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Consulting firms that sponsor visas in the UK

On 5 October 2026, 2,898 consulting employers held a Skilled Worker licence on the Home Office register. That is 2.4% 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.

Consulting employers hold a Skilled Worker licence
2,898
of them are in London
57%

Where consulting sponsors are

London has 57% of them. Outside London, the largest groups are in Manchester, Birmingham and Bristol.

Consulting Skilled Worker sponsors by town, Home Office register, 5 October 2026
Town or citySponsorsShare of the sector
London 1,641 56.6%
Manchester 46 1.6%
Birmingham 40 1.4%
Bristol 23 0.8%
Edinburgh 20 0.7%
Ilford 20 0.7%
Cambridge 17 0.6%
Brighton 16 0.6%
Oxford 16 0.6%
Liverpool 15 0.5%

Examples on the register

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

Examples, not a ranking. Not affiliated with Visavi.

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

What the consulting 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.

Consulting Skilled Worker sponsors by SIC 2007 code, Home Office register, 5 October 2026, matched to Companies House
ActivitySponsorsShare of the sector
Management consultancy activities other than financial management SIC code 70229 2,444 84.3%
Public relations and communications activities SIC code 70210 281 9.7%
Financial management SIC code 70221 173 6.0%

Contains Companies House data.

Roles typically hired in consulting

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
Business analyst 2431 £50,200 £35,100
IT business analyst 2133 £54,900 £38,400
Project manager 2440 £56,500 £39,500
Data analyst 3544, 2433, 2133 Varies by code Varies by code
Environmental consultant 2152 £37,200 £33,400
Product manager 2132 £55,000 £38,500

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, accounting, engineering, architecture, research and advertising firms, so the figure is not for consulting 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 consulting employer

  1. Search the employer in the sponsor check, or on gov.uk.
  2. 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.
  3. 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 consulting 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 70.2). 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 consulting sponsors

Do consulting firms sponsor visas?

Many do. On 5 October 2026, 2,898 consulting 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 consulting firms sponsor visas?

Examples on the register on 5 October 2026 include Accenture (UK) Limited, McKinsey & Company Inc. United Kingdom, BAIN & COMPANY UNITED KINGDOM LLP and Oliver Wyman Limited. Search any other employer by name in the sponsor check.

Where are most consulting sponsors?

By the register's own town column, the largest groups are in London (1,641), Manchester (46), Birmingham (40), Bristol (23) and Edinburgh (20).

Do any consulting sponsors hold a B rating?

None of the 2,898 consulting sponsors counted here held a B rating on 5 October 2026.

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.

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