UK visa sponsors by city & route (2026)

126,736 UK organisations hold a worker sponsor licence as of 15 July 2026, including 121,438 licensed on the Skilled Worker route — according to Tarve’s analysis of the gov.uk Register of Licensed Sponsors (workers). Browse the breakdown by city or by visa route.

Sponsors by city

• London — 36,278 licensed
• Birmingham — 3,077 licensed
• Manchester — 2,865 licensed
• Leicester — 1,414 licensed
• Glasgow — 1,350 licensed
• Bristol — 1,291 licensed
• Edinburgh — 1,166 licensed
• Leeds — 1,077 licensed
• Nottingham — 1,039 licensed
• Ilford — 926 licensed
• Reading — 915 licensed
• Coventry — 896 licensed
• Slough — 858 licensed
• Milton Keynes — 848 licensed
• Cambridge — 839 licensed
• Harrow — 819 licensed
• Liverpool — 730 licensed
• Bradford — 730 licensed
• Luton — 711 licensed
• Sheffield — 682 licensed
• Oxford — 618 licensed
• Cardiff — 610 licensed
• Bolton — 587 licensed
• Southampton — 564 licensed
• Belfast — 530 licensed
• Croydon — 527 licensed
• Newcastle Upon Tyne — 524 licensed
• Northampton — 522 licensed
• Derby — 520 licensed
• Wolverhampton — 504 licensed
• Aberdeen — 492 licensed
• Hounslow — 486 licensed
• Watford — 480 licensed
• Essex — 452 licensed
• Romford — 440 licensed
• Southall — 425 licensed
• Hayes — 412 licensed
• Wembley — 410 licensed
• Norwich — 403 licensed
• Preston — 399 licensed

Sponsors by visa route

• Skilled Worker — 121,438 licensed
• Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker — 10,313 licensed
• Tier 2 Ministers of Religion — 1,915 licensed
• Creative Worker — 1,578 licensed
• Charity Worker — 1,482 licensed
• International Sportsperson — 1,452 licensed
• Religious Worker — 1,406 licensed
• Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee — 618 licensed

Related: list of companies that can sponsor a visa in the UK · SOC codes with salary (going rates) · sponsor licence guide for employers