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
- Gilmerton Groceries LtdRetail & E-commerce · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- Gilson Gray LLPProfessional Services · Skilled Worker · on register since 2021
- Glentzes Tech LimitedTechnology & Software · Skilled Worker · on register since 2022
- Global Commerce & Industry LtdManufacturing & Industrial · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Global Network of Sex Work Projects Limited (NSWP)Healthcare · Skilled Worker · on register since 2022
- GlobalLogic Corp. UK LtdTechnology & Software · Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 20235 jobs
- Gneiss Energy LimitedEnergy, Utilities & Sustainability · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- GoFibre Holdings LTDTechnology & Software · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Goldenacre Grocery Ltd T/A Gilmerton GrocersRetail & E-commerce · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Good Food Asian Supermarket LtdRetail & E-commerce · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Good-Loop LtdTechnology & Software · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Graciela Ainsworth Sculpture Conservation LtdMedia, Marketing & Creative · Skilled Worker · on register since 2021
- Graham CullenTravel, Transport & Mobility · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- Graham Tiso LimitedRetail & E-commerce · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- Grand Lodge of ScotlandProperty & Construction · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Granton Information CentrePublic Sector & Non-Profit · Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Great Leap Forward LtdMedia, Marketing & Creative · Creative Worker · on register since 2022
- Gross.Max. LtdProperty & Construction · Skilled Worker · on register since 2020
- Gupta Tollcross Ltd T/A SubwayRetail & E-commerce · Skilled Worker · on register since 2021
- Guy & Co LtdMedia, Marketing & Creative · Creative Worker · on register since 2021
- H&N Building Construction LtdProperty & Construction · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- Hadeed LtdRetail & E-commerce · Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Hannells Foods LtdRetail & E-commerce · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- Hansikdosirock LtdHospitality & Food Service · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- Haris Hussain LtdRetail & E-commerce · Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Hearyou Counselling UK Ltd T/A Hearyou CounsellingEducation · Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Hilton Lodge Care LimitedHealthcare · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- HIMALAYAN G4 LIMITED t/a The EverestHospitality & Food Service · Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Home Bakery LtdRetail & E-commerce · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- Hsb Edinburgh LimitedRetail & E-commerce · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- Hsb Portobello LimitedRetail & E-commerce · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- HV Engineering Consultancy LtdProperty & Construction · Skilled Worker · on register since 2021
- Hybriditec LtdTechnology & Software · Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Hydeng Marine Services LimitedProfessional Services · on register since 2026
- Hyderabad FoodsHospitality & Food Service · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Haddington Care LimitedHealthcare · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Hampden & Co plc (trading as Hampden Bank)Financial Services · on register since 2026
- Happy E LimitedHospitality & Food Service · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Harajuku Kitchen LimitedManufacturing & Industrial · Skilled Worker · on register since 2017
- Harley Haddow LtdProperty & Construction · Skilled Worker · on register since 2016
- Harmeny Education Trust LimitedEducation · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- HarrisonStevens LtdProperty & Construction · Skilled Worker · on register since 2018
- Harvey & London LimitedHealthcare · on register since 2026
- Hasan Cetinkaya t/a Adda RestaurantHospitality & Food Service · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Hay Superstore LtdRetail & E-commerce · Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Haymarket Dental CareHealthcare · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Haymarket Express Ltd T/A Haymarket ExpressRetail & E-commerce · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- Headstart Nursery school LimitedEducation · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- Healthcare-2-u LimitedHealthcare · Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Hearing Diagnostics LimitedTechnology & Software · Skilled Worker · on register since 2021
- Heart of Midlothian plcHospitality & Food Service · International Sportsperson, Skilled Worker · on register since 2015
- Heineken UK LimitedManufacturing & Industrial · Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker · on register since 2013
- Helprite Group LtdProfessional Services · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- Heriot's Cricket ClubHospitality & Food Service · International Sportsperson · on register since 2023
- Heriot-Watt UniversityEducation · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 201310 jobs
- Hey Summit LTDTechnology & Software · Skilled Worker · on register since 2021
- Hi-Fi Corner (Edinburgh) LTDRetail & E-commerce · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Hibernian Football Club LimitedHospitality & Food Service · Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, International Sportsperson · on register since 2021
- Hibiki Ltd.Hospitality & Food Service · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- Hillview Healthcare ltdHealthcare · Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Hindles LimitedProfessional Services · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- Historic Environment ScotlandRetail & E-commerce · Skilled Worker · on register since 2020
- Hoa Sen Ltd.Hospitality & Food Service · Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Hobz Bakery LtdHospitality & Food Service · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- HolibobProfessional Services · Skilled Worker · on register since 2022
- Holyrood Care (Edinburgh) LimitedHealthcare · Skilled Worker · on register since 2022
- Holyrood Dental Care LtdHealthcare · Skilled Worker · on register since 2022
- Holyrood Evangelical ChurchPublic Sector & Non-Profit · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Home Home Edinburgh LtdHospitality & Food Service · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- Homeless World Cup FoundationPublic Sector & Non-Profit · Charity Worker · on register since 2024
- Hope City Church EdinburghPublic Sector & Non-Profit · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2022
- Horizons Residential Care LtdHealthcare · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- Hundal Business Services LimitedTechnology & Software · Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Hungry Sherpa LtdHospitality & Food Service · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- Hutcheson AssociatesMedia, Marketing & Creative · Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Hyble Technology LtdTechnology & Software · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Hyderabadi Paradise LimitedHospitality & Food Service · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- Hydrafact LimitedProfessional Services · Skilled Worker · on register since 2013
- Ibrahim 15 LtdHospitality & Food Service · Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- IchibanHospitality & Food Service · Skilled Worker · on register since 2020
- Ideal Computing.Co.UK LimitedTechnology & Software · Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- IHybrid LtdTechnology & Software · Skilled Worker · on register since 2020
- Indigo Red Accountancy Services LimitedFinancial Services · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Infinity Investments International LtdOther · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Inverroy Crisis Management LimitedFinancial Services · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- IOHK UK LimitedTechnology & Software · Skilled Worker · on register since 20233 jobs
- IONATE LimitedProfessional Services · Skilled Worker · on register since 2021
- Iqa Operations Group LimitedProperty & Construction · Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2026
- Isla Trading LimitedRetail & E-commerce · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- It Professional Training LtdEducation · Skilled Worker · on register since 2013
- Itology Creations LtdTechnology & Software · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Icarus Online SCIOPublic Sector & Non-Profit · Skilled Worker · on register since 2021
- Icon Fabrications LimitedProperty & Construction · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Iformis LimitedTechnology & Software · on register since 2026
- ImaginateMedia, Marketing & Creative · Creative Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2013
- Implantsdentist Ltd Trading as Great Junction Dental PracticeHealthcare · Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Incentive GamesTechnology & Software · Skilled Worker · on register since 2021
- Indian Basmati LmitedHospitality & Food Service · Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- Indian Street Foods (Edinburgh) LtdHospitality & Food Service · on register since 2026
- Indian Street Foods Edinburgh Ltd t/a Mother India's CafeHospitality & Food Service · Skilled Worker · on register since 2022
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.