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 180 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| David Neal Holdings Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| David Sims Photography Limited | Creative Worker; Skilled Worker |
| David Stanley Opticals Limited | Skilled Worker |
| David Wej UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| David Wright | Skilled Worker |
| David Wyld & Co Solicitors | Skilled Worker |
| David Zwirner Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Davidson Hospitality UK Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Davidson Kempner European Partners, LLP | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| DavidsonMorris Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Davies Global (CDL) Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Davies Maguire Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Davies McKerr Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Davies Street Bar Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Davines (UK) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Davis Landscape Architecture | Skilled Worker |
| Davis Polk & Wardwell London LLP | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Davoud Falahatgar Etminani, trading as Tigers Taekwondo Academy | International Sportsperson; Skilled Worker |
| Dawn Capital LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Dawn Global Management Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Dawson Barker Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Dawson International (UK) Ltd. | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Daxa Patel | Skilled Worker |
| Day 2 Interiors Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Day Business Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Day One Trust | Skilled Worker |
| Day and Bell Surveyors Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Day by Day childcare service | Skilled Worker |
| Dayatar DesignsLtd | Skilled Worker |
| Dazed Group Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Dcodeit Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek London B.V. | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| De Leeuw London Limited | Skilled Worker |
| De Pinna LLP | Skilled Worker |
| De Quilox Lounge Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| De Rosee Sa Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| De Vere Care Partnership LTD | Skilled Worker |
| De Villiers Walton Limited | Skilled Worker |
| DeHavilland Information Services Limited | Skilled Worker |
| DeMellier Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Dealglobe Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Dealogic | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Dealscribe Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Dealstack Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Dean Manson LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Dean Sullivan Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Dear Frances Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Dearborn Estates Ltd. | Skilled Worker |
| Deba's Corner Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Debate Mate Training 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.