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Junior Backend Engineer
Northstar Systems, Manchester, United Kingdom, hybrid. Permanent, 37.5 hours a week. Posted .
Visa Fit result
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Top facts
- Offered salary
- £39,000
- Required salary
- £54,700
- Sponsor register
- Listed: Northstar Systems Ltd
- Role evidence
- Strong
Eligibility gates
Legal compatibility (the first four) is kept separate from employer willingness (the last). A licence proves capability, not intent.
Listed in the demo snapshot as Northstar Systems Ltd
Legal entity supplied with the demo vacancy. A licence shows the organisation can sponsor, not that it will sponsor this role.
Programmers and software development professionals (SOC 2134)
The vacancy states this occupation code.
£39,000 is below the £54,700 threshold
Threshold basis: standard general threshold £41,700, or the GOV.UK going rate for SOC 2134 (£54,700), whichever is higher.
New-entrant status unknown
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Vacancy offers sponsorship
Direct role-level evidence. Get it confirmed in writing before you rely on it. Vacancy text: “Skilled Worker visa sponsorship is available for this role. We sponsor it under SOC code 2134 (Programmers and software development professionals).”
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What is missing
- Whether the new-entrant rate applies to you
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- Could you confirm in writing that the sponsorship offer applies to this role at the advertised salary?
Evidence and assumptions
Rule sources
- Skilled Worker visa: overview
- Skilled Worker visa: your job and salary
- Skilled Worker visa: when you can be paid less
- Skilled Worker visa: eligible occupations and codes
- Skilled Worker visa: going rates for eligible occupation codes
- Skilled Worker visa: knowledge of English
- Immigration Rules: Appendix Skilled Worker
- Register of licensed sponsors: workers
Terms used
- Sponsor licence
- Permission an employer holds from the Home Office to sponsor workers. It shows capability, not a promise for any particular role.
- Occupation code
- The SOC code the employer puts on the Certificate of Sponsorship. It decides whether the job is eligible and which going rate applies.
- Going rate
- The salary floor for that occupation code. The job must pay the general threshold or the going rate, whichever is higher.
- New entrant
- A lower salary rate, 70% of the going rate and at least £33,400, if you are under 26, on a Student visa at bachelor’s level or above or a Graduate visa now or in the last two years, or working towards a recognised qualification, registration or chartered status in the job. Limited to four years in total, Graduate visa time included.
Vacancy text
Northstar Systems builds scheduling software for NHS outpatient clinics. We are hiring a Junior Backend Engineer to join a team of six in Manchester, with two days a week in the office. You will work in Python and PostgreSQL on the booking API, write tests alongside your code and take part in fortnightly releases. A degree in computer science or a related subject, or equivalent experience, is expected. Commercial experience is not required. Salary: £39,000 a year. Hours: 37.5 a week. Contract: permanent. Skilled Worker visa sponsorship is available for this role. We sponsor it under SOC code 2134 (Programmers and software development professionals) and hold a Worker sponsor licence.