The register
The register lists Carl Zeiss Limited in Cambourne as a licensed sponsor on Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker, 2 routes in all, and has done since at least 2026. Rating on the current register: Worker (A rating).
Companies House lists it as Carl Zeiss Ltd, number 00542141, incorporated 1954: 71 years of filings behind the name. The registered office is at Zeiss House 1030 Cambourne Business Park, Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6DW, CB23 6DW. Its filed activity puts it in professional and technical services. It has traded under other names before, including Carl Zeiss (oberkochen) Limited.
For a candidate this means one less obstacle: Carl Zeiss Limited already has the licence most employers would have to apply for. The rest is the ordinary job of getting the interview.