Senior Business Analyst
The advert says the job needs UK security clearance:
“Active SC security clearance and the ability to work onsite in Reading as required.”
SC clearance usually needs five years of living in the UK, and DV clearance usually needs ten. If you have lived here that long, for example on a Student and then a Graduate visa, you may be able to get it. Most people applying from outside the UK cannot, so the highest likelihood we give this job is Unlikely. Ask Synergize Consulting whether they would sponsor you.
Unlikely
Sponsorship likelihood
The advert asks for security clearance
£67 / hour
Salary
As advertised by the employer
£54,900
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2133 (66% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £54,900, and Synergize Consulting 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 2431 (Management consultants and business 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2133 IT business analysts, architects and systems designers Most likely code | £38,400 Clears | £43,900 Clears | £49,400 Clears | £54,900 Clears |
2431 Management consultants and business analysts Also possible | £35,100 Clears | £40,200 Clears | £45,200 Clears | £50,200 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
Business Analyst – Digital Engineering
Reading HQ - Hybrid remote – 1-2 days a week onsite
Active SC clearance mandatory (DV preferred)
Up to £67 p/h Inside IR35
A leading Defence client based in Reading are seeking three Security Cleared Engineering Business Analysts to support Digital Engineering programmes within the aerospace and defence sector.
Candidates must have demonstrable experience within UK aerospace or defence environments, ideally working with the MOD, Defence Digital, defence prime contractors or their suppliers.
Key Responsibilities
- Analyse stakeholder needs and translates them into clear, structured business and technical requirements.
- Capture, document, maintain and manage requirements throughout the engineering lifecycle.
- Establish and maintain requirements baselines, managing change requests and assessing their impact.
- Ensure end-to-end traceability between customer needs, requirements, technical solutions, implementation and verification activities.
- Support requirements decomposition and allocation across relevant engineering domains.
- Work closely with engineering, development and verification teams to ensure requirements remain consistent with technical implementation.
- Produce, review and maintain technical documentation and engineering deliverables.
- Ensure compliance with requirements engineering processes, governance standards and applicable development frameworks.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Active SC security clearance and the ability to work onsite in Reading as required.
- Proven experience in Engineering business analysis, requirements engineering or requirements management (MATLAB/Simulink/CAMEO/Systems Engineering ect)
- Strong experience in requirements elicitation, documentation, traceability, baselining and change control.
If you have strong requirements management experience within aerospace or defence and expertise in Synthetics, ITEA or TLS, we would be keen to hear from you.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with Synergize Consulting, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
IT business analysts, architects and systems designers (SOC 2133) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~187k in sample- Middle half £45,136–79,976
- Median £60,216
- Going rate £54,900
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £38,400–49,400
This role's pay (£67 / hour) isn't directly comparable to the annual national figures above.
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Synergize Consulting 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 2133 going rate of £54,900. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.