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From:
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Published
25 February 2016
Updated:
30 November 2022, see all updates
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Immigration Rules Appendix Shortage Occupation List

Shortage Occupations for the Skilled Worker route
Table 1: Shortage occupations where applicants for entry clearance or
permission to stay may be paid 80% of the going rate for the occupation
code

Occupation code and any Shortage

further criteria occupation
in

  England Scotland Wales Northern

Ireland

1181 Health services and public Yes Yes Yes Yes

health managers and directors -
all jobs

1242 Residential, day and Yes Yes Yes Yes

domiciliary care managers and

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Occupation code and any Shortage

further criteria occupation
in
proprietors - all jobs

2111 Chemical scientists – only - Yes - -

jobs in the nuclear industry

2112 Biological scientists and Yes Yes Yes Yes

biochemists – all jobs

2113 Physical scientists - only the Yes Yes Yes Yes

following jobs in the construction-
related ground engineering
industry:

• engineering geologist
• hydrogeologist
• geophysicist

2113 Physical scientists – only the Yes Yes Yes Yes

following jobs in the oil and gas
industry:

• geophysicist
• geoscientist
• geologist
• geochemist
• technical services manager in
the decommissioning and waste
areas of the nuclear industry
• senior resource geologist and
staff geologist in the mining sector

2114 Social and humanities Yes Yes Yes Yes

scientists – only archaeologists

2121 Civil engineers – all jobs Yes Yes Yes Yes

2122 Mechanical engineers – all Yes Yes Yes Yes

jobs

2123 Electrical engineers – all Yes Yes Yes Yes

jobs

2124 Electronics engineers – all Yes Yes Yes Yes

jobs
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Occupation code and any Shortage

further criteria occupation
in

2126 Design and development Yes Yes Yes Yes

engineers – all jobs

2127 Production and process Yes Yes Yes Yes

engineers – all jobs

2129 Engineering professionals Yes Yes Yes Yes

not elsewhere classified – all jobs

2135 IT business analysts, Yes Yes Yes Yes

architects and systems designers
– all jobs

2136 Programmers and software Yes Yes Yes Yes

development professionals – all
jobs

2137 Web design and Yes Yes Yes Yes

development professionals – all
jobs

2139 Information technology and Yes Yes Yes Yes

communications professionals not
elsewhere classified – only cyber
security specialists

2216 Veterinarians – all jobs Yes Yes Yes Yes

2425 Actuaries, economists and Yes Yes Yes Yes

statisticians – only bio-
informaticians and informaticians

2431 Architects – all jobs Yes Yes Yes Yes

2461 Quality control and planning Yes Yes Yes Yes

engineers – all jobs

3111 Laboratory technicians - all Yes Yes Yes Yes

jobs

3411 Artists – all jobs Yes Yes Yes Yes

3414 Dancers and Yes Yes Yes Yes

choreographers – only skilled
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Occupation code and any Shortage

further criteria occupation
in
classical ballet dancers or skilled
contemporary dancers who meet
the standard required by
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 Yes Yes Yes Yes

orchestral musicians who are
leaders, principals, sub-principals
or numbered string positions, and
who meet the standard required
by internationally recognised UK
orchestras.

The orchestra must be a full

member of the Association of
British Orchestras.

3416 Arts officers, producers and Yes Yes Yes Yes

directors – all jobs

3421 Graphic designers – all jobs Yes Yes Yes Yes

5215 Welding trades – only high Yes Yes Yes Yes

integrity pipe welders, where the
job requires 3 or more years’
related on-the-job experience. This
experience must not have been
gained through working illegally.

6146 Senior care workers - all Yes Yes Yes Yes

jobs

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Table 2: Shortage occupations in eligible health and education occupation

codes where going rates are based on national pay scales

Occupation code and any Shortage

further criteria occupation
in

  England Scotland Wales Northern

Ireland

2211 Medical practitioners – all Yes Yes Yes Yes

jobs

2212 Psychologists – all jobs Yes Yes Yes Yes

2213 Pharmacists – all jobs Yes Yes Yes Yes

2217 Medical radiographers – all Yes Yes Yes Yes

jobs (including radiotherapy
practitioners / technologists)

2219 Health professionals not Yes Yes Yes Yes

elsewhere classified – all jobs

2221 Physiotherapists – all jobs Yes Yes Yes Yes

2222 Occupational therapists – all Yes Yes Yes Yes

jobs

2223 Speech and language Yes Yes Yes Yes

therapists – all jobs

2231 Nurses – all jobs Yes Yes Yes Yes

2314 Secondary education Yes Yes Yes Yes

teaching professionals – only
teachers in maths, physics,
science (where an element of
physics will be taught), computer
science and modern foreign
languages

2314 Secondary education - Yes - -

teaching professionals – only
teachers in Gaelic

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Occupation code and any Shortage

further criteria occupation
in

2315 Primary and nursery - Yes - -

education teaching professionals
– only Gaelic medium teachers

2442 Social workers – all jobs Yes Yes Yes Yes

3213 Paramedics – all jobs Yes Yes Yes Yes

6141 Nursing auxiliaries and Yes Yes Yes Yes

assistants – all jobs

Table 3: Shortage Occupations which are otherwise not eligible for the
Skilled Worker route

Occupation code Related Shortage

and any further job titles occupation
criteria in

    England Scotland Wales Northern

Ireland

6145 Care workers • Care Yes Yes Yes Yes

and home carers assistant
• Care
Note: private worker
households or • Carer
individuals (other than • Home
sole traders care
sponsoring someone assistant
to work for their • Home
business) cannot carer
sponsor Skilled • Support
Worker applicants. worker
(nursing
home)

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