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Kainos: does its graduates and placements sponsor a UK visa?

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Unconfirmed. Kainos publishes no sponsorship policy for its graduates and placements, so we cannot state a firm answer. Kainos recruits on a GB specific early careers site and runs two linked routes. The placement is a 12 month immersive year taken in the penultimate year of study, open across any technical or non technical role in the business, including Software Engineering, Test and Quality Assurance, Product, UX and Visual Design, User Research, and in central services People Operations and Finance. Kainos states that a placement can lead to returning as a graduate, so the two routes are deliberately connected. The graduate programme, which Kainos calls its Early Careers programme, also runs 12 months and opens with immersive training before moving into project work with support from peers and colleagues. The named graduate areas span Software Engineering, Cyber Security, Data Analysis, Marketing and Sales, alongside the Workday practice covering integrations and product work, which reflects that Kainos is both a digital services business and a major Workday partner. The pitch is explicitly open to school and college leavers, final year students, recent graduates and career changers. Nothing on the graduates and placements page mentions visas, sponsorship or right to work.

Sponsors grads?
Not published
Pay vs threshold
Not published
Opportunity
graduate scheme
2027 cycle
No published date as of 25 September 2026
Confidence
high
“Our Early Careers programme lasts for 12 months in duration and kicks off with immersive training that sets the stage for your success.”
Kainos, from its own careers pages
The catch: The placement is tied to the penultimate year of a degree, so it is not open to people who have already graduated, who should look at the graduate route instead. Kainos does a lot of UK public sector work, which in practice can carry security clearance requirements that the early careers pages do not mention, so ask about clearance as well as sponsorship. No sponsorship position is published either way.
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Verdict last checked 2026-09-25.

Common questions

Does Kainos sponsor visas for its graduates and placements?

Unconfirmed. Kainos publishes no sponsorship policy for its graduates and placements, so we cannot state a firm answer. Kainos recruits on a GB specific early careers site and runs two linked routes. The placement is a 12 month immersive year taken in the penultimate year of study, open across any technical or non technical role in the business, including Software Engineering, Test and Quality Assurance, Product, UX and Visual Design, User Research, and in central services People Operations and Finance. Kainos states that a placement can lead to returning as a graduate, so the two routes are deliberately connected. The graduate programme, which Kainos calls its Early Careers programme, also runs 12 months and opens with immersive training before moving into project work with support from peers and colleagues. The named graduate areas span Software Engineering, Cyber Security, Data Analysis, Marketing and Sales, alongside the Workday practice covering integrations and product work, which reflects that Kainos is both a digital services business and a major Workday partner. The pitch is explicitly open to school and college leavers, final year students, recent graduates and career changers. Nothing on the graduates and placements page mentions visas, sponsorship or right to work.

Does the pay clear the UK Skilled Worker salary threshold?

The pay for this scheme is not published clearly enough to judge against the threshold.

What is the catch international students miss with Kainos?

The placement is tied to the penultimate year of a degree, so it is not open to people who have already graduated, who should look at the graduate route instead. Kainos does a lot of UK public sector work, which in practice can carry security clearance requirements that the early careers pages do not mention, so ask about clearance as well as sponsorship. No sponsorship position is published either way.

How should I confirm Kainos's sponsorship before applying?

Read the specific vacancy on Kainos's careers site, ask its early-careers team directly, and check the employer on the gov.uk Register of Licensed Sponsors. Policies and thresholds change, so treat this page as a starting point and confirm for the exact role and cycle.

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