Plain-English guides, visa news and salary data for tech workers moving to, or building a career in, the UK on a sponsored visa.https://sponseredtech.co.uk/en-gbhttps://sponseredtech.co.uk/blog/certificate-of-sponsorship-explained/https://sponseredtech.co.uk/blog/certificate-of-sponsorship-explained/What is a certificate of sponsorship, who pays the £525 fee, defined vs undefined CoS, and how long you have to use your reference number. Explained in plain English.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTGuidescertificate of sponsorshipSkilled Workersponsor licenceimmigration skills chargehttps://sponseredtech.co.uk/blog/graduate-visa-to-skilled-worker-switch/https://sponseredtech.co.uk/blog/graduate-visa-to-skilled-worker-switch/The Graduate visa drops to 18 months from 1 January 2027. Here's how to switch to a Skilled Worker visa: new entrant salary rules, costs and timing.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTVisa NewsGraduate visaSkilled Workerswitching visasnew entrant salaryhttps://sponseredtech.co.uk/blog/ilr-skilled-worker-requirements-fees/https://sponseredtech.co.uk/blog/ilr-skilled-worker-requirements-fees/Planning to settle after 5 years? See the 2026 ILR requirements for Skilled Workers: the £3,226 fee, the 180-day rule, salary, the Life in the UK test and timing.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTGuidesILRindefinite leave to remainsettlementSkilled WorkerLife in the UK testhttps://sponseredtech.co.uk/blog/skilled-worker-visa-fees-2026/https://sponseredtech.co.uk/blog/skilled-worker-visa-fees-2026/£819 is only the start. See every Skilled Worker visa cost in 2026: application fees, the £1,035 a year health surcharge, savings, family costs and employer fees.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTGuidesSkilled Workervisa feesimmigration health surchargecertificate of sponsorshiphttps://sponseredtech.co.uk/blog/visa-sponsorship-jobs-uk-tech/https://sponseredtech.co.uk/blog/visa-sponsorship-jobs-uk-tech/Over 122,000 UK employers can sponsor Skilled Workers. Here's how to find visa sponsorship jobs in UK tech, check the salary bar, and spot fake sponsorship offers.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCareers & Salariesvisa sponsorship jobsSkilled Workerregister of licensed sponsorstech jobsjob searchhttps://sponseredtech.co.uk/blog/check-if-uk-employer-can-sponsor-you-register-of-licensed-sponsors/https://sponseredtech.co.uk/blog/check-if-uk-employer-can-sponsor-you-register-of-licensed-sponsors/A practical walkthrough of the Home Office register of licensed sponsors: where to download it, what each column means, how to search it properly and what it cannot tell you.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTGuidessponsor licenceSkilled Workerjob searchcertificate of sponsorshiphttps://sponseredtech.co.uk/blog/devops-cloud-salaries-vs-skilled-worker-thresholds-2026/https://sponseredtech.co.uk/blog/devops-cloud-salaries-vs-skilled-worker-thresholds-2026/We put the official Skilled Worker going rates for IT occupation codes next to current UK job-advert salary data for DevOps, cloud and SRE roles. Here is where the lines cross.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCareers & SalariessalariesDevOpscloud engineeringSkilled Workergoing ratesSOC codeshttps://sponseredtech.co.uk/blog/earned-settlement-10-year-ilr-explained/https://sponseredtech.co.uk/blog/earned-settlement-10-year-ilr-explained/The Home Office wants to move the standard wait for indefinite leave to remain from 5 to 10 years, with discounts and penalties. Here is what was proposed, what is decided and what to do now.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTVisa NewsILRsettlementSkilled Workerearned settlementpolicy