UK licensed visa sponsors
Companies that sponsor visas in London
London has more licensed visa sponsors than anywhere else in the UK: 36,418 organisations, 28.6% of the register. 96% of them can sponsor Skilled Worker visas, the main route for job offers.
Licensed sponsors
36,418
Register of 2026-10-07
Skilled Worker
35,082
licensed for the main job-offer route
Rank in the UK
#1
28.6% of all licensed sponsors
- Other routes covered here include Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker (5,632) and Creative Worker (769).
- At least 20 of them are also large US H-1B sponsors, including Amazon.com Services, Google, Apple.
Which visas they can sponsor
Licensed sponsors per visa route (an organisation can hold several).
- Skilled Worker35,082
- Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker5,632
- Creative Worker769
- Tier 2 Ministers of Religion395
- Charity Worker313
- Religious Worker291
- Global Business Mobility: UK Expansion Worker283
- Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee258
- International Agreement115
- International Sportsperson82
- Government Authorised Exchange76
- Scale-up45
- Global Business Mobility: Service Supplier6
- Tier 2 General3
- Intra-company Routes1
- Intra Company Transfers (ICT)1
- Global Business Mobility: Secondment Worker1
Global employers with a licence in London
Licensed here and matched by name with large US H-1B sponsors — companies that hire internationally on both sides of the Atlantic.
| Company | US H-1B applications |
|---|---|
| Amazon.com Services | 16,790 |
| 8,387 | |
| Apple | 7,129 |
| Ernst & Young | 6,883 |
| Infosys | 6,453 |
| Tata Consultancy Services | 4,204 |
| Wipro | 2,306 |
| Capgemini America | 2,281 |
| Accenture | 2,067 |
| Salesforce | 2,027 |
| Mphasis | 1,553 |
| PayPal | 1,409 |
| Goldman Sachs | 1,258 |
| 1,195 | |
| Adobe | 1,176 |
| Oracle America | 1,043 |
| Morgan Stanley Services Group | 807 |
| Boston Consulting Group | 764 |
| Intuit | 722 |
| Infinite Computer Solutions | 691 |
All licensed sponsors in London
Search by company name. A licence means the organisation may sponsor — not that every job is open to visa candidates.
36,418 organisations · page 110 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| Bucovina Cash & Carry Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Bud Financial Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Buddha Belly (Bow) Ltd T/A Regents Lake Banqueting Hall | Skilled Worker |
| Budding Learners Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Budgy Smuggler UK Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Budri London Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Buffer London Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Buffo Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Bugshan British Company Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Buhler UK Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Build Generation Ltd. | Skilled Worker |
| Build Hollywood | Skilled Worker |
| Build With Confidence Construction Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| BuildPartner Technology Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Building Engineering Services Association | Skilled Worker |
| Buildpro UK Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Buildt AI Limited t/a Cosine | Skilled Worker |
| Built Fitout and Refurbishment Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Built Recruitment Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Bukhara Culture Imports Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Bulb Limited t/a The Think Tank | Skilled Worker |
| Bulbshare | Skilled Worker |
| Bulldozer Media Ltd. | Creative Worker |
| Buller and Rice | Skilled Worker |
| Bullet 69 Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Bulletproof Design Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Bullhorn International, Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Bullion Productions | Creative Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Bullish UK Services Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Bullseye Financial Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Bumble Bees Day Nursery Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Bumblebeepower Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Bumper International Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Bundle Training Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Buns From Home Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Buoyancy Aerospace Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Bupa | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Bupa Cromwell Hospital | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Bupa Occupational Health Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Burak Services LTD T/A Burak Airport Transfers | Skilled Worker |
| Buraq Cafes Private Ltd T/A Creams Kilburn | Skilled Worker |
| Burberry Limited | Skilled Worker; Creative Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Burda Principal Investments Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Bureau Bureau Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Bureau Consulting Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Bureau Proberts International Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Bureau de Change Design Office | Skilled Worker |
| Bureaux Design Associates LLP t/a BDA London | Skilled Worker |
| Burford Capital (UK) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Burgbach Invest Ltd | Skilled Worker |
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Visa sponsors in London: common questions
- Which companies sponsor visas in London?
- 36,418 organisations with an address in London are on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Register of 2026-10-07). Search the full list on this page by name. Global employers among them include Amazon.com Services, Google, Apple, Ernst & Young.
- How many companies in London can sponsor a Skilled Worker visa?
- 35,082 of the 36,418 licensed sponsors in London are licensed for the Skilled Worker route.
- Does a sponsor licence mean the company will sponsor me?
- A licence means the company is allowed to sponsor, not that every job is open to visa candidates. The role must also meet the route's skill and salary rules. Check the job post or ask the recruiter.
- How up to date is this list?
- It comes from the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Register of 2026-10-07), which is updated on most working days. We refresh it every month.