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 603 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| St Andrew's Catholic Primary School | Skilled Worker |
| St Andrews United Reformed Church | Religious Worker; Charity Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion |
| St Angela's Ursuline School | Skilled Worker |
| St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls | Skilled Worker |
| St Barnabas Church | Religious Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion |
| St Bonaventure's School | Skilled Worker |
| St Catherine Care Home LTD | Skilled Worker |
| St Chads Convenience Limited | Skilled Worker |
| St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College | Skilled Worker |
| St Christopher's School (Hampstead) Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| St Christophers Fellowship | Skilled Worker |
| St Clements Limited | Skilled Worker |
| St Davids International Education Limited | Skilled Worker |
| St Dunstan's Education Group | Skilled Worker |
| St Edmund's Catholic Primary School | Skilled Worker |
| St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace | Skilled Worker |
| St Georges Healthcare Limited T/A St Georges Pharmacy | Skilled Worker |
| St Giles Hotel Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| St Giles Schools of Languages Limited | Skilled Worker |
| St Helen Bishopsgate Parochial Church Council | Charity Worker; Skilled Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion; Religious Worker |
| St Helen's Church | Religious Worker |
| St Helen's School | Skilled Worker |
| St James Church Clerkenwell | Tier 2 Ministers of Religion |
| St James Court Hotel Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| St James Medichem Limited | Skilled Worker |
| St James Pastry Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| St James' Catholic High School | Skilled Worker |
| St James's Auctions Limited | Skilled Worker |
| St John at Hackney Church | Charity Worker; Religious Worker; Skilled Worker |
| St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group | Skilled Worker |
| St John's Hoxton | Religious Worker |
| St John's Way Medical Centre | Skilled Worker |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Skilled Worker |
| St Joseph's Retreat (Highgate) | Religious Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion |
| St Lucy Lodge | Skilled Worker |
| St Margaret's School Hampstead | Skilled Worker |
| St Mark's Church | Skilled Worker; Charity Worker |
| St Martin of Tours Housing Association | Skilled Worker |
| St Martins Management Corporation Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| St Marys Catholic Primary School | Skilled Worker |
| St Matthew's Church | Tier 2 Ministers of Religion |
| St Mellitus College Trust | Skilled Worker |
| St Michaels Church | Skilled Worker |
| St Mungo Community Housing Association | Skilled Worker |
| St Olave's Prep School | Skilled Worker |
| St Pancras Clinical Research Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| St Pancras Hotel Grp Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| St Pancras Hotel Services Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church | Charity Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion; Religious Worker; Skilled Worker |
| St Paul's Academy | 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.