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Skilled Worker (Tier 2) Visa Sponsors UK

121,978 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
121,865 companies
Rating B
113 companies

Top Cities

London Birmingham Manchester Leicester Glasgow
Company Location Rating Status
ESR Europe Limited London A Active
ESRI Global Inc. Edinburgh A Active
Esri (UK) Ltd Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire A Active
ESR Square Limited Stains Upon Thames A Active
ESR Technology Ltd Warrington, Cheshire A Active
Essa Food Oldham Ltd T/A Essa Cash & Carry Oldham A Active
Essandore Limited Southport, Merseyside A Active
Essa News LTD Preston, Lancashire A Active
ESSAP ESTATES LTD PRESTON A Active
Essar Consulting Limited Slough A Active
Essar International Limited Ashford A Active
Essar Oil (UK) Ltd t/a EET Fuels Ellesmere Port, Cheshire A Active
ESSAVISTA HAULAGE LTD Nottingham A Active
Ess Cleaning Ltd Grays A Active
essDOCS EMEA Limited London A Active
Essel Innovation and Development Services Limited Maidstone A Active
Esselle Limited Rossendale A Active
Essen BioScience Limited Royston, Hertfordshire A Active
Essence Cheshire A Active
Essence Of Bangal Limited Brierley Hill A Active
Essence of Life Ltd t/a Vanillabazaar Harrow, Middlesex A Active
ESSENCE OF STRATFORD LIMITED T/A Thespians Indian Restaurant Stratford-upon-Avon A Active
Essence Property Investment and Management Ltd Birmingham, West Midlands A Active
ESSENCE SUPPORTED LIVING LIMITED Barking A Active
Essendi UK Hotels 1 Limited London A Active
Essensium UK Ltd London A Active
Essensys (UK) Limited T/A essensys LONDON A Active
Essentia Analytics Ltd London A Active
ESSENTIA GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED Finchley, London A Active
ESSENTIAL BARGAINS LIMITED Manchester A Active
Essential Beautyworks Ltd London A Active
Essential Care and Support Limited Seaham Co Durham A Active
ESSENTIAL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES (E.C.S) LTD. Gerrards Cross A Active
ESSENTIAL-HEALTHCARE LTD Brentwood, Essex A Active
Essential Healthcare Ltd t/a Abbeyrose Court St Helens, Merseyside A Active
Essential Health Limited Stoke on Trent A Active
Essential Household Oldham Limited Oldham A Active
Essential Living Care Ltd Croydon A Active
Essential Living Management Ltd London A Active
Essential Risk Solutions Swansea A Active
ESSENTIALS NW LTD BIRKENHEAD A Active
Essential Spices Ltd Bedford A Active
Essential Studio Ltd Liverpool A Active
Essential Supermarket Ltd Huntingdon A Active
Essential Support For SME Ltd Oldham A Active
ESSENTIALTECHGB LTD Birmingham, West Midlands A Active
Essential Therapeutic Care and Education Ltd Aldermaston, Berkshire A Active
Essential Travel UK Ltd London, Mainland UK A Active
Essentra plc Milton Keynes A Active
Essenwood Partners Limited 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 121,978 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.