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 40 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| Airborne Capital (UK) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Aircall UK Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Aire Ancient Baths London Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Airex Technologies Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Airfinity Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Airhive Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Airline Cafe (Excel) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Airline Tariff Publishing Company (ATPCO) | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Airmic Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Airport Retail Enterprises (UK) Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Airport VIP Services LTD | Skilled Worker |
| Airportr Technologies Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Airtel Africa plc | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Airwallex (UK) Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Airwars | Skilled Worker |
| Airy Food & Wine | Skilled Worker |
| Aisle 8 Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Aisy Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Aival (trading name) | Skilled Worker |
| Ajiv UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Ajouve Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Ak Earls Takeaway Ltd T/A CheatMeals | Skilled Worker |
| Akademi South Asian Dance UK | Creative Worker |
| Akamai Technologies Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Akari Trading Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Akashi Digital Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Akelius Residential Limited | Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee; Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Akeneo Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Akereos Capital Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Akereos Commodities Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Akeron Software UK Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Akesis Health UK Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Akeso and Company Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Akhtar Rizvi Films Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Akinn Group Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Akira Partners LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Akiva School | Skilled Worker |
| Akoko Restaurant | Skilled Worker |
| Akoova Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Akram Khan Dance Company | Creative Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Akshar Mini Market Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Akshrey Ltd T/A Beasleys CTN | Skilled Worker |
| Aksia Europe Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Akuna Europe Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Akur8 Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Al Belal Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Al Fanar Restaurant and Cafe Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Al Huda Corporation Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Al Kahrman Electromechanical Works UK 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.