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Licensed sponsors in Scotland

The register published on Fri 23 Oct 2026 lists 6,121 sponsors in Scotland, 4.8% of the 127,813 on the whole register — +28 since 23 Sep 2026 (+65 added, −37 no longer listed).

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Towns

By the town on the register. Towns with fewer than 5 sponsors are grouped.

Sponsors by town in Scotland
TownSponsorsSince 23 Sep 2026
Glasgow1,397+7 (+0.5%)
Edinburgh1,186+2 (+0.2%)
Aberdeen4960 (0.0%)
Dundee177+2 (+1.1%)
Livingston92+3 (+3.4%)
Inverness870 (0.0%)
Perth840 (0.0%)
Paisley80+2 (+2.6%)
Stirling74+2 (+2.8%)
Dunfermline73+2 (+2.8%)
Falkirk64−1 (−1.5%)
Motherwell55+1 (+1.9%)
Kirkcaldy510 (0.0%)
Bathgate490 (0.0%)
Dumfries480 (0.0%)
Kilmarnock480 (0.0%)
Hamilton46+1 (+2.2%)
Ayr380 (0.0%)
Westhill370 (0.0%)
East Kilbride350 (0.0%)
Airdrie340 (0.0%)
Bellshill330 (0.0%)
Glenrothes310 (0.0%)
Coatbridge300 (0.0%)
Lerwick300 (0.0%)
Town not recognised
185
295 smaller places
502

Routes

Sponsors holding each route; one sponsor can hold several.

  • Skilled Worker5,790 sponsors
  • Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker319 sponsors
  • Charity Worker151 sponsors
  • Tier 2 Ministers of Religion141 sponsors
  • Religious Worker89 sponsors
  • International Sportsperson87 sponsors
  • Creative Worker72 sponsors
  • Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee31 sponsors
  • Government Authorised Exchange23 sponsors
  • Global Business Mobility: Service Supplier5 sponsors
  • Global Business Mobility: UK Expansion Worker4 sponsors
  • Scale-up2 sponsors
  • International Agreement1 sponsors

Ratings

  • A rating6,117 sponsors
  • B rating3 sponsors
  • Provisional rating1 sponsors

Sponsors in Scotland over time

Each point is a publication MadyHR recorded.

6,1216,09221 Sep 202623 Oct 2026
Sponsors on the register Added or present again No longer listed
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Sponsors in Scotland
Register publishedSponsorsAddedNo longer listedPresent again
23 Oct 20266,121410
22 Oct 20266,118220
21 Oct 20266,118320
20 Oct 20266,117530
19 Oct 20266,115430
16 Oct 20266,114100
15 Oct 20266,113320
14 Oct 20266,112520
13 Oct 20266,109200
12 Oct 20266,107420
9 Oct 20266,105430
8 Oct 20266,104330
7 Oct 20266,104210
6 Oct 20266,103230
5 Oct 20266,104550
2 Oct 20266,104720
1 Oct 20266,099110
30 Sep 20266,099400
29 Sep 20266,095210
28 Sep 20266,094000
25 Sep 20266,094100
24 Sep 20266,093110
23 Sep 20266,093330
22 Sep 20266,093430
21 Sep 2026(first recorded)6,092———

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

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