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 702 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| Warrior Sports Rehabilitation Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Warwick Capital Partners LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Wary Secure Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Waseda Academy UK Co., Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Wash Connect Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Waste Logics Software Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Wasted Talent LTD | Skilled Worker |
| WatchMyCompetitor.com LTD | Skilled Worker |
| Watches World Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Water Unite | Skilled Worker |
| Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor | Skilled Worker |
| WaterAid | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| WaterRise Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Waterfall Asset Management (UK) LLP | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Waterfront Solicitors LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Waterland Private Equity Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Waterloo Hotel Operator Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Waterman Group plc | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Watershed Technology Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Waterson Hicks | Skilled Worker |
| Waterstones Bookseller Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Waterworks Operating Company UK Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Watkins Media Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Watney Supermarket Ltd T/A Priyo Bazzar | Skilled Worker |
| Wattstor Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Waugh Thistleton Architects Ltd. | Skilled Worker |
| Wave Talent | Skilled Worker |
| Wave UK Services Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| WaveMetrix Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Waverton Investment Management | Skilled Worker |
| Wavestone Advisors UK Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Wawa Fertility Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Way Of Life Management Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Way Step Ltd t/a Apek Pharmacy | Skilled Worker |
| Way2Save Harlesden Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Wayfair (UK) Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Wayflyer UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Waymap Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Waypoint Consulting Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Wayss & Freytag UK | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Waystocap Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Wayve Technologies Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Wazoku Limited | Skilled Worker |
| We Are Creative Equals Limited | Skilled Worker |
| We Are Family London Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| We Are Orchard Limited | Skilled Worker |
| We Are Pioneer Group Limited | Skilled Worker |
| We Are Purposeful | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| We Are Rival Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| We Are Roast 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.