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Skilled Worker (Tier 2) Visa Sponsors UK

122,073 UK companies hold a Skilled Worker sponsor licence — also known as the Tier 2 sponsor list, its official name before December 2020. Data sourced from the official GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors.

Tier 2 Sponsor List: What Changed

The Tier 2 (General) visa was renamed the Skilled Worker visa in December 2020, when the UK moved to its post-Brexit points-based immigration system. It's the same sponsorship route under a new name — every company that held a Tier 2 licence had it automatically converted to a Skilled Worker licence, and no separate "Tier 2 register" exists any more.

That means this page — the Skilled Worker sponsor list below — is the current, up-to-date equivalent of what recruiters, job adverts, and candidates still often call the "Tier 2 sponsor list".

Rating Breakdown

Rating A
121,982 companies
Rating B
91 companies

Top Cities

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Company Location Rating Status
Merchant Taylors' School and prep School Northwood, Middx A Active
Merchiston Castle School Edinburgh A Active
Merchiston Surgery, part of Wyvern Health Partnership Swindon, Wiltshire A Active
Merchr Limited London A Active
Mercia Asset Management PLC Henley in Arden A Active
Mercia Garden Products Ltd Newark, Nottinghamshire A Active
Mercier Salon Limited London A Active
Mercium Ltd London A Active
Merck Life Science UK Limited Gillingham, Dorset A Active
Merck Sharp & Dohme (UK) Limited London A Active
MERCMILE TRADING UK LTD Ilford A Active
MERCO CONSULTANCY LTD Epsom A Active
Mercor Innovations UK Ltd London A Active
Mercuna Developments Limited Edinburgh, Midlothian A Active
Mercure Thame Lambert Hotel Watlington, Thame A Active
MERCURIA UK LLP London A Active
Mercuri Urval Limited London A Active
Mercurius IT Limited Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire A Active
Mercur Solutions (UK) Ltd Bracknell, Berkshire A Active
Mercury Asia Limited London A Active
Mercury Capital (W12) LTD Middlesex, England A Active
MERCURY CARE SERVICES LIMITED CROYDON A Active
Mercury Computer Systems Limited Reading, Berkshire A Active
MERCURY DESIGN & TATTOO LTD London A Active
MERCURY DIGITAL ASSETS LIMITED London A Active
Mercury Engineering & Building Services Limited London A Active
Mercury Musical Developments London, London A Active
MERCURY RECYCLING LIMITED MANCHESTER A Active
MERCURY RESEARCH UK LIMITED Bristol A Active
Mercury Security and Facility Management Lisburn A Active
Mercury xRM Ltd Coleshill, Warwickshire A Active
Mercy Corps Europe Edinburgh A Active
MERCY FOOD WINE LIMITED Nottingham A Active
Mercy Foundation CIO Al Manaar Bradford A Active
Mercy Gold Limited Grays A Active
MERCY HOME CARE SERVICES LIMITED BASINGSTOKE A Active
Mercy & Joy Specialist Dentistry Services Limited Dundee A Active
Mercy Ships - U.K. Limited Stevenage A Active
Mere Dental Practice Mere, Wiltshire A Active
Meren Services Limited London A Active
Mereside Medical (Ely, Haddenham and Soham) Ely, Cambridgeshire A Active
ME RETAIL SUPPLIES LTD T/A GREEN VALLEY LONDON A Active
Mer Fleet Service Limited Consett, Durham A Active
Merge Enterprise Ltd Wakefield A Active
Merge Games Ltd Macclesfield A Active
Merge Money Ltd London A Active
MERGEN IT LTD Colchester, Essex A Active
Mergermarket Limited t/a Acuris London A Active
MergeXR Studio Limited Luton A Active
Merging Rivers Grange Ltd. Kingston Upon Thames A Active

Understanding the Skilled Worker Visa Route

The Skilled Worker visa route allows qualified professionals to come to or stay in the UK to do an eligible job with an approved employer. To hire someone on this route, a company must hold a valid sponsor licence specifically for Skilled Worker. There are currently 122,073 registered visa sponsors in the UK for this visa route. Browse the table above to find licensed companies, filter by their city location, view their rating (e.g. A-rated), and check their current sponsor status. Working with an employer who is already an approved sponsor is crucial to a successful UK visa application.