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 656 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| The Whole Group Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| The Wigmore Hall Trust | Creative Worker; Skilled Worker |
| The Wildsmith Collection Limited | Skilled Worker |
| The Willerfoss Limited | Skilled Worker |
| The Wimpole Clinic Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| The Wine Merchants | Skilled Worker |
| The Wings of Hope | Skilled Worker |
| The Wolseley Hospitality Group Limited | Creative Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| The Women's Budget Group | Skilled Worker |
| The Wooden Pantry Ltd T/A Have an Avo | Skilled Worker |
| The Woodman Kitchen Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| The Woolwich Coffee Lounge LLP | Skilled Worker |
| The Workhouse Picture Company Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| The Workshop Technologies Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| The Workstation (London) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| The World Federation of Exchanges Limited | Skilled Worker |
| The World Universities Insight Limited | Skilled Worker |
| The World Zoroastrian Organisation Limited | Tier 2 Ministers of Religion |
| The Wyld Herb Company Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| The Yard Creative Limited | Skilled Worker |
| The Yard VFX LTD | Creative Worker; Skilled Worker |
| The Yellow Bear Pub Company t/a The Swan Public House | Skilled Worker |
| The Yomiuri Shimbun | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| The Zaha Hadid Foundation | Skilled Worker |
| The Zahra Trust | Skilled Worker |
| The Zeit Club ltd | Skilled Worker |
| The Zen Master Group Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| The [re]DESIGN Group Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| The and the kitchen ltd | Skilled Worker |
| The grill str4tford ltd | Skilled Worker |
| The nia project | Skilled Worker |
| The49 Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| TheCityUK | Skilled Worker |
| TheNetworkOne Online Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Theatre Projects Consultants Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Thedogs Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Theleme Services Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Them Design Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Theobald Fox Ltd. | Skilled Worker |
| Theodo Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Theorem EMEA Pvt Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Therabody UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Therakind Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Therapie Medical (UK) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Thereforyou Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Thermacool Facilities Services Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Thermeon Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Thermulon LTD | Skilled Worker |
| ThetaRay Private Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Theumi Ltd T/A The Umi | 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.