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 600 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| Spaulding Ridge Advisory UK Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Spayne Lindsay & Co LTD | Skilled Worker |
| Speakeasy Entertainment (T/A Nightjar) | Skilled Worker |
| Speakers Corner (London) Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| SpecFin Capital Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Special London Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Special People Partnership Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Specialist Ceramics Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Specialist Risk Group Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Speciality Drinks Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Specific Events Limited | Creative Worker |
| Specright, Ltd | Global Business Mobility: UK Expansion Worker |
| Specsavers Kilburn Hearcare Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Spector Constant & Williams | Skilled Worker |
| SpectrAxe Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Spectra C.I.C. | Skilled Worker |
| Spectra Engineering Services LTD. | Skilled Worker |
| Spectra FX Solutions LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Spectra Real Estate Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Spectral Compute Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Spectris Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Spectro Cloud, UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Spectrum Data Networks Ltd | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: UK Expansion Worker |
| Spectrum Equity UK, LLP | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Speedster-IT Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Speedwell Autos Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Speirs and Major LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Spekk Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Spektr UK Division Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Spektrix Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Spence Harris Hogan Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Spencer Cricket Club | International Sportsperson |
| Spencer Ogden Ltd. | Skilled Worker |
| Spencer Stuart & Associates Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Spencer West Global Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Spendesk Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Spex UK Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Sphere Digital Recruitment Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Sphere Innovations limited | Skilled Worker |
| Sphere Research Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Spheroom Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Spice City Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Spice Design Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Spice Green Ltd T/A London Fish Bazaar | Skilled Worker |
| Spiceworks U.K. Ltd. | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Spicy Taste LTD | Skilled Worker |
| Spiel Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Spika Tech Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Spilsbury Holdings Limited T/A Aztec Labs | Skilled Worker |
| Spin Brands 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.