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 389 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| London School of Commerce (A Division of St.Piran's School (GB) Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| London School of Economics and Political Sciences Students' Union | Skilled Worker |
| London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | Skilled Worker; Government Authorised Exchange |
| London School of Mathematics and Programming Ltd. | Skilled Worker |
| London School of Science & Technology Limited | Skilled Worker |
| London Security Guards Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| London Shogyoji Trust | Religious Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion |
| London Sikh Centre | Religious Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion |
| London Sivan Kovil Trust | Tier 2 Ministers of Religion; Religious Worker; Skilled Worker |
| London Social Group Ltd | Creative Worker; Skilled Worker |
| London Sol Limited | Skilled Worker |
| London South Bank University | Government Authorised Exchange; Charity Worker; Skilled Worker |
| London Speech and Language Therapy Services Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| London Spirit (The Hundred) Limited | Skilled Worker; International Sportsperson |
| London Sport | Skilled Worker |
| London Sports Academy Limited | Skilled Worker |
| London Star Education LTD | Skilled Worker |
| London Stock Exchange Group plc | International Agreement; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| London Strategic Land Limited | Skilled Worker |
| London Strategy Consulting Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| London Structures Lab | Skilled Worker |
| London Surface Design Limited | Skilled Worker |
| London Surgical Centre | Skilled Worker |
| London Symphony Orchestra | Skilled Worker; Creative Worker |
| London Tea Exchange Limited | Skilled Worker |
| London Theatre Company Productions Limited | Skilled Worker; Creative Worker |
| London Tikka Kebab | Skilled Worker |
| London Tokyo Property Services Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| London Travel In Limited | Skilled Worker |
| London Treasury Limited | Skilled Worker |
| London United Busways Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| London VIP Group Limited | Skilled Worker |
| London Venue Group | Skilled Worker |
| London Victoria Groups Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| London Victoria Hotel no2 Ltd T/A DoubleTree By Hilton London Victoria | Skilled Worker |
| London Walworth Manor Management Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| London Wide Construction Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| London Wine & Food Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| London and Oxford Capital Markets Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| London and Regional Hotel Management Limited | Skilled Worker |
| London gas services ltd | Skilled Worker |
| London rapid response security services | Skilled Worker |
| LondonMetric Property Plc | Skilled Worker |
| Londondaytripz Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Londonist DMC Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Londonist Estate Agents Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Londonist Hospitality Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Londonium Chamber Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Londonoutsourcing Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Londonwide Local Medical Committees Limited | 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.