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Lead Software Engineer (ServiceNow)

Department for Work and Pensions • Birmingham, West Midlands

Salary

£55k – £55k

Posted

7 November 2026

Work mode

Part-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Department for Work and Pensions is hiring a Lead Software Engineer (ServiceNow) in Birmingham, a part-time it role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £55k – £55k. Department for Work and Pensions 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.

Job summary Are you capable of leading & mentoring engineering teams while helping to shape and deliver services? Are you an experienced ServiceNow Software Engineer looking to take the next step in your career? You will lead a team within Department for Work and pensions (DWP) working on one of the largest government installations of ServiceNow within Europe. You will be responsible for ensuring that application development meets standards and requirements within ServiceNow across multiple mod…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Department for Work and Pensions — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £55k – £55k
How this salary compares: in line with the £56,515 median across 1,780 it roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands · Part-time
Similar roles nearby: 28 other live it roles in Birmingham — browse them
Posted: 7 November 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

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