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 477 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| Otta Technology Limited t/a Otta | Skilled Worker |
| Otto Car Limited | Scale-up; Skilled Worker |
| Ottolenghi Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Ottoman Whitechapel Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Otus Capital Management Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Ouka London Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Our Lady of Dolours RC Primary School | Skilled Worker |
| Our Lady of Fidelity (Virgo Fidelis Convent) | Charity Worker; Religious Worker |
| Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy Trust | Skilled Worker |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School | Skilled Worker |
| Our Legacy (UK) Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Ourris Properties Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Ourris Residential Homes Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Ousa Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Out In Tech Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| OutSystems Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| OutThink Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Outback Imaging UK Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Outcome Solutions and Services Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Outdoor Sagacity Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Outerinsight Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Outernet Venue Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Outfitters Stores UK Limited (t/a ETHNC) | Skilled Worker |
| Outfly Innovation Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Outlier Ventures Operations Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Outpost Management Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Outpost Technologies Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Outra Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Outreach Corporation UK Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Outsource Media Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Outsourcing UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Outsourcing and Marketing Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Outverse Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Outward Capital LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Oval Insights Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Oval Invincibles Ltd | International Sportsperson |
| Oval Spice Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Ovalhouse Theatre Ltd Trading as Brixton House | Skilled Worker |
| Ove Arup and Partners International Ltd | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Over-Deliver Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Overbury Plc | Skilled Worker |
| Overmind | Skilled Worker |
| OvernightSite Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Overseas Interpreting Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Overseas Tutorial Centre Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Oversight Board UK | Skilled Worker |
| Overthrow Digital Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Ovil Group of Companies Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Oviva UK 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.