OCCUPATIONS LIST UK

SOC stands for Standard Occupational Classification. The 4 digit code relates to a group of job titles. Specific job titles within this group which are included on the shortage occupation list are shown below.

UK List

SOC code and description	Job titles included on the UK Shortage Occupation List and further criteria	Minimum appropriate salary rate
1123 Production managers and directors in mining and energy	ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: The following jobs in the decommissioning and waste management areas of the nuclear industry: - managing director - programme director - site director The following jobs in the electricity transmission and distribution industry: - project manager - site manager	New entrant: £20,800 [Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2014. The Tier 2 minimum threshold is higher than the rate shown by the ASHE data.] Experienced worker: £37,600 [Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2012 (no equivalent 2013 or 2014 data available)]
2113 Physical Scientists	ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: the following jobs in the construction-related ground engineering industry: - engineering geologist - hydrogeologist - geophysicist the 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	New entrant: £21,000 Experienced worker: £27,200 [Source: Evidence from partners who responded to Migration Advisory Committee in 2011, uplifted based on national changes in earnings]
2121 Civil engineers	ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: the following jobs in the construction-related ground engineering industry: - geotechnical engineer - tunnelling engineer the following jobs in the oil and gas industry: - petroleum engineer - drilling engineer - completions engineer - fluids engineer - reservoir engineer - offshore and subsea engineer - control and instrument engineer - process safety engineer - wells engineer senior mining engineer in the mining sector	New entrant: £22,800 Experienced worker: £30,000 [Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2014]
2122 Mechanical engineers	ONLY the following job in this occupation code: mechanical engineer in the oil and gas industry	New entrant: £27,400 Experienced worker: £32,900 [Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2013 (no equivalent 2014 data available)]
2123 Electrical engineers	ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: electrical engineer in the oil and gas industry the following jobs in the electricity transmission and distribution industry: - power system engineer - control engineer - protection engineer the following jobs in the aerospace industry: - electrical machine design engineer - power electronics engineer	Power system engineer, control engineer or protection engineer in the electricity transmission and distribution industry: £32,500 [Source: National Grid submission to Migration Advisory Committee in 2011, uplifted based on national changes in earnings] Other electrical engineer (new entrant): £24,800 Other electrical engineer (experienced worker): £35,600 [Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2014]
2124 Electronics Engineers	ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: the following jobs in the railway industry: - signalling design manager - signalling design engineer - signalling principles designer - senior signalling design checker - signalling design checker - signalling systems engineer specialist electronics engineer in the automotive manufacturing and design industry	New entrant: £25,200 Experienced worker: £31,300 [Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2014]
2126 Design and development engineers	ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: design engineer in the electricity transmission and distribution industry the following jobs in the automotive design and manufacturing industry: - product development engineer - product design engineer the following jobs in the electronics system industry: - integrated circuit design engineer - integrated circuit test engineer	New entrant: £25,300 Experienced worker: £32,100 [Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2014]
2127 Production and process engineers	ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: chemical engineer manufacturing engineer (process planning) in the aerospace industry technical services representative in the decommissioning and waste areas of the nuclear industry	New entrant: £22,900 Experienced worker: £30,000 [Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2014]
2129 Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified	ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: the following jobs in the electricity transmission and distribution industry: - project engineer - proposals engineer the following jobs in the aerospace industry: - aerothermal engineer - stress engineer - chief of engineering - advance tool and fixturing engineer the following jobs in the decommissioning and waste management areas of the civil nuclear industry: - operations manager - decommissioning specialist manager - project/planning engineer - radioactive waste manager - radiological protection advisor The following jobs in the civil nuclear industry: - nuclear safety case engineer - mechanical design engineer (pressure vehicles) - piping design engineer - mechanical design engineer (stress) - thermofluids/process engineer	New entrant: £26,100 Experienced worker: £32,000 [Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2014]
2133 IT specialist managers	ONLY the following job in this occupation code: IT product manager employed by a qualifying company, where the job requires a person with a minimum of five years' relevant experience and demonstrable experience of having led a team	New entrant: £26,500 [Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2014] Experienced worker: £40,300 [Source: Incomes Data Services in 2014, uplifted based on national changes in earnings]
2135 IT business analysts, architects and system designers	ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: systems engineer in visual effects and 2D/3D computer animation for the film, television or video games sectors data scientist employed by a qualifying company, where the job requires a person with a minimum of five years' relevant experience and demonstrable experience of having led a team	New entrant: £25,800 Experienced worker: £33,000 [Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2014]
2136 Programmers and software development professionals	ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: Senior developer employed by a qualifying company, where the job requires a person with a minimum of five years' relevant experience and demonstrable experience of having led a team The following jobs in visual effects and 2D/3D computer animation for the film, television or video games sectors: software developer shader writer games designer The following jobs in the electronics system industry: driver developer embedded communications engineer	New entrant: £24,000 Experienced worker: £31,100 [Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2014]
2139 Information technology and communications professionals not elsewhere classified	ONLY the following job in this occupation code: Cyber security specialist employed by a qualifying company, where the job requires a person with a minimum of five years' relevant experience and demonstrable experience of having led a team	New entrant: £20,800 Experienced worker: £29,900 [Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2014. The Tier 2 minimum threshold is higher than the rate shown by the ASHE data for new entrants.]
2142 Environmental Professionals	ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: the following jobs in the construction-related ground engineering industry: - contaminated land specialist - geoenvironmental specialist - landfill engineer	New entrant: £20,800 Experienced worker: £24,300 [Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2014. The Tier 2 minimum threshold is higher than the rate shown by the ASHE data for new entrants.]
2211 Medical practitioners	ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: consultant in the following specialities: - clinical radiology - emergency medicine - old age psychiatry CT3 trainee and ST4 to ST7 trainee in emergency medicine core trainee in psychiatry non-consultant, non-training, medical staff post in the following specialities: - emergency medicine (including specialist doctors working in accident and emergency) - old age psychiatry - paediatrics	Speciality registrar (StR) and equivalent: £30,002 Speciality doctor and equivalent: £37,176 Consultant and equivalent: £75,249 [Source: NHS Employers Pay and Conditions (M&D) Circular 2/2014]
2217 Medical Radiographers	ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: HPC registered diagnostic radiographer nuclear medicine practitioner radiotherapy physics practitioner radiotherapy physics scientist sonographer Sponsors must retain evidence of the individual's HPC registration and provide this to the Home Office on request. (Registration may need to be done after the individual has entered the United Kingdom but must be done before starting work).	Band 5 and equivalent: £21,478 Band 6 and equivalent: £25,783 Band 7 and equivalent: £30,764 Band 8a and equivalent: £39,239 Band 8b and equivalent: £45,707 Band 8c and equivalent: £54,998 Band 8d and equivalent: £65,922 Band 9 and equivalent: £77,850 [Source: NHS Agenda for Change 2014]
2219 Health professionals not elsewhere classified	ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: neurophysiology healthcare scientist neurophysiology practitioner nuclear medicine scientist orthotist prosthetist	Band 5 and equivalent: £21,478 Band 6 and equivalent: £25,783 Band 7 and equivalent: £30,764 Band 8a and equivalent: £39,239 Band 8b and equivalent: £45,707 Band 8c and equivalent: £54,998 Band 8d and equivalent: £65,922 Band 9 and equivalent: £77,850 [Source: NHS Agenda for Change 2014]
2231 Nurses	ALL jobs in this occupation code The migrant being sponsored must either: (1) have obtained full registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council; or (2) have passed the Nursing and Midwifery Council's Computer Based Test (CBT) of competence; or (3) have obtained a Nursing and Midwifery Council permission before 30 April 2015 to undertake the Overseas Nursing Programme, and be sponsored to undertake a supervised practice placement as part of the programme, which has been approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Sponsors must retain evidence of the above and provide it to the Home Office on request. This evidence must be provided in any applications for Restricted Certificates of Sponsorship.	Pre-registration candidate nurses (Band 3 and equivalent): £16,271 Band 5 and equivalent: £21,478 Band 6 and equivalent: £25,783 Band 7 and equivalent: £30,764 Band 8a and equivalent: £39,239 Band 8b and equivalent: £45,707 Band 8c and equivalent: £54,998 Band 8d and equivalent: £65,922 Band 9 and equivalent: £77,850 [Source: NHS Agenda for Change 2014]
2314 Secondary education teaching professionals	ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: secondary education teachers in the subjects of maths and science (chemistry and physics only)	Unqualified teachers undertaking Overseas Trained Teachers Programme and equivalent: £20,800 Qualified teachers and equivalent: £21,804 Post-threshold teachers and equivalent: £34,523 Leadership group, assistant head teacher, principal teacher and equivalent: £37,836 [Source: Teachers' national pay scales]
2425 Actuaries, economists and statisticians	ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: bio-informatician informatician	New entrant: £26,500 Experienced worker: £34,700 [Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2014]
2442 Social workers	ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: social worker working in children's and family services	Band 5 and equivalent: £21,478 Band 6 and equivalent: £25,783 Band 7 and equivalent: £30,764 Band 8a and equivalent: £39,239 Band 8b and equivalent: £45,707 Band 8c and equivalent: £54,998 Band 8d and equivalent: £65,922 Band 9 and equivalent: £77,850 [Source: NHS Agenda for Change 2014]
2461 Quality control and planning engineers	ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: the following jobs in the electricity transmission and distribution industry: - planning / development engineer - quality, health, safety and environment (QHSE) engineer	New entrant: £23,000 Experienced worker: £29,400 [Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2014]
3113 Engineering technicians	ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: the following jobs in the electricity transmission and distribution industry: - commissioning engineer - substation electrical engineer	New entrant: £20,800 [Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2013 (no equivalent 2014 data available). The Tier 2 minimum threshold is higher than the rate shown by the ASHE data.]
3213 Paramedics	ALL jobs in this occupation code	Band 5 and equivalent: £21,478 Band 6 and equivalent: £25,783 Band 7 and equivalent: £30,764 [Source: NHS Agenda for Change 2014]
3411 Artist	ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: Animator in visual effects and 2D/3D computer animation for the film, television or video games sectors	New entrant: £20,800 [Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2014. The Tier 2 minimum threshold is higher than the rate shown by the ASHE data.] Experienced worker: £21,500 [Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2013 (no equivalent 2014 data available)]
3414 Dancers and choreographers	ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: skilled classical ballet dancers who meet the standard required by internationally recognised United Kingdom ballet companies (e.g. Birmingham Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, Northern Ballet Theatre, The Royal Ballet and Scottish Ballet). The company must either: - have performed at or been invited to perform at venues of the calibre of the Royal Opera House, Sadler's Wells or Barbican, either in the United Kingdom or overseas; or - attract dancers and/or choreographers and other artists from other countries; or - be endorsed as being internationally recognised by a United Kingdom industry body such as the Arts Councils (of England, Scotland and/or Wales) skilled contemporary dancers who meet the standard required by internationally recognised United Kingdom contemporary dance companies (e.g. Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company, Scottish Dance Theatre and Rambert Dance Company). The company must either: - have performed at or been invited to perform at venues of the calibre of Sadler's Wells, the Southbank Centre or The Place, either in the United Kingdom or overseas; or - attract dancers and/or choreographers and other artists from all over the world; or - be endorsed as being internationally recognised by a United Kingdom industry body such as the Arts Councils (of England, Scotland and/or Wales)	New entrant: £20,800 Experienced worker: £24,200 [Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2014. The Tier 2 minimum threshold is higher than the rate shown by the ASHE data for new entrants.]
3415 Musicians	ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: skilled orchestral musicians who are leaders, principals, sub-principals or numbered string positions, and who meet the standard required by internationally recognised UK orchestras (including London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)	New entrant: £20,800 Experienced worker: £24,200 [Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2014. The Tier 2 minimum threshold is higher than the rate shown by the ASHE data for new entrants.]
3416 Arts officers, producers and directors	ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: the following jobs in visual effects and 2D/3D computer animation for the film, television or video games sectors: - 2D supervisor - 3D supervisor - computer graphics supervisor - producer - production manager - technical director - visual effects supervisor	New entrant: £24,600 Experienced worker: £30,500 [Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2014]
3421 Graphic designers	ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: the following jobs in visual effects and 2D/3D computer animation for the film, television or video games sectors: - compositing artist - matte painter - modeller - rigger - stereo artist - texture artist	New entrant: £20,800 Experienced worker: £21,200 [Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2014. The Tier 2 minimum threshold is higher than the rate shown by the ASHE data for new entrants.]
3541 Buyers and purchasing officers	ONLY the following job in this occupation code: manufacturing engineer (purchasing) in the aerospace industry	New entrant: £20,800 [Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2013 (no equivalent 2014 data available). The Tier 2 minimum threshold is higher than the rate shown by the ASHE data.] Experienced worker: £23,800 [Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2014]
5215 Welding trades	ONLY the following job in this occupation code: high integrity pipe welder where the job requires three or more years' related on-the-job experience	All workers: £20,800 [Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2013/14 (no equivalent 2014 data available for new entrants). The Tier 2 minimum threshold is higher than the rates shown by the ASHE data.]
5235 Aircraft maintenance and related trades	ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: licensed and military certifying engineer/inspector technician	New entrant: £21,900 [Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2014] Experienced worker: £27,100 [Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2013 (no equivalent 2014 data available)]
5249 Line repairers and cable jointers	ONLY the following job in this occupation code: overhead linesworker at Linesman Erector 2 (LE2) level and above, where the pay is at least £32,000 per year	£32,000 [Source: Migration Advisory Committee]
5434 Chefs	ONLY the following job in this occupation code: skilled chef where: - the pay is at least £29,570 per year after deductions for accommodation, meals etc; and - the job requires five or more years relevant experience in a role of at least equivalent status to the one they are entering – see notes below; and - the job is not in either a fast food outlet, a standard fare outlet, or an establishment which provides a take-away service; and - the job is in one of the following roles: - - executive chef – limited to one per establishment - - head chef – limited to one per establishment - - sous chef – limited to one for every four kitchen staff per establishment - - specialist chef – limited to one per speciality per establishment A fast food outlet is one where food is prepared in bulk for speed of service, rather than to individual order. A standard fare outlet is one where the menu is designed centrally for outlets in a chain / franchise, rather than by a chef or chefs in the individual restaurant. Standard fare outlets also include those where dishes and / or cooking sauces are bought in ready-made, rather than prepared from fresh / raw ingredients.	£29,570 per year after deductions for accommodation, meals etc. [Source: Migration Advisory Committee] Note: This salary cannot be pro-rated down for shorter working hours as it forms a key part of the shortage occupation criteria. Sponsors must retain pay records confirming that the individual is earning the appropriate skilled salary and provide these to the Home Office on request.

Scotland list:

SOC code and description	Job titles included on the Scotland Shortage Occupation List and further criteria	Minimum appropriate salary rate
N/A	ALL job titles and occupations on the UK shortage occupation list	See UK list for details
2113 Physical scientists	ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: jobs on the UK Shortage Occupation List medical physicist staff working in diagnostics radiology (including magnetic resonance imaging)	New entrant: £21,000 Experienced worker: £27,200 [Source: Evidence from partners who responded to Migration Advisory Committee in 2011, uplifted based on national changes in earnings]
2211 Medical practitioners	ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: jobs on the UK Shortage Occupation List consultant in clinical oncology non-consultant, non-training, medical staff post in clinical radiology CT3 trainee and ST4 to ST7 trainee in clinical radiology all grades except CPT1in psychiatry all grades in anaesthetics, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology	Speciality registrar (StR) and equivalent: £30,002 Speciality doctor and equivalent: £37,176 Consultant and equivalent: £75,249 [Source: NHS Employers Pay and Conditions (M&D) Circular 2/2014]

SOC code and description

Job titles included on the Scotland Shortage Occupation List and further criteria

Minimum appropriate salary rate

N/A

ALL job titles and occupations on the UK shortage occupation list

See UK list for details

2113 Physical scientists

ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code:

jobs on the UK Shortage Occupation List
medical physicist
staff working in diagnostics radiology (including magnetic resonance imaging)

New entrant: £21,000
Experienced worker: £27,200

[Source: Evidence from partners who responded to Migration Advisory Committee in 2011, uplifted based on national changes in earnings]

2211 Medical practitioners

ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code:

jobs on the UK Shortage Occupation List
consultant in clinical oncology
non-consultant, non-training, medical staff post in clinical radiology
CT3 trainee and ST4 to ST7 trainee in clinical radiology
all grades except CPT1in psychiatry
all grades in anaesthetics, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology

Speciality registrar (StR) and equivalent: £30,002
Speciality doctor and equivalent: £37,176
Consultant and equivalent: £75,249

[Source: NHS Employers Pay and Conditions (M&D) Circular 2/2014]