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Eligible SOC 2020 occupation codes and going rates for Skilled Worker, Global Business Mobility and Scale-up routes
Find out which jobs are eligible for the Skilled Worker visa.
The Skilled Worker route is for employers to recruit people to work in the UK, including in UK waters, in a specific job. A Skilled Worker must have a job offer in an eligible skilled occupation from a Home Office-approved...
Find the annual going rate for jobs that are eligible for the Skilled Worker visa and the Health and Care visa.
Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) report on how migration can help to fill labour shortages.
Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) report on the methodology review for skilled shortage occupations.
Check which jobs are on the immigration salary list in each area of the UK. For the Skilled Worker visa and the Health and Care visa.
Guidance for sponsors on sponsoring a Skilled Worker.
Apply for a Skilled Worker visa (formerly a Tier 2 General work visa) if you’ve been offered a skilled job with a UK employer - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children, taking on additional...
Guidance for employers. You need to have a sponsor licence to hire workers from outside the UK.
These regular reports from the Migration Advisory Committee examine the Shortage Occupation List (SOL) and make recommendations to the government.
Report on recommended shortage occupation lists for the UK and Scotland by the Migration Advisory Committee.
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