Senior Backend Developer
Guardian News and Media Limited London, United Kingdom £72,000 a year Posted yesterday
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Licensed sponsor matched (positive)
The employer name matches an organisation on the register of licensed sponsors.
- Register name: Guardian News and Media Ltd.
- Town/city: London
- Rating: Worker (A rating)
- Register snapshot: 2026-10-19T09:25:45+01:00
In the FreeHire sponsor collection (neutral)
This role appears in FreeHire’s UK Skilled Worker sponsor collection — a small positive only, not a confirmation.
Likely eligible occupation (positive)
The job title maps to SOC 2134 (Programmers and software development professionals), which is skilled to RQF level 6 or above on the current rules.
- Job title matched the pattern "backend developer" for SOC 2134.
Shortage-list status (neutral)
This occupation code is not on either the Immigration Salary List or the Temporary Shortage List.
Salary evidence unavailable (unknown)
Hours not stated — going rates assume a standard 37.5-hour week for full-time work.
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