United Kingdom: 127,672 employers in the official sponsor data

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We compare each new edition of this register with the last one. Tracking began 4 Oct 2026; additions and removals appear here from the next update.

Work routes and salary floors

• Skilled Worker visa
  Job offer from a licensed sponsor at degree level (RQF 6) or on a shortage list. Pay must be at least £41,700 or the going rate for the occupation, whichever is higher.£41,700 a year
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• Health and Care Worker visa
  Doctors, nurses, and other eligible health and adult social care roles with an approved employer. £25,000 or the going rate, whichever is higher; £31,300 for some occupation codes.£25,000 a year
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• Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
  Transfer to a UK branch of an employer you already work for overseas. Does not lead to settlement.£52,500 a year
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• Scale-up Worker visa
  Job at a fast-growing company with a Scale-up licence. Sponsored for the first 6 months only, then free to change employer.£39,100 a year
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• Graduate visa
  No sponsor or job offer needed after a UK degree. 2 years if you apply by 31 December 2026, 18 months if you apply from 1 January 2027 (3 years after a PhD).no fixed floor
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• High Potential Individual visa
  No sponsor or job offer needed if you graduated in the last 5 years from a university on the UK's global universities list. 2 years (3 after a PhD).no fixed floor
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