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 653 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| The Royal College of Radiologists | Skilled Worker |
| The Royal Hospital of Neuro-Disability | Charity Worker; Skilled Worker |
| The Royal Institute of International Affairs | Government Authorised Exchange; Skilled Worker |
| The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity | Skilled Worker |
| The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust | Skilled Worker |
| The Royal Opera | Skilled Worker; Creative Worker |
| The Royal Parks (Limited) | Skilled Worker |
| The Royal Society | Skilled Worker |
| The Royal Society of Medicine | Skilled Worker |
| The Royal United Services Institute | Charity Worker; Skilled Worker |
| The Rug Company Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| The Ruiz Medical Practice | Skilled Worker |
| The Run Buddy Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| The Running Room Limited | Skilled Worker |
| The SR Group (UK) Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| The Safehouse BD | Skilled Worker |
| The Safety Supply Company Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| The Salad Kitchen Limited | Skilled Worker |
| The Salvation Army | Religious Worker; Charity Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion |
| The San Francisco AI Factory UK LTD | Skilled Worker |
| The School for Ethics and Global Leadership Limited | Skilled Worker |
| The ScottiDog Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| The Scout Association | Skilled Worker; Charity Worker |
| The Sea, The Sea LTD | Skilled Worker |
| The Seaport Group Europe LLP | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| The Secret Bar Limited | Skilled Worker |
| The Serpentine Trust | Skilled Worker; Creative Worker |
| The Seven Harrow Limited | Skilled Worker |
| The Shakespeare Globe Trust | Charity Worker; Skilled Worker; Creative Worker |
| The Sharpen Instrument ltd | Skilled Worker |
| The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| The Showroom Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| The Sicilian 313 Railton Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| The Simple Pharma Company UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| The Simulator Company Limited | Skilled Worker |
| The Single Homeless Project | Skilled Worker |
| The Skin Collective Limited T/A EverySkin | Skilled Worker |
| The Slade Evangelical Church | Tier 2 Ministers of Religion |
| The Sleep Medicine Centre Ltd t/as The London Sleep Centre | Skilled Worker |
| The Sloane Club Management Limited | Skilled Worker |
| The Smart Cube Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| The Smarty Train Limited | Skilled Worker |
| The Snail Restaurant Ltd t/a L'Escargot | Skilled Worker |
| The Social Innovation Partnership | Skilled Worker |
| The Social Investment Consultancy Ltd. | Skilled Worker |
| The Social Kitchen London Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| The Society of Authors | Skilled Worker |
| The Society of College National and University Libraries | Skilled Worker |
| The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Limited | Skilled Worker |
| The Society of St Paul the Apostle | Tier 2 Ministers of Religion |
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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.