Accounting firms that sponsor visas in the UK

On 5 October 2026, 1,503 accounting employers held a Skilled Worker licence on the Home Office register. That is 1.2% of the 121,996 Skilled Worker sponsors, matched to Companies House by registered name.

Home Office register, 5 October 2026. Companies House data, 1 October 2026.

Accounting employers hold a Skilled Worker licence: 1,503
of them are in London: 31%

Where accounting sponsors are

London has 31% of them. Outside London, the largest groups are in Manchester, Birmingham and Ilford.

Accounting Skilled Worker sponsors by town, Home Office register, 5 October 2026
Town or city	Sponsors	Share of the sector
London	463	30.8%
Manchester	61	4.1%
Birmingham	59	3.9%
Ilford	42	2.8%
Harrow	41	2.7%
Glasgow	21	1.4%
Romford	19	1.3%
Slough	19	1.3%
Croydon	17	1.1%
Leicester	17	1.1%

Examples on the register

Some well-known accounting employers that held a Skilled Worker licence on 5 October 2026.

Examples, not a ranking. Not affiliated with Visavi.

Deloitte LLP

London. A rating.
Check Deloitte LLP on the register
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

London. A rating.
Check PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on the register
KPMG LLP

London. A rating.
Check KPMG LLP on the register
Ernst & Young

London. A rating.
Check Ernst & Young on the register
BDO LLP

London. A rating.
Check BDO LLP on the register
Forvis Mazars LLP

London. A rating.
Check Forvis Mazars LLP on the register
RSM UK Tax and Accounting Limited

London. A rating.
Check RSM UK Tax and Accounting Limited on the register
Moore Kingston Smith LLP

London. A rating.
Check Moore Kingston Smith LLP on the register

Each name is checked against the register published on 5 October 2026, every time this page is built.

What the accounting sponsors do

Companies House records what each company does as a SIC 2007 code. These are the codes that placed the most sponsors on this page, in Companies House's own words.

Accounting Skilled Worker sponsors by SIC 2007 code, Home Office register, 5 October 2026, matched to Companies House
Activity	Sponsors	Share of the sector
Accounting and auditing activities SIC code 69201	1,209	80.4%
Bookkeeping activities SIC code 69202	228	15.2%
Tax consultancy SIC code 69203	66	4.4%

Contains Companies House data.

Roles typically hired in accounting

Each role page shows the going rate the Home Office sets for that job and how the salary rules work.

Going rates from Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations, checked on gov.uk on 6 October 2026
Role	Occupation code	Going rate	New-entrant rate
Accountant	2421	£49,200	£34,500
Tax adviser	2423	£48,500	£34,000
Financial analyst	2422	£45,800	£33,400
Business analyst	2431	£50,200	£35,100

In the year to June 2026, the Home Office granted 5,310 Skilled Worker entry clearance visas to main applicants applying from outside the UK for jobs in the "Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities" industry. That industry also covers law, consulting, engineering, architecture, research and advertising firms, so the figure is not for accounting alone.

Home Office immigration statistics, published 27 August 2026. Employers choose their own industry when they sponsor, and figures from 2026 are provisional. Immigration system statistics data tables (gov.uk)

How to check a accounting employer

Search the employer in the sponsor check, or on gov.uk.
Match the exact registered name and the town. Big groups often hold the licence in one company's name, which can differ from the brand on the advert.
Read the route and the rating. You need the route "Skilled Worker", and an A rating.

What to know before you apply

The job has to meet the salary rules. Usually that is the higher of £41,700 a year and the going rate for the job. Some people, for example those under 26 or switching from a Student or Graduate visa, can be paid 70% of the going rate, as long as it is at least £33,400. gov.uk
From 22 July 2025, a Skilled Worker job must normally be at graduate level (RQF 6), unless it is on the Immigration Salary List or the Temporary Shortage List.
Read the advert's sponsorship line. "Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK" is a no, even from a licensed employer.
A licence means they can sponsor. It is not a promise that they will. Visavi shows you the evidence per job.

Many large accounting firms are limited liability partnerships (LLPs). In the Companies House data, LLPs carry no industry code, so they cannot be placed in a sector and are not in this count, even though many hold a licence. The examples on this page include some of them.

How we sort sponsors into sectors

We match each sponsor's registered name to Companies House data from 1 October 2026, keep only names that match exactly one active company, and read that company's industry codes (SIC 2007: group 69.2). 85.9% of Skilled Worker sponsors matched. Sponsors we could not match are not counted here, and nor are any that joined the register after 5 October 2026, the copy we matched.

Contains Companies House data.

See every sector: Companies that sponsor visas in the UK

Questions about accounting sponsors

Do accounting firms sponsor visas?

Many do. On 5 October 2026, 1,503 accounting employers held a Skilled Worker licence on the Home Office register, not counting limited liability partnerships, which have no industry code at Companies House.

Which accounting firms sponsor visas?

Examples on the register on 5 October 2026 include Deloitte LLP, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, KPMG LLP and Ernst & Young. Search any other employer by name in the sponsor check.

Where are most accounting sponsors?

By the register's own town column, the largest groups are in London (463), Manchester (61), Birmingham (59), Ilford (42) and Harrow (41).

Do any accounting sponsors hold a B rating?

On 5 October 2026, 2 of the 1,503 accounting sponsors counted here held a B rating. None of the examples named on this page did. A B-rated sponsor generally cannot sponsor new workers until it is back to an A rating.

Is this immigration advice?

No. General information only. For advice, talk to a regulated immigration adviser.

Sources

General information, not immigration advice. Rules change: always check gov.uk.

For advice about your own situation, talk to a regulated immigration adviser. Find a regulated adviser on gov.uk.