AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialisation of prescription medicines.
The UK Home Office lists AstraZeneca as a licensed sponsor (A-rated, Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee and Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker route). They can sponsor work visas. We read every advert and list only roles that don't rule out sponsorship. Home Office figures released under the Freedom of Information Act show AstraZeneca assigned 808 Certificates of Sponsorship in 2021–24 and 82 in 2025 for Skilled Worker and Global Business Mobility visas. We're showing 70 of their current openings.
Sponsor licence details
Sourced from the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors.
Sponsorship history
Certificates of Sponsorship AstraZeneca assigned each year, from Home Office figures released under the Freedom of Information Act.
Skilled Worker and Global Business Mobility routes. One certificate is assigned for each sponsored hire, visa extension or change of employer, so a person can be counted more than once. “1–5” is withheld by the Home Office; the 2025 figures list only sponsors with 5 or more (“—”). Matched to this employer by its name on the sponsor register. Sources: FOI 2025/12841 (2021–24), FOI2026/03501 (2025). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Licence timeline Pro
Every change we've seen on the Home Office register for AstraZeneca, and what its recent adverts say about sponsorship.
See this employer's full licence history: when it was licensed, rating and route changes, and when it last offered sponsorship in an advert.
Unlock with ProAbout AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca is a global biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialisation of prescription medicines. The company operates research and development facilities, including its major UK discovery centre, where scientists work across several therapeutic areas.
The organisation's scientific teams focus on translating early discoveries into medicines designed to treat, slow, or prevent disease progression. Its research operations are designed to foster collaboration and scientific innovation within the global bioscience sector.
Open roles
70 live positions matched to this sponsor licence.