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Principal Software Engineer

Eaton Corporation • Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Salary

£63k – £63k

Posted

23 October 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Eaton Corporation is hiring a Principal Software Engineer in Cheltenham, a it role. The advertised salary is £63k – £63k. Eaton Corporation 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.

Eaton are seeking an experienced Principal Software Engineer to join the engineering function. We are searching for a dynamic highly skilled Principal Software Engineer with a wide breadth of skills who is interested in applying those skills and furthering their development skillset on a variety of software projects. As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be expected to derive requirements, produce software architecture, develop test specifications, perform coding, debugging and testing on …

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Eaton Corporation — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £63k – £63k
How this salary compares: about 9% above the £57,569 median across 1,033 it roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Similar roles nearby: 5 other live it roles in Cheltenham — browse them
Posted: 23 October 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.