Software engineer 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
- 249 live roles with software engineer, developer, back-end, front-end, full-stack, mobile, platform, DevOps or SRE titles (engineering managers, data/ML, infrastructure, sales, support and non-software engineering roles excluded).
- 149 employers, all on the sponsor register.
- 6 roles at 6 NHS trusts or health boards.
- By source: Adzuna 162, ATS (greenhouse) 55, Reed.co.uk 16, ATS (ashby) 6, NHS Jobs 6, ATS (lever) 4.
Employers with the most live roles
| Employer (register name) | Live roles |
|---|---|
| Accenture (UK) Limited | 8 |
| Anthropic Limited | 7 |
| AFFIRM UK LTD | 6 |
| FanDuel Limited | 6 |
| SAAB UK LIMITED | 6 |
| Microlise Limited | 6 |
| Catapult Sports Limited | 5 |
| Barclays Bank PLC | 5 |
| CAPITAL ONE (EUROPE) PLC | 5 |
| Thales UK Limited | 5 |
| Informed Solutions Limited | 5 |
| Anaplan Limited | 4 |
107 employers had one role each.
Top locations
- London: 80
- Edinburgh: 11
- Belfast: 11
- Remote UK: 6
- Eastwood: 6
- Cambridge: 6
- Bristol: 6
- Manchester: 5
- Reading: 5
- Glasgow: 4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | 61 | £36,400–£85,000 | £49,387 | £55,000 |
| Other basis (e.g. daily or per session) | 1 | – | – | – |
| Not stated or "Negotiable" | 187 | – | – | – |
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
1 NHS Jobs adverts in this guide named an Agenda for Change band.
| Band | Roles |
|---|---|
| Band 7 | 1 |
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: 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 (249 roles in this guide, matched by employer name to the register).
SponsorHire is not regulated by the Immigration Advice Authority and does not give immigration advice.
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.