Immigration Rules - Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Worker

Entry requirements for a Skilled Worker

SW 3.1. A person seeking to come to the UK as a Skilled Worker must apply for and obtain entry clearance as a Skilled Worker before they arrive in the UK.

SW 3.2. A person applying for entry clearance as a Skilled Worker must, if Appendix Tuberculosis applies, provide a valid medical certificate confirming that they have undergone screening for active pulmonary tuberculosis and that this tuberculosis is not present in them.

Points requirement for a Skilled Worker

SW 4.1. The applicant must be awarded 50 mandatory points from the table below. Details of how these points are awarded are set out in SW 5.1. to SW 7.4.

Mandatory points requirements	Relevant rules	Points
Sponsorship	SW 5.1. to SW 5.7.	20
Job at an appropriate skill level	SW 6.1. to SW 6.5.	20
English language skills at level B1 (intermediate)	SW 7.1. to SW 7.3.	10

SW 4.2. The applicant must be awarded 20 points from one of the options in the table below and for the purpose of meeting these points:
1. (a) an applicant can only be awarded points from options A to E, unless they meet the requirements in (b) or (c).
2. (b) An applicant can only be awarded points from options F to J if:
  1. (i) they are being sponsored for a Health and Care ASHE salary job; or
  2. (ii) the date of application is before 4 April 2030, they were granted permission as a Skilled Worker under the rules in place before 4 April 2024, and they have had continuous permission as a Skilled Worker since then (except that where paragraph 39E applies, that period of overstaying will be disregarded).
3. (c) An applicant can only be awarded points from option K if they are being sponsored for a job in an appropriate eligible SOC 2020 occupation code listed in Table 3 of Appendix Skilled Occupations.

SW 4.3. Details of how these points are awarded are set out in the table and in SW 8.1. to SW 13.3. The salary for each option will be considered as set out in SW 14.1. to SW 14.5.

SW 4.4. If the requirements for the relevant option are met, the applicant will be awarded 20 points. However, no points will be awarded if the applicant is not also being awarded the 20 points for sponsorship under SW 5.7. and the 20 points for a job at the appropriate skill level under SW 6.4.

Option	Requirements	Relevant further rules	Points
A	The applicant’s salary equals or exceeds both: • £38,700 per year; and • the going rate for the SOC 2020 occupation code.	SW 8.1.	20
B	The applicant has a PhD in a subject relevant to the job and their salary equals or exceeds both: • £34,830 per year; and • 90% of the going rate for the SOC 2020 occupation code.	SW 9.1. to SW 9.4	20
C	The applicant has a PhD in a STEM subject relevant to the job and their salary equals or exceeds both: • £30,960 per year; and • 80% of the going rate for the SOC 2020 occupation code.	SW 10.1. to SW 10.3.	20
D	The applicant is being sponsored for a job on the Immigration Salary List and their salary equals or exceeds both: • £30,960 per year; and • the going rate for the SOC 2020 occupation code	SW 11.1. to SW 11.3.	20
E	The applicant is a new entrant at the start of their career and their salary equals or exceeds both: • £30,960 per year and • 70% of the going rate for the SOC 2020 occupation code.	SW 12.1. to SW 12.3.	20
F	The applicant’s salary equals or exceeds both: • £29,000 per year; and • the going rate for the SOC 2020 occupation code.	SW 8.1	20
G	The applicant has a PhD in a subject relevant to the job and their salary equals or exceeds both: • £26,100 per year; and • 90% of the going rate for the SOC 2020 occupation code.	SW 9.1 to 9.4	20
H	The applicant has a PhD in a STEM subject relevant to the job and their salary equals or exceeds both: • £23,200 per year; and • 80% of the going rate for the SOC 2020 occupation code.	SW 10.1 to 10.3.	20
I	The applicant is being sponsored for a job on the Immigration Salary List and their salary equals or exceeds both: • £23,200 per year; and • the going rate for the SOC 2020 occupation code.	SW 11.1. to 11.3.	20
J	The applicant is a new entrant at the start of their career and their salary equals or exceeds both: • £23,200 per year; and • 70% of the going rate for the SOC 2020 occupation code.	SW 12.1. to 12.3.	20
K	The applicant is being sponsored for a job in a listed health or education occupation and their salary equals or exceeds both: • £23,200 per year; and • the going rate for the SOC 2020 occupation code.	SW 13.1. to 13.3.	20

Points for sponsorship (mandatory)

SW 5.1. The applicant must have a valid Certificate of Sponsorship for the job they are planning to do; which to be valid must:
1. (a) confirm the applicant’s name, that they are being sponsored as a Skilled Worker, details of the job and salary the sponsor is offering them and PAYE details if HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) requires income tax and National Insurance for the sponsored job to be paid via PAYE; and
2. (b) if the application is for entry clearance, have been allocated by the Home Office to that sponsor for the specific job and salary details shown; and
3. (c) include a start date, stated by the sponsor, which is no more than 3 months after the date of application; and
4. (d) not have been used in a previous application which was either granted or refused (but can have been used in a previous application which was rejected as invalid, made void or withdrawn); and
5. (e) not have been withdrawn by the sponsor or cancelled by the Home Office; and(f) confirm whether or not the Academic Technology ApprovalScheme (ATAS) requirement in Appendix ATAS applies.

SW 5.2. The sponsor must be authorised by the Home Office to sponsor the job in question under the Skilled Worker route.

SW 5.3. The sponsor must be listed as A-rated on the Home Office’s register of licensed sponsors, unless the applicant was last granted permission as a Skilled Worker and is applying to continue working for the same sponsor as in their last permission.

SW 5.4. The sponsor must have paid in full any required Immigration Skills Charge.

SW 5.5. The decision maker must not have reasonable grounds to believe the job the applicant is being sponsored to do:
1. (a) does not exist; or
2. (b) is a sham; or
3. (c) has been created mainly so the applicant can apply for entry clearance or permission to stay.

SW 5.6. The decision maker must not have reasonable grounds to believe the job the applicant is being sponsored to do amounts to:
1. (a) the hire of the applicant to a third party who is not the sponsor to fill a position with that party, whether temporary or permanent; or
2. (b) contract work to undertake an ongoing routine role or to provide an ongoing routine service for a third party who is not the sponsor, regardless of the nature or length of any arrangement between the sponsor and the third party.

SW 5.6A. The decision maker must not have reasonable grounds to believe the job the applicant is being sponsored to do does not comply with the National Minimum Wage Regulations or the Working Time Regulations.

Points for a job at the appropriate skill level (mandatory)

SW 6.1. The applicant must be sponsored for a job in an eligible SOC 2020 occupation code (or, where relevant, an eligible job within a SOC 2020 occupation code) listed as eligible in Appendix Skilled Occupations or Appendix Immigration Salary List, subject to SW 6.1A. and SW 6.2.

SW 6.1A. If the applicant:
1. (a)is applying for permission to stay; and
2. (b)was previously granted permission as a Skilled Worker, sponsored in the SOC 2010 occupation code “6145 Care workers and home carers” or “6146 Senior care workers”, under the Rules in force before 11 March 2024; and
3. (c)since then, has continuously had permission as a Skilled Worker, sponsored in either or both these SOC 2010 occupation codes, or SOC 2020 occupation codes “6135 Care workers and home carers” or “6136 Senior care workers” (except that where paragraph 39E applies, that period of overstaying will be disregarded); and
4. (d)is applying to continue working with the same sponsor as in their most recent grant of permission,
the Care Quality Commission regulation requirement for these occupation codes does not apply.

SW 6.2. The sponsor must choose an appropriate SOC 2020 occupation code, and the decision maker must not have reasonable grounds to believe the sponsor has chosen a less appropriate SOC 2020 occupation code for any of the following reasons:
1. (a) the most appropriate SOC 2020 occupation code is not eligible under the Skilled Worker route; or
2. (b) the most appropriate SOC 2020 occupation code has a higher going rate than the proposed salary; or
3. (c) the most appropriate SOC 2020 occupation code is not on the Immigration Salary List and the applicant is claiming points for a job on the Immigration Salary List; or
4. (d) the most appropriate SOC 2020 occupation code is not listed as “eligible for PhD points” in Table 1 of Appendix Skilled Occupations and the applicant is claiming points for an educational qualification.

SW 6.3. To support the assessment in SW 6.2., the decision maker may, in particular, consider:
1. (a) whether the sponsor has shown a genuine need for the job as described; and
2. (b) whether the applicant has the appropriate skills, qualifications and experience needed to do the job as described; and
3. (c) the sponsor’s history of compliance with the immigration system including, but not limited to, paying its sponsored workers appropriately; and
4. (d) any additional information from the sponsor.

SW 6.3A. If the ATAS requirement in Appendix ATAS applies, the applicant must provide a valid ATAS certificate.

SW 6.4. If the requirements in SW 6.1. to SW 6.3A. are met, an applicant will be awarded 20 mandatory points for a job at the appropriate skill level, subject to SW 6.5.

SW 6.5. No points will be awarded for a job at the appropriate skill level if the applicant is not also being awarded the 20 mandatory points for sponsorship under SW 5.7.

Points for the English language requirement (mandatory)

SW 7.1. An applicant must show English language ability on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages in all 4 components (reading, writing, speaking and listening) of at least level B1 (intermediate).

SW 7.2. The applicant must show they meet the English language requirement as specified in Appendix English Language.

SW 7.3. If the requirements in SW 7.1. to SW 7.2. are met, the applicant will be awarded 10 mandatory points for meeting the English language requirement.

Points options A and F

SW 8.1. The applicant must be sponsored for a job in an eligible SOC 2020 occupation code (or, where relevant, an eligible job within a SOC 2020 occupation code) listed in:
1. (a) Table 1 of Appendix Skilled Occupations, if being awarded points under option A; or
2. (b) Table 2 of Appendix Skilled Occupations, if being awarded points under option F; or
3. (c) Tables 2 or 2a of Appendix Skilled Occupations, if being awarded points under option F, and the applicant meets the requirement in SW 4.2(b)(ii), and is applying to work for the same sponsor as in their most recent permission;
and the applicant must meet the relevant going rate salary requirement shown for the relevant option in that table.

Points options B and G

SW 9.1. The applicant must be sponsored for a job in a SOC 2020 occupation code listed as being “eligible for PhD points” in:
1. (a) Table 1 of Appendix Skilled Occupations, if being awarded points under option B; or
2. (b) Table 2 of Appendix Skilled Occupations, if being awarded points under option G; or
3. (c) Tables 2 or 2a of Appendix Skilled Occupations, if being awarded points under option G, and the applicant meets the requirement in SW 4.2(b)(ii) and is applying to work for the same sponsor as in their most recent permission,
and the applicant must meet the relevant going rate salary requirement shown for the relevant option in that table.

SW 9.2. The applicant must have a UK PhD or other academic doctoral qualification, or an overseas academic qualification which Ecctis confirms meets the recognised standard of a UK PhD.

SW 9.3. The applicant’s sponsor must have provided a credible explanation of how the qualification is relevant to the job for which the applicant is being sponsored.

SW 9.4. If the applicant has been correctly awarded points for an educational qualification in a previous grant of permission as a Skilled Worker, the applicant does not need to provide evidence of the qualification again, but the sponsor must still have provided the explanation of how the qualification is relevant to the job for which the applicant is being sponsored.

Points options C and H

SW 10.1. The applicant must be sponsored for a job in a SOC 2020 occupation code listed as being “eligible for PhD points” in:
1. (a) Table 1 of Appendix Skilled Occupations, if being awarded points under option C; or
2. (b) Table 2 of Appendix Skilled Occupations, if being awarded points under option H; or
3. (c) Tables 2 or 2a of Appendix Skilled Occupations, if being awarded points under option H, and the applicant meets the requirement in SW 4.2(b)(ii) and is applying to work for the same sponsor as in their most recent permission,
and the applicant must meet the relevant going rate salary requirement shown for the relevant option in that table.

SW 10.2. The applicant must meet the requirements in SW 9.2. to SW 9.4.

SW 10.3. The applicant’s sponsor must have provided a credible explanation that the qualification in question is in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) subject.

Points options D and I

SW 11.1. The applicant must be sponsored for a job in an eligible SOC 2020 occupation code (or, where relevant, an eligible job within a SOC 2020 occupation code) listed in Appendix Immigration Salary List for the nation of the UK where that job is based, unless SW 11.2. applies.

SW 11.2. If, on or before the date the sponsor assigned the Certificate of Sponsorship to the applicant, the applicant’s job was removed from Appendix Immigration Salary List (or the previous Appendix Shortage Occupation List), both of the following conditions must be met:
1. (a) the applicant’s most recent permission was as a Skilled Worker in which they were sponsored to work in a job listed in Appendix Immigration Salary List (or the previous Appendix Shortage Occupation List) under the applicable rules at that time; and
2. (b) the applicant is being sponsored to continue working in the same job for the same sponsor as in their previous permission.

SW 11.3. The applicant must meet the relevant going rate salary requirement shown in Table 1 (if being awarded points under option D) or Table 2 (if being awarded points under option I) of Appendix Skilled Occupations.

Points options E and J

SW 12.1. The applicant must be sponsored for a job in an eligible SOC 2020 occupation code (or, where relevant, an eligible job within a SOC 2020 occupation code) listed in:
1. (a) Table 1 of Appendix Skilled Occupations, if being awarded points under option E; or
2. (b) Table 2 of Appendix Skilled Occupations, if being awarded points under option J; or
3. (c) Tables 2 or 2a of Appendix Skilled Occupations, if being awarded points under option J, and the applicant meets the requirement in SW 4.2(b)(ii) and is applying to work for the same sponsor as in their most recent permission,
and the applicant must meet the relevant going rate salary requirement shown for the relevant option in that table.

SW 12.2. The applicant must meet one or more of the following requirements:
1. (a) the applicant must be under the age of 26 on the date of application; or
2. (b) the job for which the applicant is being sponsored must be a postdoctoral position in any of the following SOC 2020 occupation codes:
  1. • 2111 Chemical scientists
  2. • 2112 Biological scientists
  3. • 2113 Biochemists and biomedical scientists
  4. • 2114 Physical scientists
  5. • 2115 Social and humanities scientists
  6. • 2119 Natural and social science professionals not elsewhere classified
  7. • 2162 Other researchers, unspecified discipline
  8. • 2311 Higher education teaching professionals; or
3. (c) the job for which the applicant is being sponsored must be in a UK Regulated Profession and the applicant must be working towards a recognised professional qualification for that profession; or
4. (d) the applicant must be working towards full registration or chartered status with the relevant professional body for the job for which they are being sponsored; or
5. (e) all of the following conditions apply:
  1. (i) the applicant’s most recent permission (disregarding any permission as a visitor) was as a Student; and
  2. (ii) if that Student permission has expired, it must have expired less than 2 years before the date of application; and
  3. (iii) in that Student permission or any previous permission as a Student, the applicant was sponsored to study one of the following courses (not any other qualifications of an equivalent level):
    1. • a UK bachelor’s degree; or
    2. • a UK master’s degree; or
    3. • a UK PhD or other doctoral qualification; or
    4. • a Postgraduate Certificate in Education; or
    5. • a Professional Graduate Diploma of Education; and
  4. (iv) the applicant has completed (or is applying no more than 3 months before they are expected to complete) the course in SW 12.2(e)(iii) above, or the applicant is currently studying for a PhD for which they have completed at least 12 months study in the UK, or
6. (f) the applicant’s most recent permission (disregarding any permission as a visitor) was as a Graduate, and if that permission has expired, it must have expired less than 2 years before the date of application.

SW 12.3. Granting the application must not mean the applicant’s combined permission as a Skilled Worker, Graduate and/or Tier 2 Migrant would be more than 4 years in total, whether or not the permission is for a continuous period.

Points option K

SW 13.1. The applicant must be sponsored for a job in an eligible SOC 2020 occupation code (or, where relevant, an eligible job within a SOC 2020 occupation code) listed in Table 3 of Appendix Skilled Occupations and meet the relevant going rate salary requirement shown in Table 3, 4 or 5 of that Appendix.

SW 13.2. If the applicant is being sponsored for a job in one of the following SOC 2020 occupation codes:
1. • 2231 Midwifery nurses
2. •2232 Community nurses
3. • 2233 Specialist nurses
4. • 2234 Nurse practitioners
5. • 2235 Mental health nurses
6. • 2236 Children’s nurses
7. • 2237 Other nursing professionals
their salary may be temporarily (for up to 8 months) less than the £23,200 per year required under points option K in either of the following circ*mstances:
1. (a) the applicant has previously held Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registration and is undertaking an NMC-approved programme with a view to returning to practice; or
2. (b) the applicant is working towards NMC registration, and both of the following apply:
  1. (i) the applicant has passed the NMC’s English language requirements and Computer Based Test of competence, before the date of application; and
  2. (ii) the applicant will sit an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) to obtain NMC registration no later than 3 months after the stated job start date.

SW 13.3. Where SW 13.2. applies:
1. (a) the sponsor must have confirmed that the applicant will stop being sponsored if they do not achieve full NMC registration within 8 months of the job start date (if the applicant was last granted permission to work in one of the SOC 2020 occupation codes in SW 13.2, or either of the SOC 2010 occupation codes “2231 Nurses” or “2232 Midwives”, on the Skilled Worker route, the 8 months is counted from the start date of the job they were sponsored to do in their most recent permission); and
2. (b) during the 8 months in (a), or until the applicant achieves NMC registration (if sooner), the applicant’s salary must be at least equal to the appropriate Agenda for Change Band 3 rate, as stated in Table 4 of Appendix Skilled Occupations.

Consideration of salary (all tradeable points options)

SW 14.1. Salary only includes guaranteed basic gross pay (before income tax and including employee pension and national insurance contributions) and other guaranteed payments which are treated exactly the same as basic gross pay for tax, pension and national insurance purposes .

SW 14.2. Salary does not include other pay and benefits, such as any of the following:
1. (a)pay which cannot be guaranteed because the nature of the job means that hours fluctuate; or
2. (b)additional pay such as shift, overtime or bonus pay, (whether or not it is guaranteed); or
3. (c)employer pension and employer national insurance contributions; or
4. (d)any allowances, such as accommodation or cost of living allowances; or
5. (e)in-kind benefits, such as equity shares, health insurance, school or university fees, company cars or food; or
6. (f)one-off payments, such as ‘golden hellos’; or
7. (g)any payments relating to immigration costs, such as the fee or Immigration Health Charge; or
8. (h)payments to cover business expenses, including (but not limited to) travel to and from the applicant’s country of residence, equipment, clothing, travel or subsistence.

SW 14.3. If the applicant is being sponsored to work more than 48 hours a week, subject to SW 14.3A, only the salary for the first 48 hours a week will be considered towards the salary thresholds of £38,700, £34,830, £30,960, £29,000, £26,100 or £23,200 per year referred to in SW 8.1. to SW 13.7.

For example, an applicant who works 60 hours a week for £10 per hour will be considered to have a salary of £24,960 (£10 x 48 x 52) per year and not £31,200 (£10 x 60 x 52).

SW 14.3A. If the applicant is being sponsored to work a pattern where the regular hours are not the same each week, resulting in uneven pay:
1. (a) work in excess of 48 hours in some weeks can be considered towards the salary thresholds, providing the average over a regular cycle (which can be less than, but not more than, 17 weeks) is not more than 48 hours a week; and
2. (b) any unpaid rest weeks will count towards the average when considering whether the salary thresholds are met; and
3. (c) any unpaid rest weeks will not count as absences from employment for the purpose of paragraph 9.30.1 in Part 9 of these rules.
For example, an applicant who works a pattern of 60 hours a week for £12 per hour for two weeks, followed by an unpaid rest week, will be considered to work 40 hours a week on average and have a salary of £24,960 (£12 x 40 x 52) per year.

SW 14.4. Going rates will be pro-rated to the applicant’s working pattern, as follows:
1. (a) going rates for SOC 2020 occupation codes listed in Tables 1 to 2a of Appendix Skilled Occupations are based on a 37.5-hour week and will be pro-rated as follows:
(the going rate for the SOC 2020 occupation code stated in Tables 1 to 2a of Appendix Skilled Occupations) x (the number of weekly working hours stated by the sponsor ÷ 37.5)
1. (b)where an applicant’s salary is required to be 70%, 80% or 90% of the going rate, the resulting figure from the calculation in (a) will be multiplied by 0.7, 0.8 or 0.9 as appropriate, to calculate the required salary; and.
2. (c)going rates for the health and education SOC 2020 occupation codes listed in Tables 3 to 5 of Appendix Skilled Occupations will be pro-rated as stated in Appendix Skilled Occupations; and
3. (d)the applicant’s full weekly hours will be included when checking their salary against the going rate, even if they work more than 48 hours a week.

Transitional arrangements for salary on the Skilled Worker route

SW 14.5. If the applicant is applying for permission to stay or settlement, the applicant was granted permission as a Tier 2 (General) Migrant and has had continuous permission as a Skilled Worker ever since, the following transitional arrangements apply:
1. (a) if the date of application is before 1 December 2026 salary may also include allowances (the other restrictions in SW 14.20 also apply), providing the following conditions are met:
  1. (i) the applicant is applying to work for the same sponsor as in their previous permission; and
  2. (ii) the allowances are guaranteed, will be paid for the duration of the applicant’s permission, and would be paid to a local settled worker in similar circ*mstances, such as London weighting; and
2. (b) DELETED
3. (c) if the applicant:
  1. (i) was sponsored to work in one of the SOC 2010 occupation codes in the table below at the time they applied for their last permission as a Tier 2 (General) Migrant; and
  2. (ii) has continued to be sponsored in that SOC 2010 occupation code or an equivalent SOC 2020 occupation code ever since (whether as a Tier 2 (General) Migrant and/or as a Skilled Worker); and
  3. (iii) the date of application is before 1 December 2026;
the going rates in the table below apply, instead of the going rates listed in Table 2 of Appendix Skilled Occupations. These going rates are based on a 40-hour working week and must be pro-rated for other working patterns, based on the weekly working hours stated by the applicant’s sponsor:

SOC 2010 occupation code	Equivalent SOC 2020 occupation code(s)	Going rate – option F	90% of going rate – option G	80% of going rate – options H and I	70% of going rate – option J
2113 Physical scientists	• 2114 Physical scientists	£29,000 (£13.94 per hour)	£26,100 (£12.55 per hour)	£24,750 (£11.90 per hour)	£24,750 (£11.90 per hour)
2119 Natural and social science professionals not elsewhere classified	• 2119 Natural and social science professionals not elsewhere classified • 2162 Other researchers, unspecified discipline	£29,000 (£13.94 per hour)	£26,100 (£12.55 per hour)	£24,750 (£11.90 per hour)	£24,750 (£11.90 per hour)
2311 Higher education teaching professionals	• 2162 Other researchers, unspecified discipline • 2311 Higher education teaching professionals • 2322 Education managers	£33,000 (£15.87 per hour)	£29,700 (£14.28 per hour)	£26,400 (£12.69 per hour)	£24,750 (£11.90 per hour)

SW 14.6. DELETED.

Genuineness requirement for a Skilled Worker

SW 14A.1. The applicant must:
1. (a) genuinely intend, and be able, to undertake the role for which they are being sponsored; and
2. (b) not intend to undertake employment other than in the role for which they are being sponsored, or as otherwise permitted by SW 18.2.

Financial requirement (mandatory) for a Skilled Worker

SW 15.1. If the applicant is applying for permission to stay and has been in the UK with permission for 12 months or longer on the date of application, they will meet the financial requirement and do not need to show funds.

SW 15.2. If the applicant is applying for entry clearance, or has been in the UK for less than 12 months on the date of application, either:
1. (a) the applicant must have funds of at least £1,270; or
2. (b) the applicant’s A-rated sponsor must certify that they will, if necessary, maintain and accommodate the applicant up to the end of the first month of their employment, to an amount of at least £1,270.

SW 15.3. If SW 15.2.(a) applies, the applicant must show that they have held the required funds for a 28-day period and as specified in Appendix Finance.

Criminal record certificate requirement (mandatory) for a Skilled Worker

SW 16.1. If the applicant is applying for entry clearance and is being sponsored for a job in any of the SOC 2020 occupation codes listed below, they must provide a criminal record certificate from the relevant authority in any country in which they have been present for 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the 10 years before the date of application, and while aged 18 or over:
1. • 1171 Health services and public health managers and directors
2. • 1172 Social services managers and directors
3. • 1231 Health care practice managers
4. • 1232 Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors
5. • 1233 Early education and childcare services proprietors
6. • 2211 Generalist medical practitioners
7. • 2212 Specialist medical practitioners
8. • 2221 Physiotherapists
9. • 2222 Occupational therapists
10. • 2223 Speech and language therapists
11. • 2224 Psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists
12. • 2225 Clinical psychologists
13. • 2226 Other psychologists
14. • 2229 Therapy professionals not elsewhere classified
15. • 2231 Midwifery nurses
16. • 2232 Community nurses
17. • 2233 Specialist nurses
18. • 2234 Nurse practitioners
19. • 2235 Mental health nurses
20. • 2236 Children’s nurses
21. • 2237 Other nursing professionals
22. • 2251 Pharmacists
23. • 2252 Optometrists
24. • 2253 Dental practitioners
25. • 2254 Medical radiographers
26. • 2255 Paramedics
27. • 2256 Podiatrists
28. • 2259 Other health professionals not elsewhere classified
29. • 2312 Further education teaching professionals
30. • 2313 Secondary education teaching professionals
31. • 2314 Primary education teaching professionals
32. • 2315 Nursery education teaching professionals
33. • 2316 Special needs education teaching professionals
34. • 2317 Teachers of English as a foreign language
35. • 2319 Teaching professionals not elsewhere classified
36. • 2321 Head teachers and principals
37. • 2322 Education managers
38. • 2323 Education advisers and school inspectors
39. • 2324 Early education and childcare services managers
40. • 2329 Other educational professionals not elsewhere classified
41. • 2461 Social workers
42. • 2462 Probation officers
43. •2464 Youth work professionals
44. • 2469 Welfare professionals not elsewhere classified
45. • 3211 Dispensing opticians
46. • 3212 Pharmaceutical technicians
47. • 3213 Medical and dental technicians
48. • 3214 Complementary health associate professionals
49. • 3219 Health associate professionals not elsewhere classified
50. • 3221 Youth and community workers
51. • 3222 Child and early years officers
52. •3223 Housing officers
53. • 3224 Counsellors
54. • 3229 Welfare and housing associate professionals not elsewhere classified
55. • 3231 Higher level teaching assistants
56. • 3232 Early education and childcare practitioners
57. • 3433 Fitness and wellbeing instructors
58. • 3571 Human resources and industrial relations officers
59. • 6111 Early education and childcare assistants
60. • 6112 Teaching assistants
61. • 6113 Educational support assistants
62. • 6114 Childminders
63. • 6117 Playworkers
64. • 6131 Nursing auxiliaries and assistants
65. • 6133 Dental nurses
66. • 6134 Houseparents and residential wardens
67. • 6135 Care workers and home carers
68. • 6136 Senior care workers

SW 16.2. The requirement in SW 16.1. does not apply if the applicant provides a satisfactory explanation why it is not reasonably practicable for them to obtain a criminal record certificate from any or all of the relevant authorities.

Immigration Rules - Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Worker - Guidance (2024)