Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many entry clearance visas grants they provided to main applicants under the (1) Skilled Worker, and (2) Skilled Worker - Health & Care, routes for each quarter of the year up to June; and for each route, how many were issued for jobs at (a) RQF Level 6, (b) RQF Levels 3 to 5, and (c) RQF Level 3.
Applications granted to main applicants of the ‘Skilled Worker’ visa
Quarter | Grants |
2020 Q4 | 429 |
2021 Q1 | 4,553 |
2021 Q2 | 6,682 |
2021 Q3 | 11,762 |
2021 Q4 | 12,602 |
2022 Q1 | 12,701 |
2022 Q2 | 14,844 |
Total | 63,573 |
Applications granted to main applications of the ‘Skilled Worker – Health & Care’ visa
Quarter | Grants |
2020 Q4 | 689 |
2021 Q1 | 6,771 |
2021 Q2 | 5,815 |
2021 Q3 | 8,684 |
2021 Q4 | 10,530 |
2022 Q1 | 12,411 |
2022 Q2 | 15,646 |
Total | 60,546 |
There is no published data that links the entry clearance visas granted in these categories to the respective RQF classifications.