Employers licensed to sponsor Skilled Worker visas

The Skilled Worker route is the main UK work visa. An employer must hold a sponsor licence covering it, the job must sit at or above the route's skill level, and it must meet the salary threshold for its occupation code. It is by far the most common route on the register, and a licence for it is what most people mean by asking whether a company can sponsor a visa.

Licensed sponsors
115,487
Currently on the Home Office register
Added (90 days)
1,609
New licences seen since
Removed (90 days)
2,424
Licences that left the register
Live sponsored jobs
35,294
2,917 employers hiring now

Advertised salaries at these sponsors run from £10,000 to £1,000,000, with a median of £36,400. 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 115,487 licensed sponsors

Recent register changes

Common questions

How many UK employers can sponsor a Skilled Worker visa?
115,487 organisations hold a sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route. Only a licensed sponsor can assign a certificate of sponsorship for it.
Can any UK employer sponsor a Skilled Worker visa?
No. An employer must first apply to the Home Office for a sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route, and only then can it sponsor workers on it. Employers not on this list cannot sponsor this route unless and until they are granted a licence.
Has this list changed recently?
In the last 90 days 1,609 sponsors were added and 2,424 were removed. The register is re-read from GOV.UK every day, and each change is recorded with the date it was observed.

Top locations

Industries on this route

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