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UK Visa SponsorsCheck a Skilled Worker role against the changes coming in 2027: new salary thresholds, the end of the PhD discount, the December 2026 shortage list cut-off, and the new settlement bands.
Last day to issue a certificate under the interim Temporary Shortage List and most Immigration Salary List rows: 30 December 2026
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The interim Temporary Shortage List and most Immigration Salary List rows end on 31 December 2026. The rules count a certificate of sponsorship only if it was issued before that date, so the last day is 30 December 2026. The two lists do different jobs: the ISL lowers the salary threshold and, for most jobs below degree level, is what allows sponsorship at all, while the interim TSL covers other jobs below degree level with no salary discount. The care worker codes stay on the ISL until 22 July 2028 for in-country applicants.
For 2027 the Migration Advisory Committee recommended a shorter Temporary Shortage List of 28 occupations for 18 months, January 2027 to June 2028, with no salary discount. It includes bricklayers, carpenters, electricians and welders, but it is a recommendation until the government lays a Statement of Changes. See every listed job below, or our guide to the ISL ending for the detail.
In a written answer on 4 November 2026 the government confirmed the salary reform following the Budget: occupation rates move from the median to the 25th percentile of pay, the general threshold is uprated on 2026 wage data, and figures update each year from ASHE data. New-entrant discounts are levelled to a single figure and the PhD discount is removed. No new figures have been published, so this page shows today's figures and the direction of change.
The government published its final earned settlement framework on 2 November 2026. It is announced policy, not law: none of it is in the Immigration Rules yet and no start date has been published. Ten years becomes the default qualifying period. It is 5 years for people earning at least £50,271 in 3 of the last 5 years, for listed public service jobs such as doctors, nurses, teachers and social workers, and for partners, parents and children of British citizens. It is 3 years for those earning at least £125,141 in 3 of the last 4 years and for the highest talent group, and 20 years after an immigration breach or a recent claim for public funds. Everyone also needs no criminal record, English at B2, the Life in the UK test, no unpaid debt to the government and earnings of at least £12,571 a year for at least 3 years (5 of the last 7 on the 10 and 20-year paths). Care workers and some public service workers who came before May 2025 keep a 5-year path, and existing settled status is never removed.
From 2027 the government plans to give the highest-skilled workers up to 6 months before their visa is cut short after a job ends, depending on how long they spent in their previous highly paid job. Details have not been published.
Every occupation on the Immigration Salary List, the interim Temporary Shortage List or the MAC's recommended list for 2027, grouped by what happens to it after 30 December 2026. Each page shows the list dates, today's salary figures and the checker preset to that job.
On the MAC's list of 28 for January 2027 to June 2028. A recommendation until the government puts it in the rules.
Below degree level, so only sponsorable through a current list, and not on the MAC's recommended list.
Degree-level jobs, and nursing assistants on national pay scales. The lower Immigration Salary List threshold ends after 2026.
For people already in the UK only. Overseas recruitment closed in July 2025.
30 December 2026. Rule SW 6.1A only counts a certificate of sponsorship issued before 31 December 2026, so a certificate issued on 31 December is too late. The same applies to most Immigration Salary List rows.
No. The ISL lowers the salary threshold and visa fees for listed jobs, and for most jobs below degree level being on it is what allows sponsorship at all. The interim Temporary Shortage List covers other jobs below degree level, with no salary discount. A few codes, such as welding trades, are on both, and neither list carries over automatically into 2027.
No 2027 list is in the Immigration Rules yet. The Migration Advisory Committee recommended 28 occupations for 18 months from January 2027, mostly construction, engineering and electrical trades, such as electricians, bricklayers, welders and plumbers. The government decides the final list in a Statement of Changes.
Not today. Bricklayers (5313) and carpenters and joiners (5316) are on the Immigration Salary List. The Migration Advisory Committee has recommended both for a new Temporary Shortage List from January 2027, but the government has not yet put that list into the rules.
Care workers (6135) and senior care workers (6136) stay on the Immigration Salary List until 22 July 2028, but only for people applying from inside the UK. Recruiting care workers from overseas closed on 22 July 2025.
Not published yet. The government has said occupation rates will move from the median to the 25th percentile of pay, the general threshold will be uprated on 2026 wage data, and figures will then update every year. Until the new figures appear, use today's thresholds.
The government has announced that the spring 2027 reform removes it. How that applies to people already on the route has not been published, so anyone relying on the discount should check the undiscounted figure and take advice before their next certificate.
Under the earned settlement plans announced on 2 November 2026, 10 years becomes the default. Some people are in shorter bands: 5 years for earnings of at least £50,271 in 3 of the last 5 years, listed public service jobs or a British connection, and 3 years for at least £125,141 in 3 of the last 4 years. These are announced, not yet law, and only named groups such as some care workers keep today's rules.
No. It flags which announced or scheduled changes are likely to affect a role, so you know what to ask about. Only a regulated immigration adviser or solicitor can advise on an individual case.
