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Skilled Worker (Tier 2) Visa Sponsors UK

121,986 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
121,910 companies
Rating B
76 companies

Top Cities

London Birmingham Manchester Leicester Glasgow
Company Location Rating Status
DIRECT PROPERTIES SOLUTION LTD London A Active
Direct Property Services London A Active
Direct Rail Services Carlisle, Cumbria A Active
DIRECT REMIT LIMITED Birmingham A Active
DIRECT RENTAL GROUP LTD Coventry A Active
Direct Retail Limited trading as Costcutter Kelty A Active
DIRECT SHIPPING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Colchester, England A Active
Direct Source Distribution Limited London A Active
Direct Sports Limited Stockton on Tees A Active
DIRECT STAFF (UK) LIMITED Hounslow, England A Active
Direct Today Couriers Ltd Bolton A Active
Direct Trade Windows Limited Slough A Active
Direct Utilities Support Limited London A Active
Direct Wholesale Foods (London) Ltd Edmonton, London A Active
Direct Wines Limited Reading, Berkshire A Active
Direct X Ltd Basildon, Essex A Active
Direk LTD Guildford A Active
Dirench Partners Ltd London A Active
Direx Solutions Limited Harrogate, North Yorkshire A Active
DIRIMART UK LIMITED London A Active
DIRISALA SERVICES LTD ROTHERHAM A Active
DIRLIN COMPANY LTD Coventry A Active
DIRON LIMITED Bournemouth, Dorset A Active
DIRTY CATS MOTORCYCLES LTD London A Active
DIRTY HIT LIMITED London, Greater London A Active
Dirty Ice Cream Limited London A Active
Dirty Laundry London A Active
Disability Action - Yorkshire Harrogate, North Yorkshire A Active
Disability Africa Staines-upon-Thames A Active
Disability Resource Centre Birmingham A Active
Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Sheffield A Active
Di Saporito Ltd London A Active
Disappearing Dining Club Ltd London A Active
Disauthority Ltd Croydon, Greater London A Active
Discotheque Fragrances Limited London A Active
Discount Builders Merchants (Midlands) Limited Birmingham A Active
Discount Daily Limited Kington A Active
Discount Fabrics Limited Leicester A Active
Discount House Retails Ltd Salford A Active
DISCOUNT SIGN AND DISPLAY High Wycombe HP12 3GG A Active
DISCOUNT TRADE LTD Rochdale A Active
Discountwarehouseuk LTD Bradford A Active
Discount Wholesale Tyres (Hemel) Ltd Hemel Hempstead, Herts A Active
DISCOUNT WINE CENTRE Gateshead A Active
Discover Digital Solutions Limited Reading A Active
Discovered Brands Limited London A Active
Discovered Ltd Northampton A Active
Discover Financial Services (UK) Ltd Farnborough, Hampshire A Active
discoverIE Management Services Limited Guildford A Active
Discover People International 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 121,986 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.