New migration controls highlight the jobs with a shortage of supply

Do you know which occupations in the UK are suffering from a shortage in skilled employees? The new migration points system highlights the industries in which the government remains keen to encourage skilled migrants into the UK…

The Migration Advisory Committee has just published its first recommendations on skills shortages in the UK. It makes for an interesting list.

Amongst the jobs where we suffer from a shortage of employee supply are:

- Consultants and specialist nurses
- Some engineering jobs, including chemical and civil engineers
- Quantity surveyors
- Maths and English teachers
- Ship and hovercraft officers
- Veterinary surgeons
- Sheep shearers
- Jockeys and horse trainers

[source: BBC analysis]