. 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.