The tools that actually speed up a UK job search
Practical reviews and comparisons of the tools, checkers, and browser extensions that make a UK job search faster.
Welcome to Job Search Tools UK
Quick answer
A UK job search produces thousands of pages and very little signal. The tools worth your time do one of three things: check the employer against the UK sponsor register, read the job ad for sponsorship clues, or track what you have applied for. The most private sponsor checkers run on your own machine, because that is what makes them free and private.
What this site covers
Job Search Tools UK reviews and compares the tools used in a UK job search, especially by international candidates who need to know whether an employer can sponsor a visa.
- Browser extensions that check sponsor licences on job boards.
- Free and paid ways to look up an employer on the register.
- Salary checkers against the Skilled Worker floors.
- Application trackers and job-search spreadsheets.
- How to judge any tool by its limits.
How we review
Every review answers the same questions: what does it do, what does it cost, what data does it see, and what can it not tell you? We check every tool's claims against the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and against its own store listing, and we name the source for every figure. If a tool makes a claim we cannot verify, we say so.
Who runs this site
This site is published by the team behind Sponsio, which makes tools in this category — so some tools we review compete with ours. We do not review our own products, and if we ever mention one, we label it as ours. We do not accept payment from any third party for reviews. Each review states the limits of the tool it covers, and every figure is checked against the tool's own listing or the GOV.UK register. If a tool makes a claim we cannot verify, we say so.
The tools that matter
Start with the guides below. The first one compares the extensions worth installing, the second walks through the sponsorship-checking options, and the third shows the free checks you can do with no tool at all.
Guides for the decision in front of you
How to Evaluate Any UK Job-Search Tool
A four-question method for judging any UK job-search tool: what it does, what it costs, what data it sees, and what its limits are.
Read guide Tool guidesAI Writing Tools for UK Job Applications: Where They Fit
Where AI writing tools genuinely help a UK job application, where they quietly damage it, and the one rule that matters when sponsorship is involved.
Read guide Tool guidesBrowser Permissions Explained for Job-Search Extensions
Read and change all your data on the websites you visit: what that Chrome permission really allows a job-search extension to do, and how to narrow it.
Read guide Tool guidesFree vs Paid UK Job Search Tools: What to Pay For
Which UK job-search tools are genuinely free, what a paid tool can honestly sell you, and the three payments that are never legitimate in a UK job search.
Read guide Tool guidesSalary Tools vs Skilled Worker Floors: What They Miss
Market salary tools answer a different question from the Skilled Worker rules. The two-part test, the 37.5-hour pro-rata trap, and how to check it free.
Read guide Tool guidesATS CV Checkers: What They Actually Score
What an ATS really does with your CV, what free ATS checkers can and cannot measure, and the parsing fixes that make a genuine difference.
Read guide Tool guidesHow to Check a UK Employer's Sponsor Licence: 5 Free Ways in 2026
Five free ways to check whether a UK employer holds a sponsor licence in 2026 — from the official GOV.UK file to checkers that work on the job page itself.
Read guide Tool guidesThe Chrome Extensions Worth Using for UK Job Seekers in 2026
Chrome extensions worth using for a UK job search: sponsor checkers, autofill, ATS resume tools, and writing helpers — with privacy and limits for each.
Read guide Tool guidesJob Application Trackers: Spreadsheet, App or Extension
Spreadsheets, dedicated apps and browser extensions for tracking UK job applications: what each does well, what they cost you, and the fields that matter.
Read guide SafetyVisa Job Scams in the UK: The Warning Signs
How UK visa and sponsorship job scams work, the eight signals that give them away, what legitimate tools never ask for, and exactly where to report one.
Read guideCheck the employer without leaving the job advert
- See the legal sponsor name, town, routes, rating, and close matches on the page.
- Your checks and job-page text stay on your computer; the extension makes no network requests.
Our product. Sponsor Check is the browser extension sold by THINKINGAI LIMITED, the company identified in this site's footer. The register itself remains free, official, and public. This site is information only, not immigration advice.