Next
Next is a major British retail company that sells clothing, footwear, accessories, and home products through its stores and online shopping platform.
The UK Home Office lists Next as a licensed sponsor (A-rated, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker route). Most recent adverts from Next rule out visa sponsorship or require UK security clearance. Home Office figures released under the Freedom of Information Act show Next assigned 496 Certificates of Sponsorship in 2021–24 and 128 in 2025 for Skilled Worker and Global Business Mobility visas. We're showing 200 of their current openings.
Sponsor licence details
Sourced from the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors.
Sponsorship history
Certificates of Sponsorship Next 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 Next, 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 Next
Next is a major British retail company that specialises in the sale of high-quality clothing, footwear, accessories, and home products. The business operates a large network of retail stores alongside an established online shopping platform, serving customers both domestically and internationally.
The company manages its own-brand fashion and homeware lines while also offering a selection of third-party brands through its online directory. Next provides various corporate and administrative services, including managing its own shareholder services, pension schemes, and charitable foundations from its main administrative offices.
Open roles
200 live positions matched to this sponsor licence.