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 587 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company | Creative Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Shobhna Investments Ltd T/A W14 Hotel | Skilled Worker |
| Shocklogic Worldwide Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shomoy Contractors Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shoni Productions Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shoni Shokai UK Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Shoosmiths LLP | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Shoot The Moon Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Shooters Hill Sixth Form College | Skilled Worker |
| Shop Circle Holdings Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Shop Diddo UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shop Nina Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Shop Unique Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| ShopOne Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shopify UK Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Shopline Technology (UK) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shoreditch Design Studio Ltd. | Skilled Worker |
| Shoreditch Tabernacle Baptist Church | Tier 2 Ministers of Religion |
| Shorts International Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shoryu Ramen Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| ShoutOutUK LTD. | Skilled Worker |
| Showcase Group Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shraddha V Limited T/A Stroud Green Post Office | Skilled Worker |
| Shree (UK) Ltd T/A Palmers Green Post Office | Skilled Worker |
| Shree Akala Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Shree Ghanapathy Temple | Religious Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion |
| Shree Gurudev 99 Ltd T/A Basilico | Skilled Worker |
| Shree Gurumaharaj 99 Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Shree Hari News Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Shree K S Swaminarayan Temple (Woolwich) | Religious Worker |
| Shree Mart Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Shree Swaminarayan Sidhant Sajivan Mandal London | Charity Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion; Religious Worker |
| Shree Swaminarayan Temple | Religious Worker |
| Shreeji Supermarket Limited T/A Nisa Local | Skilled Worker |
| Shri Kanagathurrkai Amman (Hindu) Temple Trust | Religious Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion |
| Shri Krishna Scooperb Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shri Paramhans Advait Mat | Religious Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion |
| Shri Sai Kiran Limited T/A Basilico | Skilled Worker |
| Shrisaya Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shriya Consultancy Services Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shu Xiang Ge Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shubbak | Creative Worker |
| Shuffle Finance LTD | Skilled Worker |
| Shuffle Rewards Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Shulala Food Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shumba Health Ltd t/a A2Z Elite Health & Performance | Skilled Worker |
| Shutterstock (UK) Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Shuttle Global Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Shuttleworth (UK) Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Sia Partners UK PLC | 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.