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 34 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| Acrisure International Holdings | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee; Skilled Worker |
| Across the Pond Group Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Acrotrend Solutions Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Act3 Consulting Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Actelligent (U.K.) Company Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Actimize UK Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Action Against Hunger UK | Skilled Worker |
| Action Sustainability | Skilled Worker |
| Action on Disability | Skilled Worker |
| ActionAid UK | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Actis LLP | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Actito UK | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Actium Bidco (UK) Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Actium Holdings Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Activate Intelligence Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Active Adult Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Active Partners LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Active Retail (UK) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Active Training Team Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Active Webdezign Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| ActiveDocs UK Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| ActiveFence Limited | Skilled Worker |
| ActiveIS Limited | Skilled Worker |
| ActiveViam Ltd | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Activum SG UK Advisors Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Acton Baptist Church CIO | Skilled Worker |
| Acton Lane London Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Acton Muslim Welfare Association | Tier 2 Ministers of Religion; Religious Worker |
| Actors Touring Company (London) Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Acts London | Tier 2 Ministers of Religion |
| Actum International UK Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Acturis Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Acuiti Labs Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Acuity Advisors Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Acuity Professional Services Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Acuity Solutions Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Acumatica UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Acumen Accountants and Tax Advisers Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Acumen Construction Group Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Acumen Design Associates Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Acumen Inc | Skilled Worker |
| Acupro Clinic | Skilled Worker |
| Acurable Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Acutus Medical UK Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Acuura Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Acuvate Software Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Acxiom Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Ad Astra Bars Limited T\A The Three Crowns. | Skilled Worker |
| Ad Eatery Limited t/a Subway | Skilled Worker |
| Ad Hoc London 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.