Senior Developer
Intellectual Property Office Newport, NP10 8QQ hybrid £47,766–£58,850 a year Posted yesterday
Job grade: Senior Executive Officer Contract type: Permanent Business area: IPO - DDaT Type of role: Digital, Information Technology Working pattern: Flexible working, Full-time Number of jobs available: 2 Location…
Why this result
Sponsor register data last checked 19 Oct 2026 · occupation rules updated 11 Nov 2025
This role says no sponsorship— although the employer is a licensed sponsor
Security clearance required
Licensed sponsor matched (positive)
The employer name matches an organisation on the register of licensed sponsors.
- Register name: Intellectual Property Office
- Town/city: Newport
- Rating: Worker (A rating)
- Register snapshot: 2026-10-19T09:25:45+01:00
This role says no sponsorship (warning)
FreeHire’s listing data marks this role as not offering sponsorship. The listing text says: “Candidates will therefore need to have an existing right to work in the UK at the time of application” Listings can be wrong — confirm with the employer.
- Candidates will therefore need to have an existing right to work in the UK at the time of application
Requires UK security clearance (warning)
UK security clearance (such as SC or DV) usually requires several years of UK residence, so recently arrived visa holders often don’t qualify. Check with the employer.
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 "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 appears below the threshold (warning)
The listed minimum salary of £47,766 appears below the £54,700 threshold for SOC 2134 (the higher of the SOC 2134 going rate and the general threshold), assuming a 37.5-hour week. Different options, hours or circumstances can change the requirement — confirm with the employer.
- Listed salary: £47,766–£58,850 per year
- Employment type: full_time
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