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 707 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| Whitehall Primary School | Skilled Worker |
| Whitehouse Communications Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Whitepaperco Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Whiteshield Partners Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Whitezip Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Whittington Health | Skilled Worker |
| Whiz trade limited | Skilled Worker |
| Whizap Limited | Skilled Worker |
| WhoFoundWho Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Whoagrees Limited trading as Beat | Skilled Worker |
| Whole Child Therapy Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Whole Food Retail Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Whozoo RE Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Wicket Electronic Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Widan Ltd t/a Grill Shack and Tiki Bar | Skilled Worker |
| Wideplank (London) Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| WidiloLtd | Skilled Worker |
| Wieden & Kennedy UK Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker; Creative Worker |
| WieldMore Investment Management Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Wiener Holocaust Library | Charity Worker |
| Wigmore Medical Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Wikborg Rein LLP | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Wikimedia UK | Skilled Worker |
| Wilben Trade (UK)Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Wild 15 LTD | Skilled Worker |
| Wild Brain Family International Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Wild Cosmetics Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Wild Island Films | Skilled Worker |
| Wild Recruitment Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Wild Wellness Projects Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Wild Yak Limited | Creative Worker |
| WildKat PR Ltd. | Skilled Worker |
| Wildan Legal Solicitors Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Wildfire Entertainment Ltd t/a Oblix | Skilled Worker |
| Wildfire Strategies UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Wildpark Entertainment Ltd | Creative Worker |
| Wilfords London Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Wilhelmina London Limited | Creative Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Wilkhahn Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Wilkinson Eyre Architects Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Wilkinson Sword Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Willboag Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| William Blair International Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| William Hartley Group Limited | Skilled Worker |
| William IV | Skilled Worker |
| William Matthews Associates Limited | Skilled Worker |
| William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (U.K.) Ltd | Skilled Worker; Creative Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| William Say and Company Limited | Skilled Worker |
| William Tozer Associates Ltd. | Skilled Worker |
| William Tyndale Primary School | 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.