Senior SAP Basis Consultant
The advert says the job needs UK security clearance:
“The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) and Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.”
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 BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED whether they would sponsor you.
Unlikely
Sponsorship likelihood
The advert asks for security clearance
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£54,900
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role may qualify for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2133 is an eligible occupation, but we are only 34% sure that is the right code. BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED is a licensed sponsor, so if the code fits, the role should qualify. Check the occupation eligibility rules against what the job actually involves.
We pick the code from the advert's text, so it is our best guess, not the employer's. Each code it could be has its own likelihood:
- Unlikely 2133 (IT business analysts, architects and systems designers) · 34% match
- Unlikely 2139 (Information technology professionals not elsewhere classified) · 35% match
- Unlikely 2137 (IT network professionals) · 21% match
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 | £43,900 | £49,400 | £54,900 |
2139 Information technology professionals not elsewhere classified Also possible | £36,600 | £41,800 | £47,100 | £52,300 |
2137 IT network professionals Also possible | £33,400 | £36,500 | £41,100 | £45,600 |
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
Job Title: Senior SAP Basis Consultant
Location: UK, Flexible + Hybrid Working Arrangement
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF69668
Lead the Future of Digital Transformation in Defence and Engineering
At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Senior SAP Basis Consultant at one of our UK sites, near major commutable towns including Bristol, Devonport, Leicester, London, Portsmouth, Rosyth or Warrington..
The role
As a Senior SAP Basis Consultant, you’ll play a pivotal role in our SAP Service and Programme, driving technical excellence and innovation across our enterprise systems. This is an opportunity to influence critical projects that support national security and engineering advancements, while accelerating your own career growth in a dynamic, future-focused environment.
Day-to-day, you will report directly into the SAP Technical Team Lead and will be responsible for:
- Providing technical input into SAP product maintenance to ensure compliance and supportability
- Plan and execute upgrades aligned with SAP technology advancements
- Lead SAP technical initiatives and performance reviews, delivering actionable recommendations
- Collaborate with Infrastructure teams (Network, Storage, Citrix, Server) to maintain system stability
- Drive continuous improvement across SAP environments
This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with days in the office/onsite and days working from home.
Essential experience of the Senior SAP Basis Consultant
- Demonstrable experience within SAP Basis, ideally across multiple project lifecycles
Qualifications for the Senior SAP Basis Consultant
- Relevant SAP certifications or equivalent experience
- Additional qualifications in cloud technologies (BTP, CALM) would be advantageous
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) and Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. You must be British National.
Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
What we offer
- Generous holiday allowance
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
- Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
- Employee share scheme
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of Professional Fees
- Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave
- Holiday Trading to buy or sell annual leave
- ‘Be Kind Day’ paid volunteering leave
- Flexible working options where business needs allow
- A dynamic working environment with long‑term career development opportunities
Babcock
We’re Babcock a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 people working together to make a difference.
Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.
We call that lifetime engineering.
Join us and see how far we can go, together.
We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [email protected] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
Closing date: 29/10/2026
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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- Middle half £45,136–79,976
- Median £60,216
- Going rate £54,900
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £38,400–49,400
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 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.