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 585 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| Shanraj Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shanta Mining Company Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shanti Hospitality Group Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shanz Hair & Beauty LTD | Skilled Worker |
| Shaolin Temple UK China Cultural Funds | Skilled Worker; Charity Worker; Religious Worker |
| Shape Dental Clinic | Skilled Worker |
| Shape History Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Shape London | Creative Worker |
| ShapeUp Constructions Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Sharanu Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Sharchem Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shard Capital Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shard Credit Partners Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Shard Financial Media Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shard Global Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Sharda Care Limited | Skilled Worker |
| ShareChat UK Private Limited | Skilled Worker |
| ShareThis UK Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Shareback Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Shared Family CirclesLtd | Skilled Worker |
| Shared Planet Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| SharedPads Renting LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Sharegain Ltd | Scale-up |
| Sharp End Partnership Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Sharp Glazing Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Sharp Trim LTD T/A Sajid Salon | Skilled Worker |
| Sharpe Pritchard LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Shauri Technologies Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shaw Wallace Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shawfield Wealth Management Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shawpoint Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shayona Business Services Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shayona Restaurants Limited T/A Shayona Restaurant | Skilled Worker |
| Shaz & Co Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shazalee Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| SheMed Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shears Tobacconist Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Sheehan Nagle Hartray Associates Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Sheep Included Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Sheffield Haworth Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shehaj Fitness LTD | Skilled Worker |
| ShelfNow Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shell EV Charging Solutions UK Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Shell International Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Shellworks Group Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Shelter Community | Charity Worker |
| Shelter Hall Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shelter, The National Campaign for Homelessness People Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Shelton Fleming Associates Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Sheltons Management 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.