University of Edinburgh Offers sponsorship
The UK Home Office lists University of Edinburgh as a licensed sponsor (A-rated, Charity Worker and Government Authorised Exchange and International Sportsperson and Skilled Worker route). University of Edinburgh explicitly offers visa sponsorship in some of its current job adverts — look for the “Sponsorship offered” label below. Home Office figures released under the Freedom of Information Act show University of Edinburgh assigned 1,414 Certificates of Sponsorship in 2021–24 and 208 in 2025 for Skilled Worker and Global Business Mobility visas. We're showing 17 of their current openings.
Sponsor licence details
Sourced from the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors.
Sponsorship history
Certificates of Sponsorship University of Edinburgh 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 University of Edinburgh, 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 University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh is a public institution operating in the higher education sector. It provides undergraduate and postgraduate academic programmes, conducts scholarly research across diverse disciplines, and delivers educational services.
Open roles
17 live positions matched to this sponsor licence.