Microsoft
Microsoft is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and sells software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and cloud services.
The UK Home Office lists Microsoft as a licensed sponsor (A-rated, 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 Microsoft assigned 626 Certificates of Sponsorship in 2021–24 and 111 in 2025 for Skilled Worker and Global Business Mobility visas. We're showing 82 of their current openings.
Sponsor licence details
Sourced from the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors.
Sponsorship history
Certificates of Sponsorship Microsoft 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 Microsoft, 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 Microsoft
Microsoft is a global technology company that develops, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products, services, and devices. Its product portfolio includes the Windows operating system, the Microsoft 365 productivity suite, Azure cloud services, and Xbox gaming consoles and services.
The company also designs and manufactures hardware, including the Surface line of laptops and tablets, and integrates artificial intelligence tools like Copilot across its productivity and enterprise applications. It serves individual consumers, businesses, and public sector organisations.
Open roles
82 live positions matched to this sponsor licence.