Technology: which graduate schemes sponsor visas?
Big tech sponsors at scale. Mid-tier and startups often cannot, because grad pay sits below the software going rate, not just the headline threshold.
- 6
- Sponsors international grads
- 4
- Sponsors some tracks only
- 6
- Does not sponsor
- 18
- No published policy
SponsorsSponsors international grads
Google
Software Engineer, University Graduate
Long-standing large-scale UK Skilled Worker sponsor, but no fresh 2026 employer quote captured this session
Microsoft
Software Engineering Graduate Programme
Own-domain quote confirms sponsorship in principle; quote is from a US-oriented global page, not UK-specific
Amazon
Software Development Engineer
Real Home Office sponsorship data shows software developers as Amazon UK's #1 sponsored occupation
Meta
Software Engineer, University Grad
Real Home Office sponsorship data shows concentrated, high-pay software-engineer sponsorship
Palantir
Software Engineer / Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad
Direct employer quote confirms visa support, with London listed as a New Grad location
Jane Street
Software Engineer
Real Home Office sponsorship data shows concentrated, high-pay software-engineer sponsorship
Some tracksSponsors some tracks only
Apple
Graduate / entry-level Software Engineer hiring
No discrete branded UK grad-SWE cohort scheme confirmed; general engineering sponsorship likely but unconfirmed for this specific track
Salesforce
Futureforce New Grad Program
Real Skilled Worker sponsorship confirmed company-wide, but a separate 'Graduate Trainee' internal-transfer route creates a genuine gotcha
Cisco
Cisco Engineer Incubator Program / entry-level roles
Own-domain quote is an explicit 'ask your recruiter' hedge, not a policy commitment
Monzo
No formal graduate scheme; entry-level tech/engineering/product roles
Direct quote confirms sponsorship, explicitly role-limited to tech, engineering and product
NoDoes not sponsor
IBM
IBM UK Graduate Scheme
Going-rate trap: £34,000 clears the flat new-entrant floor but fails the software-specific new-entrant bar
IBM
IBM UK Internship / 12-month Industrial Placement
£22,500 fails both the flat and software-specific thresholds outright
Darktrace
Early Careers pipeline
Flagship 'early careers' pipeline is a sales academy, not a software-engineering graduate scheme
GCHQ
Graduate Software Developer / Technology
Nationality gate, not a sponsorship-policy choice: national-security roles are UK-nationals-only
BT
Graduate Programme
BT states it is unlikely to progress graduate applications that require visa sponsorship.
Sky
Early Careers, Graduate programmes
Sky states explicitly that it does not offer visa sponsorship for any of its Early Careers programmes, including graduates.
Not publishedNo published policy
Bloomberg
Software Engineering Graduate Programme
Strong industry reputation as a sponsor, but no official policy statement or occupation-level sponsorship data obtained
Nvidia
UK graduate / university hiring
No confirmed formal UK graduate cohort scheme, and no sponsorship or pay evidence found
Oracle
Graduate Software Engineer
Large enterprise sponsor-licensed multinational, but no sponsorship policy statement obtained on Oracle's own domain
SAP
Graduate Software Engineer / iXp
Large enterprise sponsor-licensed multinational, but no sponsorship policy statement obtained on SAP's own domain
Arm
Graduate / Intern Software Engineer
UK-headquartered chip-IP employer, a priori a strong candidate, but access blocked again this session
Revolut
Software Engineer
Careers/FAQ pages blocked again this session; no official sponsorship statement obtained
Wise
WiseStart
Real named early-careers programme confirmed to include London, but no sponsorship statement found
Starling Bank
Engineering roles
No graduate programme or sponsorship statement found on Starling's own domain
Deliveroo
Engineering roles
No graduate programme or sponsorship statement found on Deliveroo's own domain
Skyscanner
Engineering roles
Early-careers pipeline exists, but no sponsorship or pay statement found this session
Improbable
No current graduate software-engineering hiring found
Reputation as a strong grad-SWE sponsor is stale; current headcount is smaller and experienced-hire-focused
Man Group
Graduate / Technology roles
No current graduate/entry-level software-engineering openings found on Man Group's own job board
Optiver
Graduate Software Developer
Optiver's EMEA graduate hub is Amsterdam, not London; no current London grad pipeline confirmed
IMC Trading
Graduate Software Developer
IMC's EMEA graduate hub is Amsterdam, not London; no confirmed UK graduate pipeline
Citadel Securities
Software Engineer, New Grad
Well-resourced London office and strong industry reputation, but no official page accessible either session
Marshall Wace
Graduate / Technology roles
marshallwace.com failed to resolve for a second consecutive session; no evidence obtained
Vodafone
Graduate Programme
Technology graduate track confirmed on Vodafone's own site; borderline pay and no sponsorship statement found
Ocado Technology
Ocado Technology graduate programmes
Dedicated Technology team and 5 graduate programmes confirmed on Ocado's own site, but no salary or sponsorship statement found
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Sponsorship data: Home Office register + job ad wording. Not immigration advice, verify on gov.uk. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.