Visa Sponsors in Energy: Electricity, Gas & Steam
This section is the energy utilities sector, covering power generation, electricity and gas transmission and distribution, and heating supply. Employers sponsor engineers and technical specialists such as electrical and power-systems engineers, grid and network planners, and renewables project managers. Skilled Worker sponsorship dominates, and demand is rising as networks expand for wind, solar and grid upgrades.
There are 253 licensed visa sponsors in energy: electricity, gas & steam, with 591 live jobs between them. Sponsor figures come from the official Home Office register and are updated daily.
Top hiring sponsors in energy: electricity, gas & steam
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Centrica plc
Centrica is an international energy services and solutions company, founded on a 200-year heritage of serving customers in homes and businesses.
We supply energy and services to over 10 million customers, mainly in the UK and Ireland, through brands such as British Gas, Bord Gáis Energy and Centrica Business Solutions.
Through our trusted brands, we deliver innovative energy and services solutions to help solve customers’ needs, supported by thousands of engineers and technicians. We are com
Siemens Energy Limited
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
SCOTTISHPOWER (SCPL) LIMITED
Transforming the UK’s energy system, from power to plug. We’re a leader in renewable energy, electricity grids & helping homes & businesses transition to a low carbon future.
With more than £10bn being invested up and down the country, we’re investing big in people too. Find out more about life at ScottishPower and our career opportunities here.
National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West) plc
We power the lives of millions of people across Britain, New York and Massachusetts, moving energy from where it’s made to the communities that need it, every single day.
In the UK, people connect with the electricity they need to live, work, build and play through our cables and wires. And in the US, we deliver electricity and gas to families and businesses in the states we call home.
We're leading the way to a new energy era, building and operating the next generation of networks to unleash
UK POWER NETWORKS (OPERATIONS) LIMITED
UK Power Networks is a Distribution Network Operator providing power to a quarter of the UK's population.
Employing over 6,000 people, UK Power Networks owns and maintains the regulated electricity distribution networks serving London, the South East and East of England.
As the UK’s largest Distribution Network Operator, we maintain and upgrade power equipment, move and connect the electricity cables and keep the lights on for over 8.5 million homes, businesses, schools and hospitals.
National Gas Transmission plc
We power the lives of millions of people across Britain, New York and Massachusetts, moving energy from where it’s made to the communities that need it, every single day.
In the UK, people connect with the electricity they need to live, work, build and play through our cables and wires. And in the US, we deliver electricity and gas to families and businesses in the states we call home.
We're leading the way to a new energy era, building and operating the next generation of networks to unleash
SEFE MARKETING & TRADING LIMITED
SEFE Marketing & Trading (SM&T) is a multi-commodity trading business, dealing in the physical and financial trading of LNG, gas, power, metals and environmental products, alongside risk management, derivatives, algorithmic trading and third-party asset management. It grew from a single London office opened in 1999 into an international operation with subsidiaries in the UK, Switzerland and Singapore.
SM&T is the sourcing and trading arm of SEFE, an international energy company based in Europe
E.ON UK plc
E.ON UK is part of the E.ON group, one of Europe's largest operators of energy networks and energy infrastructure. In the UK it supplies energy and related services to homes, businesses, cities and communities through its E.ON Next, E.ON and Npower Business Solutions brands.
The company works across the energy transition, aiming to make energy more affordable and sustainable while providing customer solutions for both domestic and business markets. E.ON UK is a licensed UK visa sponsor, recruit
Lightsource Development Services Limited
Lightsource bp is working to support a future powered by renewable, affordable and reliable energy that benefits our partners, people and planet. As a leading global IPP, we are focused on meeting the energy needs of our customers and supporting a diversified energy mix.
Our global track record, combined with our local expertise in the development, construction management and operation of utility-scale onshore solar, wind and battery storage systems, allows us to drive the sustainable growth an
Fuse Energy Supply Limited
We are building a full stack energy company to lower cost of energy & accelerate energy abundance. We are hiring globally. We've raised $210m from top tier investors to fix Energy.
We never settle - second best is not an option.
NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC
Want to be part of the People Behind the Power? Check out our vacancies at www.northernpowergrid.com/careers
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Report power cuts online at northernpowergrid.com or call free-phone 105.
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CADENT GAS LIMITED
We are Cadent, the largest gas distribution network in the UK. With over 6,000 colleagues, working across five gas networks, we keep the energy flowing to 11 million homes and businesses, to keep communities safe, warm and connected.
Ambitious, motivated and with a clear roadmap for the future, we want everyone, in every role at Cadent, playing an active part in helping us achieve our vision for the future of gas. We want you to be as committed as we are to keeping the energy flowing for gener
Vattenfall Wind Power Ltd
Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 20,000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people's homes and modernised our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We are working for fossil freedom.
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/vattenfall
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/vattenfall
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/VattenfallGroup
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Drax Power Limited
Drax Group is a renewable and flexible power generation company based in the UK, producing renewable electricity and sustainable biomass and selling renewable power to businesses across Britain.
The company runs a generation portfolio of sustainable biomass, hydro-electric and pumped hydro storage assets at four sites in England and Scotland, making it the UK's largest source of renewable electricity. Its global bioenergy supply business also runs 13 manufacturing sites in the United States and
CLARKE ENERGY LIMITED
Clarke Energy, a Rehlko company, specialises in energy efficient, low carbon and flexible energy systems. Projects we deliver include those incorporating gas engines, biogas upgraders, battery energy storage systems, carbon dioxide capture and heat pumps.
Clarke Energy is a Rehlko company, formerly Kohler Energy. Rehlko is a global leader in energy resilience delivering the solutions critical to sustain and improve life.
Zenobe Energy Limited
We're Zenobē Energy and we're on a mission to make clean power accessible. How?
⚡Increasing the uptake of renewable power and driving down consumer's bills with the innovative use of battery storage.
🚍 Accelerating the electrification of bus, coach, truck and van fleets by minimising the lifetime costs of electric.
🔋 Extending the useable life of EV batteries by repurposing them in a second-life for EV charging, construction sites, film sets and more.
We're delivering our mission at speed and
GRIDSERVE EMEA DEPC LTD
GRIDSERVE is a technology-enabled electric vehicle charging and sustainable energy business, on a mission to make EV easy. The company is committed to delivering charging infrastructure at the speed and scale to move the needle on climate change and prevent global temperature rises exceeding 1.5°C of warming. GRIDSERVE is delivering world-class High Power EV charging across the GRIDSERVE Electric Highway, at Electric Forecourts® and Electric Super Hubs found on the UK’s motorways and Electric Re
Daikin Airconditioning UK Limited
Daikin UK is a leading supplier of heating, cooling, and refrigeration solutions for commercial, residential, and industrial applications, drawing on decades of expertise in climate control technology.
Its product portfolio spans a wide range of energy-efficient climate control systems, offering complete solutions for almost any application. Daikin UK is a registered UK visa sponsor, offering Skilled Worker visa sponsorship as part of its wider recruitment.
Virmati Energy Ltd
We're creating the renewable energy infrastructure and trading company of the future. Because if we are to avoid climate catastrophe, the energy sector needs to undergo significant, systemic change - and fast.
We’re beginning with energy storage.
Battery storage allows renewable energy to be stored for when it's needed, creating a more reliable, flexible and decarbonised national grid.
And we're looking for great people to make this happen. If you're interested, get in touch at careers@fiel
Brook Green Supply Limited
As a trusted end-to-end partner in the energy space, Brook Green Supply delivers the insight and expertise our customers need to make informed decisions, transact energy with confidence, and progress meaningfully on the journey to a decarbonised grid.
As a supplier with a clear, focused mission, we don’t simply respond to change – we lead it, driving transformation and helping customers stay ahead. Free from rigid frameworks and legacy systems, we can move quickly – making decisions at pace, in
Ylem Energy Limited
YLEM Energy is a leading independent power generation specialist with more than three decades’ experience in building, owning and operating smart generation systems.
Ylem specialises in delivering state-of-the-art generation systems that fully integrate with the sites they serve, investing millions in projects that reduce energy costs, build greater resilience, and help our clients on their way to net zero, supporting the UK’s legally binding targets for tackling climate change and decarbonisi
UNITED GAS & POWER LTD
UGP is the highest rated business renewable energy supplier. Our clients' trust in us extends beyond the belief that we will simply deliver.
To us, customer service is not a department, it's an attitude. By placing the customer experience at the heart of everything we do, our clients trust that we recognise each of them as unique, we tailor our solutions to meet their needs, and we nurture trusted long-term relationships by delivering an unrivalled level of customer care.
LONDONENERGY LTD
London Energy has served the local community since 1971, turning household waste into a resource rather than a burden. The company manages waste reuse, recycling and energy generation, working toward a more sustainable future for the areas it serves.
Its energy-from-waste plant converts household waste into enough electricity to power around 80,000 homes each year, while its reuse and recycling centres achieve a 70% recycling rate, recovering materials that would otherwise go to landfill.
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SMARTESTENERGY BUSINESS LIMITED
SmartestEnergy Business is here to switch up the UK small-medium business energy market. We’re a people-powered energy supplier on a mission to support the vibrant and diverse business community in lowering carbon emissions on the journey to net zero, towards a greener, sustainable future for everyone.
This list puts the sponsors most likely to hire first. To see which of them had the most certificates of sponsorship, read the top visa sponsors in energy supply.
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Occupation codes with the most work visas in energy supply
In the year to June 2026, the Home Office granted 891 work visas to people applying from outside the UK for jobs with sponsors in energy supply. Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified (SOC 2129) had the most, with 142.
Frequently asked questions
Which energy and utility companies sponsor UK visas?
Power generators, grid and network operators, and gas and heat suppliers hold licences here. Filter the live register to electricity, gas and steam supply to see which sponsors are currently hiring.
What visa do I need to work in the energy sector in the UK?
The Skilled Worker visa covers most engineering and technical energy roles. You need a job offer from a licensed sponsor at or above the going rate for the occupation. Some senior or research-focused roles may also qualify for the Global Talent route.
Are renewable energy jobs sponsored in the UK?
Yes. Wind, solar and grid-modernisation employers recruit sponsored engineers, project managers and planners, and many hold Skilled Worker licences. Whether a specific role qualifies depends on its occupation code and salary rather than the technology, so check the eligibility for your job title.
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