SPath helps job seekers across the UK, Africa, the US and Europe find jobs, build stronger applications, reach employers, prepare for interviews and manage their job search from one place. UK visa sponsorship is one specialist pathway inside SPath.

How do I find UK visa sponsorship jobs in 2026?

Use SPath's UK sponsorship pathway to search 139,720+ organisations indexed from the Home Office Register of Licensed Sponsors for free, filtered by industry, location and visa route. SPath then helps you check each role's salary and occupation-code fit, prepare a targeted application, reach the employer and track your progress. Always verify the current register and each vacancy on GOV.UK.

How many companies sponsor visas in the UK?

As of 2026, there are over 139,720 organisations on the UK Home Office Register of Licensed Sponsors. SPath indexes the full register and lets you search by industry, location, and visa route.

What visa routes can be sponsored by UK employers?

UK employers can sponsor workers under routes including the Skilled Worker visa, Health and Care Worker visa, Global Business Mobility, Scale-up visa, Creative Worker visa, and KTP (Knowledge Transfer Partnership). SPath explains each major route in depth, plus unsponsored options like the Graduate visa.

Is SPath free to use?

Yes. SPath Free is free for Founding Members and needs no card. It includes employer and sponsor search, CV and application help, outreach resources, interview preparation and an application tracker. SPath Max is an optional £99.99 one-time upgrade that does the research, drafting and tracking for you.

Can international students find sponsorship jobs on SPath?

Yes. SPath's UK sponsorship pathway lets you search 139,720+ licensed sponsors and uses transparent role-to-industry matching to show which licensed employers commonly align with your target role. The same account gives you CV, outreach, interview and tracking tools for the rest of your search.

What is the minimum salary for a Skilled Worker visa?

The general minimum salary threshold is £41,700 for most roles, or the going rate for the occupation, whichever is higher. 'New entrant' rates for recent graduates or those under 26 are lower, with a floor around £33,400. Health & Care Worker roles require £25,000, with the Agenda for Change Band 3 entry point rising to £25,760 from April 2026. Always verify current thresholds on GOV.UK before applying.

How often is the sponsor data updated?

SPath's sponsor data is indexed from the official UK Government Register of Licensed Sponsors, which the Home Office updates regularly. Licences are added and removed over time, so always confirm an employer's current status on GOV.UK before applying.

What does SPath Max include?

SPath Max is a paid workflow that saves you time: it researches employers, organises your pipeline, drafts applications, outreach and follow-ups, and tracks everything, while you approve every important action. It costs £99.99 once, with no subscription or success fee.

Job Search Guide · 8 min read · Updated 2026-09-30

How to Prepare for a Competency-Based Interview (STAR Method)

A clear plan for competency and behavioural interviews: how to predict the questions, build STAR answers from real evidence, and practise without sounding scripted.

Competency-based (or behavioural) interviews ask you to prove a skill with a real example: "Tell me about a time you...". They are common in the UK public sector, the NHS, large employers and graduate schemes, and increasingly used everywhere.

The good news is that they are predictable. The questions come almost directly from the job description.

Step 1: predict the questions

Highlight every skill or behaviour in the job description and person specification.
Turn each one into a question, for example "teamwork" becomes "Tell me about a time you worked with a difficult colleague".
Expect five to eight competencies. Prepare at least one example for each, and two for the most important.

Step 2: build STAR answers

Situation: one or two sentences of context.
Task: what you were responsible for.
Action: what you did, step by step. This should be the longest part, and it should say "I", not only "we".
Result: what changed, with a number if possible, and what you learned.
Aim for about two minutes per answer.

Step 3: practise without sounding scripted

Write your examples as bullet points, not full scripts.
Practise out loud, and record yourself once to check timing and filler words.
Reuse strong examples for different questions by changing which part you emphasise.
Prepare two or three thoughtful questions to ask the interviewer about the team and how success is measured.

On the day

It is fine to pause and say "let me think of the best example".
If you do not have a work example, use one from study, volunteering or community work, and say so.
End each answer with the result. Many candidates stop at the action.

How SPath helps

Interview guides and practice prompts in your free account.
KTP interview questions for Knowledge Transfer Partnership roles.
SPath Max prepares role-specific interview packs from your own evidence, with you approving each step.