Jobs on the UK Temporary Shortage List – Effective 22 July 2025

On 22 July 2025, significant reforms to the UK Skilled Worker visa came into force under the Statement of Changes HC 997, following the Government’s Immigration White Paper Restoring Control over the Immigration System published on 12 May 2025. These reforms raised the skill and salary thresholds for Skilled Worker visa applicants, with most eligible roles now requiring RQF Level 6 or above.

However, to address ongoing recruitment difficulties in certain industries, the Government introduced the Temporary Shortage List. This list preserves sponsorship eligibility for specific occupations at skill levels RQF 3–5, allowing employers to continue recruiting from overseas in areas where labour shortages are acute.

Below is the complete list of occupations included in the Temporary Shortage List as of 22 July 2025, alongside their corresponding occupation codes.

• Managers in logistics (1243) – Standard Rate: £44,900 (£23.03/hour); Lower Rate: £37,300 (£19.13/hour)
• Directors in consultancy services (1258) – Standard Rate: £70,100 (£35.95/hour); Lower Rate: £44,600 (£22.87/hour)

• Laboratory technicians (3111) – Standard Rate: £33,400 (£17.13/hour); Lower Rate: £25,000 (£12.82/hour)
• Electrical and electronics technicians (3112) – Standard Rate: £39,300 (£20.15/hour); Lower Rate: £30,800 (£15.79/hour)
• Engineering technicians (3113) – Standard Rate: £42,500 (£21.79/hour); Lower Rate: £34,700 (£17.79/hour)
• Building and civil engineering technicians (3114) – Standard Rate: £33,400 (£17.13/hour); Lower Rate: £27,900 (£14.31/hour)
• Quality assurance technicians (3115) – Standard Rate: £33,400 (£17.13/hour); Lower Rate: £26,500 (£13.59/hour)
• Planning, process and production technicians (3116) – Standard Rate: £34,800 (£17.85/hour); Lower Rate: £28,700 (£14.72/hour)
• CAD, drawing and architectural technicians (3120) – Standard Rate: £33,800 (£17.33/hour); Lower Rate: £28,700 (£14.72/hour)
• IT operations technicians (3131) – Standard Rate: £35,200 (£18.05/hour); Lower Rate: £27,700 (£14.21/hour)
• IT user support technicians (3132) – Standard Rate: £33,400 (£17.13/hour); Lower Rate: £27,700 (£14.21/hour)
• Database administrators and web content technicians (3133) – Standard Rate: £34,600 (£17.74/hour); Lower Rate: £29,200 (£14.97/hour)

• Authors, writers and translators (3412) – Standard Rate: £36,100 (£18.51/hour); Lower Rate: £29,800 (£15.28/hour)
• Dancers and choreographers (3414) – Standard Rate: £33,400 (£17.13/hour); Lower Rate: £28,500 (£14.62/hour)
• Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators (3417) – Standard Rate: £33,400 (£17.13/hour); Lower Rate: £25,400 (£13.03/hour)
• Clothing, fashion and accessories designers (3422) – Standard Rate: £36,500 (£18.72/hour); Lower Rate: £29,100 (£14.92/hour)
• Design occupations not elsewhere classified (3429) – includes industrial and product designers, packaging designers, performance make-up artists, set designers, and visual merchandising managers/designers. Standard Rate: £39,300 (£20.15/hour); Lower Rate: £29,800 (£15.28/hour)

• Ship and hovercraft officers (3512) – Standard Rate: £58,300 (£29.90/hour); Lower Rate: £39,100 (£20.05/hour)
• Legal associate professionals (3520) – Standard Rate: £33,400 (£17.13/hour); Lower Rate: £26,400 (£13.54/hour)

• Insurance underwriters (3532) – Standard Rate: £36,500 (£18.72/hour); Lower Rate: £29,800 (£15.28/hour)
• Financial and accounting technicians (3533) – Standard Rate: £48,700 (£24.97/hour); Lower Rate: £32,900 (£16.87/hour)
• Estimators, valuers and assessors (3541) – Standard Rate: £35,300 (£18.10/hour); Lower Rate: £28,600 (£14.67/hour)
• Data analysts (3544) – Standard Rate: £34,900 (£17.90/hour); Lower Rate: £28,600 (£14.67/hour)
• Business associate professionals not elsewhere classified (3549) – includes business support officers, business systems analysts, contract administrators, clinical coders, clinical trials administrators, and research coordinators. Standard Rate: £33,400 (£17.13/hour); Lower Rate: £25,500 (£13.08/hour)
• Business sales executives (3552) – Standard Rate: £36,700 (£18.82/hour); Lower Rate: £29,300 (£15.03/hour)
• Advertising and marketing associate professionals (3554) – Standard Rate: £33,400 (£17.13/hour); Lower Rate: £26,300 (£13.49/hour)
• Human resources and industrial relations officers (3571) – Standard Rate: £33,400 (£17.13/hour); Lower Rate: £27,100 (£13.90/hour)
• Information technology trainers (3573) – Standard Rate: £40,000 (£20.51/hour); Lower Rate: £32,100 (£16.46/hour)

• Credit controllers (4121) – Standard Rate: £33,400 (£17.13/hour); Lower Rate: £25,200 (£12.92/hour)
• Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks (4122) – Standard Rate: £33,400 (£17.13/hour); Lower Rate: £25,400 (£13.03/hour)
• Financial administrative occupations not elsewhere classified (4129) – includes box office assistants, grants officers, mortgage administrators, revenue assistants and treasury assistants. Standard Rate: £33,400 (£17.13/hour); Lower Rate: £25,000 (£12.82/hour)
• Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants (4132) – Standard Rate: £33,400 (£17.13/hour); Lower Rate: £25,000 (£12.82/hour)

• Welding trades (5213) – Standard Rate: £34,900 (£17.90/hour); Lower Rate: £29,500 (£15.13/hour)
• Pipe fitters (5214) – Standard Rate: £46,000 (£23.59/hour); Lower Rate: £40,400 (£20.72/hour)
• Metal working production and maintenance fitters (5223) – Standard Rate: £39,300 (£20.15/hour); Lower Rate: £29,900 (£15.33/hour)
• Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers (5225) – Standard Rate: £41,100 (£21.08/hour); Lower Rate: £35,500 (£18.21/hour)
• Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians (5231) – Standard Rate: £35,500 (£18.21/hour); Lower Rate: £27,900 (£14.31/hour)
• Vehicle body builders and repairers (5232) – Standard Rate: £33,400 (£17.13/hour); Lower Rate: £27,600 (£14.15/hour)
• Vehicle paint technicians (5233) – Standard Rate: £33,400 (£17.13/hour); Lower Rate: £29,600 (£15.18/hour)
• Boat and ship builders and repairers (5235) – Standard Rate: £33,700 (£17.28/hour); Lower Rate: £29,600 (£15.18/hour)
• Electricians and electrical fitters (5241) – Standard Rate: £38,800 (£19.90/hour); Lower Rate: £31,500 (£16.15/hour)
• Telecoms and related network installers and repairers (5242) – Standard Rate: £36,700 (£18.82/hour); Lower Rate: £31,700 (£16.26/hour)
• Computer system and equipment installers and servicers (5244) – Standard Rate: £35,100 (£18.00/hour); Lower Rate: £26,700 (£13.69/hour)
• Security system installers and repairers (5245) – Standard Rate: £36,300 (£18.62/hour); Lower Rate: £28,800 (£14.77/hour)
• Electrical and electronic trades not elsewhere classified (5249) – Standard Rate: £45,800 (£23.49/hour); Lower Rate: £35,600 (£18.26/hour)

• Steel erectors (5311) – Standard Rate: £35,000 (£17.95/hour); Lower Rate: £29,500 (£15.13/hour)
• Plumbers and heating and ventilating installers and repairers (5315) – Standard Rate: £38,100 (£19.54/hour); Lower Rate: £31,400 (£16.10/hour)
• Construction and building trades not elsewhere classified (5319) – includes builders, divers, fence erectors, industrial climbers, remotely operated vehicle (ROV) operators, steel fixers and underpinners. Standard Rate: £33,400 (£17.13/hour); Lower Rate: £27,300 (£14.00/hour)
• Floorers and wall tilers (5322) – Standard Rate: £33,400 (£17.13/hour); Lower Rate: £25,400 (£13.03/hour)
• Painters and decorators (5323) – Standard Rate: £33,400 (£17.13/hour); Lower Rate: £27,800 (£14.26/hour)
• Construction and building trades supervisors (5330) – Standard Rate: £41,800 (£21.44/hour); Lower Rate: £34,600 (£17.74/hour)

• Energy plant operatives (8133) – Standard Rate: £41,500 (£21.28/hour); Lower Rate: £30,100 (£15.44/hour)

The Temporary Shortage List, effective from 22 July 2025, serves as a targeted response to labour market needs, enabling employers to recruit from overseas in key roles that fall below the new RQF Level 6 threshold. Whether in engineering, IT, skilled trades, creative sectors, or financial services, these occupations remain vital to the UK economy during this transitional phase of immigration reform.

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