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
93
On the register today
Added (90 days)
2
New sponsors
Removed (90 days)
4
Left the register
Live sponsored jobs
23
7 employers hiring now

Most advertised salaries at these sponsors are between £30,800 and £71,680, with a median of £47,752, based on live job adverts.

Sponsors with the most job adverts

Includes recruitment agencies, which advertise jobs for other employers.

Top locations

Industries on this route

All 93 licensed sponsors

Recent register changes

Recently removed

Common questions

How many UK employers can sponsor a Scale-up Worker visa?
93 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 2 sponsors were added and 4 were removed. The register is re-read from GOV.UK every day, and each change is recorded with the date it was observed.

Source: Home Office register and Companies House. About the data.