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Answer

The information requested can be seen in the attached table.

SOC code	Mean salary	ASHE mean salary	Number with a salary lower than ASHE	% with a salary lower than ASHE
1136	£50,307.34	£52,412	627	70.69%
2131	£52,080.24	£50,681	326	61.98%
2132	£38,072.37	£39,353	5428	66.85%
3131	£38,703.82	£33,592	287	64.35%

Number of ““Assigned”” Certificates of Sponsorship (COS) for the period 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010 for specified nationalities: Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Peru, Surinam, and Venezuela
Occupation	Bolivia	Colombia	Cuba	Dominican republic	Ecuador	Guyana	Haiti	Jamaica	Peru	Surinam	Venezuela	Total
1111 Officials, senior in national government	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	-	-	-	†
1112 Directors/chief executives of major organisations	-	†	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5
1121 Managers, production, works and maintenance	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5
1122 Managers, construction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	†
1123 Managers, mining and energy	-	†	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†
1131 Managers and chartered secretaries, financial	-	†	-	-	-	-	-	†	-	-	-	†
1132 Managers, marketing and sales	-	5	†	-	5	-	-	-	5	-	5	20
1133 Managers, purchasing	-	†	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	†
1135 Managers, personnel, training and industrial relations	†	†	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	5
1136 Managers, information and communication technology	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	5
1142 Managers, customer care	-	†	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	5
1151 Managers, financial institution	-	-	†	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†
1152 Managers, office	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	-	-	†	†
1163 Managers, retail and wholesale	-	†	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†
1174 Managers, security	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	5
1184 Managers, social services	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	-	-	-	†
1185 Managers, residential and day care managers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	-	-	-	†
1221 Managers, hotel and accommodation	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	-	-	-	†
1223 Managers, restaurant and catering	-	†	-	-	-	-	-	†	-	-	†	5
1225 Managers, leisure and sports	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	5
1239 Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	-	-	-	†
2111 Chemists (not pharmacists)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	†
2112 Biological scientists and biochemists	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	-	-	-	†
2113 Physicists, geologists and meteorologists	†	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	10
2121 Engineers, civil	†	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	25
2122 Engineers, mechanical	†	-	-	-	†	-	-	-	-	-	†	5
2123 Engineers, electrical	-	-	†	-	-	-	-	-	†	-	-	†
2124 Engineers, electronics	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	5
2125 Engineers, chemical	-	†	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5
2126 Engineers, design and development	-	†	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†
2127 Engineers, production and process	-	-	-	-	†	-	-	-	†	-	5	5
2128 Engineers, planning and quality control	-	†	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5
2129 Engineering professionals n.e.c.	-	5	-	-	5	-	-	†	†	-	10	20
2131 IT strategy and planning professionals	-	†	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	†
2132 IT, software professionals	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	†	5	-	5	15
2211 Medical practitioners e.g. doctors and surgeons	-	-	†	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	5	10
2212 Psychologists	-	-	†	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†
2213 Pharmacists/pharmacologists	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	-	-	-	†
2311 Teacher/lecturer in higher education	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	5	†	-	†	10
2312 Teacher/lecturer in further education	-	-	-	-	-	†	-	-	-	-	-	†
2314 Teacher, secondary education	-	-	-	-	†	†	-	50	-	-	†	55
2315 Teacher, primary and nursery education	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	-	-	†	5
2316 Teacher, special needs	-	†	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†
2319 Teaching professionals (teachers) n.e.c.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	-	-	5	5
2321 Researchers, scientific	†	15	†	-	5	-	-	-	5	-	†	25
2322 Researchers, social science	†	†	-	-	-	†	-	†	-	-	-	5
2329 Researchers n.e.c.	5	10	5	-	-	-	-	-	†	-	†	20
2411 Lawyers, solicitors, judges and coroners	-	†	-	-	-	-	-	†	-	-	-	†
2419 Legal professionals n.e.c.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	†
2421 Accountants, chartered and certified	-	-	†	-	†	-	-	†	†	-	5	10
2422 Accountants, management	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	†	-	-	†
2423 Consultants, actuaries, economists, statisticians	†	10	-	-	†	-	-	†	5	-	5	25
2431 Architects	-	†	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†
2441 Administrator, public service	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	-	-	-	†
2442 Social workers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	10
2444 Clergy	†	-	-	-	5	-	†	5	†	-	-	10
3112 Technicians, electrical/electronics	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	5
3113 Technicians, engineering	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	15
3131 Technicians, IT operations	-	†	-	-	-	-	-	†	-	-	-	5
3132 Technicians, IT user support	-	†	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†
3211 Nurses	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	30	-	-	-	45
3214 Medical radiographers	-	†	†	-	-	-	-	†	†	-	-	5
3221 Physiotherapists	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	-	-	†	†
3231 Youth and community workers	5	15	-	-	5	-	-	5	5	-	-	35
3411 Artists	-	†	20	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	25
3412 Authors, writers	-	†	-	-	-	-	-	†	-	-	-	†
3413 Actors, entertainers	-	10	†	†	-	15	-	205	†	-	†	240
3414 Dancers and choreographers	†	55	130	-	-	-	-	5	5	-	5	210
3415 Musicians	10	130	150	-	5	-	15	230	5	-	200	745
3416 Arts officers, producers and directors	†	†	25	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	20	55
3431 Journalists, newspaper and periodical editors	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	†
3432 Broadcasting associate professionals	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	-	-	-	†
3433 Public relations officers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	†
3434 Photographers and audio-visual equipment operators	-	†	-	-	-	-	-	†	†	-	10	15
3441 Sports players	-	†	-	-	†	†	-	5	-	-	-	10
3442 Sports coaches, instructors and officials	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	-	-	-	†
3449 Sports and fitness occupations n.e.c.	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	-	-	5
3531 Estimators, valuers and assessors	-	†	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†
3532 Brokers	-	†	-	-	-	†	-	†	-	-	-	5
3533 Insurance underwriters	-	†	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†
3534 Finance and investment analysts/advisers	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	†	10
3537 Financial and accounting technicians	-	†	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†
3539 Business associate professionals n.e.c.	-	†	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	5
3541 Buyers and purchasing officers	-	†	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†
3543 Marketing associate professionals	-	†	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	-	†	5
3562 Personnel and industrial relations officers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	-	-	†	†
4112 Administrative officers/assistants, Civil Service	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	-	-	†
4131 Clerks and assistants, filing and other records	-	†	-	-	-	-	†	-	†	-	-	5
4134 Clerks, transport and distribution	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	-	-	†
4150 General office assistants/clerks	-	-	-	-	†	-	-	-	-	-	-	†
5221 Metal machining setters and setter-operators	-	-	-	-	†	-	-	-	-	-	-	†
5244 Engineers, TV, video and audio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	-	-	-	†
5315 Carpenters and joiners	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	†
5434 Chefs, cooks	†	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	5
6115 Care assistants and home carers	†	15	-	-	-	†	-	†	5	-	†	25
6122 Childminders and related occupations	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	-	-	15	20
6124 Educational assistants (teaching assistants)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	-	-	-	†
6211 Sports and leisure assistants	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	5
6221 Hairdressers, barbers	-	†	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†
6231 Housekeepers and related occupations	†	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†
9233 Cleaners, domestics	-	-	-	-	†	-	-	-	†	-	-	5
9241 Security guards and related occupations	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	†	†
9999 Not stated	†	75	†	5	40	†	-	30	10	-	5	165
Total	35	430	340	5	75	35	20	665	75	-	380	2,060

"Figures are rounded to nearest five.""† Indicates one or two.""- Indicates nil.""Because of rounding, figures may not add up to totals shown.""Data source: points-based system database (PBS).""The figures quoted are not provided under National Statistics protocols and have been derived from local management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change." "† Indicates one or two.""- Indicates nil.""Because of rounding, figures may not add up to totals shown.""Data source: points-based system database (PBS).""The figures quoted are not provided under National Statistics protocols and have been derived from local management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change." "- Indicates nil.""Because of rounding, figures may not add up to totals shown.""Data source: points-based system database (PBS).""The figures quoted are not provided under National Statistics protocols and have been derived from local management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change." "Because of rounding, figures may not add up to totals shown.""Data source: points-based system database (PBS).""The figures quoted are not provided under National Statistics protocols and have been derived from local management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change." "Data source: points-based system database (PBS).""The figures quoted are not provided under National Statistics protocols and have been derived from local management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change." "The figures quoted are not provided under National Statistics protocols and have been derived from local management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change."

Secondary information

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Written question

Reference

7512; 726 c128-34WA

Session

2010-12

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