UK Skill Shortage Occupation List

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After the Skilled Worker visa’s initiation in December 2020, individuals from abroad can work for employers in the UK only if the occupation is on the Skill Shortage Occupation List under the Skilled Worker visa.
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Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) decides the occupations in the list based on the needs and requirements of UK businesses. A shortage in jobs indicates that there aren’t enough UK natives to fill in the positions required by the specific sector. Employers do not have to apply for the resident labor market test to hire for jobs on the list.

Occupation code	Shortage occupations jobs	Specializations	Shortage in areas of UK	Annual salary (80% of going rate)
2111	Chemical scientists	Nuclear industry	Scotland only	19.6 lakhs
2112	Biochemists and biological scientists	All jobs	England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland	21.8 lakhs
2113	Physical scientists: engineering geologist; hydrogeologist; geophysicist	Construction-related ground engineering		26.8 lakhs
2113	Physical scientists: engineering geologist; geophysicist; geoscientist; geochemist; technical services manager; senior resource geologist and staff geologist	Oil and gas		26.8 lakhs
2114	Social and humanities scientists	Archaeologists		19.02 lakhs
2121	Civil engineers	All jobs		25.7 lakhs
2122	Mechanical engineers	All jobs		24.6 lakhs
2123	Electrical engineers	All jobs		27.2 lakhs
2124	Electronics engineers	All jobs		25.5 lakhs
2126	Design and development engineers	All jobs		25.12 lakhs
2127	Production and process engineers	All jobs		24.3 lakhs
2129	Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified	All jobs		24.02 lakhs
2135	Architects, IT business analysts, and systems designers	All jobs		26.8 lakhs
2136	Programmers and software development professionals	All jobs		24.4 lakhs
2137	Web design and development professionals	All jobs		19.09 lakhs
2139	Communications professionals and information technology not elsewhere classified	Cyber security specialists		23.3 lakhs
2216	Veterinarians	All jobs		23.8 lakhs
2425	Economists, actuaries, and statisticians	Bio-informaticians and informaticians		24.08 lakhs
2431	Architects	All jobs		25.7 lakhs
2461	Quality control and planning engineers	All jobs		22.3 lakhs
3411	Artists	All jobs		15.4 lakhs
3414	Classical ballet/ skilled contemporary dancers; The company was endorsed by a UK Industry	Dancers and choreographers		21.9 lakhs
3415	Skilled orchestral musicians; orchestra recognized by Association of British Orchestras	Musicians		20.2 lakhs
3416	Producers, Art officers, and directors	All jobs		22 lakhs
3421	Graphic designers	All jobs		17.2 lakhs
5215	Welding traders with three or more years of experience	Welding		16.6 lakhs
5434	Skilled chefs with 27.07 lakhs per year with awarded points; 5 or more relevant experience; and the job is not fast food or standard fare outlet AND Executive chef or head chef (1 per establishment); sous chef (1 every 4 kitchen staff per establishment); specialist chef (1 per specialty per establishment)	Chefs		27.05 lakhs