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 640 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| The Albion Knitting Company Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| The Alexander Group, Inc. | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| The All Star Property Company Limited t/a Ellis & Co (Islington) | Skilled Worker |
| The Alternative Investment Management Association Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| The Alternative Theatre Company | Skilled Worker; Charity Worker; Creative Worker |
| The American School in London | Creative Worker; Skilled Worker |
| The Anchor Senfriendly Limited T/a T A S | Skilled Worker |
| The Andonia Group LTD | Skilled Worker |
| The Angel Church | Tier 2 Ministers of Religion |
| The Angel Church (CIO) | Religious Worker |
| The Anglo-American Charity Limited | Charity Worker; Skilled Worker |
| The Animation Station London LTD T/A Myth Studio | Skilled Worker |
| The Annex (Films) Limited | Skilled Worker; Creative Worker |
| The Apartment Global Limited | Skilled Worker |
| The Apax Foundation | Skilled Worker |
| The Appointment Group (UK) Ltd | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| The Archer Academy | Skilled Worker |
| The Area Technology Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| The Arkenstone Group LLP | Skilled Worker |
| The Art Academy | Skilled Worker |
| The Art Newspaper Limited | Skilled Worker |
| The Artangel Trust | Creative Worker |
| The Arterial Group Limited | Skilled Worker |
| The Arts Club (London) Limited | Creative Worker; Skilled Worker |
| The Asfari Foundation | Skilled Worker |
| The Associated Press | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| The Association for Music in International Schools | Skilled Worker |
| The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology | Skilled Worker |
| The Association of Accounting Technicians | Skilled Worker |
| The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed Limited | Skilled Worker |
| The Athena Capital Limited | Skilled Worker |
| The Athletic Media Company UK Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| The Atrium London Ltd T/A The Atrium | Skilled Worker |
| The Attention Studio | Skilled Worker |
| The Audio Visual Group Limited | Skilled Worker |
| The B Team Headquarters UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| The B1M Limited | Skilled Worker |
| The BBQ Joint Brixton Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| The BMS Group | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| The Babydrop Limited T/A The Butterfly Preschool | Skilled Worker |
| The Bagel Bakery Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| The Baidoo Interiors Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| The Bakers Art LTD | Skilled Worker |
| The Bakery Worldwide Limited | Skilled Worker |
| The Baklava Company Limehouse Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| The Bank of Korea | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| The Bank of Nova Scotia | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| The Baobab Network Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| The Bar With No Name Limited | Skilled Worker |
| The Baraka Groceries 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.