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Engineer

Ordnance Survey • Southampton, Hampshire

Salary

£44k – £51k

Posted

27 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Ordnance Survey is hiring a Engineer in Southampton, a full-time it role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £44k – £51k. Ordnance Survey holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Engineer Fixed Term Contract - Maternity Cover Full time £43,918 - £51,238 (Dependent on experience) Hybrid working Southampton About the team At Ordnance Survey, we're using technology, data and innovation to help solve real-world challenges. From supporting critical national infrastructure to enabling smarter decisions through location intelligence, our digital products and platforms are at the heart of what we do. Our Engineering teams play a vital role in designing, building and supporting …

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Ordnance Survey — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £44k – £51k
How this salary compares: about 10% below the £56,829 median across 1,430 it roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Southampton, Hampshire · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 5 other live it roles in Southampton — browse them
Posted: 27 October 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

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IT and technology roles are one of the most consistently sponsored categories in the UK. Software engineers, data scientists, cloud architects, DevOps specialists, and cybersecurity professionals are in demand across finance, retail, the public sector, and specialist tech firms. Many large IT employers maintain established sponsorship processes through their HR and talent teams.