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 · 5 min read · Updated 2026-10-10

How to Track Your Job Applications (A Simple System That Works)

What to record for every application, the stages to use, and a weekly review habit that turns a messy job search into a pipeline you can manage.

Once you have more than ten applications running, memory stops working. Follow-ups get missed, interview details get mixed up and you cannot tell which approach is producing results. A tracker fixes all three.

The best system is the one you will keep using, so keep it simple.

What to record for every application

Company, role title and a link to the advert. Save a copy, because adverts disappear.
Date applied and how you applied: portal, referral, direct email or recruiter.
Contact name and how to reach them.
Which CV and cover letter version you sent.
Next action and the date it is due.
Salary range and location or remote status.

Stages to use

Saved: you want to apply.
Applied: submitted, waiting.
In conversation: a recruiter or hiring manager has replied.
Interviewing: at least one interview booked.
Offer: you have an offer to review.
Closed: rejected, withdrawn or no response after your final follow-up.

A weekly review habit

Every week, spend 15 minutes updating stages and sending any due follow-ups.
Close applications that have gone quiet after two follow-ups, so your pipeline stays honest.
Add new targets to replace the ones you closed.

Numbers worth watching

Reply rate: if under about one in ten applications gets any response, your targeting or CV needs work.
Interview rate by channel: referrals and direct outreach often outperform job portals.
Interview-to-offer rate: if you get interviews but no offers, focus on interview preparation.

How SPath Global helps

PathTracker is a free application tracker with stages, contacts and follow-up dates built in.
Saved employer targets feed straight into your pipeline.
SPath Max keeps the tracker updated and prompts your next actions, if you want to save time.