Training and Skilled Worker visa use vs. demand signals

IS-8 sector

SOC and occupation

Left axis (labour supply)

Right axis (labour demand indicators)

Entry pipeline: —

Time to complete: — months

Apprenticeship starts (England)

Apprenticeship starts (Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales)

Skilled Worker visas

Selected occupation (index)

UK labour market (index)

Notes: Labour demand indicators are indexed to 2019/20 where available (2019/20=100); where the selected occupation has no 2019/20 value, the index is based on its earliest available year. Apprenticeships and Skilled Worker visas are not available for 2019/20–2020/21 and are shown as blank. Annual earnings are derived from April ASHE snapshots within the academic year; job adverts are new postings in April within the academic year.