Visa Sponsors in Mining & Quarrying
Mining and quarrying spans coal and metal ore extraction, aggregates and stone quarrying, and support services for oil and gas. Employers sponsor technical and engineering roles, including mining and geotechnical engineers, geologists, drilling supervisors and health-and-safety specialists. Most sponsorship runs through the Skilled Worker route, with employers clustered around extraction sites and the energy supply chain.
There are 236 licensed visa sponsors in mining & quarrying, with 241 live jobs between them. Sponsor figures come from the official Home Office register and are updated daily.
Top hiring sponsors in mining & quarrying
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Wood Group UK Limited
Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower‑carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies.
WesternGeco Limited
SLB is a global technology company that has driven energy innovation for more than a century. With a global footprint in more than 100 countries and employees representing almost twice as many nationalities, we work each day on innovating oil and gas, delivering digital at scale, decarbonizing industries, and developing and scaling new energy systems that accelerate the energy transition. Find out more at slb.com.
CREAGH CONCRETE PRODUCTS LIMITED
A pioneer of precast for over 50 years, we are changing the way people think about concrete, bringing efficiency & performance with offsite 'Spantherm' insulated precast concrete flooring & 'Rapidres' bespoke offsite concrete build system.
Creagh Concrete is one of the leading producers of concrete products for the civil engineering, residential, education, commercial, custodial and agricultural sectors. The company offers a diverse portfolio of products that showcase the limitless possibiliti
Wood Mackenzie Limited
Wood Mackenzie is a global leader in analytics, insights and proprietary data across the entire energy and natural resources landscape.
For over 50 years our work has guided the decisions of the world’s most influential energy producers, utilities companies, financial institutions and governments.
Now, with the world’s energy system more complex and interconnected than ever, sector-specific views are no longer enough. That’s why we’ve redefined what’s possible with Intelligence Connected.
FMC TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
FMC Technologies Ltd is part of TechnipFMC, a leading technology provider to the traditional and new energy industries, delivering fully integrated projects, products and services. Its proprietary technologies and combined solutions are aimed at transforming clients' project economics, helping them develop energy resources while reducing carbon intensity and supporting their energy transition plans.
The business is organised into two segments, Subsea and Surface Technologies, and continues to a
EQUINOR UK LIMITED
We provide reliable energy for a world with growing demand.
Our purpose is clear: Energy for people. Progress for society. Searching for better.
Headquartered in Norway, we are a leading international energy company with around 25,000 employees and operations in over 20 countries. As a major supplier of energy to Europe, we deliver oil, gas, power and energy solutions that support energy security and societies across our markets.
Our strategy is to deliver more energy and create long-term val
Harbour Energy Services Limited
The largest independent oil and gas company listed on the London Stock Exchange.
EXPRO NORTH SEA LIMITED
Long recognized for extraordinary performance, superb safety and long-standing partnerships, and now incorporating Frank’s International, Expro is focused on enabling our customers to make timelier and better-informed decisions. By unleashing the power of data and digital transformation, together we can address the critical energy challenges of today, jointly engineering the answers of tomorrow.
Combining innovative, future-facing technology with high-quality data across well construction, well
National Oilwell Varco UK Limited
National Oilwell Varco (NOV) delivers technology-driven solutions for the global energy industry. For more than 150 years, the company has pioneered innovations that let its customers produce energy safely while reducing environmental impact.
The energy sector relies on NOV's deep expertise and technology to continually improve oilfield operations, and the company plays a role in advancing the transition towards a more sustainable energy future. Its UK operations offer visa sponsorship, includi
OCEAN INSTALLER SURF UK LIMITED
Ocean Installer is a leading marine construction company that specializes in offshore installation services with more than 15 years of experience delivering large and complex subsea projects worldwide. The company was founded in 2011 and joined the Moreld group in 2024. Ocean Installer is headquartered in Stavanger, with regional offices in key locations including Oslo, Aberdeen, Rio de Janeiro and Dubai.
IMERYS MINERALS LIMITED
We aim to lead the specialty minerals industry, guided by strong values and an inspiring purpose of unlocking better futures for our people, our customers and our planet.
With a global footprint, Imerys is organized around three main business areas: Performance Minerals (PM), Solutions for Refractory, Abrasives and Construction (RAC) and Solutions for Energy Transition (SET).
Imerys contributes to a vast range of products that touch every aspect of life. A wide variety of industries use our val
ALTRAD INTEGRITY SERVICES LIMITED
Altrad Integrity Services delivers an unrivalled portfolio of solutions during every stage of an asset’s life cycle. From construction and commissioning, maintenance, operations, shutdowns and turnarounds, through to late life management and decommissioning.
Our UK business offers fully integrated or standalone solutions to maintain and improve asset efficiency across a wide range of energy and industrial sectors, providing our clients with a single project management interface.
Tarmac Trading Limited
Tarmac, a CRH company, is the UK’s leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business. Tarmac combines the knowledge and expertise of two of the construction industry’s most iconic brands: Tarmac, the pioneers of the modern asphalt road 120 years ago, and Blue Circle, the company that patented Portland Cement.
Our innovative products and solutions not only safely deliver the infrastructure needed to grow the UK economy today but also help to create a more sustainab
JAVELIN GLOBAL COMMODITIES (UK) LTD
ENI UK Limited
Eni is an integrated energy company, founded in 1953, with 31.376 employees in 69 countries around the world, including Algeria, Angola, Mozambique, Mexico, Indonesia and Italy. In 2021, the company launched a new strategy that will enable it to provide a variety of fully decarbonized products, combining environmental and financial sustainability. The recent merger of the renewable and retail businesses in Plenitude (formerly Eni gas e luce), the development of bio-refineries and biomethane prod
SEADRILL MANAGEMENT LTD.
Seadrill is setting the standard in deepwater oil and gas drilling. With its modern fleet, experienced crews, and advanced technologies, Seadrill safely, efficiently, and responsibly unlocks oil and gas resources for national, integrated, and independent oil companies.
Seadrill Social Media Community Guidelines:
At Seadrill, we believe in fostering an inclusive and respectful community where everyone feels welcome to engage and share their thoughts. To ensure a positive and constructive experi
2H OFFSHORE ENGINEERING LIMITED
2H Offshore delivers leading-edge advanced systems engineering for all types of offshore structures in the oil and gas and renewable energy sectors. We are our client’s most trusted, independent partner; combining an unrivalled domain knowledge with leading edge technology to solve their most challenging engineering projects.
Our primary goal is to identify the optimal engineering solution for our clients. We independently evaluate, assess and simulate multiple scenarios to put forward the most
TULLOW GROUP SERVICES LIMITED
Tullow is an independent oil & gas, exploration and production group focused on its core producing assets in Ghana and is quoted on the London and Ghanaian stock exchanges (symbol: TLW). In March 2021, Tullow committed to becoming Net Zero on its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030.
For further information, please refer to our website at www.tullowoil.com.
TGS GEOPHYSICAL COMPANY (UK) LIMITED
TGS provides data and intelligence to companies operating across the energy sector. The firm combines advanced technology with solutions spanning the full energy value chain, helping clients make better-informed decisions, and offers UK visa sponsorship for qualifying roles.
Its product range draws on a global, extensive and diverse energy data library, supporting the exploration and production of energy resources worldwide. That combination of broad data coverage and advanced technology has ma
LILAC MINERALS UK LTD
The British Geological Survey is a part of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and is its principal supplier of national capability in geoscience.
It advances understanding of the structure, properties and processes of the solid Earth system through interdisciplinary surveys, monitoring and research for the benefit of society.
It is the UK's premier provider of objective and authoritative geoscientific data, information and knowledge for wealth creation, sustainable use of natural
INTEROCEAN MARINE SERVICES LIMITED
GRS (ROADSTONE) LIMITED
GRS Roadstone is one of Britain's leading independent suppliers of construction materials, ranging from low-carbon recycled aggregates and decorative landscaping products to high-volume bulk aggregates for the country's largest construction projects.
The company trades and transports close to 20 million tonnes of materials each year, up to 80,000 tonnes a day, equivalent to filling 18 Wembley stadiums, using road, rail, river and sea freight to deliver as sustainably as possible. Alongside this
Spirit Energy Production UK Limited
We are a pioneering energy transition company with a portfolio and ambitions that span the breadth of the energy transition. We’re continuing to break new ground, collaborating and thinking differently.
We’re proud of our heritage. With more than 40 years of production, we’re maximising the potential of our existing assets and substantial gas reserves in the UK and Netherlands. Above all, we live by our commitment to safety in everything we do.
Our portfolio is predominantly gas (96%), provid
LARGE DIAMETER DRILLING LIMITED
Acteon delivers data-driven, engineering-led solutions across the lifecycle of offshore energy infrastructure. We are trusted to help companies design, install, maintain, extend, and decommission offshore energy assets safely, efficiently, and responsibly – maximising economic return.
Through our business lines, Intermoor (moorings and anchors), UTEC (geo-services) and 2H, our engineering consultancy, we support every project phase: site investigation and characterisation, offshore constructi
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 mining & quarrying.
Occupation codes with the most work visas in mining & quarrying
In the year to June 2026, the Home Office granted 414 work visas to people applying from outside the UK for jobs with sponsors in mining & quarrying. Ship and hovercraft officers (SOC 3512) had the most, with 44.
Frequently asked questions
Which mining and quarrying companies sponsor UK visas?
Quarry operators, aggregates suppliers and firms in the oil, gas and minerals supply chain hold sponsor licences here. Filter the live register to mining and quarrying to see which are recruiting now.
What visa do I need to work in mining or quarrying in the UK?
The Skilled Worker visa covers most professional roles here, such as mining engineer, geologist or quarry manager. You need a job offer from a licensed sponsor, and the role must meet the skill level and going rate set for that occupation.
Are offshore oil and gas jobs covered by this section?
Support activities for oil and gas extraction sit within mining and quarrying, so some offshore and energy supply-chain employers hold licences here. Roles on the UK Continental Shelf can carry extra rules, so confirm with the employer whether a job is onshore, offshore, or split between the two.
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