Research and analysis

Professionals in IT and engineering: review

Migration Advisory Committee report on how companies use the immigration system to recruit information technology (IT) and engineering professionals.

• From: Migration Advisory Committee
• Published: 29 May 2025

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Professionals in IT and engineering

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Data tables: progressionals in IT and engineering

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Details

This review was commissioned by the Home Secretary in August 2024. It considers:

• the types of roles in shortage
• causes of shortages including training, pay and conditions
• how the IT, telecommunications and engineering sectors have responded and adapted to these shortages
• the impact, if any, of being on the immigration salary list
• policies that could encourage these sectors to recruit from the domestic workforce

Published 29 May 2025