2025 Home Office Data
UK Visa Sponsor Rankings
Ranked by Certificates of Sponsorship issued in 2025.
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 | |
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| #1 | Health Education England Platinum | Birmingham | Healthcare | 23,629 | |
| #2 | Tata Consultancy Services Platinum | London | Technology | 18,871+17,337 | |
| #3 | Cognizant Worldwide Limited Platinum | London | Technology | 7,028+2,448 | |
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Top NHS & Healthcare Sponsors by 2025 CoS
| # | Organisation | City | Industry | CoS 2025 | |
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| #1 | Health Education England Platinum | Birmingham | Healthcare | 23,629 | |
| #2 | Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Platinum | London | Healthcare | 4,994 | |
| #3 | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Platinum | Manchester | Healthcare | 4,592 | |
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Top Technology Sponsors by 2025 CoS
| # | Organisation | City | Industry | CoS 2025 | |
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| #1 | Tata Consultancy Services Platinum | London | Technology | 18,871+17,337 | |
| #2 | Cognizant Worldwide Limited Platinum | London | Technology | 7,028+2,448 | |
| #3 | Accenture (UK) Limited Platinum | London | Technology | 3,476+472 | |
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Top Consulting Sponsors by 2025 CoS
| # | Organisation | City | Industry | CoS 2025 | |
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| #1 | Ernst & Young Platinum | London | Consulting | 6,245+542 | |
| #2 | Deloitte LLP Platinum | London | Consulting | 5,646+530 | |
| #3 | KPMG LLP (Local Hires) Platinum | London | Consulting | 3,984+263 | |
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Top Finance Sponsors by 2025 CoS
| # | Organisation | City | Industry | CoS 2025 | |
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| #1 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Platinum | London | Finance | 6,786+228 | |
| #2 | Barclays Execution Services Limited Platinum | London | Finance | 2,174+17 | |
| #3 | NatWest Group PLC Platinum | Edinburgh | Finance | 1,761+41 | |
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Top Education Sponsors by 2025 CoS
| # | Organisation | City | Industry | CoS 2025 | |
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| #1 | University of Oxford Platinum | Oxford | Education | 2,192 | |
| #2 | University College London Platinum | London | Education | 1,818 | |
| #3 | The University of Cambridge Platinum | Cambridge | Education | 1,461 | |
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Top Life Sciences Sponsors by 2025 CoS
| # | Organisation | City | Industry | CoS 2025 | |
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| #1 | UK Research and Innovation Gold | Swindon | Life Sciences | 300 | |
| #2 | AstraZeneca UK Limited Gold | Cambridge | Life Sciences | 290+32 | |
| #3 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd Silver | London | Life Sciences | 194 | |
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