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Lead Software Architect

Jacobs • Reading, Berkshire

Salary

£65k – £65k

Posted

25 September 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Jacobs is hiring a Lead Software Architect in Reading, a it role. The advertised salary is £65k – £65k. Jacobs 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.

Lead Software Architect You will shape how a global product organisation designs, builds and evolves its software. Your expertise will help engineering and product teams move away from isolated or overly complex solutions and towards an architecture that is scalable, secure, reusable and easier to change. You will give teams the technical direction and practical frameworks they need to deliver high-quality products more consistently. This is an opportunity to influence more than an individual p…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Jacobs — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £65k – £65k
How this salary compares: about 8% above the £60,000 median across 1,664 it roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Reading, Berkshire
Similar roles nearby: 13 other live it roles in Reading — browse them
Posted: 25 September 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.