Retail & E-commerce companies with a UK sponsor licence

17,630 UK employers classified as Retail & E-commerce hold a sponsor licence. Industry classification is ours, not the Home Office's — licence status and routes come straight from the register.

Licensed sponsors
17,630
Currently on the Home Office register
Added (90 days)
382
New licences seen since
Removed (90 days)
241
Licences that left the register
Live sponsored jobs
2,003
158 employers hiring now

Advertised salaries at these sponsors run from £10,000 to £150,000, with a median of £33,860. Taken from live listings matched to licence holders, so it reflects what is being advertised rather than what sponsored workers are paid.

Sponsors hiring now

All 17,630 licensed sponsors

Recent register changes

Recently removed

Common questions

How many UK retail & e-commerce companies hold a sponsor licence?
17,630 organisations classified as Retail & E-commerce currently hold a UK sponsor licence.
Where are most retail & e-commerce sponsors based?
London has the largest concentration, with 3,492 licensed retail & e-commerce sponsors.
Has this list changed recently?
In the last 90 days 382 sponsors were added and 241 were removed. The register is re-read from GOV.UK every day, and each change is recorded with the date it was observed.

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Source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily, plus Companies House. How this data is produced.