Side-by-side comparison

Accenture LLP vs Microsoft Corporation

A direct H-1B sponsorship comparison built from the same DOL Labor Condition Application data that drives every page on H1B Report. Total filings, outcome rates, top occupations and yearly demand side-by-side.

Summary

Accenture LLP (Illinois) and Microsoft Corporation (Washington) are among the largest H-1B sponsors in the U.S., but differ significantly in filing volume and certification success. Accenture has filed 57,231 H-1B petitions since 2010, with a 16.22% certification rate and 0.01% denial rate. Microsoft has filed 70,316 petitions over the same period, achieving a substantially higher 35.21% certification rate and 0% denial rate.

Microsoft leads on both total filings and certification rate, suggesting stronger petition outcomes and potentially more specialized roles or demonstrated labor market conditions. Accenture's lower certification rate reflects its business model as a large staffing and consulting firm with broader hiring scope. Both companies maintained consistent H-1B sponsorship activity from 2010 through 2026, establishing them as ongoing major participants in the visa program.

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Entity A

Accenture LLP

ILRank #9FEIN 72-0542904

Entity B

Microsoft Corporation

WARank #6FEIN 91-1144442

Key metrics

All percentages are share of total LCAs filed by each sponsor.

Metric	Accenture LLP	Microsoft Corporation
Total filings	57,231	70,316▲
Certified %	16.22%	35.21%▲
Denied %	0.01%	0.00%▲
Withdrawn %	0.23%	0.00%
Cert-withdrawn %	0.01%	0.12%
Rank	#9	#6▲
Active years	FY2010–FY2026	FY2010–FY2026
Worksite state	IL	WA

Outcomes — Accenture LLP

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	98.5%
Cert-withdrawn	0.1%
Withdrawn	1.4%
Denied	0.1%

Certified98.5%

Cert-withdrawn0.1%

Withdrawn1.4%

Denied0.1%

Outcomes — Microsoft Corporation

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	99.7%
Cert-withdrawn	0.3%

Certified99.7%

Cert-withdrawn0.3%

Yearly filing volume

Year-over-year H-1B demand for each sponsor.

Accenture LLP

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	192
FY2011	1,059
FY2012	2,304
FY2013	4,786
FY2014	5,024
FY2015	8,598
FY2016	8,374
FY2017	6,158
FY2018	6,046
FY2019	5,264
FY2020	377
FY2021	353
FY2022	250
FY2023	1,352
FY2024	3,360
FY2025	2,921
FY2026	813

Microsoft Corporation

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	4,390
FY2011	4,184
FY2012	3,943
FY2013	3,813
FY2014	3,637
FY2015	4,452
FY2016	4,888
FY2017	4,806
FY2018	5,438
FY2019	5,916
FY2020	51
FY2021	110
FY2022	150
FY2023	2,791
FY2024	9,492
FY2025	9,362
FY2026	2,893

Top 5 occupations — Accenture LLP

115-1211Computer Systems Analysts16,772
215-1251Computer Programmers10,555
315-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers8,693
415-1232Computer User Support Specialists6,457
515-1299Computer Occupations, All Other4,045

Top 5 occupations — Microsoft Corporation

115-1252Software Developers39,778
215-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers6,325
315-1299Computer Occupations, All Other4,610
415-2051Data Scientists3,561
515-2031Operations Research Analysts2,640

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