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 137 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| Cellebrite UK Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Cellect Limited | Global Business Mobility: UK Expansion Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Cellinta Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Celonis Ltd | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Celoxica Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Celtra Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Ceniarth (UK) Ltd | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Centaur Media plc | Skilled Worker |
| Centaur Robotics Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Centauri Private Office Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Centaurus Estates Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Center for Countering Digital Hate LTD | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Center for Global Development Europe | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Center on Long-term Risk | Skilled Worker; Charity Worker |
| CenterSquare Investment Advisors UK Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Centerbridge Partners Europe, LLP | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Centerview Partners UK LLP | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Centile Partners Advisory Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Centiva Capital UK Ltd | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Centra Technology UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Central Asia Metals plc | Skilled Worker |
| Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Central Chambers Law Solicitors | Skilled Worker |
| Central City Training Venues Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Central Foundation Boys' School | Skilled Worker |
| Central Harvest Church | Religious Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion |
| Central Health Holdings Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Central Health London LLP | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Central Japan Railway Company | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust | Skilled Worker |
| Central London Healthcare CIC | Skilled Worker |
| Central School of Ballet | Skilled Worker |
| Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust | Skilled Worker |
| Central coffee limited | Skilled Worker |
| CentralNic Group Plc | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Centre For Policy Studies Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Centre People Appointments Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Centre for British Progress | Skilled Worker |
| Centre for Cities | Skilled Worker |
| Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) | Skilled Worker |
| Centre for Economic and Business Research | Skilled Worker |
| Centre for European Reform | Skilled Worker |
| Centre for Health Sciences Training Research and Development (CHESTRAD) International | Skilled Worker |
| Centre for Homelessness Impact | Skilled Worker |
| Centre for Information Resilience C.I.C | Skilled Worker |
| Centre for International Christian Ministries | Tier 2 Ministers of Religion |
| Centre for Mental Health | Skilled Worker |
| Centre for Osteopathic Research and Excellence | Charity Worker |
| Centre for Progressive Policy | Skilled Worker |
| Centre for Public Impact Europe | 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.