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Skilled Worker (Tier 2) Visa Sponsors UK

121,596 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
121,568 companies
Rating B
28 companies

Top Cities

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Company Location Rating Status
The Solo Bar & Restaurant Sleaford, Lincolnshire A Active
The Somerset Toiletry Company Limited Bristol A Active
THE SOMERS TOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (CAMDEN) Camden A Active
THE SOPHIE STORE LTD Brentwood A Active
The Soul Gourmet Ltd Somerset A Active
The South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection Trust Norwich, Norfolk A Active
The South Beach Hotels and Hospitality Limited Lancashire A Active
The Southbroom Surgery Devizes, Wiltshire A Active
The Southover Partnership London A Active
The Space Between Sports Limited London A Active
the space* studio (*architecture & interior design) limited Manchester A Active
The Spa Culture Ltd London A Active
The Spanish Nursery and Children's Centre for Culture and Language London A Active
The SP Bar Andover, Hampshire A Active
The Specialist Works Ltd Kent A Active
The Spectator (1828) Ltd London A Active
The Spencer Group Ltd Reading A Active
The Spice Box Haverfordwest Ltd Haverfordwest A Active
THE SPICE (COVENTRY) LTD COVENTRY A Active
The Spice Factory Blackburn, Lancashire A Active
THE SPICE LOUNGE @NUMBER 10 LTD DERBY A Active
The Spice Lover Ltd Taunton, Somerset A Active
THE SPICE OF FRIENDS LTD T/a Blue Ginder Indian Restaurant Bridgnorth A Active
The Spice Tree Ltd T/A De Baga Leeds A Active
THE SPICE TREE SHARNBROOK LTD Sharnbrook A Active
The Spitalfields Practice London A Active
The Splash Lab Limited Stockport A Active
The Sports Consultancy Ltd London A Active
The Sports Edit Limited London, Greater London A Active
The Sports Marketing Group International Limited London A Active
The Springs Medical Partnership Chesterfield, Derbyshire A Active
The Sprout Group Limited London A Active
THESQUA.RE LTD London A Active
The Square Mile Coffee Roasters Ltd London A Active
The Squirrel Group Darlington, Durham A Active
The Squirrel Inn Limited Godalming, Surrey A Active
The SR Group (UK) Limited London A Active
The Stable Bar & Restaurants Limited T/A The Stable Cobham A Active
The Stable Family Home Trust Ringwood, Hampshire A Active
The Staff College Manchester A Active
The Stafford London London A Active
THE STAR AND GARTER (THAME) LTD OXON, OXFORDSHIRE A Active
The Star Lingfield Ltd Surrey A Active
The Stars Childcare Group Limited Worcester Park A Active
The Stay Club Limited London A Active
The Steam Dreams Rail Co Ltd Guildford, Surrey A Active
The Steel Construction Institute Bracknell, Berkshire A Active
The Steeple Fish Bar Dundee A Active
The STEP Academy Trust Thornton Heath, Surrey A Active
The Stephen James Partnership Ltd London 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 121,596 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.