shortage skill workers in the UK

Occupation Job types included on the Areas of Annual salary

code shortage occupations list the UK (80% of going rate
where
there is a
shortage

1181 Health services and public England, 80% of going rate

health managers and directors Scotland, £30,720 (£15.15 pe
– all jobs Wales, hour)
Northern
Ireland

1242 Residential, day and England, 80% of going rate

domiciliary care managers and Scotland, £21,360 (£10.53 pe
proprietors – all jobs Wales, hour)
Northern
Ireland

2111 Chemical scientists – only jobs Scotland 80% of going rate

in the nuclear industry only £21,360(£10.53 pe
hour)
Occupation Job types included on the Areas of Annual salary
code shortage occupations list the UK (80% of going rate
where
there is a
shortage

2112 Biological scientists and England, 80% of going rate

biochemists – all jobs Scotland, £23,760(£11.72 pe
Wales, hour)
Northern
Ireland

2113 Physical scientists – only the England, 80% of going rate

following jobs in the Scotland, £29,200(£14.40 pe
construction-related ground Wales, hour)
engineering industry: Northern
engineering geologist Ireland
hydrogeologist
geophysicist

2113 Physical scientists – only the England, 80% of going rate

following jobs in the oil and Scotland, £29,200(£14.40 pe
gas industry: Wales, hour)
geophysicist Northern
geoscientist Ireland
geologist
geochemist
technical services manager in
the decommissioning and
waste areas of the nuclear
industry
Occupation Job types included on the Areas of Annual salary
code shortage occupations list the UK (80% of going rate
where
there is a
shortage

senior resource geologist and

staff geologist in the mining
sector

2114 Social and humanities England, 80% of going rate

scientists – only Scotland, £20,720(£10.22 pe
archaeologists Wales, hour)
Northern
Ireland

2121 Civil engineers – all jobs England, 80% of going rate

Scotland, £28,000(£13.81 pe
Wales, hour)
Northern
Ireland

2122 Mechanical engineers – all England, 80% of going rate

jobs Scotland, £26,720(£13.18 pe
Wales, hour)
Northern
Ireland
Occupation Job types included on the Areas of Annual salary
code shortage occupations list the UK (80% of going rate
where
there is a
shortage

2123 Electrical engineers – all jobs England, 80% of going rate

Scotland, £29,600(£14.60 pe
Wales, hour)
Northern
Ireland

2124 Electronics engineers – all England, 80% of going rate

jobs Scotland, £27,760(£13.69 pe
Wales, hour)
Northern
Ireland

2126 Design and development England, 80% of going rate

engineers – all jobs Scotland, £27,280(£13.45 pe
Wales, hour)
Northern
Ireland

2127 Production and process England, 80% of going rate

engineers – all jobs Scotland, £26,480(£13.06 pe
Wales, hour)
Occupation Job types included on the Areas of Annual salary
code shortage occupations list the UK (80% of going rate
where
there is a
shortage

Northern
Ireland

2129 Engineering professionals not England, 80% of going rate

elsewhere classified – all jobs Scotland, £26,160(£12.90 pe
Wales, hour)
Northern
Ireland

2135 IT business analysts, England, 80% of going rate

architects and systems Scotland, £29,280(£14.44 pe
designers – all jobs Wales, hour)
Northern
Ireland

2136 Programmers and software England, 80% of going rate

development professionals – Scotland, £26,640(£13.14 pe
all jobs Wales, hour)
Northern
Ireland
Occupation Job types included on the Areas of Annual salary
code shortage occupations list the UK (80% of going rate
where
there is a
shortage

2137 Web design and development England, 80% of going rate

professionals – all jobs Scotland, £20,800(£10.26 pe
Wales, hour)
Northern
Ireland

2139 Information technology and England, 80% of going rate

communications professionals Scotland, £25,440(£12.54 pe
not elsewhere classified – only Wales, hour)
cyber security specialists Northern
Ireland

2216 Veterinarians – all jobs England, 80% of going rate

Scotland, £26,000(£12.82 pe
Wales, hour)
Northern
Ireland

2425 Actuaries, economists and England, 80% of going rate

statisticians – only bio- Scotland, £26,240(£12.94 pe
Wales, hour)
Occupation Job types included on the Areas of Annual salary
code shortage occupations list the UK (80% of going rate
where
there is a
shortage

informaticians and Northern

informaticians Ireland

2431 Architects – all jobs England, 80% of going rate

Scotland, £28,000(£13.81 pe
Wales, hour)
Northern
Ireland

2461 Quality control and planning England, 80% of going rate

engineers – all jobs Scotland, £24,400(£12.03 pe
Wales, hour)
Northern
Ireland

3111 Laboratory technicians – all England, 80% of going rate

jobs Scotland, £14,560 (£7.18 pe
Wales, hour)
Northern
Ireland
Occupation Job types included on the Areas of Annual salary
code shortage occupations list the UK (80% of going rate
where
there is a
shortage

3411 Artists – all jobs England, 80% of going rate

Scotland, £16,800(£8.28 pe
Wales, hour)
Northern
Ireland

3414 Dancers and choreographers England, 80% of going rate

– only skilled classical ballet Scotland, £23,840(£11.76 pe
dancers or skilled Wales, hour)
contemporary dancers who Northern
meet the standard required by Ireland
internationally recognised UK
ballet or contemporary dance
companies.
The company must be
endorsed as being
internationally recognised by a
UK industry body such as the
Arts Councils (of England,
Scotland or Wales).

3415 Musicians – only skilled England, 80% of going rate

orchestral musicians who are Scotland, £22,000 (£10.85 pe
leaders, principals, sub- Wales, hour)
principals or numbered string
Occupation Job types included on the Areas of Annual salary
code shortage occupations list the UK (80% of going rate
where
there is a
shortage

positions, and who meet the Northern

standard required by Ireland
internationally recognised UK
orchestras.
The orchestra must a full
member of the Association of
British Orchestras.

3416 Arts officers, producers and England, 80% of going rate

directors – all jobs Scotland, £24,000(£11.83 pe
Wales, hour)
Northern
Ireland

3421 Graphic designers – all jobs England, 80% of going rate

Scotland, £18,800(£9.27 pe
Wales, hour)
Northern
Ireland

5215 Welding trades – only high England, 80% of going rate

integrity pipe welders, where Scotland, £18,240(£8.99 pe
the job requires 3 or more Wales, hour)
years’ related on-the-job
Occupation Job types included on the Areas of Annual salary
code shortage occupations list the UK (80% of going rate
where
there is a
shortage

experience. This experience Northern

must not have been gained Ireland
through illegal working.

6145 Care workers and home England, No going rate – the

carers - private households or Scotland, salary must be at
individuals (other than sole Wales, least £20,480 per
traders sponsoring someone Northern year or £10.10 pe
to work for their business) Ireland hour
cannot sponsor Skilled Worker
applicants

6146 Senior care workers – all jobs England, 80% of going rate
Scotland, £13,520 (£6.67 pe
Wales, hour)
Northern
Ireland