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Job Opportunities in the UK: Shortage Occupation List 2023

Wednesday 2nd August 2023

🌟 Are you curious about which occupations in the UK are experiencing a shortage of skilled labour? The Shortage Occupation List, regularly reviewed and updated by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), highlights the fields where skilled professionals are in high demand.

Here are some highlights from the UK Shortage Occupation List 2023:

🏥 Health and Care:

• Health services and public health managers and directors
• Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors
• Senior care workers

🔬 Science/Engineering:

• Chemical scientists in the nuclear industry
• Biological scientists and biochemists
• Physical scientists in the construction-related ground engineering industry
• Physical scientists in the oil and gas industry

💻 IT:

• IT business analysts, architects, and systems designers
• Programmers and software development professionals
• Web design and development professionals
• Information technology and communications professionals (cybersecurity specialists)

🎭 Creative Sector:

• Artists
• Arts officers, producers, and directors
• Graphic designers

👨‍⚕️ Medicine:

• Medical practitioners
• Psychologists
• Pharmacists
• Medical radiographers
• Nurses
• Paramedics
• Nursing auxiliaries and assistants

📚 Education/Professional Services:

• Secondary and primary education teaching professionals
• Social workers

This is just a glimpse of the diverse occupations on the UK Shortage Occupation List. The Shortage Occupation List presents unique opportunities for employers and skilled professionals seeking employment in the UK.

Employers do not have to meet the full annual salary threshold requirements if a job is on this list. Instead, the annual salary for a job on the shortage occupation can be 80% of the job's usual going rate provided that the annual salary is at least £20,960. An employee in these circumstances must still be paid at least £10.75 per hour.