Licensed visa sponsors in Edinburgh
1,174 employers with a Edinburgh address hold a UK sponsor licence, so they are permitted to sponsor overseas workers. Every licence below is taken from the Home Office register, re-read from GOV.UK each day.
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- Licensed sponsors
- 1,174
- Currently on the Home Office register
- Added (90 days)
- 26
- New licences seen since
- Removed (90 days)
- 15
- Licences that left the register
- Live sponsored jobs
- 329
- 33 employers hiring now
Advertised salaries at these sponsors run from £11,190 to £90,000, with a median of £35,827. Taken from live listings matched to licence holders, so it reflects what is being advertised rather than what sponsored workers are paid.
Sponsors hiring now
- Stellar Restaurants Ltd T/A McDonald'sEdinburgh · Hospitality & Food Service77
- CrossReachEdinburgh · Technology & Software59
- University of EdinburghEdinburgh · Education44
- Cport Ltd T/A Black Sheep CoffeeEdinburgh · Hospitality & Food Service23
- Clearwater Analytics, Ltd.Edinburgh · Financial Services14
- NatWest Group PLCEdinburgh · Professional Services14
- Apex Hotels LimitedEdinburgh · Hospitality & Food Service13
- Capability ScotlandEdinburgh · Education10
- Heriot-Watt UniversityEDINBURGH · Education10
- Aberdeen Group PlcEdinburgh · Financial Services6
All 1,174 licensed sponsors in Edinburgh
- Union Direct LtdMedia, Marketing & Creative · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- Unitech Consultancy Services Pvt LtdTechnology & Software · Skilled Worker · on register since 20232 jobs
- University of EdinburghEducation · Charity Worker, Government Authorised Exchange · on register since 202044 jobs
- Urban Boarding UK Ltd Trading as UBHOMESProperty & Construction · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- User VisionTechnology & Software · Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Usman Ice Cream Ltd T/A Baskin RobbinsHospitality & Food Service · Skilled Worker · on register since 20233 jobs
- Uwagboe's Kitchen & Grill LtdHospitality & Food Service · Skilled Worker · on register since 2022
- Victors Of Edinburgh LtdRetail & E-commerce · Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Viewpark Care HomeHealthcare · Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- VMart Retail LimitedRetail & E-commerce · Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Vpi Power LimitedEnergy, Utilities & Sustainability · Skilled Worker · on register since 2022
- Vale View Consulting LimitedFinancial Services · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Vapours LimitedRetail & E-commerce · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Vegware LimitedRetail & E-commerce · Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker
- Vehicles in Video LimitedMedia, Marketing & Creative · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Vekta Group Energy Division LtdEnergy, Utilities & Sustainability · Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Velmart Sons LimitedRetail & E-commerce · Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Venesky-Brown Recruitment Ltd.Professional Services · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Ventus Resources LtdProfessional Services · Skilled Worker · on register since 2022
- Verilab Ltd.Technology & Software · Skilled Worker · on register since 2020
- VertureProfessional Services · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Viapontica LtdTechnology & Software · Skilled Worker · on register since 2020
- Victory Hill ChurchPublic Sector & Non-Profit · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2024
- Vida1 Ltd /t/a Piggs Spanish Wine Bar & CafeHospitality & Food Service · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Viewpoint Housing Association LimitedProperty & Construction · Skilled Worker · on register since 2022
- Vighnaharta Technology Solutions LtdTechnology & Software · Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Vikram Foods Edinburgh Limited t/a Rishis Indian AromaHospitality & Food Service · Skilled Worker · on register since 2021
- VisitScotlandTravel, Transport & Mobility · Skilled Worker · on register since 2020
- Weiyuan LtdHospitality & Food Service · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- World Care FoundationPublic Sector & Non-Profit · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Wali Ul Asr TrustPublic Sector & Non-Profit · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Walker Slater LimitedRetail & E-commerce · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Wallyford Day To Day Supermarket Ltd t/a Day-TodayHospitality & Food Service · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- Wardog Studios ltdMedia, Marketing & Creative · Skilled Worker · on register since 2021
- Warmworks Scotland LLPEnergy, Utilities & Sustainability · Skilled Worker · on register since 2021
- Warners Solicitors LLPProfessional Services · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- Water Gems (Alba) LimitedProperty & Construction · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- Water Witness InternationalProfessional Services · Skilled Worker · on register since 2016
- Waterfront Broadway Ltd T/A WildfireHospitality & Food Service · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Waterwhelm LtdProfessional Services · Skilled Worker · on register since 2020
- Watsonian Cricket ClubEducation · International Sportsperson · on register since 2019
- Waverley CareHealthcare · Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Wedgwood The RestaurantHospitality & Food Service · Skilled Worker · on register since 2021
- Wee Mack's LtdHealthcare · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Welch Fishmongers LtdRetail & E-commerce · Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Welligence LtdTechnology & Software · Skilled Worker · on register since 2021
- Wellsprings CommunityPublic Sector & Non-Profit · Charity Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Westside Dental CareHealthcare · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- Will Rudd Davidson (Edinburgh) LtdProfessional Services · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- Williams and Barry LtdRetail & E-commerce · Skilled Worker · on register since 2016
- Wood Mackenzie LimitedEnergy, Utilities & Sustainability · Skilled Worker · on register since 2015
- Wyoming Interactive LtdTechnology & Software · Skilled Worker · on register since 2013
- Xpresss 24/7 LtdRetail & E-commerce · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- XSolutions365 LtdTechnology & Software · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Xilinx XDCTechnology & Software · Skilled Worker · on register since 2013
- Ygf Edinburgh LtdHospitality & Food Service · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Yoje LimitedHospitality & Food Service · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- YOURgb Events LtdMedia, Marketing & Creative · Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Yamato LtdHospitality & Food Service · Skilled Worker · on register since 2022
- Young Scot EnterpriseEducation · Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Zaina Edin LtdHospitality & Food Service · Skilled Worker · on register since 2022
- Zen Consultants (Scotland) LtdProfessional Services · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- ZOKRIT FOOD LTD T/a Eastern Pavilion RestaurantHospitality & Food Service · Skilled Worker · on register since 2021
- Zagreb-MontazaOther · Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- Zahid Bashir T/As Earlston Convenience StoreRetail & E-commerce · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- Zakariya Tradings LtdHospitality & Food Service · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- Zen LifestyleOther · Skilled Worker · on register since 2022
- Zionhome Film Production LimitedMedia, Marketing & Creative · Creative Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Zouba Travel LimitedTravel, Transport & Mobility · Skilled Worker · on register since 2022
- Zulfiquar Ali Murtaza t/a Capital WholesalersProperty & Construction · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- basketballscotlandPublic Sector & Non-Profit · International Sportsperson, Skilled Worker · on register since 2016
- ePassProfessional Services · on register since 2026
- i4 Product Design LtdMedia, Marketing & Creative · Skilled Worker · on register since 2021
- voestalpine Turnout Technology UK LimitedManufacturing & Industrial · Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2026
Recent register changes
Recently added
- The Capital City Partnership Ltd4 Sept 2026
- Rambos Convenience Store Ltd1 Sept 2026
- Fone Fix (North) Ltd1 Sept 2026
- Edinburgh Korean Grace Church28 Aug 2026
- T A Scotland Limited27 Aug 2026
- voestalpine Turnout Technology UK Limited25 Aug 2026
- Embassy of The Word of God14 Aug 2026
- Eidyn Medical Ltd30 Jul 2026
Recently removed
- Omilan Productions Limited4 Sept 2026
- 4rmtech Consult Limited3 Sept 2026
- Amaris Care Ltd1 Sept 2026
- DNA Aesthetics Limited1 Sept 2026
- Desi Sabzi Ltd12 Aug 2026
- Thorburn Manor Limited31 Jul 2026
- B&g S Landa Limited24 Jul 2026
- British Property Federation15 Jul 2026
Common questions
- How many licensed visa sponsors are there in Edinburgh?
- 1,174 organisations with a Edinburgh address currently hold a UK sponsor licence, according to the latest edition of the Home Office register.
- Which employers in Edinburgh can sponsor Skilled Worker visas?
- 1,048 of the 1,174 licensed sponsors in Edinburgh hold a licence covering the Skilled Worker route. Every one of them is listed on this page with its licence status and routes.
- Are any Edinburgh sponsors hiring right now?
- We are tracking 329 live vacancies advertised by licensed sponsors in Edinburgh. A vacancy at a licensed employer is not automatically open to sponsorship — check the advert or ask the employer.
- Has this list changed recently?
- In the last 90 days 26 sponsors were added and 15 were removed. The register is re-read from GOV.UK every day, and each change is recorded with the date it was observed.
Industries hiring in Edinburgh
- Hospitality & Food Service219
- Retail & E-commerce147
- Healthcare145
- Technology & Software142
- Public Sector & Non-Profit86
- Professional Services86
- Property & Construction61
- Media, Marketing & Creative61
- Financial Services51
- Manufacturing & Industrial47
- Travel, Transport & Mobility39
- Education37
- Energy, Utilities & Sustainability33
- Other20
Visa routes sponsored in Edinburgh
Nearby locations
Source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily, plus Companies House. How this data is produced.