Licensed sponsors in Northern Ireland
The register published on Fri 23 Oct 2026 lists 1,760 sponsors in Northern Ireland, 1.4% of the 127,813 on the whole register — +9 since 23 Sep 2026 (+14 added, −5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 539 | +3 (+0.6%) |
| Newry | 94 | +1 (+1.1%) |
| Dungannon | 91 | +1 (+1.1%) |
| Omagh | 63 | +1 (+1.6%) |
| Lisburn | 59 | 0 (0.0%) |
| Londonderry | 52 | 0 (0.0%) |
| Ballymena | 40 | +1 (+2.6%) |
| Cookstown | 40 | +1 (+2.6%) |
| Coleraine | 38 | 0 (0.0%) |
| Derry | 37 | +2 (+5.7%) |
| Newtownabbey | 35 | 0 (0.0%) |
| Enniskillen | 34 | +1 (+3.0%) |
| Magherafelt | 32 | 0 (0.0%) |
| Craigavon | 28 | 0 (0.0%) |
| Portadown | 26 | 0 (0.0%) |
| Newtownards | 24 | 0 (0.0%) |
| Strabane | 23 | 0 (0.0%) |
| Carrickfergus | 20 | 0 (0.0%) |
| Holywood | 20 | 0 (0.0%) |
| Ballyclare | 16 | 0 |
| Banbridge | 16 | 0 |
| Larne | 16 | 0 |
| Downpatrick | 14 | 0 |
| Lurgan | 14 | 0 |
| Limavady | 12 | 0 |
- Town not recognised
- 327
- 2 smaller places
- 3
Routes
Sponsors holding each route; one sponsor can hold several.
- Skilled Worker1,626 sponsors
- Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker62 sponsors
- Charity Worker55 sponsors
- International Sportsperson47 sponsors
- Tier 2 Ministers of Religion46 sponsors
- Religious Worker38 sponsors
- Creative Worker17 sponsors
- Government Authorised Exchange4 sponsors
- Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee3 sponsors
- Scale-up1 sponsors
Ratings
- A rating1,757 sponsors
- B rating4 sponsors
Sponsors in Northern Ireland 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 | 1,760 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 1,760 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 1,761 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 1,760 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 1,760 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 1,760 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 1,760 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | 1,760 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 1,759 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 1,758 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 1,757 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 1,758 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 1,758 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 1,758 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 1,758 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 1,756 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 1,756 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 1,754 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 1,754 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 1,754 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 1,754 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 1,753 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 Sep 2026 | 1,751 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 1,752 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 Sep 2026(first recorded) | 1,750 | — | — | — |
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