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Skilled Worker (Tier 2) Visa Sponsors UK

122,016 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
121,909 companies
Rating B
107 companies

Top Cities

London Birmingham Manchester Leicester Glasgow
Company Location Rating Status
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
University of Cambridge Investment Management Limited Cambridge A Active
University of Chester Chester, Cheshire A Active
University of Chicago Booth School of Business London A Active
University of Chichester Chichester, West Sussex A Active
University of Chichester (Multi) Academy Trust Bognor Regis, West Sussex A Active
University of Cumbria Carlisle, Cumbria A Active
University of Derby Derby, Derbyshire A Active
University of Dundee Dundee A Active
University of Durham Durham A Active
University of East Anglia Norwich, Norfolk A Active
University of East London London A Active
University of Edinburgh Edinburgh A Active
University of Essex Colchester, Essex A Active
University of Exeter Exeter, Devon A Active
University of Glasgow Glasgow, Strathclyde A Active
University of Gloucestershire Cheltenham, Gloucestershire A Active
University of Hertfordshire Higher Education Corporation Hatfield, Hertfordshire A Active
University of Hertfordshire Students' Union Hatfield, Hertfordshire A Active
University of Huddersfield Huddersfield, West Yorkshire A Active
University of Hull Hull A Active
University of Kent Canterbury, Kent A Active
University of Lancashire Preston, Lancashire A Active
University of Leeds (Human Resources) Leeds, West Yorks A Active
University of Leicester LEICESTER, Leicestershire A Active
University of Lincoln Lincoln, Lincolnshire A Active
University of Liverpool Liverpool, Merseyside A Active
University of London London A Active
University of Northampton Enterprises Limited Northampton A Active
University of Northampton Students' Union Northampton A Active
University of Notre Dame London A Active
University of Nottingham Nottingham 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 122,016 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.