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 23 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| APL EUROPE (UK) LTD. | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: UK Expansion Worker |
| APL Media Limited | Skilled Worker |
| APLL UK LTD | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| APM ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED | Skilled Worker |
| APMS Solutions Ltd t/a Akerman Medical Practice | Skilled Worker |
| APOLLO GALLERIES Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| APOLLO INT UK LTD | Skilled Worker; Creative Worker |
| APOLLO SECURITY LTD | Skilled Worker |
| APOLLON TRADING LTD | Skilled Worker |
| APP SAMURAI LIMITED | Skilled Worker |
| APP TECH DEVELOPMENT LIMITED | Skilled Worker |
| APPERIO LTD | Skilled Worker |
| APPETA LTD | Skilled Worker |
| APPEX SERVICES LTD | Skilled Worker |
| APPI Clinics Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| APPLAUSE KONSULT LTD | Skilled Worker |
| APPLE LEISURE LIMITED | Skilled Worker |
| APPLEBERRY FOODS LTD | Skilled Worker |
| APPLEBY PROPERTIES LTD | Skilled Worker |
| APPLEGENIUS LIMITED | Skilled Worker |
| APPLY4 TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | Skilled Worker |
| APR BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LTD | Skilled Worker |
| APS Polymer Ltd | Global Business Mobility: UK Expansion Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| APT Accountants LLP | Skilled Worker |
| APT LOCUM LTD | Skilled Worker |
| APVT Web Pvt Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| APX XPRESS LIMITED | Skilled Worker |
| APZ FOOD LIMITED | Skilled Worker |
| AQ Accountants Limited | Skilled Worker |
| AQ1442 Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| AQLO LIMITED | Skilled Worker |
| AQR Capital Management (Europe) LLP | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| AQUA COMMS Management (UK) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| AQUA GREEN CLEANING AND FACILITIES LTD | Skilled Worker |
| AQUA MEDICAL LABORATORIES LTD | Skilled Worker |
| AQUA OCEAN LTD | Skilled Worker |
| AQUAMATCH WATER TREATMENT LIMITED | Skilled Worker |
| AQUIS EXCHANGE LIMITED | Skilled Worker |
| AR ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED | Skilled Worker |
| AR ASSETS PRIVATE LTD | Skilled Worker |
| AR Architecture Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| AR Cars Services Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| AR PHYSIOCARE PVT LTD | Skilled Worker |
| AR STYLE LIMITED | Skilled Worker |
| AR SUB Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| AR Smiles Dental Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| AR TELEVISION NETWORK LTD | Skilled Worker |
| ARA Design (International) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| ARA Pasta Limited T/A Pasta Evangelists | Skilled Worker |
| ARA RETAIL LTD T/A ESSO | 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.