Is there an information technology labor shortage in the U.K.? Will the U.K. import labor from the U.S?

I will have a Bachelors Degree and four years experience in the I.T. field in January, 2009. I'd like to spend some time working and living in Great Britain. I currently live in the U.S. Is the U.K. experiencing a labor shortage? If so, are employers willingly sponsoring vistas for immigrant workers? What other areas of employment are experiencing such shortages at the present?

From what I've heard, there seems always to be a shortage of skilled workers in the IT sector.

GCHQ {Government Communications HQ] is looking for IT Specialists.
http://www.gchq-careers.co.uk/default.as...

Note that GCHQ is an arm of SiS [Secret Intelligence Service] which works closely in association with CiA etc.

This next link gets you a multitude of jobs sites plus IT jobs too.
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=na...

This next link gets you the UK.gov Job Centre Plus website where you can sign up and start looking for jobs immediately.
http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/JCP/inde...

There's a comedy show on TV over here, it's called "The IT Crowd".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEqw9o62n...

YOU will need a Masters Degree to qualify for a sponsored visa in the uk.

People who have a specialised skill to offer i suppose there is always a shortage.

IT seems to be one of our "industries" we lead the way in

Only if they learn to spell 'labour' correctly!

NO

Does USA import our skills.


I think not.

Sorry, no. We're only importing from Africa at the moment. Well that's how it looks to me!