Employers licensed to sponsor Scale-up Worker visas

The Scale-up route lets fast-growing UK businesses sponsor a worker for an initial six months, after which the worker is free to change employer without a new sponsor. Sponsors must evidence sustained growth in turnover or headcount to qualify, which is why this is one of the smallest groups on the register.

Licensed sponsors
91
Currently on the Home Office register
Added (90 days)
1
New licences seen since
Removed (90 days)
2
Licences that left the register
Live sponsored jobs
15
4 employers hiring now

Sponsors hiring now

All 91 licensed sponsors

Recent register changes

Common questions

How many UK employers can sponsor a Scale-up Worker visa?
91 organisations hold a sponsor licence covering the Scale-up Worker route. Only a licensed sponsor can assign a certificate of sponsorship for it.
Can any UK employer sponsor a Scale-up Worker visa?
No. An employer must first apply to the Home Office for a sponsor licence covering the Scale-up Worker route, and only then can it sponsor workers on it. Employers not on this list cannot sponsor this route unless and until they are granted a licence.
Has this list changed recently?
In the last 90 days 1 sponsor was added and 2 were removed. The register is re-read from GOV.UK every day, and each change is recorded with the date it was observed.

Top locations

Industries on this route

Source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily, plus Companies House. How this data is produced.