Licensed sponsors in West Midlands
The register published on Fri 23 Oct 2026 lists 9,596 sponsors in West Midlands, 7.5% of the 127,813 on the whole register — +7 since 23 Sep 2026 (+96 added, −89 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 3,116 | +2 (+0.1%) |
| Coventry | 917 | +4 (+0.4%) |
| Wolverhampton | 505 | −6 (−1.2%) |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 403 | −5 (−1.2%) |
| Walsall | 338 | +2 (+0.6%) |
| Solihull | 241 | +3 (+1.3%) |
| West Bromwich | 178 | +1 (+0.6%) |
| Telford | 165 | +1 (+0.6%) |
| Warwick | 163 | +1 (+0.6%) |
| Worcester | 160 | −2 (−1.2%) |
| Dudley | 157 | +2 (+1.3%) |
| Rugby | 136 | −3 (−2.2%) |
| Nuneaton | 127 | −1 (−0.8%) |
| Redditch | 126 | +1 (+0.8%) |
| Shrewsbury | 125 | 0 (0.0%) |
| Smethwick | 113 | +1 (+0.9%) |
| Stafford | 112 | +2 (+1.8%) |
| Oldbury | 103 | −3 (−2.8%) |
| Burton on Trent | 102 | −1 (−1.0%) |
| Leamington Spa | 99 | −2 (−2.0%) |
| Sutton Coldfield | 90 | +2 (+2.3%) |
| Hereford | 88 | +1 (+1.1%) |
| Tamworth | 73 | −1 (−1.4%) |
| Wednesbury | 73 | +1 (+1.4%) |
| Stourbridge | 72 | 0 (0.0%) |
- Town not recognised
- 202
- 170 smaller places
- 241
Routes
Sponsors holding each route; one sponsor can hold several.
- Skilled Worker9,163 sponsors
- Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker409 sponsors
- Tier 2 Ministers of Religion190 sponsors
- Religious Worker157 sponsors
- Charity Worker134 sponsors
- International Sportsperson123 sponsors
- Creative Worker91 sponsors
- Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee39 sponsors
- Global Business Mobility: UK Expansion Worker12 sponsors
- Scale-up11 sponsors
- Government Authorised Exchange9 sponsors
- Global Business Mobility: Service Supplier3 sponsors
- Global Business Mobility: Secondment Worker2 sponsors
- Seasonal Worker2 sponsors
Ratings
- A rating9,591 sponsors
- B rating5 sponsors
Sponsors in West Midlands 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 | 9,596 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 9,596 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 9,598 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 9,595 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 9,598 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 9,597 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 9,597 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | 9,598 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 9,602 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 9,601 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 9,601 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 9,597 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 9,591 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 9,588 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 9,588 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 9,592 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 9,593 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 9,593 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 9,590 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 9,591 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 9,590 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 9,590 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 Sep 2026 | 9,589 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 9,586 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 Sep 2026(first recorded) | 9,586 | — | — | — |
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