Licensed sponsors in London
The register published on Fri 23 Oct 2026 lists 47,984 sponsors in London, 37.5% of the 127,813 on the whole register — +46 since 23 Sep 2026 (+461 added, −415 no longer listed).
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Towns
By the town on the register. Towns with fewer than 5 sponsors are grouped.
| Town | Sponsors | Since 23 Sep 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Ilford | 950 | +2 (+0.2%) |
| Harrow | 820 | −3 (−0.4%) |
| Croydon | 543 | +3 (+0.6%) |
| Hounslow | 498 | +1 (+0.2%) |
| Romford | 449 | +3 (+0.7%) |
| Southall | 430 | −5 (−1.1%) |
| Wembley | 423 | 0 (0.0%) |
| Uxbridge | 364 | +5 (+1.4%) |
| Barking | 320 | −3 (−0.9%) |
| Hayes (which one is not stated) | 299 | −3 (−1.0%) |
| Dagenham | 267 | −2 (−0.7%) |
| Sutton | 187 | −1 (−0.5%) |
| Enfield | 179 | −3 (−1.6%) |
| Feltham | 172 | +2 (+1.2%) |
| Bromley | 168 | −2 (−1.2%) |
| Brentford | 156 | −1 (−0.6%) |
| Kingston upon Thames | 152 | −1 (−0.7%) |
| Edgware | 151 | 0 (0.0%) |
| Greenford | 146 | +2 (+1.4%) |
| Mitcham | 143 | −3 (−2.1%) |
| Stanmore | 141 | 0 (0.0%) |
| Twickenham | 134 | −2 (−1.5%) |
| New Malden | 131 | +2 (+1.6%) |
| Hayes (Hillingdon) | 126 | +1 (+0.8%) |
| Pinner | 114 | +1 (+0.9%) |
- London, borough not stated on the register
- 37,099
- 162 smaller places
- 325
Routes
Sponsors holding each route; one sponsor can hold several.
- Skilled Worker46,259 sponsors
- Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker6,047 sponsors
- Creative Worker868 sponsors
- Tier 2 Ministers of Religion601 sponsors
- Religious Worker444 sponsors
- Charity Worker434 sponsors
- Global Business Mobility: UK Expansion Worker309 sponsors
- Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee278 sponsors
- International Sportsperson123 sponsors
- International Agreement118 sponsors
- Government Authorised Exchange83 sponsors
- Scale-up56 sponsors
- Global Business Mobility: Service Supplier8 sponsors
- Tier 2 General3 sponsors
- Global Business Mobility: Secondment Worker2 sponsors
- Intra Company Transfers (ICT)1 sponsors
- Intra-company Routes1 sponsors
Ratings
- A rating47,889 sponsors
- Provisional rating67 sponsors
- B rating27 sponsors
- A (Premium) rating2 sponsors
- A (SME+) rating1 sponsors
Sponsors in London over time
Each point is a publication MadyHR recorded.
Show the numbers as a table
| Register published | Sponsors | Added | No longer listed | Present again |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 | 47,984 | 21 | 18 | 0 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 47,981 | 24 | 22 | 0 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 47,979 | 16 | 14 | 1 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 47,976 | 24 | 14 | 1 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 47,965 | 28 | 41 | 0 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 47,978 | 20 | 18 | 0 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 47,976 | 21 | 20 | 0 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | 47,975 | 17 | 11 | 0 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 47,969 | 19 | 14 | 1 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 47,963 | 36 | 41 | 0 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 47,968 | 31 | 15 | 0 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 47,952 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 47,950 | 26 | 20 | 0 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 47,944 | 14 | 16 | 1 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 47,945 | 29 | 29 | 0 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 47,945 | 14 | 19 | 0 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 47,950 | 22 | 19 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 47,947 | 25 | 7 | 0 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 47,929 | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 47,928 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 47,931 | 25 | 25 | 0 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 47,931 | 21 | 28 | 0 |
| 23 Sep 2026 | 47,938 | 19 | 22 | 0 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 47,941 | 22 | 21 | 0 |
| 21 Sep 2026(first recorded) | 47,940 | — | — | — |
Source: Home Office register of licensed sponsors (workers), published 23 Oct 2026; Open Government Licence v3.0. Towns are the town on the register, not an address. How this data works