Senior Platform Engineer
Possible
Sponsorship likelihood
This employer issued few or no visas recently
£180,000 – £250,000 / year
Salary
Above P75 for SOC 2133
£54,900
Going rate
Offer clears by 3.3×
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2133 (76% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £54,900, 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 2134 (Programmers and software development professionals) or SOC 2139 (Information technology professionals not elsewhere classified). 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 |
2134 Programmers and software development professionals Also possible | £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 |
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
Get to join at the exact moment an investment firm decides to build its cloud platform from scratch.
No inherited mess, no decisions made before you arrived. You will design and build the Azure platform the whole firm runs on: the landing zones, the security baseline and the guardrails, all done properly from day one. Working directly with the CTO, the platform is yours to shape.
You will connect it all together. ExpressRoute linking the office to the cloud, Private Link out to the SaaS services the business depends on, and a network designed so that prod and non-prod stay separate, access is kept to what is needed, and if something does go wrong, the damage stays contained.
The Terraform estate gets designed your way. State, modules and structure are your call, built so the estate stays clean and under control as it grows rather than turning into something nobody wants to touch.
A growing data and AI platform, including Databricks, means working alongside data scientists and helping them move quickly without losing control of security, sensitive data or cost.
The technology team is small, senior and sits close to the business. Good ideas do not disappear into a backlog, and the standards you set now will shape how the firm uses cloud for years to come.
What you have built matters far more here than the certificates on your profile.
Location: 4 days a week on-site, Piccadilly Circus.
Salary: £180k base with attractive bonus
If you have been waiting for the role where you finally get to build it your way, let’s talk.
Get in touch.
No up-to-date CV required.
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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- Offer £180,000–250,000
- Middle half £45,136–79,976
- Median £60,216
- Going rate £54,900
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £38,400–49,400
Even the bottom of this range, £180,000, 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 2133 going rate of £54,900. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.