This is the hospitality sector, covering hotels, restaurants, pubs, catering firms and event caterers. Sponsored roles cluster around management and skilled kitchens, such as hotel and restaurant managers, head and specialist chefs, and catering managers. Sponsorship uses the Skilled Worker route, and eligibility is strongest for chefs and management rather than general service roles.
There are 10,454 licensed visa sponsors in hospitality: accommodation & food services, with 1,435 live jobs between them. Sponsor figures come from the official Home Office register and are updated daily.
Hotel groups, restaurant chains, catering companies and pub operators hold sponsor licences here. Filter the live register to accommodation and food services to see which are actively hiring.
The Skilled Worker visa covers eligible hospitality roles offered by a licensed sponsor at the required salary and skill level. Chef and management positions are the most commonly sponsored, while general waiting and bar roles usually fall below the skill threshold.
Skilled chef roles, such as head chef, sous chef and specialist chefs, are eligible for the Skilled Worker route when the salary and duties meet the requirements. Fast-food and kitchen-assistant roles are generally not eligible, so the specific chef grade and pay decide sponsorship.