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 411 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| Made Tech Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Made Thought Design Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Made by Many Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Made by On Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Made in Katana UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| MadeMake Architectural Design Consulting Ltd | Global Business Mobility: UK Expansion Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Madeira London Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Madeira London Retail Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Mades Kitchen LTS | Skilled Worker |
| Madhurima Limited | Skilled Worker |
| MadiganGill Logistics Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Madina Butchers (Shepherds Bush) Ltd. | Skilled Worker |
| Madina Corp | Skilled Worker |
| Madina Grill House Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Madina International cash and carry ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Madison Brook International Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Madison International Realty UK Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Madison Logic UK Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Madras Check UK Ltd | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Maeda Gakuen | Skilled Worker |
| Maedah Grill Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Maersk Tankers UK Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Maesa UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Maestro Arts Ltd | Creative Worker |
| Mafrash London Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Magcorp Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Magdalen Nursery & Daycare Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Magen Financial LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Magentic Labs Limited | Skilled Worker |
| MagiClick UK Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Magia CX UK LTD | Skilled Worker |
| Magic Breakfast | Skilled Worker |
| Magic Life Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Magic Roundabout Nurseries Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Magic Sound Ltd | Skilled Worker; Creative Worker |
| Magic Touch Cleaning Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Magical Napkins Ltd T/A Yatri | Skilled Worker |
| Magical Productions Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Magical Thinking Pictures Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Magmatic Games Ltd | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Magna Carta Island International Club Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Magnasoft Europe Ltd | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Magnate Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Magnet Agency London Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Magnetar Financial (UK) LLP | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Magnetic London Creative Services Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Magnite Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Magrath Sheldrick LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Maguro Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Magus GI Limited t/as Coversure Insurance Services (Westminster) | 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.