Real UK Job Websites Offering Visa Sponsorship
Booking a job in the UK is thrilling, but to the foreigners, the process is usually a tangle of Right to work and sponsorship obstacles. The situation is now more serious, as the key April 2024 and July 2025 UK immigration changes have already taken place: the standard salary threshold was increased to 41,700, and the list of any eligible occupations has been narrowed down by a tight margin.
In order to succeed in 2025, you must quit cold applying to all listings and will rather focus on the higher-level websites where Visa Sponsorship Available is not a catchphrase, but a fact.
Governmental Web pages.
These are the most secure websites since they are directly controlled by UKVI (UK Visas and Immigration).
Register of Licensed Sponsors.
Bookmark the Register of Licensed Sponsors before you have even looked at a job board. It is the condensation of all the UK companies who have permission to recruit foreign talent.
- Pro Tip: In case a company is not listed here, then they are not allowed to officially issue you a Certificate of Sponsorship(Cos).
Find a Job (DWP)
Find a Job portal is run by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It is a treasure trove of the sponsored positions when you know how to search.
- Contextual Hint: Be exact with the wording of the search by using the phrase visa sponsorship or skilled worker visa in the search bar. This eliminates employers that have actively marked international job opportunities.
Teaching Vacancies
As a teacher, the teaching portal established by the government now has a special filter on its home page called Visa sponsorship. This is necessary to overcome the high demand of STEM and language teachers in UK.
General Job Boarding with Slick Sponsorship
Large mainstream sites have developed to support the global talent market by incorporating special filters on the positions they sponsor.3
Indeed UK & Reed.co.UK
These are the heavyweights. In the case of Reed.co.UK, the search term is more effective as the site has a special box called Visa Sponsorship Available located in the More Filters section.
- Caution: There are still numerous older listings that use the term “Tier 2”. Though technically out of date, most HR systems have not changed their lingo, and searching with the term Tier 2 will still bring up useful Skilled Worker results.
Linked In & Glass door
Linked In works best to get sponsored by networking (such as the Big Four accounting firms or tech giants). Glass door is essential to investigate the Sponsorship Culture of a company – read the reviews left by the former international employees to understand whether the company really keeps the promises made at the moment of relocation.6
High-Growth and Sector-Specific Platforms
The specialized sites will save you a lot of time in search, provided you are working in Tech, in Healthcare, or just graduated.
NHS Jobs
The largest sponsor in the UK is the National Health Service (NHS).8 As of late 2025, it has more than 1,100+ active job opportunities with sponsorship. Due to the fact that healthcare jobs are frequently classified under the Health and Care Worker Visa, they have a reduced salary threshold (between approximately £25,000 and 31,300) as compared to the normal Skilled Worker route.9
Student Circus & UK Hired
- Student Circus: This is aimed at international students on a Graduate Visa who are seeking to change into Skilled Worker Visa. It only provides jobs of certified sponsors.
- Hired: This platform has an algorithm to index jobs only in companies that hold an active Home Office sponsor license.
Otto (For Tech & Startups)
Otto is the leading location of the UK technology scene. It provides easy to understand information on the existence of visa sponsorship and relocation packages in a startup just at a glance at the job card.
FAQs
Can I apply for a UK Work Visa without a job offer?
No, for the Skilled Worker route, you must have a valid job offer and a Certificate of Sponsorship (Coos) from an approved employer. If you don’t have an offer, look into the Global Talent Visa or High Potential Individual (HPI) Visa instead.
What is the current processing time for a UK work visa?
If applying from outside the UK, the standard wait is 3 weeks. Inside the UK, it is 8 weeks. You can pay for Priority (£500) or Super Priority (£1,000) for a decision in 5 days or 24 hours, respectively.
Final Thoughts
The adoption of e Visas and elimination of the majority of physical Biometric Residence Permits (B Rps) is a major change. Your Right to Work has now been digitized, and it is your UKVI account.
Disclaimer:
This job information does not serve any commercial purpose other than educating and informing. Before applying, please confirm information on the official employer or government site.