Who sponsors work visas in United Kingdom?
124,841 employers hold a licence to sponsor foreign workers. Figures come from UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors and are refreshed as the register is republished.
Sponsorship by region
159 regions with at least 25 licensed employers, largest first.
| Region | Employers | Most sponsored |
|---|---|---|
| London | 1,895 | — |
| Essex | 1,867 | — |
| Surrey | 1,858 | — |
| West Midlands | 1,658 | — |
| Kent | 1,512 | — |
| England | 1,292 | — |
| Middlesex | 1,275 | — |
| Hampshire | 1,145 | — |
| Berkshire | 1,132 | — |
| Lancashire | 1,015 | — |
| West Yorkshire | 976 | — |
| Hertfordshire | 945 | — |
| Cheshire | 685 | — |
| Oxfordshire | 630 | — |
| Buckinghamshire | 619 | — |
| West Sussex | 549 | — |
| Cambridgeshire | 537 | — |
| Devon | 519 | — |
| Greater London | 489 | — |
| Leicestershire | 480 | — |
| East Sussex | 465 | — |
| Dorset | 438 | — |
| Greater Manchester | 438 | — |
| Nottinghamshire | 427 | — |
| Bedfordshire | 422 | — |
| Staffordshire | 420 | — |
| Suffolk | 417 | — |
| Gloucestershire | 402 | — |
| Norfolk | 401 | — |
| Derbyshire | 386 | — |
| Warwickshire | 367 | — |
| North Yorkshire | 364 | — |
| Merseyside | 356 | — |
| South Yorkshire | 355 | — |
| United Kingdom | 348 | — |
| Somerset | 348 | — |
| Wiltshire | 347 | — |
| Northamptonshire | 316 | — |
| Scotland | 295 | — |
| Lincolnshire | 286 | — |
| Worcestershire | 259 | — |
| Tyne and Wear | 258 | — |
| Cumbria | 247 | — |
| Shropshire | 240 | — |
| ESSEX | 223 | — |
| Cornwall | 221 | — |
| Antrim | 220 | — |
| MIDDLESEX | 188 | — |
| KENT | 182 | — |
| Herts | 180 | — |
| WEST MIDLANDS | 178 | — |
| SURREY | 170 | — |
| Bucks | 169 | — |
| Aberdeenshire | 167 | — |
| Wales | 164 | — |
| LONDON | 159 | — |
| LANCASHIRE | 136 | — |
| UK | 135 | — |
| Manchester | 131 | — |
| Bristol | 129 | — |
| ENGLAND | 123 | — |
| Tyrone | 113 | — |
| Down | 105 | — |
| Midlothian | 103 | — |
| Fife | 98 | — |
| Northumberland | 96 | — |
| East Yorkshire | 94 | — |
| County Durham | 92 | — |
| Tyne & Wear | 92 | — |
| WEST YORKSHIRE | 90 | — |
| Herefordshire | 90 | — |
| Durham | 90 | — |
| Oxon | 88 | — |
| County (optional) | 85 | — |
| HAMPSHIRE | 77 | — |
| Lanarkshire | 77 | — |
| Northern Ireland | 70 | — |
| Cambs | 69 | — |
| BERKSHIRE | 69 | — |
| Birmingham | 65 | — |
| Cardiff | 65 | — |
| Northants | 62 | — |
| Avon | 62 | — |
| Yorkshire | 58 | — |
| HERTFORDSHIRE | 57 | — |
| Cleveland | 56 | — |
| Hants | 55 | — |
| Pembrokeshire | 55 | — |
| Armagh | 55 | — |
| West Lothian | 55 | — |
| Gwent | 55 | — |
| Isle of Wight | 53 | — |
| Middx | 52 | — |
| Powys | 52 | — |
| Renfrewshire | 50 | — |
| Flintshire | 50 | — |
| Londonderry | 49 | — |
| Lancs | 49 | — |
| LEICESTERSHIRE | 48 | — |
| Carmarthenshire | 48 | — |
| BUCKINGHAMSHIRE | 48 | — |
| NORTHERN IRELAND | 47 | — |
| UNITED KINGDOM | 45 | — |
| Nottingham | 43 | — |
| Glasgow | 43 | — |
| Angus | 43 | — |
| Beds | 42 | — |
| Denbighshire | 41 | — |
| Co Down | 41 | — |
| County | 41 | — |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | 41 | — |
| Derry | 41 | — |
| Perthshire | 40 | — |
| County Antrim | 40 | — |
| Wirral | 40 | — |
| Cambridge | 40 | — |
| Gwynedd | 40 | — |
| london | 39 | — |
| East Lothian | 39 | — |
| Monmouthshire | 39 | — |
| North Lanarkshire | 39 | — |
| South Glamorgan | 38 | — |
| Conwy | 37 | — |
| North Somerset | 36 | — |
| BEDFORDSHIRE | 36 | — |
| DERBYSHIRE | 35 | — |
| Stirlingshire | 34 | — |
| Milton Keynes | 33 | — |
| South Lanarkshire | 32 | — |
| WEST SUSSEX | 32 | — |
| CHESHIRE | 32 | — |
| NORTHAMPTONSHIRE | 31 | — |
| County Down | 31 | — |
| Ayrshire | 31 | — |
| Ceredigion | 31 | — |
| Sussex | 31 | — |
| SOUTH YORKSHIRE | 29 | — |
| OXFORDSHIRE | 29 | — |
| Swansea | 29 | — |
| GREATER MANCHESTER | 29 | — |
| EAST SUSSEX | 29 | — |
| Fermanagh | 28 | — |
| Argyll | 28 | — |
| West Glamorgan | 28 | — |
| - select - | 28 | — |
| NORFOLK | 28 | — |
| DORSET | 27 | — |
| Notts | 27 | — |
| Moray | 27 | — |
| North Lincolnshire | 27 | — |
| North East Lincolnshire | 27 | — |
| Co Antrim | 26 | — |
| Leicester | 26 | — |
| Staffs | 26 | — |
| Highland | 26 | — |
| Aberdeen | 25 | — |
| Berks | 25 | — |
| Rutland | 25 | — |
| DEVON | 25 | — |