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Tech companies that sponsor visas in the UK

On 5 October 2026, 10,985 tech employers held a Skilled Worker licence on the Home Office register. That is 9.0% 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.

Tech employers hold a Skilled Worker licence
10,985
of them are in London
43%

Where tech sponsors are

London has 43% of them. Outside London, the largest groups are in Reading, Manchester and Birmingham.

Tech Skilled Worker sponsors by town, Home Office register, 5 October 2026
Town or citySponsorsShare of the sector
London 4,683 42.6%
Reading 241 2.2%
Manchester 230 2.1%
Birmingham 167 1.5%
Bristol 155 1.4%
Milton Keynes 124 1.1%
Cambridge 120 1.1%
Leeds 119 1.1%
Edinburgh 117 1.1%
Slough 115 1.0%

Examples on the register

Some well-known tech 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 tech 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.

Tech Skilled Worker sponsors by SIC 2007 code, Home Office register, 5 October 2026, matched to Companies House
ActivitySponsorsShare of the sector
Business and domestic software development SIC code 62012 3,647 33.2%
Information technology consultancy activities SIC code 62020 3,495 31.8%
Other information technology service activities SIC code 62090 2,166 19.7%
Other software publishing SIC code 58290 501 4.6%
Other information service activities n.e.c. SIC code 63990 409 3.7%
Data processing, hosting and related activities SIC code 63110 261 2.4%
Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development SIC code 62011 192 1.7%
Web portals SIC code 63120 122 1.1%

Contains Companies House data.

Roles typically hired in tech

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
Software engineer 2134 £54,700 £38,300
Data engineer 2133 £54,900 £38,400
Data scientist 2433 £55,100 £38,600
Data analyst 3544, 2433, 2133 Varies by code Varies by code
Cyber security analyst 2135 £48,500 £34,000
DevOps engineer 2139 £52,300 £36,600
IT project manager 2131 £58,200 £40,700
UX designer 2141 £43,800 £33,400

In the year to June 2026, the Home Office granted 3,640 Skilled Worker entry clearance visas to main applicants applying from outside the UK for jobs in the "Information and Communications" industry. That industry also covers publishing, film, broadcasting and telecoms companies, so the figure is wider than tech.

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 tech 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.

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: divisions 62 and 63, and group 58.2). 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 tech sponsors

Do tech companies sponsor visas?

Many do. On 5 October 2026, 10,985 tech employers held a Skilled Worker licence on the Home Office register.

Which tech companies sponsor visas?

Examples on the register on 5 October 2026 include Google (UK) Limited, Microsoft Limited, Amazon UK Services Ltd and IBM UK Ltd. Search any other employer by name in the sponsor check.

Where are most tech sponsors?

By the register's own town column, the largest groups are in London (4,683), Reading (241), Manchester (230), Birmingham (167) and Bristol (155).

Do any tech sponsors hold a B rating?

On 5 October 2026, 1 of the 10,985 tech 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.

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