Coming back to number 2, I applied to shortage occupation not because I wanted to pay less, I did because at the time I applied for this job, my employer had advertised it as being a shortage one, hence I applied to this specific type.
And in fact, that time around they had to prove to the home office that they weren't able to find anyone in the UK to fill in the vacancy.
RLMT advertising is NOT required for shortage occupation jobs. So the fact that this was a requirement BEFORE requesting an RCoS from HO, indicates it is a non-shortage occupation job in Appendix J, details below.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration ... illed-work
2136 Programmers and software development professionals
Example job tasks
• examines existing software and determines requirements for new/modified systems in the light of business needs;
• undertakes feasibility study to design software solutions;
• writes and codes individual programs according to specifications;
• develops user interfaces;
• tests and corrects software programs;
• writes code for specialist programming for computer games, (for example, artificial intelligence, 3D engine development);
• implements and evaluates the software;
• plans and maintains database structures;
• writes operational documentation and provides subsequent support and training for users.
Related job titles:
• Analyst-programmer
• Database developer
• Games programmer
• Programmer • Software engineer
Salary rates:
New entrant: £24,000
[Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2014 (no equivalent 2015 or 2016 data available)]
Experienced worker: £32,000
Job title: Band 7 Senior Analyst Programmer
Job type: 2136 Programmers and software development professionals
I am going to assume that you might work in the NHS, given that you are quoting their salary banding. If not, no issue.
Now, for your job to be a shortage occupation one, where no RLMT would be required and the RCoS would clearly state it was a shortage occupation, the link and detail below of Appendix K is relevant.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration ... ation-list
What 'qualifying company' means, i.e. does not mean 'sponsor'.
4. In this Appendix “qualifying company” means a company which:
(a) has obtained permission from the Home Office to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship in respect of the relevant job on the basis that the job is included on the Shortage Occupation List and the company:
(i) is licensed as a sponsor for the purposes of Tier 2 of the Points Based System,
(ii) at the time of obtaining such permission, employs between 20 and 250 employees (inclusive), or employs fewer than 20 employees and has provided a letter from the Department for International Trade, confirming that the Department has been working with the company and supports the application in relation to its trade or investment activity,
(iii) is not more than 25% owned by a company which has one or more other establishments in the UK and one of those establishments employs more than 250 employees; and
(iv) has not been established in the UK for the purpose of supplying services exclusively to a single company or company group in the UK; and
Jobs under SOC 2136 below that fall under the shortage occupation
2136 Programmers and software development professionals
Only the following jobs in this occupation code:
Senior developer employed by a qualifying company, where the job requires a person with a minimum of five years’ relevant experience and demonstrable experience of having led a team.
The following jobs in visual effects and 2D/3D computer animation for the film, television or video games sectors:
software developer
shader writer
games designer
The following jobs in the electronics system industry:
driver developer
embedded communications engineer
