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 606 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| Starwood Capital Europe Advisers, LLP | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Starz Mortgage Capital Ltd | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| StatPro Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| State Bank of India | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| State Enterprise "Document" | Skilled Worker |
| State Grid Europe Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee; Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| State of Flux Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Statement Group Limited, trading as Novos | Skilled Worker |
| Statement Technologies Limited T/A Tuza | Skilled Worker |
| Statera Energy Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Service Supplier |
| Station Self Storage Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Station10 ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Statista Ltd | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Statkraft UK Ltd. | Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Stax UKCO Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Stayfix Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Stayokay Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Steadfast Group (UK) Ltd | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Steady Recruitment Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Steakbox Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Stealthwave Ltd T/A Novikov Restaurant & Bar | Skilled Worker |
| Steam Motion and Sound UK Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Steamcraft Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Steamship Insurance Management Services Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Stedman Denny Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Steel Force Limited | Skilled Worker |
| SteelRose Legal Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Steelcase Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Steelco International Trading | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Steelinvest Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Steer Davies & Gleave Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Steerpike Limited | Creative Worker |
| Stef & Philips Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Stein's Events ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Steinys Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Stelia Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Stella Enterprises Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Stella McCartney Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Stellar Creative Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Stellar Fusion Group Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Stellar Search Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Stellex Capital Management UK LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Stemcor Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Stemette Futures | Charity Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Stena Line Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Stenham Support Services Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Step Ahead Care Services Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Step Ladder Solutions Ltd. | Skilled Worker |
| Stephen Archer Architects LLP | 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.