UK visa sponsors by city & route (2026)

127,064 UK organisations hold a worker sponsor licence as of 24 August 2026, including 121,759 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 — 36,410 licensed
• Birmingham — 3,078 licensed
• Manchester — 2,867 licensed
• Leicester — 1,414 licensed
• Glasgow — 1,360 licensed
• Bristol — 1,293 licensed
• Edinburgh — 1,169 licensed
• Leeds — 1,079 licensed
• Nottingham — 1,045 licensed
• Ilford — 926 licensed
• Reading — 913 licensed
• Coventry — 896 licensed
• Slough — 855 licensed
• Milton Keynes — 846 licensed
• Cambridge — 834 licensed
• Harrow — 821 licensed
• Bradford — 736 licensed
• Liverpool — 730 licensed
• Luton — 710 licensed
• Sheffield — 682 licensed
• Oxford — 622 licensed
• Cardiff — 612 licensed
• Bolton — 592 licensed
• Southampton — 567 licensed
• Belfast — 532 licensed
• Croydon — 527 licensed
• Newcastle Upon Tyne — 526 licensed
• Derby — 516 licensed
• Northampton — 514 licensed
• Wolverhampton — 502 licensed
• Aberdeen — 494 licensed
• Hounslow — 485 licensed
• Watford — 482 licensed
• Essex — 452 licensed
• Romford — 441 licensed
• Southall — 426 licensed
• Hayes — 414 licensed
• Wembley — 410 licensed
• Norwich — 403 licensed
• Preston — 397 licensed

Sponsors by visa route

• Skilled Worker — 121,759 licensed
• Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker — 10,334 licensed
• Tier 2 Ministers of Religion — 1,934 licensed
• Creative Worker — 1,577 licensed
• Charity Worker — 1,481 licensed
• International Sportsperson — 1,455 licensed
• Religious Worker — 1,420 licensed
• Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee — 617 licensed

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