New Immigration Salary List
If you’re a New Entrant, have a STEM PhD, or your job is on the Immigration Salary List (which allows a 20% salary discount), your minimum salary requirement is increasing from £30,960 to £33,400.
• 1212 Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services – only “fishing boat masters” (only in Scotland)
• 1232 Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors
• 2111 Chemical scientists – only jobs in the nuclear industry (only in Scotland)
• 2112 Biological scientists – all jobs
• 2115 Social and humanities scientists – only archaeologists
• 2142 Graphic and multimedia designers – all jobs
• 3111 Laboratory technicians – only jobs requiring three or more years’ related on-the-job experience which was not gained illegally.
• 3212 Pharmaceutical technicians – all jobs
• 3411 Artists – all jobs
• 3414 Dancers and choreographers – only skilled classical ballet dancers or skilled contemporary dancers who meet the standard required by UK ballet or contemporary dance company that is endorsed as being internationally recognised by a UK industry body such as the Arts Councils.
• 3415 Musicians – only skilled orchestral musicians who are leaders, principals, sub- principals or numbered string positions, and who meet the standard required by internationally recognised UK orchestras that are full members of the Association of British Orchestras.
• 3416 Arts officers, producers and directors – all jobs
• 5119 Agriculture and fishing trades not elsewhere classified – only jobs in the fishing industry
• 5213 Welding trades – only high integrity pipe welders, where the job requires three or more years’ related on-the-job experience obtained through working legally.
• 5235 Boat and ship builders and repairers – all jobs (only Scotland)
• 5312 Stonemasons and related trades – all jobs
• 5313 Bricklayers – all jobs
• 5314 Roofers, roof tilers and slaters – all jobs
• 5316 Carpenters and joiners – all jobs
• 5319 Construction and building trades not elsewhere classified – only retrofitters
• 6129 Animal care services occupations not elsewhere classified – only racing grooms, stallion handlers, stud grooms, stud hands, stud handlers and work riders
• 6131 Nursing auxiliaries and assistants – all jobs (only applies to roles in environments where registered nurse roles also exist.)
• 6135 Care workers and home carers – for transitionary sponsoring of those already working legally in these roles in the UK until 2028
• 6136 Senior care workers – for transitionary sponsoring of those already working legally in these roles in the UK until 2028
• 9119 Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations not elsewhere classified – only deckhands on large fishing vessels (9 metres and above) where the job requires at least three years’ full-time legally-obtained experience.
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