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 416 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| Maritime Academy Trust | Skilled Worker |
| Maritime Asset Partners (UK) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Maritime Insights & Intelligence Limited t/a Lloyd's List Intelligence | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Maritime International Secretariat Services Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Maritime Strategies International Ltd. | Skilled Worker |
| Maritime Technical International Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Maritime Ventures UK Ltd | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Marium Jeelani Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Marjan Tile Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Mark Allen Group | Skilled Worker |
| Mark Bennett Vogel | Skilled Worker |
| Mark Capital Management Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Mark Christopher Howarth London Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Mark Fairhurst (Architects) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Mark Goucher Productions Limited | Creative Worker |
| Mark Rubinstein Ltd | Creative Worker |
| Markbase Limited T/A Primrose Corner | Skilled Worker |
| Markcon Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Markel International Services Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Market Alley Artisan Foods Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Market Cloud Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Market Rocket Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Market Securities LLP | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Market2Marketers | Skilled Worker |
| MarketAxess Europe Ltd | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Marketbridge Europe Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Marketcast UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Markethub Technologies Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Marketing Distribution Services Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Marketing Fish Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Marketing Pro Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Marketing VF Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Marketplace Platforms Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Markets Group Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Markides Associates Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Markimeld Limited trading as Lisboa Patisserie | Skilled Worker |
| MarkitSERV Ltd. | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Markpro Trading Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Marks Barfield Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Marks Baughan Securities UK, LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Marks and Clerk LLP | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Marks and Spencer Group Plc | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Markson Pianos Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Marl Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Marlborough (UK) Ltd T/A Hills Pharmacy | Skilled Worker |
| Marlborough House Advisors Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Marldon | Skilled Worker |
| Marldon Joinery | Skilled Worker |
| Marley Health Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Marlin Equity Partners 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.