https://www.migrationwatchuk.org/briefing-paper/451
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While matching quite closely the occupational salary rates established by the Home Office,[8] the threshold is not necessarily aligned with the actual UK labour market rate for a number of IT roles (see fig.2 below). This is in part due to the fact that consultancy type work (which is common among IT specialists) is generally paid higher than the going rate for a given occupation and this is not accounted for in Home Office calculations.
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