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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.

CompanyUS H-1B applications
Amazon.com Services16,790
Google8,387
Apple7,129
Ernst & Young6,883
Infosys6,453
Tata Consultancy Services4,204
Wipro2,306
Capgemini America2,281
Accenture2,067
Salesforce2,027
Mphasis1,553
PayPal1,409
Goldman Sachs1,258
LinkedIn1,195
Adobe1,176
Oracle America1,043
Morgan Stanley Services Group807
Boston Consulting Group764
Intuit722
Infinite Computer Solutions691

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 474 of 729

OrganisationVisa routes
Optiat LtdSkilled Worker
Optibus Transportation LimitedGlobal Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker
Optical Center UK LtdSkilled Worker
Optical Support LtdSkilled Worker
Opticore IT LimitedSkilled Worker
Opticum LtdSkilled Worker
Optima Consulting Partners LimitedSkilled Worker
Optimal Build LtdSkilled Worker
Optimal Maintenance LtdSkilled Worker
Optimal Vision LimitedSkilled Worker
OptimallyMe LimitedSkilled Worker
Optimizely LtdGlobal Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker
Optiml London UK LimitedSkilled Worker
Optimove UK LTDGlobal Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker
Optimum Strategic Communications LimitedSkilled Worker
Optimus Eight Ltd t/a SMATCHASkilled Worker
Optimus Indigo Limited t/a Bubble MagikSkilled Worker
Optimus SearchSkilled Worker
Optimus Yellow Ltd t/a Bubble MagikSkilled Worker
Optio Group Services LimitedSkilled Worker
Options Technology LimitedGlobal Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker
Optiver UK LimitedGlobal Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker
Optometric Technology Group LtdSkilled Worker
Optro UK LtdGlobal Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker
Optum Venture Global Management UK LimitedSkilled Worker
Opulence Engineering LtdSkilled Worker
Opulent UK 3 LtdSkilled Worker
Opulenze Capital LimitedSkilled Worker
Opus 11 Events LimitedSkilled Worker
Opus 2 International LimitedSkilled Worker
Opus Corporate Finance LLPSkilled Worker
Opus Dei Charitable TrustTier 2 Ministers of Religion; Religious Worker
Opus Magnum LtdSkilled Worker
Opus Talent Solutions LimitedSkilled Worker
Opvia LtdSkilled Worker
Ora Europe LtdGlobal Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker
Oracle Financial Services Software B.V.Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker
Oracle Solicitors and Consultants Ltd (Trading as Oracle Law Global)Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee
Oral Vision LtdSkilled Worker
Orama Solutions LtdSkilled Worker
Orana Corporate LLPSkilled Worker
Orange Brand Services LimitedGlobal Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker
Orange Connex Global UK LimitedSkilled Worker
Orange Packaging LimitedSkilled Worker
Orange Tree Theatre LtdSkilled Worker
Orange Tree TrustSkilled Worker; Creative Worker
Orbach & Chambers LtdSkilled Worker
Orbian Management LimitedSkilled Worker
Orbis Advisory LimitedSkilled Worker
Orbis Charitable TrustSkilled 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.

Other UK towns and cities

Source: UK Home Office, Register of licensed sponsors: workers (Register of 2026-10-07), published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Organisations are grouped by the town or city on the register. A licence allows sponsorship; whether a role qualifies depends on the route's skill and salary rules. GotOffered is not affiliated with any employer listed.