Which UK city? 43-city decision sheets (PDF) with Venky (Venkatesh Dasari)

22-page PDF for families choosing a UK city, and graduates choosing where to job-hunt. 43 cities. For each: average 1-bed and 2-bed private rent (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, August 2026, by local authority), how many organisations in that town hold a Skilled Worker sponsor licence today, how many got one in the last 12 months, how many look like IT/software employers, the regional median full-time pay (ONS ASHE 2025), and the universities there. What you get: 1) Master table, 43 cities, cheapest 1-bed first, with rent as a percentage of regional pay. 2) Three rankings: most new sponsors, most IT sponsors, and opportunity per pound of rent. 3) Year-one student budget for every city in £ and ₹ (shared 2-bed ÷ 2, living estimate, £776 health surcharge, £558 visa) plus the £1,171 / £1,529 × 9 months bank rule. 4) Graduate view: what is left of a £33,400 new-entrant salary after a year of 1-bed rent, city by city. 5) A card per city: rents, year-on-year change, sponsors, new sponsors, IT sponsors, regional pay, universities. 6) The 20-minute choosing method, including the cheap-study-city-next-to-big-job-city combos. Rents are local-authority averages, not student-room quotes; living cost is my estimate; sponsors are from the GOV.UK register (18 Sep 2026). Not immigration or financial advice. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Refreshed with each Sponsor Watch issue. Priced for families, not consultancies.