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Software Engineering Team Lead - Core (Backend Services), RTGS Technology

Bank of England • Leeds, West Yorkshire

Salary
£72k – £81k
Posted
4 November 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Government Authorised Exchange Temporary Worker (A rating)
Role overview

Bank of England is hiring a Software Engineering Team Lead - Core (Backend Services), RTGS Technology in Leeds, a full-time it role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £72k – £81k. Bank of England holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Government Authorised Exchange route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Description Software Engineering Team Lead - Core (Backend Services), RTGS Technology – Technology Directorate Permanent Full time Leeds or London Job Description Most great engineers don’t set out to manage people. They set out to build something good. At some point, the best of them realise that building something good at scale means more than writing great code yourself — it means shaping the team, the standards, and what “good” means for everyone around you. If that’s the point you’re at, t…
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  • Employer: Bank of England — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Government Authorised Exchange
  • Advertised salary: £72k – £81k
  • How this salary compares: about 43% above the £56,512 median across 1,364 it roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire · Full-time
  • Similar roles nearby: 15 other live it roles in Leeds — browse them
  • Posted: 4 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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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.

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