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Employers that sponsor graduates, sector by sector

Pick your sector. Every employer is a plate with three lamps: its licence, its own words on sponsorship and its pay.

Checked against gov.uk, 7 October 2026

75 employers checked, latest 8 October 2026

6Clear 63Ask 6Stop

Licences checked on the register of 7 October 2026. The signal shows the strictest lamp. How the signals are read

Open the shortlist for your sector

  • Investment banks

    Banks in London, by analyst programme.

    26 employers checked

    0 Clear24 Ask2 Stop

  • Consulting

    Strategy houses, Big 4 advisory and other firms.

    14 employers checked

    0 Clear13 Ask1 Stop

  • Law firms

    Training contracts, with trainee pay on each plate.

    13 employers checked

    6 Clear7 Ask0 Stop

  • Tech

    Large tech and fintech graduate roles.

    13 employers checked

    0 Clear11 Ask2 Stop

  • Quant and trading

    Quant funds and trading firms.

    9 employers checked

    0 Clear8 Ask1 Stop

Compare firms and tools on the same facts

  • The Big 4 compared

    Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC in four columns: their words, conditions and programmes.

    4 firms side by side. No scores, no winner.

  • Job sites compared

    Tools for finding sponsored jobs, listed A to Z on the same six facts.

    9 tools side by side. No scores, no winner.

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Take a branch line if it fits your degree

Each branch is a shortlist for one group of readers, chosen by the sectors they study for. All three join the Shortlist line at S1, shortlist sponsors in your field.

S1Shortlist line

Read the signal: the strictest lamp wins

Every plate lights three lamps, top to bottom:

  • Licence: on the register for Skilled Worker, A-rated.
  • Their words: what the employer's own pages say about sponsoring this programme.
  • Pay: the published salary against £41,700, or the new-entrant rate of £33,400.

The signal shows the strictest lamp. One Stop makes the employer a Stop, however good the other two look.

Three aspects, three shapes

  • Clear (square). Their words and the numbers line up: apply.
  • Ask (diamond). Ask the recruiter before you apply.
  • Stop (bar). Spend your time elsewhere: take Plan B.

Want every scheme in one place? The graduate scheme tracker holds all the plates, with filters and a CSV.

Sources

  1. Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Worker, SW 4.4 option A; figure substituted by Statement of Changes HC 997 (APP SW2) (opens gov.uk)
    "You’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £41,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher."
    Checked 7 October 2026
  2. Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Worker, SW 4.4 option E; figure substituted by Statement of Changes HC 997 (APP SW4) (opens gov.uk)
    "You can be paid 70% of your job’s standard going rate if your salary will be at least £33,400 per year and one of the following applies:"
    Checked 7 October 2026
  3. Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Worker, SW 5.3 (opens gov.uk)
    "SW 5.3. The sponsor must be listed as A-rated on the Home Office’s register of licensed sponsors, unless the applicant was last granted permission as a Skilled Worker and is applying to continue working for the same sponsor as in their last permission."
    Checked 7 October 2026

Updated Checked against gov.uk on

What changed

  • 7 October 2026: First published.

This is a playbook, not immigration advice. Before you act, check the rule on gov.uk or ask a regulated immigration adviser or a solicitor.