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Technical Test Lead

Sopra Steria • Gloucestershire, South West England

Salary

£75k – £90k

Posted

24 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Sopra Steria is hiring a Technical Test Lead in Gloucestershire, a full-time it role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £75k – £90k. Sopra Steria 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.

Are you passionate about assuring the quality, resilience and security of critical systems that help support the UK's national security and defence missions? Join our Aerospace, Defence and Security team as a Technical Test Lead, where you'll play a pivotal role in leading technical testing activities across complex infrastructure and systems environments. Working within a highly skilled team, you’ll provide technical leadership across both functional and non-functional testing, ensuring system…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Sopra Steria — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £75k – £90k
How this salary compares: about 58% above the £56,829 median across 1,430 it roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Gloucestershire, South West England · Full-time
Posted: 24 October 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.