Where does the sponsor data come from?

From the Home Office register of licensed sponsors: workers on gov.uk, the official list of every organisation licensed to sponsor people on the Worker and Temporary Worker routes. This site refreshes its copy every week and shows the date of the register it is using.

Is this an official Home Office service?

No. Simple Salary is an independent site. The tools make public gov.uk data easier to use; they do not change it. For anything that affects your immigration status, check gov.uk directly or speak to a regulated adviser. Information checked against gov.uk on 19 October 2026.

Simple Salary Visa tools

UK visa tools: sponsor check and salary check

Two free tools for people working in the UK on a sponsored visa, or hoping to: check whether an employer holds a sponsor licence, and check whether a job offer pays enough for a Skilled Worker visa. Plus short guides to the questions that come up most.

Sponsor checkIs this employer a licensed sponsor?Search the Home Office register of licensed sponsors by company name or town. Results as you type, with a picture you can share.Salary checkDoes this salary pass the Skilled Worker rules?The £41,700 threshold, the £17.13 hourly minimum and the going rate, with the new entrant and PhD discounts.

Guides

A rating or B rating: what the sponsor register tells you
My employer is not on the sponsor list. What does that mean?
My sponsor lost its licence: the 60-day rule
Skilled Worker salary rules explained, with a checker

Pay and tax once you are here

Sponsored workers pay the same income tax and National Insurance as everyone else. See what a salary is worth after tax with the take-home pay calculator, check a payslip with the payslip checker, or read how a UK payslip works.