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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
First Psychology Ltd Edinburgh A Active
First Quality Care Limited Leicester A Active
First Quantum Minerals (UK) Limited London A Active
First Rail Holdings Limited London A Active
FirstRand Bank Ltd (London Branch) London A Active
First Rate Recruit Limited Northampton A Active
FIRST RECRUITMENT LIMITED Berkshire A Active
First Rehab Bolton A Active
First Reliant Services Ltd London, Select A Active
First Renderers Ltd London A Active
FIRST REPAIRS LTD Canvey Island, Essex A Active
First Response Finance Ltd Nottingham, Nottinghamshire A Active
First Response Group Limited Leeds, West Yorkshire A Active
First Rung Ltd London, LONDON A Active
First Sentier Investors (UK) Services Limited London A Active
First Sentinel Corporate Finance Limited London A Active
Firstsmile Limited Brent Street, London A Active
Firstsource Solutions UK Limited London A Active
First South Yorkshire Limited South Yorkshire A Active
FIRSTSTEP CARE LIMITED LONDON A Active
First Step Daycare & Nursery LTD London A Active
First Step Foods Limited T/a Heavenly Desserts Brighton, A Active
First-Step Group Limited Manchester A Active
First Step Property Services Ltd London A Active
First Steps Care Ltd London A Active
FIRST-STOPS TRADING LTD Barking, Essex A Active
First Strategy Financial Services Ltd St Albans A Active
First-String Homes Limited London A Active
First Subsea Limited Lancaster A Active
First Technology Holdings Ltd Reading, berkshire A Active
First Thought Care Services Gloucester A Active
FIRST TONE LTD London A Active
First TransPennine Express Manchester, Greater Manchester A Active
FIRST TRENITALIA WEST COAST RAIL LIMITED (T/A AVANTI WEST COAST) London A Active
FIRST TRUCK & VAN SERVICES LIMITED GLASGOW A Active
First Trust Global Portfolios Ltd. London A Active
First Tutors HM Limited London A Active
First Tutors UK London A Active
FIRST UK London A Active
First UK Security Services Limited Ashton-Under-Lyne A Active
First Underwriting Limited London, London A Active
First Up, S.L.U t/a Master Stonemasons (UK establishment) Sutton Coldfield A Active
Firstup UK Limited London A Active
FirstVet UK Ltd London A Active
Firstware Ltd Northampton A Active
First Water Ramsbury Limited Malborough, Ramsbury A Active
FIRST WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED London A Active
FIRST WITHIN LIMITED Croydon A Active
First Years Childcare Limited t/a Banana Moon London, Chiswick A Active
Firsway Health Centre Sale, Cheshire 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.