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Skilled Worker (Tier 2) Visa Sponsors UK

121,521 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
121,492 companies
Rating B
29 companies

Top Cities

London Birmingham Manchester Leicester Glasgow
Company Location Rating Status
Universal Scotland Ltd Glasgow A Active
Universal Securities and Investments Limited London A Active
UNIVERSAL SERVICES GROUP LTD London A Active
UNIVERSAL SERVICES LONDON LIMITED london A Active
Universal Services Trading Ltd Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands A Active
UNIVERSAL SUPERMARKET LTD Dundee A Active
Universal Suppliers Ltd Wembley, Middlesex A Active
UNIVERSAL SUPPORT SERVICES GROUP (USSG) LTD Stockport, Lancashire A Active
UNIVERSAL TAXIS LTD t/a Choice cars Hemel Hempstead A Active
Universal Trade Windows Wolverhampton, West Midlands A Active
Universal Trading Services Limited Doncaster A Active
Universal Transport Ltd Telford A Active
Universal Vibes Limited T/A Care Trainings Harrow A Active
Universe Solicitors Limited LONDON A Active
UNIVERS FURNITURE LTD Birmingham A Active
Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship Oxford A Active
Universities and Colleges Information Systems Association Ltd Oxford, Oxon A Active
Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited Liverpool A Active
University Campus of Football Business Limited Wembley A Active
University Centre Somerset College Group Bridgwater, Somerset A Active
University College Birmingham Birmingham A Active
University College London London A Active
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London A Active
University College School London A Active
University Dental Care Ltd Swansea, West Glamorgan A Active
University Dental Practice Southampton A Active
University for the Creative Arts Surrey A Active
University Health Service Southampton Southampton, Hampshire A Active
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Edgbaston, Birmingham A Active
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST COVENTRY, WEST MIDLANDS A Active
University Hospitals Dorset Poole, Dorset A Active
University Hospitals North Midlands NHS Trust Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordhsire A Active
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Derby, Derbyshire A Active
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust Leicester, Leicestershire A Active
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust Barrow in Furness, Cumbria A Active
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust Southampton, Hampshire A Active
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Plymouth, Devon A Active
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Chichester, West Sussex A Active
University Jewish Chaplaincy London A Active
University of Aberdeen Aberdeen A Active
University of Bath Bath, Bath and North East Somerset A Active
University of Bedfordshire Luton, Bedfordshire A Active
University of Birmingham Birmingham A Active
University of Bolton Bolton A Active
University of Bradford Bradford, West Yorkshire A Active
University of Brighton Brighton, East Sussex A Active
University of Brighton Academies Trust Burgess Hill A Active
University of Bristol Bristol A Active
University of Bristol Students' Union Bristol A Active
University of California Trust 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 121,521 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.