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 598 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| Soroco Private Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Sorores Consultancy Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Soros Capital Management UK LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Sort Project Management Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Soteriou Banerji | Skilled Worker |
| Sotheby's | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Sotheby's International Realty Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Souhil Laib Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Soul Development Services Limited | Skilled Worker |
| SoulCycle London, Ltd | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Soulfresh UK LIMITED | Skilled Worker |
| Sound Diplomacy Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Sound Point Capital Management UK LLP | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Sound and Music | Creative Worker |
| Soundmouse Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Source Corporation Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Source EV UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Source Information Services Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Sourcechange Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Sourdough Sophia | Skilled Worker |
| South African High Commission | International Agreement |
| South Bank Academies | Skilled Worker |
| South Bank Colleges | Skilled Worker |
| South Bank Hotel Management Company Limited | Skilled Worker |
| South Bank Students' Union Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| South City Market Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| South Coast Eyewear | Skilled Worker |
| South East Psychology CIC | Skilled Worker |
| South Facing Communications Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| South Hampstead High School | Skilled Worker |
| South Hook Gas Company Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| South Kensington Business Centre Limited | Skilled Worker |
| South London Church Fund & Southwark Diocesan Board of Finance | Tier 2 Ministers of Religion; Religious Worker |
| South London Fine Art Gallery and Library | Creative Worker |
| South Mall Limited | Skilled Worker |
| South Pole Group UK Ltd. | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| South Queen Construction Limited | Skilled Worker |
| South West London & St George's Mental Health NHS Trust | Skilled Worker |
| South Western Railway Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Southall Travel Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Southampton Row Hotel LLP T/A DoubleTree by Hilton London - West End | Skilled Worker |
| Southbank Centre | Skilled Worker; Creative Worker |
| Southerly Communications Ltd t/a SBC | Skilled Worker |
| Southern Grove Real Estate Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Southey Capital Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Southfields Physiotherapy Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Southgate Medical Ltd T/A Waterhouse Chemist | Skilled Worker |
| Southover Day Nursery Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Southpark Residential Home Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Southshore Global Management Ltd | 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.