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 595 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| Snowflake School | Skilled Worker |
| Snowplow Analytics Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Snowview Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Snuggswear Ltd | Global Business Mobility: UK Expansion Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Snyder UK Investments Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Snyk Limited | Skilled Worker |
| So & So Productions Limited | Skilled Worker |
| So Energy Trading Limited | Skilled Worker |
| So Restaurant | Skilled Worker |
| So Speedy Ltd. | Skilled Worker |
| So Technology Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| So-sure Limited | Skilled Worker |
| SoSafe Security Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Soane Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Soap and Co UK Ltd t/a SAKARE | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Soapbox Communications Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Socar Trading (UK) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Sociability Ventures Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Social Amour Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Social Match play Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Social Pantry Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Social Promotions Limited (T/A Popsa) | Scale-up; Skilled Worker |
| Socialbakers UK Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Socialist International | Skilled Worker |
| Socially Powerful Media Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Societe Generale Equipment Finance Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Societe Generale International Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Societe Generale London Branch | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Society Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Society for the Protection of Unborn Children | Skilled Worker |
| Society of Catholic Medical Missionaries CIO | Religious Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion |
| Society of International Gas Tanker & Terminal Operators Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Society of Petroleum Engineers Europe Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Society of the Divine Word | Tier 2 Ministers of Religion |
| Society of the Sacred Heart | Religious Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion |
| Soda Planet Productions Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Sodali & Co Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Soderman Consulting Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Sofala Partners Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Sofin Care Limited T/A Right at Home Ealing, Hounslow, Hammersmith and Fulham | Skilled Worker |
| Sofinnova Partners UK Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Sofra International Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Soft Micro Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| SoftBank Group Capital Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| SoftIron Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| SoftSpace Studios Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Softbank Robotics UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Softouch Consultancy LTD | Skilled Worker |
| Softserve Systems Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist 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.