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Skilled Worker (Tier 2) Visa Sponsors UK

122,121 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
122,023 companies
Rating B
98 companies

Top Cities

London Birmingham Manchester Leicester Glasgow
Company Location Rating Status
Shield Safety Group Ltd Manchester, Greater Manchester A Active
Shields Environmental PLC South Ockendon, Essex A Active
Shield Space Limited Lincoln A Active
Shield Systems Ltd Hayes A Active
SHIELD TECH ENTERPRISES LIMITED London A Active
Shifa Pharmacy Ltd CARNFORTH, North Yorkshire A Active
Shifa Surgery Limited Blackburn, Lancashire A Active
Shiff Holdings London A Active
SHIFT4 PAYMENTS UK LIMITED London A Active
Shift6 Studios Ltd Newbury, Berkshire A Active
Shift Bioscience Limited Cambridge, Cambridgeshire A Active
SHIFT FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD London A Active
Shift Holdings Ltd Ruislip, London A Active
Shift Left Specialists Limited Rotherham, South Yorkshire A Active
SHIFTLOGIC.IO LIMITED London A Active
Shift Partner Limited London A Active
Shift Project Ltd. London A Active
Shift Technology UK Limited London A Active
SHI FW UK LTD Basingstoke, Hampshire A Active
SHIHEJI LIMITED T/A ISLANDS NEWS LONDON A Active
SHIJANAN LTD Heysham, Morecambe A Active
SHIJIA LTD TRADING AS XING FU RESTAURANT EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX A Active
Shikara Indian Restaurant Ltd Whitley Bay, Tyne And Wear A Active
Shikari Beauty Ltd London A Active
Shika Trends Ltd Hull A Active
Shiki Zero Yon Limited Norwich A Active
Shikra Communications Ltd High Wycombe A Active
SHIKSHA EXPRESS WEST SUSSEX A Active
Shikumen Investment (W12) Ltd London A Active
Shilam Limited Kidderminster A Active
Shilcocks Limited Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire A Active
Shildon Smile Care Shildon, Durham A Active
Shiloh Healthcare Services Ltd Allenton, Derby A Active
Shiloh Restaurant LTD LUTON A Active
Shilpa Indian Restaurant Ltd London A Active
SHILPA NEWS LTD CARSHALTON A Active
SHILSURE CONSULTANTS LTD Tidworth, England A Active
Shilton (Retail) Limited Leicester A Active
Shilton Sharpe Quarry Limited London A Active
SHILUN'S LTD WATFORD, HERTFORDSHIRE A Active
Shimadzu Research Laboratory (Europe) Ltd Manchester A Active
Shimizu Corporation London A Active
SHIMLA BELFAST LTD T/a SHIMLA Belfast, Northern Ireland A Active
Shimla Foods LTD London A Active
Shimla Palace Staffordshire Limited Stafford, Staffordshire A Active
SHIMLA PEPPERS BAR & GRILL LTD Walsall A Active
Shimla Pinks Leicester A Active
Shimla Spice Restaurant Limited Keighley, West Yorkshire A Active
Shimla Spice (Yorkshire) Restaurant Limited Shipley, West Yorkshire A Active
Shimlas Trade Ltd Bradford, West yorkshire 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 122,121 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.