NOTE : As of 08 November
2006, the Home Office published a revised listing (reproduced below)
and announced advanced notice for other pending changes from 18
December 2006. Please notice significant details posted in this news
article:
-UK Skills Shortage Occupations List changes, November 2006
If the job is in a shortage occupation you can apply for a work
permit without advertising the vacancy. The following UK Skills
Shortage Occupation list (updated November, 2006) is the current
list of occupations in shortage in the UK:
Engineering occupations
Railway engineers
Engineers who are required to have a degree and at least 2 years
relevant experience from a civil, structures or electrical
background in the following specialisms:
-Railways Planner or Engineer-Railways Modeller-Railway Track Design
or Permanent Way Engineer-Communications Engineer-Power Supply
Engineer or Electrification Engineer
Structural/bridge engineers
Engineers who are required to have a degree and at least 2 years
relevant experience from a structures background in the following
specializes:
-Structural Engineer-Infrastructure Engineer or Buildings
Engineer-Bridge Engineer or Highways Structural Engineer
Transportation and highways engineers
Engineers who are required to have a degree and at least 2 years
relevant experience from a civil, structures or electrical
background in the following specializes:
-Traffic Engineer or Transport Planner-Transport Modeller or
Transport Planner-Traffic Signal Engineer-Highways Design Engineer
or Highways Planning Engineer-Highways Maintenance Engineer
Ground Engineering
-Geoenvironmental Engineer-Geotechnical Engineer-Geological
Advisor-Geological Analyst-Geological Associate-Geological
Engineer-Geologist / Hydrogeologist-Geology / Reservoir Engineer-Geomechanics
Engineer-Geophysical Specialist-Geophysicist-Geoscientist-Geosupport
Engineer-Engineering Geologist-Ground Engineer-Contaminated Land
Specialist
Other Engineering:
-CAA Licensed Aircraft Engineer-Overhead Electricity Linesworker
Healthcare shortage
occupations
Doctors:
-Salaried GPs
Dentists:
-Salaried General Dental Practitioners-Salaried Assistant
Dentists-Salaried Vocational Dental Practitioner-Consultants in
Dental Specialities
Consultant posts in the following specialist areas:
-Accident & Emergency-Additional Dental
Specialities-Anaesthetics-Cardiology-Cardiothoracic Surgery-Chemical
Pathology-Child and Adolescent Psychiatry-Clinical
Neurophysiology-Clinical Oncology-Clinical
Radiology-Dermatology-Endocrinology & Diabetes Mellitus-Endodentics-Forensic
Psychiatry-Gastroenterology-General Adult Psychiatry-General
Internal Medicine-General Surgery-Genito-urinary Medicine-Geriatric
Medicine-Haematology-Histopathology-Immunology-Infectious
Diseases-Intensive Care Medicine-Medical Microbiology &
Virology-Medical Oncology-Neurology-Neurosurgery-Nuclear
Medicine-Obstetrics & Gynaecology-Occupational Health-Old Age
Psychiatry
-Opthalmology-Oral & Maxillo-facial
Surgery-Orthodontics-Otolaryngology-Paediatric Cardiology-Paediatrics-Palliative
Medicine-Plastic Surgery-Psychotherapy-Public Health
Medicine-Rehabilitation Medicine-Renal Medicine-Respiratory
Medicine-Rheumatology-Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery-Urology
General:
-Audiologist-Audiological Scientist-Clinical
Psychologist-Dietician-Occupational Therapist-Pharmacists-Pharmacy
Technician-Pre-Registration Cytogeneticists-Senior
Physiotherapist-Speech & Language Therapist-Social Worker-State
Registered Scientists in Cytogenetics
-Biomedical Scientist / Medical Laboratory Scientific Officer (MLSO)-Qualified
HPC Registered Diagnostic & Therapeutic Radiographers, including
Ultrasonographers
Nurses:
-Midwives-Registered Nurse employed or engaged at Band 7 or Band 8
of Agenda for Change or their Independent sector equivalents
Registered Nurse employed or engaged in the following specialties:
-Audiology-Sleep/Respiratory Physiology-Neurophysiology-Cardiac
Physiology-Operating Theatre Nurse-Clinical
Radiology-Pathology-Critical Care (nurses working in wards with a
Level 2 or Level 3 classification)
Other shortage
occupations
-Actuaries-Teachers – All posts in England covering compulsory
schooling-Veterinary Surgeon |
