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Senior QA Automation Engineer

Pioneer Search • The City, Central London

Salary

£70k – £80k

Posted

28 July 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Pioneer Search is hiring a Senior QA Automation Engineer in The City, a full-time it role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £70k – £80k. Pioneer Search 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.

Senior QA Automation Engineer / SDET Salary: £70,000 - £80,000 Location: Central London, hybrid, 3 days per week in the office Type: Permanent A leading insurance organisation is looking to recruit a Senior QA Automation Engineer / SDET into a growing technology function. This is a hands-on role focused on test automation, manual testing, Agile delivery and improving the quality of business critical software platforms. The successful candidate will work closely with developers, product owners, …

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Pioneer Search — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £70k – £80k
How this salary compares: about 38% above the £58,113 median across 1,670 it roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: The City, Central London · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 33 other live it roles in The City — browse them
Posted: 28 July 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

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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.