Senior Infrastructure Engineer ( 5293)

Scottish Government Galashiels, Scotland, TD1 3TE hybrid £49,401–£59,152 a year Posted today

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Job grade: Senior Executive Officer Contract type: Permanent Type of role: Other Working pattern: Full-time Number of jobs available: 1 Location Galashiels, Scotland, TD1 3TE About the job Job summary Power SPPA’s…

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Licensed sponsor matched (positive)

The employer name matches an organisation on the register of licensed sponsors.

  • Register name: Scottish Government
  • Town/city: Edinburgh
  • Rating: Worker (A rating)
  • Register snapshot: 2026-10-19T09:25:45+01:00

No sponsorship signal on the listing (unknown)

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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 2139 (Information technology professionals not elsewhere classified), which is skilled to RQF level 6 or above on the current rules.

  • Job title matched the pattern "infrastructure engineer" for SOC 2139.

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 £49,401 appears below the £52,300 threshold for SOC 2139 (the higher of the SOC 2139 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: £49,401–£59,152 per year
  • Employment type: full_time

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