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 599 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| Southside Partnership (Part of Certitude Support) | Skilled Worker |
| Southwark Council | Skilled Worker |
| Southwark Disablement Association (SDA) | Skilled Worker |
| Southworks UK Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| SovTech UK Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Sova Assessment Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Soventix GmbH | Skilled Worker |
| Sovereign AI Operations Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Sovereign Links Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Sovereign Strategy Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Sovereign Tourism Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Sovrn UK Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Sowvital Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Spa Education Trust | Skilled Worker |
| Space & Place Properties Limited | Global Business Mobility: UK Expansion Worker |
| Space Ape Games (UK) Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Space Ape Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Space Brands Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Space Designing Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Space Executive Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Space Group of Architects Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Space Made Group Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Space NK Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Space Syntax Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Spacecraft International Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Spaced Digital Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Spacehub Design Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Spacelabuk Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Spacious Limited (trading as Hubble) | Skilled Worker |
| Spalders Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Spandidos Publications UK Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Spanish Chamber of Commerce in the United Kingdom | International Agreement; Skilled Worker |
| Spanish Education Office | Skilled Worker |
| Spanish House England Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Spanish Slate Quarries UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Spark | Skilled Worker |
| Spark Digital Trading (UK) LLP | Global Business Mobility: UK Expansion Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Spark Foundry Limited (Trading as Blue 449) | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Sparkfast Ltd TA AuditStar | Skilled Worker |
| Sparkh Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Sparkline Home Solution Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Sparring Partners Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Sparrow eMobility Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Sparta Capital Management Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Sparta Commodities Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Sparta Global Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Spartacist Publications | Skilled Worker |
| Spartan Advisors EMEA LTD | Skilled Worker |
| Sparx Communications Ltd T/A Aspectus PR | Skilled Worker |
| Spatial Design Hub 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.