Register of Licensed Sponsors 2026
The Register of Licensed Sponsors is the UK Home Office's official list of companies that can sponsor a visa in the UK. These are the employers approved to sponsor overseas workers on Skilled Worker and other UK work visas. Search the full list below, or filter by industry, visa route, or recent hiring activity. Just checking one employer? Use the sponsor licence checker instead.
Last synced 15 July 2026 · Source: gov.uk
Companies (Licensed Sponsors)
Results are prioritized by recent visa sponsorship activity and active job postings, helping you focus on employers most likely to sponsor.
At JLR, we create exceptional experiences through our brands: Range Rover, Defender, Discovery and Jaguar. As the corporate home of these iconic British brands, we bring together world-class design, pioneering innovation and the creative ambition that drives our business forward. Our heritage matters, but it's our future that excites us. We're transforming at pace, shaping new technologies, electrifying our products and reimagining how people move through the world. None of this happens by acci
A leading supplier of fresh and frozen meat and meat-free products, ABP UK continues to drive innovation in every aspect of our business in the United Kingdom. This spans collaborative partnerships with our customer base, to industry leading practices in processing and product development.
Siemens Energy is one of the world’s leading energy technology companies. The company works with its customers and partners on energy systems for the future, thus supporting the transition to a more sustainable world. With its portfolio of products, solutions and services, Siemens Energy covers almost the entire energy value chain – from power generation and transmission to storage. The portfolio includes conventional and renewable energy technology, such as gas and steam turbines, hybrid power
At BAE Systems, we help our customers to stay a step ahead when protecting people and national security, critical infrastructure and vital information. We provide some of the world’s most advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions and employ a skilled workforce of 107,000 people in more than 40 countries. From state of the art cyber threat detection to flight control systems that enable pilots to make better decisions, we never stop innovating to ensure that our custome
Pilgrim’s Europe is a top UK and European food company with 40+ sites in the UK, Ireland, France and The Netherlands. We are a leader in making quality food sustainably in partnership with local farmers through our poultry, pork, lamb and beef supply chains. Driven by passion and insight, we create better food for everyone, producing own label and branded fresh chicken, pork and lamb, as well as authentic chilled and frozen ready meals, snacking ranges, added value and food service products for
The Company constantly innovates to provide efficient and technologically-advanced solutions in aerospace, defence, and connected services. In commercial aircraft, Airbus designs and manufactures modern and fuel-efficient airliners and associated services. Airbus is also a European leader in space systems, defence and security. In helicopters, Airbus provides efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions and services worldwide.
Since 1966, we’ve been helping UK businesses grow – from printed ads in the Yellow Pages to powerful, AI-driven digital marketing that delivers real results. As the UK’s No.1 for managed digital advertising for local businesses*, we make it easy for you to get found, trusted and chosen online. We bring all your marketing together – from your website and SEO to business profiles, ads, reviews and analytics – and manage it all for you. Everything works in sync to attract more customers and hel
Babcock is a FTSE 100 defence company operating in our focus countries of the UK, Australasia, Canada, France and South Africa, with exports to additional markets. Our Purpose, to create a safe and secure world, together, defines our strategy. We support and enhance our customers’ defence and security capabilities and critical assets through a range of product and service solutions. We meet our customers’ requirements of value for money, increased availability, modernisation and flexibility.
Cloud Imperium Games is a new kind of independent studio dedicated to delivering AAA experiences outside the established publisher system, founded by Chris Roberts, creator of the best selling Wing Commander and Freelancer series, Cloud Imperium is currently developing Star Citizen, a record-shattering crowd funded title that combines classic space sim gameplay with Hollywood-caliber visuals. Cloud Imperium aims to pave new ground in game development by sharing the process with the players. Whe
Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future with innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives. With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarboniz
Frequently asked questions
What is the Register of Licensed Sponsors? The register is the Home Office's official list of UK employers approved to sponsor overseas workers on Skilled Worker, Health and Care Worker, and other sponsored visa routes. Each row shows the organisation, its town, the visa routes its licence covers, and its rating (A or B).
Yes. The Home Office publishes it on gov.uk as a downloadable spreadsheet, and we sync from it daily so you can actually search it: filter by industry, visa route, location, or recent hiring activity.