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Educational support assistants jobs at UK licensed sponsors

34 recent educational support assistants listings from 14 employers that hold a Skilled Worker sponsor licence on the official Home Office register.

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34 recent job listings

These roles are advertised by employers that hold a Skilled Worker sponsor licence. A licence means the employer can sponsor workers — it does not mean this particular vacancy is open to sponsorship. Always confirm with the employer before applying.

How many visa sponsorship jobs are there for educational support assistants in the UK?

As of 4 November 2026, SkilledJobs lists 34 current vacancies for educational support assistants (SOC 6113) at 14 employers holding a Skilled Worker sponsor licence on the Home Office register. Pay must generally meet the £41,700 general Skilled Worker threshold or the occupation's going rate, whichever is higher (GOV.UK). The licence belongs to the employer, not to a particular vacancy.

Figures as of Register checked

Source: GOV.UK Skilled Worker salary threshold

Employers with the most educational support assistants listings now

  1. Tradewind Recruitment Ltd10 listings
  2. Aspire People Limited7 listings
  3. Education Authority6 listings
  4. GSL Education6 listings
  5. RIBBONS AND REEVES LIMITED3 listings
  6. Comhairle nan Eilean Siar2 listings
  7. St Joseph's Specialist Trust2 listings
  8. Activate Learning1 listing
  9. Cheshire College South & West1 listing
  10. Coventry City Council1 listing

Every employer shown holds a Skilled Worker sponsor licence, verified against the Home Office register. A licence does not guarantee sponsorship for any specific vacancy.

Where the educational support assistants jobs are

Current listings in the cities SkilledJobs groups jobs by; the rest are in other towns or give no city.

Educational support assistants and the Skilled Worker route

Not open to new overseas applicants since 22 July 2025. Since 22 July 2025 a new Skilled Worker application needs an occupation at RQF level 6 or above, or one on the Temporary Shortage List or the Immigration Salary List. This occupation is on neither. Transitional rules for people sponsored in it before that date are on GOV.UK. Already in the UK on a Skilled Worker visa? Read changing employer on a Skilled Worker visa.

Educational support assistants (SOC 6113) appears in the Skilled Worker occupation tables published by GOV.UK; the note above says which applications it can be used for.

See the educational support assistants salary and going rate for the Skilled Worker figures that apply to this occupation.

Common questions

Which employers are hiring educational support assistants with a sponsor licence?

Employers with the most current listings for educational support assistants on SkilledJobs are Tradewind Recruitment Ltd (10 listings), Aspire People Limited (7 listings), Education Authority (6 listings), GSL Education (6 listings) and RIBBONS AND REEVES LIMITED (3 listings). All 14 employers listed here hold a Skilled Worker sponsor licence on the Home Office register. A licence means the employer can sponsor workers; it does not mean a particular vacancy is open to sponsorship, so confirm with the employer.

What salary do jobs for educational support assistants at licensed sponsors pay?

Across the 34 of 34 current listings that state an annual salary, the median advertised pay is £25,878 (the midpoint of each advertised range), ranging from £10,000 to £31,423. The general Skilled Worker threshold published on GOV.UK is £41,700 a year, or the occupation's going rate if higher.

Where are most jobs for educational support assistants at licensed sponsors?

Of the 34 current listings, London has 1 and Manchester 1. These counts cover the 15 UK cities SkilledJobs groups listings by; the rest are in other towns or give no city.

How current are these figures?

The counts on this page were computed from SkilledJobs listings on 4 November 2026. Listings refresh daily, and each employer is matched to the Home Office register of licensed sponsors before a listing appears. Our copy of the register was last checked on 2 November 2026.

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