
Human resources Jobs in the UK with a Sponsor Licence: 177 Open (Oct 2026)
- Open roles at licensed employers
- 177
- Graduate, internship & apprenticeship
- 12
- Employers hiring
- 123
- Cities
- 8
Roles first seen in the last 30 days and still open. Updated weekly.
Human resources graduate jobs, internships and apprenticeships open now
- HR Assistant - Early Careers Development
You would organise future joiner events, support early careers inductions and coordinate onboarding, communications and right to work checks. The work suits a graduate who wants generalist HR experience while specialising in supporting trainees, future trainees and solicitor apprentices through their early careers.
Ask about this role - EMEA Talent Acquisition Intern (Talent Acquisition) - 2027 Start
You would support sourcing candidates for open positions across different businesses in the EMEA region as part of a talent acquisition team. It suits a student seeking hands-on recruitment experience, industry exposure, learning opportunities and a practical introduction to real-world HR challenges.
Ask about this role - Unilever Industrial Placement Programme - Human Resources - UK
This 12 month industrial placement gives an undergraduate student real responsibility and exposure to Human resources work, supported by mentoring. It suits someone completing a year in industry who wants to develop personally and professionally while gaining a broad understanding of business.
Ask about this role - Junior Talent Acquisition Specialist
You would help connect candidates with opportunities, working in a talent acquisition function within a technology consultancy. The description presents a people-centred environment focused on collaboration, learning and client delivery, so it suits someone who enjoys communication and building relationships.
Ask about this role - Junior HR Talent Coordinator
This entry-level opportunity provides training towards a CIPD qualification before introducing you to a host company for a remote internship placement. It suits an organised, people-focused beginner interested in attracting and supporting talent, with no previous HR qualifications or experience required.
Ask about this role - Human Resources Intern
You would provide administration and coordination support, answer routine employee and manager queries, maintain records and update HR systems across several UK companies. This placement year role suits an undergraduate seeking third-year experience and an introduction to employee support and people processes.
Ask about this role - Recruitment Coordinator Intern
You would gain entry-level placement experience in recruitment coordination, with training towards a CIPD qualification and a host company placement. It suits someone organised and interested in talent acquisition who wants to build practical HR knowledge without previous HR qualifications or experience.
Ask about this role - Talent Acquisition Associate, Early Careers (FTC)
You would help attract, hire and retain Client Services employees, managing a high volume of recruitment across London and Lisbon teams. Reporting to a talent acquisition manager, the role suits someone interested in candidate experience, recruitment delivery and working closely with hiring teams.
Ask about this role - Talent Acquisition Intern - Remote Europe
You would review applications, identify promising candidates, source passive talent, coordinate interviews and help develop the candidate experience. It suits someone with a strong interest in recruitment and HR who can work thoughtfully, analytically and carefully when selecting new employees.
Ask about this role - Analyst, Talent Acquisition and Talent Management, People & Performance
You would work with hiring managers to understand requirements and agree recruitment strategies, contributing to talent acquisition and talent management. The role suits someone interested in partnering with stakeholders, managing recruitment activity and supporting people and performance work in a professional organisation.
Ask about this role - HR Operations Analyst
The title indicates work analysing and supporting HR operations. The role suits someone with strong communication skills who wants to work collaboratively in a growing organisation and contribute to practical people processes in a technology-focused working environment.
Ask about this role - Graduate recruiter at Private Equity Insights
You would recruit graduates in a fast-paced environment and take on substantial responsibility while working with an entrepreneurial team. It suits a people-focused graduate who is curious about recruitment and comfortable working in an organisation connected to private equity professionals and industry communities.
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What kinds of human resources roles are open
- HR and people partnering: 85 roles
- Recruitment and talent: 83 roles
- Reward: 5 roles
- Learning and development: 4 roles
What Human resources graduates do in the UK
Human resources graduates can move into four main areas. HR and people partnering roles support employees and managers across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, records, policies, employee relations and people projects. Recruitment and talent roles source candidates, review applications, arrange interviews, advise hiring managers and improve the candidate experience.
Reward roles focus on how organisations manage pay and benefits, while learning and development roles coordinate training, apprenticeships, inductions and development programmes. The roles shown range from administrative and coordination work to advising managers, managing casework, analysing people information and contributing to wider workforce strategy.
The largest groups are HR and people partnering, with 85 roles, and recruitment and talent, with 83. There are also five reward roles and four learning and development roles, giving graduates several ways to apply a Human resources degree in technology, professional services, retail and other sectors.
What employers ask for
The descriptions commonly ask for organisation, accuracy, communication and the ability to work professionally with employees, candidates, managers and hiring teams. Recruitment roles ask for sourcing, screening, application review, interview coordination, stakeholder management and candidate care. Some also involve building talent pipelines, using referrals or agencies and managing recruitment from start to finish.
HR operations and generalist roles involve maintaining employee records and HR systems, answering queries, handling confidential information, coordinating onboarding and offboarding, and supporting employee relations or people policies. Learning and development work can include arranging training, updating intranet pages, tracking budgets and supporting apprenticeship or AI training programmes.
Specific tools and qualifications vary. Greenhouse is named for tracking candidate progress, and some entry-level opportunities mention training towards a CIPD qualification. Descriptions also value analytical ability, emotional intelligence, confidentiality, attention to detail, commercial awareness and experience of working at pace, although some placements and entry-level roles ask for no previous HR experience.
Which employers and sectors are hiring
The employers with the largest numbers of listed roles are Private Equity Insights with 11, e-Careers Limited with 10, Temu with six, Sxaler with five and Slaughter and May with four. Other employers in the leading group include Multiverse Group, Neko Health UK and Omnea, each with three, and Datadog and A&O Shearman, each with two.
Technology and software has the most roles by sector, with 81, followed by Business services and HR with 23. Engineering, research and design has 13, Wholesale and retail has 11, and Legal and accounting has nine. This shows that Human resources work is available well beyond organisations whose main business is HR.
The roles are concentrated in London, which has 129 listed opportunities. Other locations shown include Manchester, Glasgow, Liverpool, Birmingham, Bristol, Newcastle and Cambridge, so it is worth checking both the location and any office or hybrid expectations in each advert.
Applying as an international student
Graduate roles are relatively few compared with the wider pool, so internships, industrial placements and apprenticeships matter. The listed opportunities include a talent acquisition internship, a 12 month Human resources placement, a placement year internship and entry-level recruitment opportunities. A role asking for a little experience can still suit a strong graduate if you can show relevant projects, university work or practical responsibility.
Tailor your application to the work described rather than relying only on your degree title. Give clear examples of organising information, communicating with different people, protecting confidentiality, using systems, solving problems and supporting a process from start to finish. Check location, working pattern, experience requirements and any qualification wording before applying.
Employers with a sponsor licence hiring for human resources
| Employer | Sector | Open roles |
|---|---|---|
| Private Equity Insights | Business services & HR | 11 |
| e-Careers Limited | Technology & software | 10 |
| Temu | Wholesale & retail | 6 |
| Sxaler | Engineering, research & design | 5 |
| Slaughter and May | Legal & accounting | 4 |
| Multiverse Group | Technology & software | 3 |
| Neko Health UK | Business services & HR | 3 |
| Omnea | Technology & software | 3 |
| Datadog | 2 | |
| A&O Shearman | Legal & accounting | 2 |
| Vodafone | Technology & software | 2 |
| Kurt Geiger | Wholesale & retail | 2 |
| Wayve | Engineering, research & design | 2 |
| 9fin | Technology & software | 2 |
| Autotrader | Technology & software | 2 |
Where the roles are
- London: 129 roles
- Manchester: 13 roles
- Glasgow: 9 roles
- Liverpool: 8 roles
- Birmingham: 8 roles
- Bristol: 8 roles
- Newcastle: 3 roles
- Cambridge: 3 roles
Other open human resources roles worth a look
Not senior, at employers on the sponsor register; some ask for a few years' experience.
- Recruiter, G&A
You would run full-cycle recruitment for general and administrative functions, including sourcing, screening, stakeholder management and closing. The role suits an experienced recruiter who can build talent pipelines, advise hiring managers across EMEA and maintain a strong candidate experience as priorities change.
Ask about this role - Recruiter II, GTM Ecosystems
You would source and screen candidates, use job posts, referrals and agencies, support interview design, follow up with candidates and track progress in Greenhouse. The role suits a recruiter who enjoys stakeholder collaboration, candidate communication and improving recruitment processes.
Ask about this role - HR Admin/Receptionist
You would provide core administrative support to the HR department while also supporting the head office reception team. It suits someone with strong communication, accuracy, organisation and a reliable work ethic who wants to contribute to a small HR team.
Ask about this role - L&D Coordinator – Legal & AI Training
You would coordinate legal and business skills training, liaise with partners and Business Services, update intranet pages, support apprenticeship and AI training programmes and track budgets. The role suits an organised learning and development professional who values service quality and professional standards.
Ask about this role - VodafoneThree - HR Specialist - Business
The title indicates specialist HR support for a business function. The description presents a hybrid working environment and a focus on collaboration and connection, so the role suits someone interested in applying HR knowledge while working with colleagues across a large network organisation.
Ask about this role - People Engagement Adviser (HR)
You would support the people function throughout the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, offboarding, recruitment, learning and development, employee relations and wellbeing projects. It suits an emotionally intelligent, confidential and highly organised generalist who can manage several projects and build trusted relationships.
Ask about this role - Strategic HR Leader – Audit & Organization Design
You would shape People and Culture strategy across talent, learning, reward and workforce priorities, use HR analytics in senior decision-making and oversee governance and compliance. The role suits a senior HR leader with organisation design and strategic workforce experience.
Ask about this role - HR Advisor
You would provide employee-focused advice across the employee lifecycle, answer manager and employee questions, support people policies and processes, and handle routine or moderately complex employee relations matters. It suits someone who can triage casework, escalate risk and contribute to people projects and improvement work.
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Frequently asked questions
How many Human resources graduate jobs are available in the UK?
The page currently shows 177 Human resources roles at employers with a sponsor licence, including 85 non-senior roles. Twelve are identified as graduate, internship or apprenticeship opportunities, so students should also search placements and entry-level roles.
Can an international Human resources graduate apply for these jobs?
Yes, provided you meet the advert's requirements and have the right to work under your current or future immigration route. A sponsor licence means the employer is licensed, not that every vacancy offers sponsorship, so check the advert and ask the employer.
Are internships and placements useful for Human resources students?
They can be particularly useful because graduate roles are a smaller part of the listed market. The opportunities shown include talent acquisition internships, a 12 month industrial placement, a placement year internship and entry-level placements that offer practical experience.
Which visa routes should Human resources graduates check?
Check whether the Graduate visa route applies to your circumstances and review the current Skilled Worker rules on GOV.UK. Visa requirements can change, and the employer must confirm whether a particular vacancy can support your situation.
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