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 700 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| WSO2 (UK) Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| WSOGMM LTD | Skilled Worker |
| WSP Group Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| WSRW t/a U-Dox | Skilled Worker |
| WT NB Opco 1 Limited | Skilled Worker |
| WTA Tour Inc | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| WTA Ventures (UK) Operations Limited | Skilled Worker |
| WTS 2020 Limited | Skilled Worker |
| WTax UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| WU ASSOCIATES LIMITED | Skilled Worker |
| WURL Network UK Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| WW Norton & Company LTD | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| WWT EMEA UK Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| WWT PILGRIM LTD | Skilled Worker |
| WYNGZ E14 LTD | Skilled Worker |
| WZ Global Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Wa Cafe and Patisserie Limited T/A Wa Cafe | Skilled Worker |
| Wafra Europe Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Wagamama Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Waggener Edstrom Worldwide Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Wah Kwong Maritime Services (UK) Company Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Wahed Invest Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Waita Natural Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Wakanow.com UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Wake Up Productions Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Wakeflow Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Walbrook Institute London Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Walcot Hopkins Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Walden Way & Company Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Waldencast UK Operations Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Wales Bonner | Skilled Worker |
| Walgate Services Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Walk On Water International Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Walk-In The Gate Limited | Skilled Worker |
| WalkMe UK Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Walker Cole International Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Walker Convenience Store Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Walker Hamill Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Walkers (Europe) | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Walkers Professional Services (UK) Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Walking on Earth Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Wallace Collection | Skilled Worker |
| Wallace HCL Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Wallace LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Wallbrook Advisory Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Walleye Capital (UK) Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Wallington Express Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Wallstreetdocs Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Walmer Technology Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Walpole Partnership Ltd | 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.