Care worker jobs at licensed sponsors: live data (October 2026)
This guide uses SponsorHire's listings snapshot from 26 October 2026, matched against the Home Office Register of Licensed Sponsors: workers (file dated 23 October 2026). It shows what was live on our board that day and nothing more.
Headline numbers
- 864 live roles with titles such as care worker, care assistant, support worker or healthcare assistant (manager, team leader and coordinator roles excluded).
- 153 employers, all on the sponsor register.
- 131 roles at 68 NHS trusts or health boards.
- By source: NHS Jobs 382, Reed.co.uk 286, Adzuna 196.
Employers with the most live roles
| Employer (register name) | Live roles |
|---|---|
| Creative Support Limited | 185 |
| Agincare UK Limited | 151 |
| Barchester Healthcare | 113 |
| Akari Care Limited | 43 |
| Avenues Group | 27 |
| Elysium Healthcare | 16 |
| HC-One Limited | 12 |
| HealthHarmonie Limited | 12 |
| The Care company UK Ltd | 12 |
| Aria Healthcare Group Ltd | 10 |
| Hampshire County Council | 8 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 8 |
84 employers had one role each.
Top locations
- Gateshead: 11
- Leeds: 11
- Reading: 9
- Weymouth: 8
- London: 8
- Birmingham: 7
- Blackpool: 7
- Greater Manchester: 7
- Dorset: 7
- Fareham: 6
0 roles gave only a postcode. Locations are as written in each advert (first place listed).
Advertised pay
| Pay basis | Roles | Typical range (10th–90th percentile) | Median lower bound | Median upper bound |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly | 422 | £12.85–£14.95 | £13.21 | £13.22 |
| Annual | 388 | £25,046–£31,294 | £26,436 | £27,476 |
| Pro rata, part-time or sessional | 2 | – | – | – |
| Not stated or "Negotiable" | 52 | – | – | – |
Pay is as listed in each advert (NHS Jobs salary field, Reed and Adzuna stated salaries; Adzuna estimates excluded). The typical range runs from the 10th percentile of advertised lower bounds to the 90th percentile of advertised upper bounds, so a few unusual adverts do not set it. Adverts quoting pro-rata, part-time or sessional pay are counted separately and left out of the range and medians.
NHS pay bands stated in adverts
24 NHS Jobs adverts in this guide named an Agenda for Change band.
| Band | Roles |
|---|---|
| Band 2 | 5 |
| Band 3 | 16 |
| Band 4 | 3 |
How to read this
The register lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers. It does not say which jobs they will sponsor. Each advert and employer is the source for that. GOV.UK publishes the visa rules: https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
Related: Senior care and healthcare assistant jobs · How to check the sponsor register · Is a big brand a licensed sponsor? · All guides
A sponsor licence does not mean a role is sponsored. Not immigration advice.
Sources
- Home Office, Register of Licensed Sponsors: workers, file dated 23 October 2026: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers
- SponsorHire live listings snapshot, 26 October 2026 (864 roles in this guide, matched by employer name to the register).
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A sponsor licence does not mean a role is sponsored. SponsorHire publishes facts only and gives no immigration advice. For advice, use a regulated adviser on the Immigration Advice Authority register.
Source: Home Office, Register of Licensed Sponsors: workers, published 23 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.