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Senior Penetration Tester

Starling • Southampton, Hampshire

Salary

£51k – £51k

Posted

20 July 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Starling is hiring a Senior Penetration Tester in Southampton, a full-time it role. The advertised salary is £51k – £51k. Starling 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.

Starling is the UK’s first and leading digital bank on a mission to fix banking! We built a new kind of bank because we knew technology had the power to help people save, spend and manage their money in a new and transformative way. Read more about Our Story here. We’re a fully licensed UK bank with the culture and spirit of a fast-moving, disruptive tech company. We’re a bank, but better: fairer, easier to use and designed to demystify money for everyone. We employ more than 3,000 people acros…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Starling — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £51k – £51k
How this salary compares: about 11% below the £57,377 median across 1,894 it roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Southampton, Hampshire · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 8 other live it roles in Southampton — browse them
Posted: 20 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.