Work visas issued
Skilled Worker and other work-route visas granted per quarter.
261.1k visas
-29.1% vs 2024
As of 2025
Historical trend
Trend summary
Work visas issued was 261.1k in 2025, down from 368.1k in 2024.
Trend
- Over the available record (2014–2025), it has ranged from 114.5k in 2020 to 613.6k in 2023.
- The latest reading is above the record average of 254.0k.
Context
- Home Office visa statistics are published quarterly; they cover visas granted to main applicants, excluding dependants.
- Figures relate to entry clearance grants made from overseas; leave to remain extensions (switching) are published separately.
Generated from the published series — describes direction, magnitude and range only, with no editorial judgement or forecasts.
About this indicator
- Source
- Home Office
- Update frequency
- Quarterly
- Last updated
- 3 August 2026
- Next update
- 3 November 2026
- Licence
- OGL v3
- Direction
- ↓ Falling
Statistics
- Latest
- 261.1k visas
- Period high
- 368.1k visas
- Period low
- 261.1k visas
- Period average
- 314.6k visas