"Figure 10: Skilled work visa applications by industry sector","" "UK, year ending June 2011 to year ending June 2015","" "","" "Notes","1. Ye = Year ending 2. As part of the application process for visas, individuals must obtain a certificate of sponsorship from an employer. The data shown relate to the numbers of sponsoring documents used by main applicants applying for tier 2 (Skilled work) visas. European Economic Area (EEA) nationals do not require a visa to enter the UK. " "Unit","Visas issued (thousands)" "","" "Year","Information and Communication","Professional, Scientific and Technical","Financial and Insurance","Human Health and Social Work","Education","Manufacturing","Other sectors" "YE Jun 2011","16.539","6.725","5.580","1.928","1.383","2.121","5.457" "YE Jun 2012","17.336","7.566","5.401","1.627","1.612","2.288","4.660" "YE Jun 2013","18.337","7.695","5.566","1.797","2.384","2.479","5.226" "YE Jun 2014","21.876","9.310","6.064","2.536","2.580","2.516","5.736" "YE Jun 2015","23.518","10.728","6.695","3.349","2.712","2.692","5.970"