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Engineering Lead

HaysThruscross, Harrogate

Salary
£125k – £125k
Posted
19 July 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

Hays is hiring a Engineering Lead in Thruscross, a full-time it role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £125k – £125k. Hays 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.

Salary: £125,000 - 125,000 per year Requirements: Proven experience as an Engineering Lead, Technical Lead, Principal Engineer, or in a similar senior technical role. Strong background in backend software engineering and enterprise integration. Experience designing and implementing APIs, microservices, middleware solutions, and event-driven architectures. Experience integrating enterprise platforms such as Sage, ERP, finance, or other business-critical systems. Strong knowledge of AWS and cloud…
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Hays is confirmed on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors for the Skilled Worker visa route (Worker (A rating)). Always confirm sponsorship availability for this specific role directly with the employer when you apply.
Visa sponsorship snapshot
  • Employer: Hays — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Skilled Worker
  • Advertised salary: £125k – £125k
  • How this salary compares: about 119% above the £57,136 median across 1,282 it roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Thruscross, Harrogate · Full-time
  • Posted: 19 July 2026
  • How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.
About this sector

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.

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