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 643 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| The Children's Place Speech & Language Therapy Ltd. | Skilled Worker |
| The Church of London Publishing Limited | Skilled Worker |
| The Church of the Living God, Pillar and Foundation of the Truth, The Light of the World, South London | Tier 2 Ministers of Religion; Skilled Worker; Religious Worker |
| The Church of the Londoners | Tier 2 Ministers of Religion |
| The Church of the Lord (Aladura) Worldwide | Religious Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion |
| The Citizens Foundation UK | Skilled Worker |
| The City & Guilds of London Institute | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| The Clearing Consultancy Limited | Skilled Worker |
| The Cleo Belgravia Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| The Clerkenwell Brothers | Skilled Worker |
| The Client Relationship Consultancy Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| The Climate Group | Skilled Worker |
| The Clod Ensemble | Creative Worker |
| The Clove Club Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| The Co-operative Development Society Limited | Skilled Worker |
| The Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec) Ltd t/a The Startup Coalition | Skilled Worker |
| The Cobden Centre | Charity Worker |
| The Cognition Company Group Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| The Cogworks Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| The Collaborative London Limited | Skilled Worker |
| The College Practice | Skilled Worker |
| The Collinson Group Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| The Common Good Foundation | Charity Worker |
| The Competition and Markets Authority | Skilled Worker; International Agreement |
| The Conde Nast Publications Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| The Conduit Holdco Limited | Skilled Worker |
| The Congregation of the Adorers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Montmartre OSB (Tyburn Nuns) | Tier 2 Ministers of Religion; Religious Worker |
| The Congregation of the Mission | Tier 2 Ministers of Religion; Religious Worker |
| The Connaught Hotel Limited | Skilled Worker |
| The Connaught Square NHS General Practice | Skilled Worker |
| The Conservative and Unionist Party | Skilled Worker |
| The Considered Communications Ltd. | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| The Consultancy Group | Skilled Worker |
| The Contemplative Consciousness Network | Skilled Worker |
| The Conversation Trust (UK) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| The Cookaway Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| The Corner Shop Productions Limited | Creative Worker |
| The Corner Surgery | Skilled Worker |
| The Corporate Justice Coalition CIO | Skilled Worker |
| The Corporation of the Church House | Skilled Worker |
| The Corporation of the Hall of Arts and Sciences (Trading as the Royal Albert Hall) | Creative Worker; Skilled Worker |
| The Cotton Street Service Station | Skilled Worker |
| The Cotton Tree Trust | Skilled Worker |
| The Courtyard Islington | Skilled Worker |
| The Craftory | Skilled Worker |
| The Cranbrook Group Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| The Creative StoreEurope Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| The Crouch Hall Road Surgery | Skilled Worker |
| The Crowd Models Ltd | Creative Worker |
| The Crown Estate | 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.