Licensed sponsors in East of England
The register published on Fri 23 Oct 2026 lists 9,922 sponsors in East of England, 7.8% of the 127,813 on the whole register — +3 since 23 Sep 2026 (+104 added, −101 no longer listed).
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Towns
By the town on the register. Towns with fewer than 5 sponsors are grouped.
| Town | Sponsors | Since 23 Sep 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 845 | +3 (+0.4%) |
| Luton | 713 | −4 (−0.6%) |
| Watford | 495 | +3 (+0.6%) |
| Norwich | 405 | −2 (−0.5%) |
| Peterborough | 401 | 0 (0.0%) |
| Bedford | 331 | 0 (0.0%) |
| Colchester | 286 | −3 (−1.0%) |
| Chelmsford | 242 | +1 (+0.4%) |
| Ipswich | 232 | +2 (+0.9%) |
| St Albans | 214 | +1 (+0.5%) |
| Hemel Hempstead | 211 | +1 (+0.5%) |
| Harlow | 149 | +1 (+0.7%) |
| Basildon | 145 | +2 (+1.4%) |
| Borehamwood | 144 | +2 (+1.4%) |
| Grays | 132 | +2 (+1.5%) |
| Dunstable | 130 | −1 (−0.8%) |
| Stevenage | 129 | −2 (−1.5%) |
| Hatfield | 122 | −1 (−0.8%) |
| Brentwood | 115 | −1 (−0.9%) |
| Southend-on-Sea | 113 | −2 (−1.7%) |
| Bury St Edmunds | 106 | +1 (+1.0%) |
| Huntingdon | 98 | 0 (0.0%) |
| Hitchin | 88 | −2 (−2.2%) |
| Welwyn Garden City | 84 | +1 (+1.2%) |
| Newmarket | 77 | −1 (−1.3%) |
- Town not recognised
- 933
- 340 smaller places
- 495
Routes
Sponsors holding each route; one sponsor can hold several.
- Skilled Worker9,560 sponsors
- Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker517 sponsors
- Tier 2 Ministers of Religion153 sponsors
- International Sportsperson107 sponsors
- Charity Worker104 sponsors
- Religious Worker101 sponsors
- Creative Worker71 sponsors
- Government Authorised Exchange38 sponsors
- Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee32 sponsors
- Global Business Mobility: UK Expansion Worker8 sponsors
- Global Business Mobility: Service Supplier6 sponsors
- Scale-up6 sponsors
- Global Business Mobility: Secondment Worker1 sponsors
- International Agreement1 sponsors
- Tier 2 General1 sponsors
Ratings
- A rating9,908 sponsors
- B rating9 sponsors
- Provisional rating5 sponsors
Sponsors in East of England over time
Each point is a publication MadyHR recorded.
Show the numbers as a table
| Register published | Sponsors | Added | No longer listed | Present again |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 | 9,922 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 9,923 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 9,920 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 9,924 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 9,924 | 8 | 14 | 0 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 9,930 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 9,935 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | 9,934 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 9,933 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 9,933 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 9,936 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 9,938 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 9,936 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 9,935 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 9,931 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 9,931 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 9,930 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 9,924 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 9,921 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 9,919 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 9,921 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 9,919 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 Sep 2026 | 9,919 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 9,917 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 21 Sep 2026(first recorded) | 9,920 | — | — | — |
Source: Home Office register of licensed sponsors (workers), published 23 Oct 2026; Open Government Licence v3.0. Towns are the town on the register, not an address. How this data works