2025 Home Office Data
UK Visa Sponsor Rankings
Ranked by Certificates of Sponsorship issued in 2025. Source: Home Office FOI data — the most authoritative hiring signal available.
27,253
Sponsors Ranked
1,054,681
Total 2025 CoS
289
Platinum Tier
Top All Sectors Sponsors by 2025 CoS
| # | Organisation | City | Industry | CoS 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Health Education England | Birmingham | Healthcare | 23,629 | |
| #2 | Tata Consultancy Services | London | Technology | 18,871+17,337 | |
| #3 | Cognizant Worldwide Limited | London | Technology | 7,028+2,448 | |
| 4 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | London | Finance | 6,786+228 | |
| 5 | Ernst & Young | London | Consulting | 6,245+542 | |
| 6 | Deloitte LLP | London | Consulting | 5,646+530 | |
| 7 | Amazon UK Services Ltd | London | Other | 5,209 | |
| 8 | Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust | London | Healthcare | 4,994 | |
| 9 | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust | Manchester | Healthcare | 4,592 | |
| 10 | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | London | Other | 4,186+280 | |
| 11 | KPMG LLP (Local Hires) | London | Consulting | 3,984+263 | |
| 12 | Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | Camberwell | Healthcare | 3,708 | |
| 13 | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust | London | Healthcare | 3,556 | |
| 14 | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust | Nottingham | Healthcare | 3,537 | |
| 15 | University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust | Chichester | Healthcare | 3,528 |
11KPMG LLP (Local Hires)
3,98412Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
3,70813Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
3,55614Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
3,53715University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
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Top NHS & Healthcare Sponsors by 2025 CoS
11University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
3,05912Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
2,86613Elysium Healthcare
2,80614Barchester Healthcare
2,78015East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
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Top Technology Sponsors by 2025 CoS
| # | Organisation | City | Industry | CoS 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tata Consultancy Services | London | Technology | 18,871+17,337 | |
| #2 | Cognizant Worldwide Limited | London | Technology | 7,028+2,448 | |
| #3 | Accenture (UK) Limited | London | Technology | 3,476+472 | |
| 4 | Capgemini UK PLC | London | Technology | 3,251+1,706 | |
| 5 | Infosys Limited | London | Technology | 3,245+2,455 | |
| 6 | Wipro Limited | London | Technology | 1,781+1,189 | |
| 7 | HCL Technologies UK Limited | London | Technology | 1,744+1,185 | |
| 8 | TikTok Information Technologies UK Limited | London | Technology | 1,674+371 | |
| 9 | NewWaves Solutions Limited | London | Technology | 1,436+154 | |
| 10 | Tata Technologies Europe Limited | Warwick | Technology | 551+194 | |
| 11 | HEXAWARE TECHNOLOGIES UK LTD | London | Technology | 523+114 | |
| 12 | Qube Research & Technologies Limited | London | Technology | 477 | |
| 13 | NTT DATA UK LIMITED | London | Technology | 465+77 | |
| 14 | Zensar Technologies (UK) Ltd | London | Technology | 422+297 | |
| 15 | Dubai Equestrian Club UK Representative Office | Newmarket | Technology | 410 |
11HEXAWARE TECHNOLOGIES UK LTD
52312Qube Research & Technologies Limited
47713NTT DATA UK LIMITED
46514Zensar Technologies (UK) Ltd
42215Dubai Equestrian Club UK Representative Office
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Top Consulting Sponsors by 2025 CoS
| # | Organisation | City | Industry | CoS 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ernst & Young | London | Consulting | 6,245+542 | |
| #2 | Deloitte LLP | London | Consulting | 5,646+530 | |
| #3 | KPMG LLP (Local Hires) | London | Consulting | 3,984+263 | |
| 4 | McKinsey & Company Inc. United Kingdom | London | Consulting | 2,289+1,518 | |
| 5 | The Boston Consulting Group UK LLP | London | Consulting | 1,909+1,085 | |
| 6 | Boots Management Services | Nottingham | Consulting | 675 | |
| 7 | Virtusa Consulting and Services Limited | London | Consulting | 673+267 | |
| 8 | BAIN & COMPANY UNITED KINGDOM LLP | London | Consulting | 321+51 | |
| 9 | KPMG LLP | London | Consulting | 282+252 | |
| 10 | FTI Consulting LLP | London | Consulting | 261 | |
| 11 | Mastercard UK Management Services LTD | London | Consulting | 183+20 | |
| 12 | L.E.K. Consulting LLP | London | Consulting | 160+55 | |
| 13 | Godolphin Management Company Limited | Newmarket | Consulting | 149 | |
| 14 | No Regrets Management Limited | Cheltenham | Consulting | 148 | |
| 15 | Arora Management Services Limited | Hounslow | Consulting | 148 |
11Mastercard UK Management Services LTD
18312L.E.K. Consulting LLP
16013Godolphin Management Company Limited
14914No Regrets Management Limited
14815Arora Management Services Limited
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Top Finance Sponsors by 2025 CoS
| # | Organisation | City | Industry | CoS 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | London | Finance | 6,786+228 | |
| #2 | Barclays Execution Services Limited | London | Finance | 2,174+17 | |
| #3 | NatWest Group PLC | Edinburgh | Finance | 1,761+41 | |
| 4 | HSBC Holdings plc | London | Finance | 1,712+157 | |
| 5 | Barclays Bank PLC | London | Finance | 1,145+79 | |
| 6 | Bank of America, N.A. | London | Finance | 813+15 | |
| 7 | Lloyds Bank plc | London | Finance | 694 | |
| 8 | BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED | London | Finance | 661 | |
| 9 | BANK OF ENGLAND | London | Finance | 554 | |
| 10 | SMBC Bank International plc | London | Finance | 479+302 | |
| 11 | Squarepoint Capital LLP | London | Finance | 474 | |
| 12 | Bamford Bus Company Limited Trading as Wrightbus | Ballymena | Finance | 389 | |
| 13 | Standard Chartered Bank | London | Finance | 338+55 | |
| 14 | Monzo Bank Ltd | London | Finance | 295 | |
| 15 | Royal Bank of Canada | London | Finance | 290+14 |
11Squarepoint Capital LLP
47412Bamford Bus Company Limited Trading as Wrightbus
38913Standard Chartered Bank
33814Monzo Bank Ltd
29515Royal Bank of Canada
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Top Education Sponsors by 2025 CoS
| # | Organisation | City | Industry | CoS 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | University of Oxford | Oxford | Education | 2,192 | |
| #2 | University College London | London | Education | 1,818 | |
| #3 | The University of Cambridge | Cambridge | Education | 1,461 | |
| 4 | The University of Manchester | Manchester | Education | 1,160 | |
| 5 | King's College London | London | Education | 996 | |
| 6 | Imperial College London (HR) | London | Education | 882 | |
| 7 | University of Edinburgh | Edinburgh | Education | 751 | |
| 8 | Queen Mary University of London | London | Education | 543 | |
| 9 | University of Glasgow | Glasgow | Education | 460 | |
| 10 | University of Nottingham | Nottingham | Education | 446 | |
| 11 | University of Leeds (Human Resources) | Leeds | Education | 416 | |
| 12 | University of Birmingham | Birmingham | Education | 407 | |
| 13 | University of Bristol | Bristol | Education | 406 | |
| 14 | The London School of Economics and Political Science | London | Education | 371 | |
| 15 | University of St Andrews | St Andrews | Education | 333 |
11University of Leeds (Human Resources)
41612University of Birmingham
40713University of Bristol
40614The London School of Economics and Political Science
37115University of St Andrews
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Top Life Sciences Sponsors by 2025 CoS
| # | Organisation | City | Industry | CoS 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | UK Research and Innovation | Swindon | Life Sciences | 300 | |
| #2 | AstraZeneca UK Limited | Cambridge | Life Sciences | 290+32 | |
| #3 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd | London | Life Sciences | 194 | |
| 4 | Genome Research Limited | Cambridge | Life Sciences | 150 | |
| 5 | Lonza Biologics Plc | Slough | Life Sciences | 147+15 | |
| 6 | The Doctors Laboratory | London | Life Sciences | 134 | |
| 7 | aventis pharma Ltd t/a Sanofi | Reading | Life Sciences | 90+10 | |
| 8 | CSC Computer Sciences Limited | Farnborough | Life Sciences | 88+32 | |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club | Brighton | Life Sciences | 82 | |
| 10 | Microsoft Research Limited | Cambridge | Life Sciences | 70 | |
| 11 | Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals Limited | Denham | Life Sciences | 64 | |
| 12 | The Sainsbury Laboratory | Norwich | Life Sciences | 64 | |
| 13 | Moderna Biotech UK Limited | London | Life Sciences | 59 | |
| 14 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Ltd | London | Life Sciences | 56 | |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion Women's Football Club | Brighton | Life Sciences | 55 |
11Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals Limited
6412The Sainsbury Laboratory
6413Moderna Biotech UK Limited
5914Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Ltd
5615Brighton & Hove Albion Women's Football Club
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