The UK Shortage Occupations List consists of all the occupations that are currently going through the shortage of skilled workers. The occupations that are in high demand in the UK and need to be filled immediately are authorized by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC).
What is a Resident Labour Market Test?
The UK employers with Tier 2 Sponsorship License who want to hire an overseas immigrant or outside of Europe Economic Area(EEA) on a UK Tier 2 General Visa need to go through the Resident Labour Market Test. In the UK, an advertisement is done for the citizens of European Economic Area (EEA) for skilled jobs.
Under this test, employers need Tier 2 sponsorship License to prove UK Immigration authorities that ‘no settle worker’ is applicable to the role of Tier 2 worker. If by chance, the settle worker with appropriate skills and experience is applicable for the role then, in that case, an employer can’t hire a migrant despite the more skills and experience. An employer is eligible to recruit a migrant over a settled worker if the role is applicable to PhD Level as per the National Occupational Classification Work.
A settle worker is :
a) a UK National,
b)an European Economical Area (EEA) National that are processing the ‘treaty right ‘ to work in UK(EU treaty allows the free movement within the states of UK).
c) UK Territory Overseas Citizens (except the citizens of Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus )
If an employer wants to hire a Tier-2 worker, without facing the Resident Labour Market Test then, his role of duty would be for 30 hours per week with minimum salary shown below.
| SOC Code and occupation category | Occupations Included | Minimum Salary |
| 1123
Production managers |
Production managers in nuclear industry waste management and decommissioning:
Production managers in electricity transmission and distribution:
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Entry level: £20,800
Experienced: £37,600 |
| 2113
Physical scientists |
Physical scientists in construction related ground engineering:
Physical scientists in the oil and gas industries:
Physical scientists in nuclear industry waste management and decommissioning:
Physical scientists in the mining industry:
|
Entry level: £21,000
Experienced: £27,200 |
| 2121
Civil engineers |
Civil engineers in construction related ground engineering:
Civil engineers in the oil and gas industries:
Civil engineers in the mining industry:
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Entry level: £22,800
Experienced: £30,00 |
| 2122
Mechanical engineers |
|
Entry level: £27,400
Experienced: £32,900 |
| 2123
Electrical engineers |
Electrical engineers in electricity transmission and distribution:
Electrical engineers in aerospace:
|
Power system engineer, Control engineer, or Protection engineer in electricity transmission and distribution: £32,500(Other engineers) Entry level: £24,800(Other engineers) Experienced: £35,600 |
| 2124
Electronics engineers |
Electronics engineers in the railway industry:
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Entry level: £25,200
Experienced: £31,300 |
| 2126
Design and development engineers |
Design and development engineers in automotive manufacturing and design:
Design and development engineers in the electronics system industry:
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Entry level: £25,300
Experienced: £32,100 |
| 2127
Production and process engineers |
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Entry level: £22,900
Experienced: £30,000 |
| 2129
Engineering professionals |
Engineering professionals in electricity transmission and distribution:
Engineering professionals in aerospace:
Engineering professionals in the civil nuclear industry’s waste management and decommissioning areas:
Other engineering professionals in the civil nuclear industry:
|
Entry level: £26,100
Experienced: £32,000 |
| 2133
IT specialist managers |
|
Entry level: £26, 500
Experienced: £40,300 |
| 2135
IT business analysts, architects, and system designers |
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| 2136 Programmers and software development professionals |
Programmers and software development professionals in visual effects and 2D/3D computer animation for film, television, or video games industries:
Programmers and software development professionals in the electronics system industry:
|
Entry level: £24,000
Experienced: £31,100 |
| 2139
Information technology and communications professionals |
|
Entry level: £20,800
Experienced: £29,900 |
| 2142 Environmental Professionals | Environmental Professionals in construction related ground engineering:
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Entry level: £20,800
Experienced: £24,300 |
| 2211
Medical practitioners |
Medical consultants:
Non-consultant, non-training, medical staff in:
Trainees:
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