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Monthly jobs snapshot

UK visa sponsorship jobs snapshot: September 2026

New Sponsor Seal data shows where UK visa-sponsored job opportunities are concentrated this month, including live role counts, top cities, sectors, skills, employers, salary bands, and work arrangements.

Published 6 September 2026Refreshed 6 September 2026

Live sponsorship-signal roles

1,780

Current roles marked confirmed or likely by Sponsor Seal.

Companies hiring

205

Employers with at least one current sponsorship-signal role.

Leading city

London

Top location among roles with UK city data.

Median advertised salary

£67,250

Median GBP annual salary among roles with usable salary data.

Early-career signals

68

Roles tagged or titled as graduate, junior, entry-level, or internship.

What changed this month?

Sponsor Seal found 1,780 current UK roles with confirmed or likely visa sponsorship signals in September 2026. These are live roles where the employer and advert data give stronger evidence than a generic job-board listing.

The strongest concentrations are visible in London and Hospitals and Health Care. The most common skill signal in the current dataset is Stakeholder management, which can help candidates decide where to focus applications.

Use this snapshot as a directional market read, not immigration advice. A licensed sponsor or sponsor-friendly advert does not guarantee that every applicant, salary, or role will qualify.

Top cities

UK cities with the most current sponsorship-signal roles.

1.London
620
2.United Kingdom
99
3.Manchester
96
4.City of Edinburgh
81
5.Birmingham
66
6.Cambridge
62
7.Glasgow
60
8.Bristol
54

Top sectors

Employer sectors with the strongest current role counts.

1.Hospitals and Health Care
255
2.Software Development
115
3.Staffing and Recruiting
84
4.Research Services
83
5.Technology, Information and Internet
62
6.Financial Services
57
7.Business Consulting and Services
52
8.Professional Services
39

Most common skills

Skills most frequently extracted from current job adverts.

1.Stakeholder management
351
2.Project management
272
3.Communication
264
4.Patient care
249
5.Python
217
6.Data analysis
182
7.Regulatory compliance
162
8.Strategic planning
161
9.Communication skills
155
10.Mentoring
144

Companies with current roles

Employers with multiple live sponsorship-signal roles this month.

Remote and hybrid availability

Work arrangement signals extracted from current roles where available.

1.On-site
979
2.Hybrid
696
3.Remote
105

Salary bands

Advertised GBP annual salaries grouped into bands used across Sponsor Seal. Roles without usable annual GBP salary data are shown separately.

Less than £20,000
8
£20,000 – £49,999
152
£50,000 – £79,999
230
£80,000 or over
269
No annual salary data
1,121