Which tech companies can sponsor a visa in the UK?

20,317 employers in software, telecoms, R&D, engineering and finance are on the official list of licensed Skilled Worker sponsors. Of the ones we track, Airbnb UK Limited, Amazon UK Services Ltd, Analog Devices Limited, Apple Europe Limited, ARISTA NETWORKS UK LTD have open tech roles in the UK today.

Does being on the list mean they'll sponsor me?

It means they hold a sponsor licence, which an employer must have before it can hire anyone on a Skilled Worker visa. Whether a given role is open to sponsorship is still up to them, so check the posting or ask early.

Where do sector and size come from?

From Companies House: the industry code each company registers and the kind of accounts it files, which tracks its size. Large companies sometimes register a generic code, so a few big tech employers show as Other.

Tech employers that can sponsor your visa in the UK

tech sponsors: 20,317
software & IT: 11,129
hiring now: 86
on the map: 35,591

An employer needs a Home Office licence before it can hire anyone on a Skilled Worker visa. This is everyone in tech who holds one, joined to Companies House so you can tell a three-person firm from a bank.

Showing 25 of 20,317 employers

#	Employer	Sector	City	Size	Open roles
1	Amazon UK Services Ltdsince 1996	Software & IT	London	Large	59
2	Google (UK) LimitedPremium sponsor · since 2000	Software & IT	London	Large	50
3	Apple Europe Limitedsince 2004	Software & IT	London	Large	46
4	Cloudflare Limitedsince 2013	Software & IT	London	Large	40
5	Graphcore Limitedsince 2016	Software & IT	Bristol	Large	37
6	Grafana Labs Ltdsince 2017	Software & IT	London	Large	24
7	Intercom Software UK Limitedsince 2017	Software & IT	London	Large	23
8	Barclays Bank PLCsince 1971	Finance	London	Large	22
9	Helsing Limitedsince 2021	Software & IT	London	Large	18
10	HP Inc UK Limitedsince 2015	Engineering	Reading	Large	14
11	CrowdStrike UK Limitedsince 2015	Software & IT	London	Large	13
12	CAPITAL ONE (EUROPE) PLCsince 1999	Finance	Nottingham	Large	9
13	Clearwater Analytics, Ltd.since 2012	Finance	Edinburgh	Large	7
14	Epic Games UK ltdsince 1993	Software & IT	Guildford	Large	6
15	Autodesk Ltdsince 1984	Software & IT	Birmingham	Large	5
16	Broadridge Financial Solutions Ltdsince 1984	Software & IT	London	Large	5
17	Datadog Ireland Limitedsince 2017	Software & IT	London	Large	5
18	Figma UK Limitedsince 2020	Software & IT	London	Large	4
19	Form3 Technology Limitedsince 2021	Software & IT	London	Large	4
20	GoCardless Limitedsince 2011	Software & IT	London	Large	4
21	Analog Devices Limitedsince 1967	Engineering	Newbury	Large	3
22	Coreweave UK Limitedsince 2023	Software & IT	London	Large	2
23	Gilead Sciences Europe Limitedsince 2005	Software & IT	London	Large	2
24	Airbnb UK Limitedsince 2011	Software & IT	London	Large	1
25	ARISTA NETWORKS UK LTDsince 2009	Software & IT	London	Large	1

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Source: Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker), 2 Oct 2026 · Companies House, 1 Oct 2026. Built 2026-10-05.

Which tech companies can sponsor a visa in the UK?: 20,317 employers in software, telecoms, R&D, engineering and finance are on the official list of licensed Skilled Worker sponsors. Of the ones we track, Airbnb UK Limited, Amazon UK Services Ltd, Analog Devices Limited, Apple Europe Limited, ARISTA NETWORKS UK LTD have open tech roles in the UK today.
Does being on the list mean they'll sponsor me?: It means they hold a sponsor licence, which an employer must have before it can hire anyone on a Skilled Worker visa. Whether a given role is open to sponsorship is still up to them, so check the posting or ask early.
Where do sector and size come from?: From Companies House: the industry code each company registers and the kind of accounts it files, which tracks its size. Large companies sometimes register a generic code, so a few big tech employers show as Other.