Urban-scale Prediction Foundation Scientific Software Engineer
Met Office Reading, South East England, RG6 6ET hybrid £28,600–£31,327 a year Posted yesterday
Job grade: Executive Officer Contract type: Permanent Type of role: Engineering Working pattern: Flexible working, Full-time Number of jobs available: 1 Location Reading, South East England, RG6 6ET About the job Job…
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
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Licensed sponsor matched (positive)
The employer name matches an organisation on the register of licensed sponsors.
- Register name: Met Office
- Town/city: Exeter
- Rating: Worker (A rating)
- Register snapshot: 2026-10-19T09:25:45+01:00
This role says no sponsorship (warning)
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Requires UK security clearance (warning)
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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 "software engineer" 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 £28,600 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: £28,600–£31,327 per year
- Employment type: full_time
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