"Figure 10: Skilled work visa applications by industry sector, UK, year ending September 2011 to year ending September 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. 3. European Economic Area (EEA) nationals do not require a visa to enter the UK. " "Unit","Visas applications (thousands)" "","" "Year","Information and Communication","Professional, Scientific and Technical","Financial and Insurance","Human Health and Social Work","Education","Manufacturing","Other sectors" "YE Sep 2011","16.581","6.991","5.554","1.609","1.348","2.126","4.789" "YE Sep 2012","17.340","7.403","5.236","1.587","1.830","2.345","4.661" "YE Sep 2013","19.403","8.279","5.784","1.902","2.679","2.489","5.605" "YE Sep 2014","22.265","9.832","6.255","2.868","2.555","2.597","5.842" "YE Sep 2015","23.890","10.711","6.832","3.332","2.800","2.649","5.917"