Leonardo UK Ltd: UK visa sponsorship
Yes, Leonardo UK Ltd holds a UK Home Office sponsor licence.
It appears on the official register of licensed sponsors, registered in Basildon. A licence means the employer can sponsor eligible roles, it does not mean every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. Always confirm for the specific role, and verify on gov.uk.
- Licence status
- Listed on register
- Registered town
- Basildon
- Visa routes
- Global Business Mobility: Secondment Worker, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker
- Licence rating
- Worker (A rating)
Checked against the Home Office register on 2 October 2026, refreshed daily.
Hiring now
17live roles at Leonardo UK Ltd
Taken from Leonardo UK Ltd's own careers site and re-checked daily. Last check 2 October 2026.
- Electronics Engineer - Reliability & SupportabilityEdinburgh
- Principal Data Control EngineerLuton
- Principal Systems EngineerSouthampton
- Principal Test Solutions EngineerLuton
- Chief Systems EngineerSouthampton
See all 17 roles, ranked against your CV.
Free account. Apply links, salary bands, the Skilled Worker threshold check on every role, and a daily email of new matches.
Sponsorship is decided per role. A licence means the employer can sponsor. Whether a given role is sponsored depends on its occupation code and salary against the Skilled Worker threshold, which the account checks for you.
3 Leonardo UK Ltd programmes we checked by hand
Read from their own site, with the date we checked each one. 1 of 3 publish timing for the 2027 cycle.
- Industrial InternshipsPlacement yearSome tracks
19 October 2026, opens. Leonardo UK requires every placement student to be eligible for security clearance, whatever the role.
Checked 21 September 2026.
- Engineering, Business and Cyber Apprenticeships (two to four year schemes)ApprenticeshipNot published
No application date published. Leonardo UK publishes its apprenticeship routes but nothing on nationality, residency or visa sponsorship.
Checked 1 October 2026.
- Graduate ProgrammeGraduate schemeSome tracks
No application date published. SC-eligibility requires a minimum 5 years' UK residency, a de facto block for most recent arrivals regardless of nationality
Checked 1 October 2026.
Every programme we have checked and every UK deadline in date order. Both free, no account needed.
Leonardo UK Ltd sponsorship: common questions
Does Leonardo UK Ltd sponsor UK work visas?
Yes. Leonardo UK Ltd appears on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which means it is licensed to sponsor workers on the Skilled Worker route. Holding a licence means the employer can sponsor eligible roles; it does not guarantee that any specific job comes with sponsorship, so always confirm for the role you are applying to.
Where is Leonardo UK Ltd registered as a sponsor?
On the register, Leonardo UK Ltd is listed in Basildon. Employers can sponsor staff working anywhere they operate, not only at the registered address.
Which visa routes can Leonardo UK Ltd sponsor?
Leonardo UK Ltd is licensed for: Global Business Mobility: Secondment Worker, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker. Each route has its own eligibility and salary rules set by the Home Office.
How do I check Leonardo UK Ltd's sponsor licence myself?
Search for "Leonardo UK Ltd" in the official register of licensed sponsors on gov.uk. The register is the authoritative source and is updated regularly, including when a licence is added, suspended or revoked.
Other licensed sponsors in Basildon
Licensed sponsors on the Home Office register
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A licence means an employer can sponsor, not that they will — many graduate salaries sit under the threshold, and what decides the rest is how your application gets read. The free advice hub walks through that stage by stage, written by a recruiter who has sat on the other side of the table.
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.