Skilled Worker visa going rates by occupation code

A Skilled Worker job must pay at least £41,700 or the going rate for its occupation code, whichever is higher. New entrants use 70% of the going rate instead, never below £33,400. This table lists every eligible SOC 2020 code with the figures Appendix Skilled Occupations prints, so the amount here is the amount in the Rules.

261 occupation codes from Appendix Skilled Occupations, Tables 1 and 1a, last updated on GOV.UK 11 November 2025 and read 12 October 2026. Hourly figures on GOV.UK assume a 37.5-hour week; a different working pattern is pro-rated. Sources.

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Annual figures for a 37.5-hour week. New entrant is 70% of the going rate; the PhD columns are 80% for a relevant science or technology PhD and 90% for a relevant PhD in any other subject. Each is the amount Appendix Skilled Occupations prints for that code, and each has its own floor, explained below.
Code	Occupation	Going rate	New entrant	With a PhD 80% / 90%	Open to
1111	Chief executives and senior officials Chairpersons, Chief executives, Diplomats and foreign office officials, Senior public service officials, Chief executives and senior officials not elsewhere classified	£88,100	£61,600	£70,400 / £79,300	Open
1121	Production managers and directors in manufacturing Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£55,000	£38,500	£44,000 / £49,500	Open
1122	Production managers and directors in construction Production managers and directors in construction	£53,400	£37,400	£42,700 / £48,100	Open
1123	Production managers and directors in mining and energy Managers and directors in the extraction of fossil fuels, Managers and directors in the production of energy, Production managers and directors in mining and energy not elsewhere classified	£54,000	£37,800	£43,200 / £48,600	Open
1131	Financial managers and directors Bank, building society and post office managers, Company secretaries and finance managers and directors, Investment bankers and directors, Financial managers and directors not elsewhere classified	£75,100	£52,600	£60,100 / £67,600	Open
1132	Marketing, sales and advertising directors Advertising and marketing directors, Sales directors, Marketing, sales and advertising directors not elsewhere classified	£87,300	£61,100	£69,800 / £78,600	Open
1133	Public relations and communications directors Public relations and communications directors	£77,200	£54,000	£61,700 / £69,500	Open
1134	Purchasing managers and directors Estimating managers and directors, Procurement and purchasing managers and directors, Purchasing managers and directors not elsewhere classified	£54,700	£38,300	£43,800 / £49,300	Open
1135	Charitable organisation managers and directors Charitable organisation managers and directors	£44,300	£33,400	£35,500 / £39,900	Open
1136	Human resource managers and directors Employee relations managers, Equality, diversity and inclusion managers, Learning and development managers and directors, Recruitment managers and directors, Human resources managers and directors not elsewhere classified	£52,900	£37,100	£42,300 / £47,600	Open
1137	Information technology directors Information security directors, Information technology operations directors, Information technology programme managers and directors, Information technology technical directors, Information technology directors not elsewhere classified	£86,000	£60,200	£68,800 / £77,400	Open
1139	Functional managers and directors not elsewhere classified Accounts directors, Administration directors, Complaints and customer service directors, Events directors, Intellectual property managers and directors, Municipal clerks, Research and development (R&D) directors, Functional managers and directors not elsewhere classified	£74,700	£52,300	£59,700 / £67,200	Open
1140	Directors in logistics, warehousing and transport Supply chain directors, Directors in logistics, warehousing and transport not elsewhere classified	£81,400	£57,000	£65,100 / £73,300	Open
1150	Managers and directors in retail and wholesale Managers and directors in retail and wholesale	£36,400	£33,400	£33,400 / £33,400	Existing holders
1162	Senior police officers Chief, deputy chief and assistant chief constables, Chief inspectors, Chief superintendents, Senior police officers not elsewhere classified	£64,000	£44,800	£51,200 / £57,600	Open
1163	Senior officers in fire, ambulance, prison and related services Senior officers in ambulance services, Senior officers in fire services, Senior officers in immigration services, Senior officers in prison services, Senior officers in revenue and customs	£61,600	£43,100	£49,200 / £55,400	Open
1171	Health services and public health managers and directors Clinical governance and information managers, Healthcare service managers and directors, Health services and public health managers and directors not elsewhere classified	£50,300	£35,200	£40,300 / £45,300	Open
1172	Social services managers and directors Social services managers and directors	£43,000	£33,400	£34,400 / £38,700	Open
1211	Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture	£35,900	£33,400	None	Existing holders
1212	Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services Cattery and kennel managers and proprietors, Fisheries managers and proprietors, Forestry managers, Livery yard and stud farm managers and proprietors, Racehorse trainers, Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services not elsewhere classified On the Immigration Salary List.	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
1221	Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors	£38,300	£33,400	None	Existing holders
1222	Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors Café and restaurant managers and proprietors, Catering operations managers, Takeaway managers and proprietors, Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
1223	Publicans and managers of licensed premises Publicans and managers of licensed premises	£36,300	£33,400	None	Existing holders
1224	Leisure and sports managers and proprietors Cinema managers and proprietors, Golf course managers, Gym, fitness and leisure services managers and proprietors, Marina managers, Museum managers and proprietors, Parks and gardens managers, Theatre managers (excludes hospital service), Leisure and sports managers and proprietors not elsewhere classified	£34,100	£33,400	None	Existing holders
1225	Travel agency managers and proprietors Travel agency managers and proprietors	£36,000	£33,400	None	Existing holders
1231	Health care practice managers Dental practice managers, Medical practice managers, Opticians managers, Veterinary practice managers, Health care practice managers not elsewhere classified	£40,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
1232	Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors Day care managers, Home care managers, Residential care managers and proprietors, Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors not elsewhere classified On the Immigration Salary List.	£40,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
1233	Early education and childcare services proprietors Early education and childcare services proprietors	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
1241	Managers in transport and distribution Airport managers, Depot and fleet managers, Dispatch and distribution managers, Harbour and port managers, Road traffic managers, Managers in transport and distribution not elsewhere classified	£44,900	£33,400	None	Open
1242	Managers in storage and warehousing Managers in storage and warehousing	£35,100	£33,400	None	Existing holders
1243	Managers in logistics Managers in logistics	£44,900	£33,400	None	Shortage list
1251	Property, housing and estate managers Facilities managers, Landlords, property and housing managers, Property investors and developers, Sales and lettings managers, Shopping centre managers, Property, housing and estate managers not elsewhere classified	£42,600	£33,400	None	Existing holders
1252	Garage managers and proprietors Garage managers and proprietors	£45,600	£33,400	None	Existing holders
1253	Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors Beauty salon managers and proprietors, Hairdressing managers and proprietors, Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
1254	Waste disposal and environmental services managers Landfill site managers, Recycling managers, Scrap yard managers, Sewage works and water treatment managers, Waste disposal and environmental services managers not elsewhere classified	£48,300	£33,800	None	Open
1255	Managers and directors in the creative industries Art gallery managers and directors, Film and television production managers, Publishing managers and directors, Radio production managers, Sport and talent agents, Theatre production managers, Managers and directors in the creative industries not elsewhere classified	£44,900	£33,400	None	Open
1256	Betting shop and gambling establishment managers Betting shop managers, Bingo hall managers, Casino managers, Betting shop and gambling establishment managers not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
1257	Hire services managers and proprietors Hire services managers and proprietors	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
1258	Directors in consultancy services Design consultancy directors, Environmental consultancy directors, Management consultancy directors, Surveying consultancy directors, Directors in consultancy services not elsewhere classified	£70,100	£49,100	None	Shortage list
1259	Managers and proprietors in other services not elsewhere classified Cleaning and hygiene services managers and proprietors, Educational establishment managers and proprietors, Funeral services and crematorium managers and proprietors, Library managers, Recruitment agency managers and proprietors, Security services managers and proprietors, Managers and proprietors in other services not elsewhere classified	£41,700	£33,400	None	Existing holders
2111	Chemical scientists Analytical chemists, Industrial chemists, Nuclear and radiochemists, Research and development chemists, Chemical scientists not elsewhere classified On the Immigration Salary List.	£39,900	£33,400	£33,400 / £35,900	Open
2112	Biological scientists Agricultural scientists, Biologists, Botanical and horticultural scientists, Microbiologists and bacteriologists, Pathologists, Pharmacologists, Zoological scientists, Biological scientists not elsewhere classified On the Immigration Salary List.	£40,300	£33,400	£33,400 / £36,300	Open
2113	Biochemists and biomedical scientists Biochemists, Biomedical scientists, Biotechnologists, Clinical scientists, Biochemists and biomedical scientists not elsewhere classified	£45,900	£33,400	£36,700 / £41,300	Open
2114	Physical scientists Geologists, Geophysicists, Hydrogeologists and hydrologists, Meteorologists, Physical scientists not elsewhere classified	£54,600	£38,200	£43,600 / £49,100	Open
2115	Social and humanities scientists Anthropologists, Archaeologists, Behavioural scientists, Epidemiologists, Genealogists, Geographic information systems (GIS) analysts, Historians, Political scientists, Public health analysts, Social and humanities scientists not elsewhere classified On the Immigration Salary List.	£40,400	£33,400	£33,400 / £36,400	Open
2119	Natural and social science professionals not elsewhere classified Sports scientists, Natural and social science professionals not elsewhere classified For Skilled Worker purposes, SOC 2020 occupation code 2119 includes researchers in research organisations other than universities.	£41,500	£33,400	£33,400 / £37,300	Open
2121	Civil engineers Building and building services engineers, Geotechnical engineers, Mining engineers, Structural engineers, Transportation engineers, Water engineers (professional), Civil engineers not elsewhere classified	£50,400	£35,200	£40,300 / £45,300	Open
2122	Mechanical engineers Automotive engineers (professional), Marine engineers and naval architects, Mechanical design engineers, Mechanical engineers not elsewhere classified	£46,800	£33,400	£37,400 / £42,100	Open
2123	Electrical engineers Laser engineers, Power systems engineers, Railway signalling engineers, Electrical engineers not elsewhere classified	£58,700	£41,100	£47,000 / £52,900	Open
2124	Electronics engineers Broadcast engineers (professional), Telecommunications engineers (professional), Electronics engineers not elsewhere classified	£52,000	£36,400	£41,600 / £46,800	Open
2125	Production and process engineers Chemical engineers, Control and instrumentation engineers, Industrial and production engineers, Production and process engineers not elsewhere classified	£45,000	£33,400	£36,000 / £40,500	Open
2126	Aerospace engineers Aeronautical engineers (professional), Aircraft engineers (professional), Avionics engineers, Aerospace engineers not elsewhere classified	£52,400	£36,700	£41,900 / £47,200	Open
2127	Engineering project managers and project engineers Engineering project managers and project engineers	£51,900	£36,300	£41,500 / £46,700	Open
2129	Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified Acoustic engineers, Biomedical engineers, Brewers (qualified), Clinical Engineers, Energy engineers, Food technologists, Gas engineers (professional), Heating and ventilating engineers (professional), Materials engineers, Mechatronic engineers, Nuclear engineers, Patent engineers, Robotics engineers, Traffic engineers, Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified	£46,100	£33,400	£36,900 / £41,500	Open
2131	IT project managers IT project managers	£58,200	£40,700	£46,600 / £52,400	Open
2132	IT managers IT information managers, IT product managers, IT service delivery managers, IT systems managers, IT test managers, Network managers, Software development managers, Technical support managers, IT managers not elsewhere classified	£55,000	£38,500	£44,000 / £49,500	Open
2133	IT business analysts, architects and systems designers Computer analysts and scientists, Data architects, Data engineers, IT systems architects, IT business analysts, IT solutions architects and designers, IT business analysts, architects and systems designers not elsewhere classified	£54,900	£38,400	£43,900 / £49,400	Open
2134	Programmers and software development professionals Computer games designers, Computer programmers, Software developers, Programmers and software development professionals not elsewhere classified	£54,700	£38,300	£43,700 / £49,200	Open
2135	Cyber security professionals Cyber operational defence specialists, Cyber security management and governance specialists, Forensic computer specialists, Secure system development specialists, Cyber security professionals not elsewhere classified	£48,500	£34,000	£38,800 / £43,700	Open
2136	IT quality and testing professionals IT quality and testing professionals	£41,200	£33,400	£33,400 / £37,100	Open
2137	IT network professionals IT network professionals	£45,600	£33,400	£36,500 / £41,100	Open
2139	Information technology professionals not elsewhere classified DevOps engineers, IT consultants, Webmasters and website managers, Information technology professionals not elsewhere classified	£52,300	£36,600	£41,800 / £47,100	Open
2141	Web design professionals Application designers, UI and UX designers and researchers, Web designers, Web design professionals not elsewhere classified	£43,800	£33,400	£35,100 / £39,400	Open
2142	Graphic and multimedia designers Multimedia animators, Graphic and multimedia designers not elsewhere classified On the Immigration Salary List.	£33,400	£33,400	£33,400 / £33,400	Open
2151	Conservation professionals Conservationists, Ecologists, Heritage officers, Conservation professionals not elsewhere classified	£36,000	£33,400	£33,400 / £33,400	Open
2152	Environment professionals Energy managers, Environmental and geo-environmental engineers, Environmental consultants, Environmental scientists, Sustainability officers, Environmental professionals not elsewhere classified	£37,200	£33,400	£33,400 / £33,500	Open
2161	Research and development (R&D) managers Laboratory managers, Research and development (R&D) design managers, Research and development (R&D) managers not elsewhere classified	£54,400	£38,100	£43,500 / £48,900	Open
2162	Other researchers, unspecified discipline Other researchers, unspecified discipline	£43,600	£33,400	£34,900 / £39,200	Open
2240	Veterinarians Veterinarians	£49,500	£34,600	£39,600 / £44,500	Open
2311	Higher education teaching professionals Higher education teaching professionals	£52,600	£36,800	£42,100 / £47,300	Open
2317	Teachers of English as a foreign language Teachers of English as a Foreign Language	£36,200	£33,400	£33,400 / £33,400	Open
2319	Teaching professionals not elsewhere classified Adult education tutors, Dance and drama school principals and owners, Private music and singing teachers, Private tutors, Teaching professionals not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	£33,400 / £33,400	Open
2322	Education managers Education managers	£43,900	£33,400	£35,100 / £39,500	Open
2323	Education advisers and school inspectors Educational advisers, School inspectors	£42,200	£33,400	£33,700 / £37,900	Open
2324	Early education and childcare services managers Early education and childcare services managers	£33,400	£33,400	£33,400 / £33,400	Existing holders
2329	Other educational professionals not elsewhere classified Bursars, Educational administrators, Examiners and markers, Other educational professionals not elsewhere classified	£40,600	£33,400	£33,400 / £36,600	Open
2411	Barristers and judges Barristers and advocates, Judges, Barristers and judges not elsewhere classified	£59,400	£41,600	£47,500 / £53,500	Open
2412	Solicitors and lawyers Commercial solicitors and lawyers, Criminal solicitors and lawyers, Family solicitors and lawyers, Property solicitors and lawyers, Solicitors and lawyers not elsewhere classified	£51,600	£36,100	£41,300 / £46,500	Open
2419	Legal professionals not elsewhere classified Conveyancers, Litigation executives, Paralegals, Patent and trademark attorneys, Legal professionals not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	£33,400 / £33,400	Open
2421	Chartered and certified accountants Auditors (qualified accountant), Financial accountants (qualified), Forensic accountants, Fund accountants, Insolvency practitioners, Chartered and certified accountants not elsewhere classified	£49,200	£34,500	£39,400 / £44,300	Open
2422	Finance and investment analysts and advisers Credit analysts, Financial advisers and planners, Financial analysts, Mortgage advisers, Finance and investment analysts and advisers not elsewhere classified	£45,800	£33,400	£36,700 / £41,200	Open
2423	Taxation experts Taxation experts	£48,500	£34,000	£38,800 / £43,700	Open
2431	Management consultants and business analysts Business analysts and consultants, Management advisers and consultants, Risk analysts, Management consultants and business analysts not elsewhere classified	£50,200	£35,100	£40,200 / £45,200	Open
2432	Marketing and commercial managers Commercial managers, Marketing managers, Marketing and commercial managers not elsewhere classified	£50,100	£35,000	£40,000 / £45,100	Open
2433	Actuaries, economists and statisticians Actuaries and actuarial analysts, Economists, Mathematicians, Statistical data scientists, Statisticians, Actuaries, economists and statisticians not elsewhere classified	£55,100	£38,600	£44,100 / £49,600	Open
2434	Business and related research professionals Intelligence analysts, Researchers in media and entertainment, Business and related research professionals not elsewhere classified	£38,800	£33,400	£33,400 / £35,000	Open
2435	Professional/chartered company secretaries Professional/chartered company secretaries	£58,200	£40,700	£46,500 / £52,300	Open
2439	Business, research and administrative professionals not elsewhere classified Policy officers, Business, research and administrative professionals not elsewhere classified	£56,600	£39,600	£45,300 / £50,900	Open
2440	Business and financial project management professionals Business change managers, Clinical trials coordinators, Risk managers, Business and financial project management professionals not elsewhere classified	£56,500	£39,500	£45,200 / £50,800	Open
2451	Architects Architects, Landscape architects and designers	£47,600	£33,400	£38,100 / £42,800	Open
2452	Chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and consultants Chartered architectural technologists, Town planning officers, Urban designers, Chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and consultants not elsewhere classified	£35,800	£33,400	£33,400 / £33,400	Open
2453	Quantity surveyors Quantity surveyors	£48,600	£34,100	£38,900 / £43,800	Open
2454	Chartered surveyors Building control surveyors, Hydrographic surveyors, Land surveyors, Property surveyors, Chartered surveyors not elsewhere classified	£43,800	£33,400	£35,000 / £39,400	Open
2455	Construction project managers and related professionals Construction project and contract managers, Transport planners, Construction project managers and related professionals not elsewhere classified	£44,300	£33,400	£35,400 / £39,900	Open
2462	Probation officers Probation officers	£35,700	£33,400	£33,400 / £33,400	Open
2464	Youth work professionals Youth work professionals	£38,000	£33,400	£33,400 / £34,200	Open
2469	Welfare professionals not elsewhere classified Adoption officers, Children and family services professionals, Mediators and restorative practice professionals, Welfare professionals not elsewhere classified	£39,700	£33,400	£33,400 / £35,700	Open
2471	Librarians Librarians	£34,800	£33,400	£33,400 / £33,400	Open
2472	Archivists, conservators and curators Archivists, Collection managers and curators, Conservators, Museum education officers, Archivists and curators not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	£33,400 / £33,400	Open
2481	Quality control and planning engineers Garment technologists, Planning engineers, Quality control engineers, Quality control and planning engineers not elsewhere classified	£41,300	£33,400	£33,400 / £37,100	Open
2482	Quality assurance and regulatory professionals Compliance and regulatory professionals, Quality assurance professionals	£48,200	£33,800	£38,600 / £43,400	Open
2483	Environmental health professionals Environmental health professionals	£40,900	£33,400	£33,400 / £36,800	Open
2491	Newspaper, periodical and broadcast editors Newspaper, periodical and broadcast editors	£39,600	£33,400	£33,400 / £35,600	Open
2492	Newspaper and periodical broadcast journalists and reporters Broadcast journalists, Newspaper journalists and reporters, Newspaper and periodical journalists and reporters not elsewhere classified	£34,000	£33,400	£33,400 / £33,400	Open
2493	Public relations professionals Press officers, Public relations officers, Social media managers, Public relations professionals not elsewhere classified	£37,000	£33,400	£33,400 / £33,400	Open
2494	Advertising accounts managers and creative directors Advertising account managers, Creative directors, Fundraising managers	£46,000	£33,400	£36,800 / £41,400	Open
3111	Laboratory technicians Biological laboratory technicians, Chemical laboratory technicians, Health physics monitors, Laboratory food technicians, Medical laboratory technicians, Laboratory technicians not elsewhere classified On the Immigration Salary List.	£33,400	£33,400	£33,400 / £33,400	Shortage list
3112	Electrical and electronics technicians Avionics technicians, Electrical and electronics technicians not elsewhere classified	£39,300	£33,400	£33,400 / £35,400	Shortage list
3113	Engineering technicians Aerospace technicians, Wind turbine technicians, Engineering technicians not elsewhere classified	£42,500	£33,400	£34,000 / £38,300	Shortage list
3114	Building and civil engineering technicians Building technicians, Civil engineering technicians, Surveying technicians, Building and civil engineering technicians not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	£33,400 / £33,400	Shortage list
3115	Quality assurance technicians Quality assurance technicians	£33,400	£33,400	£33,400 / £33,400	Shortage list
3116	Planning, process and production technicians Planning, process and production technicians	£34,800	£33,400	£33,400 / £33,400	Shortage list
3119	Science, engineering and production technicians not elsewhere classified School technicians, Textile consultants, Science, engineering and production technicians not elsewhere classified	£34,600	£33,400	£33,400 / £33,400	Existing holders
3120	CAD, drawing and architectural technicians Architectural technicians, BIM and CAD technicians, Cartographers, CAD, drawing and architectural technicians not elsewhere classified	£33,800	£33,400	£33,400 / £33,400	Shortage list
3131	IT operations technicians Games testers, Network and systems administrators, Quality assurance testers, Software technicians, IT operations technicians not elsewhere classified	£35,200	£33,400	£33,400 / £33,400	Shortage list
3132	IT user support technicians IT user support technicians	£33,400	£33,400	£33,400 / £33,400	Shortage list
3133	Database administrators and web content technicians Database administrators, Web content technicians, Database administrators and web content technicians not elsewhere classified	£34,600	£33,400	£33,400 / £33,400	Shortage list
3211	Dispensing opticians Dispensing opticians	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
3212	Pharmaceutical technicians Pharmaceutical technicians On the Immigration Salary List.	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
3221	Youth and community workers Community workers, Family support workers, Youth workers (excludes youth work professionals), Youth and community workers not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
3222	Child and early years officers Child protection officers, Learning and behaviour mentors, Welfare and attendance officers, Child and early years officers not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
3223	Housing officers Housing officers	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
3224	Counsellors Bereavement counsellors, Debt advisers, Life coaches, Relationship counsellors, Substance misuse workers, Counsellors not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
3229	Welfare and housing associate professionals not elsewhere classified Advocates (excludes solicitor advocates), Celebrants, Charity workers, Day care officers, Health advisers, Homelessness and housing advice support workers, Mental health project workers, Probation service workers, Student support workers, Victim support workers, Welfare and housing associate professionals not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
3232	Early education and childcare practitioners Early education and childcare practitioners	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
3240	Veterinary nurses Veterinary nurses	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
3312	Police officers (sergeant and below) Police constable, Police sergeant, Police officers (sergeant and below) not elsewhere classified	£46,900	£33,400	None	Existing holders
3313	Fire service officers (watch manager and below) Firefighters, Fire service crew managers, Watch managers, Fire service officers (watch manager and below) not elsewhere classified	£42,100	£33,400	None	Existing holders
3314	Prison service officers (below principal officer) Operational support grades, Prison officers, Prison service officers (below principal officer) not elsewhere classified	£38,800	£33,400	None	Existing holders
3319	Protective service associate professionals not elsewhere classified Coastguard, Customs and border control officers, Fraud investigators (excludes benefit fraud), Immigration officers, Private investigators, Security consultants and managers (excludes cyber security), Protective service associate professionals not elsewhere classified	£41,100	£33,400	None	Existing holders
3411	Artists Art technicians (excludes education), Drawing and painting artists, Hand drawn animators, Illustrators (excludes medical and scientific), Medical and scientific illustrators, Picture restorers, Sculptors, Tattoo and henna artists, Artists not elsewhere classified On the Immigration Salary List.	£38,200	£33,400	None	Existing holders
3412	Authors, writers and translators Authors, Bloggers, Copywriters, Literary editors, Poets, Script writers, Technical writers (excludes computing), Translators and interpreters, Authors, writers and translators not elsewhere classified	£36,100	£33,400	None	Shortage list
3413	Actors, entertainers and presenters Actors, Broadcasters, podcasters and presenters, Children’s entertainers, Comedians, Disc jockeys, Magicians, Models, Singers, Social media influencers, Actors, entertainers and presenters not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
3414	Dancers and choreographers Choreographers, Dance teachers (excludes educational establishments), Dancers On the Immigration Salary List.	£33,400	£33,400	None	Shortage list
3415	Musicians Composers and musical arrangers, Music conductors, Instrumentalists, Musicians not elsewhere classified On the Immigration Salary List.	£37,500	£33,400	None	Open
3416	Arts officers, producers and directors Art consultants, Broadcasting and entertainment directors, Broadcasting and entertainment editors, Broadcasting and entertainment producers, Studio and stage managers, Arts officers, producers and directors not elsewhere classified On the Immigration Salary List.	£38,100	£33,400	None	Open
3417	Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators Camera operators and videographers, Lighting designers, Photographers, Sound designers, Sound engineers, Theatre technicians (excludes hospitals), Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Shortage list
3421	Interior designers Interior designers	£35,200	£33,400	None	Existing holders
3422	Clothing, fashion and accessories designers Clothing and fashion consultants, Clothing and fashion designers, Footwear designers, Jewellery designers, Textile designers, Clothing, fashion and accessories designers not elsewhere classified	£36,500	£33,400	None	Shortage list
3429	Design occupations not elsewhere classified Industrial and product designers, Packaging designers, Performance make-up artists, Set designers, Visual merchandising managers and designers, Design occupations not elsewhere classified Only some job types inside this code are on the shortage list. SW 6.1A names them.	£39,300	£33,400	None	Shortage list
3433	Fitness and wellbeing instructors Group fitness instructors and personal trainers, Pilates teachers, Yoga teachers, Fitness and wellbeing instructors not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
3511	Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers Airline pilots, Air traffic controllers, Flying instructors, Helicopter pilots, Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers not elsewhere classified	£80,400	£56,300	None	Open
3512	Ship and hovercraft officers Ship and hovercraft captains and deck officers (excludes armed forces and fishing), Marine engineers, Ship and hovercraft officers not elsewhere classified	£58,300	£40,800	None	Shortage list
3520	Legal associate professionals Conveyancing professionals, Cost lawyers, Barrister’s and judge’s clerks, Litigation officers, Probate managers, Will writers, Legal associate professionals not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Shortage list
3531	Brokers Commodity brokers and traders, Insurance and mortgage brokers, Shipbrokers, Stockbrokers, Brokers not elsewhere classified	£52,400	£36,700	None	Open
3532	Insurance underwriters Insurance underwriters	£36,500	£33,400	None	Shortage list
3533	Financial and accounting technicians Accounting technicians, Financial control technicians, Financial and accounting technicians not elsewhere classified	£48,700	£34,100	None	Shortage list
3534	Financial accounts managers Claims managers, Credit managers, Investment managers, Relationship managers, Financial accounts managers not elsewhere classified	£44,700	£33,400	None	Open
3541	Estimators, valuers and assessors Energy advisers and assessors, Estimators, Loss adjusters, Valuers, Vehicle damage assessors, Estimators, valuers and assessors not elsewhere classified	£35,300	£33,400	None	Shortage list
3542	Importers and exporters Importers and exporters	£35,700	£33,400	None	Existing holders
3543	Project support officers Project support officers	£33,900	£33,400	None	Existing holders
3544	Data analysts Data analysts	£34,900	£33,400	None	Shortage list
3549	Business associate professionals not elsewhere classified Business support officers, Business systems analysts, Contract administrators, Clinical coders, Clinical trials administrators, Research coordinators, Business associate professionals not elsewhere classified Only some job types inside this code are on the shortage list. SW 6.1A names them.	£33,400	£33,400	None	Shortage list
3551	Buyers and procurement officers Buyers and procurement officers	£35,500	£33,400	None	Existing holders
3552	Business sales executives Business sales executives	£36,700	£33,400	None	Shortage list
3553	Merchandisers Merchandisers	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
3554	Advertising and marketing associate professionals Advertising and marketing executives, Fundraisers, Market researchers (excludes interviewers), Marketing associate professionals not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Shortage list
3555	Estate agents and auctioneers Estate agents, Land and property auctioneers and valuers, Letting agents, Estate agents and auctioneers not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
3556	Sales accounts and business development managers Brand managers, Business development managers, Sales account managers, Sales accounts and business development managers not elsewhere classified	£55,200	£38,600	None	Open
3557	Events managers and organisers Conference managers and organisers, Exhibition managers and organisers, Festival managers and organisers, Hospitality managers, Wedding planners and organisers, Event managers and organisers not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
3560	Public services associate professionals Electoral services officers, Health service administrators, Job Centre officers, Waste management officers, Public services associate professionals not elsewhere classified	£39,500	£33,400	None	Existing holders
3571	Human resources and industrial relations officers Equality and diversity officers, Human resources advisers, Recruitment consultants, Human resources and industrial relations officers not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Shortage list
3572	Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists Careers advisers and coaches, Work placement officers, Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
3573	Information technology trainers Information technology trainers	£40,000	£33,400	None	Shortage list
3574	Other vocational and industrial trainers Business coaches, Retail and store trainers, Training assessors, Other vocational and industrial trainers not elsewhere classified	£34,500	£33,400	None	Existing holders
3581	Inspectors of standards and regulations Animal health inspectors and officers, Building control officers, Driving examiners, Health and safety inspectors, Housing and planning inspectors, Licensing officers, Meat hygiene inspectors, Nuclear safety inspectors, Trading standards officers, Traffic and vehicle examiners and inspectors, Inspectors of standards and regulations not elsewhere classified	£34,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
3582	Health and safety managers and officers Asbestos safety officers, Fire safety managers and officers, Occupational health and safety managers and officers, Road traffic and transport safety officers, Occupational hygienists, Health and safety managers and officers not elsewhere classified	£42,500	£33,400	None	Existing holders
4111	National government administrative occupations National government benefits officers, National government revenue officers, Passport officers, National government administrative occupations not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
4112	Local government administrative occupations Local government benefits officers, Local government housing assistants, Local government revenue officers, Parish clerks, Local government administrative occupations not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
4113	Officers of non-governmental organisations Charity administrators, Clerks to governors, Union officials, Officers of non-governmental organisations not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
4121	Credit controllers Credit controllers	£33,400	£33,400	None	Shortage list
4122	Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks Accounting clerks and bookkeepers, Payroll officers and wages clerks, Bookkeepers, payroll managers and wage clerks not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Shortage list
4124	Finance officers Finance officers	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
4129	Financial administrative occupations not elsewhere classified Box office assistants, Grants officers, Mortgage administrators, Revenue assistants (excludes National and Local government revenue occupations), Treasury assistants, Finance administrative occupations not elsewhere classified Only some job types inside this code are on the shortage list. SW 6.1A names them.	£33,400	£33,400	None	Shortage list
4132	Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants Claims handlers, Insurance administrators, Pensions administrators, Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Shortage list
4134	Transport and distribution clerks and assistants Transport and distribution clerks and assistants	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
4141	Office managers Office managers	£37,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
4143	Customer service managers Call centre managers, Customer service managers not elsewhere classified	£35,200	£33,400	None	Existing holders
4151	Sales administrators Sales administrators	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
4159	Other administrative occupations not elsewhere classified Business administrators, Church administrators, Facilities coordinators, Proofreaders, Property administrators, Warranty administrators, Other administrative occupations not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
4214	Company secretaries and administrators Company secretaries and administrators	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
4215	Personal assistants and other secretaries Farm secretaries, Personal assistants (excludes care workers), Personal assistants and other secretaries not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5111	Farmers Agricultural contractors, Aquaculture farmers, Arable farmers, Dairy farmers, Livestock farmers, Poultry farmers, Farmers not elsewhere classified	£34,100	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5112	Horticultural trades Horticultural trades	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5113	Gardeners and landscape gardeners Garden designers, Gardeners (excludes horticultural/market gardening), Green roof installers, Landscape gardeners, Gardeners and landscape gardeners not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5114	Groundsmen and greenkeepers Groundsmen and greenkeepers	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5119	Agricultural and fishing trades not elsewhere classified Arborists, Beekeepers, Countryside and park officers and rangers, Falconers, Fish and river keepers, Fishers, Gamekeepers, Agricultural and fishing trades not elsewhere classified On the Immigration Salary List.	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5211	Sheet metal workers Metal fabricators and finishers, Panel beaters (excludes vehicles), Whitesmiths, Sheet metal workers not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5212	Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations Die casters, Farriers, Moulders, mould makers and core makers, Smiths, Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations not elsewhere classified	£36,700	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5213	Welding trades Braziers and solderers, Pipe welders, Plate welders, Welding trades not elsewhere classified On the Immigration Salary List.	£34,900	£33,400	None	Shortage list
5214	Pipe fitters Pipe fitters	£46,000	£33,400	None	Shortage list
5221	Metal machining setters and setter-operators Computer numerical control (CNC) machine setters and setter-operators, Metal machining setters and setter-operators not elsewhere classified	£34,600	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5222	Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out Tool fitters, Tool makers, Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out not elsewhere classified	£38,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5223	Metal working production and maintenance fitters Automation maintenance technicians, Bicycle mechanics, Catering equipment technicians, Door fitters and makers, Gunsmiths, Heavy plant maintenance technicians, Hydraulic technicians, Lift technicians, Locksmiths, Pump technicians, Textile machine technicians, Turbine fitters, Metal working production and maintenance fitters not elsewhere classified	£39,300	£33,400	None	Shortage list
5224	Precision instrument makers and repairers Calibration and precision instrument technicians, Camera and photographic equipment technicians, Horologists, watch makers and repairers, Optical technicians, Precision instrument makers and repairers not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5225	Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers	£41,100	£33,400	None	Shortage list
5231	Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians Auto electricians, Car/light vehicle technicians, Heavy and large vehicle technicians, Motorcycle technicians, Motorsport technicians, MOT testers, Roadside assistance technicians, Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians not elsewhere classified	£35,500	£33,400	None	Shortage list
5232	Vehicle body builders and repairers Vehicle body builders and repairers	£33,400	£33,400	None	Shortage list
5233	Vehicle paint technicians Vehicle paint technicians	£33,400	£33,400	None	Shortage list
5234	Aircraft maintenance and related trades Aircraft maintenance and related trades	£45,000	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5235	Boat and ship builders and repairers Boat and ship builders and repairers On the Immigration Salary List.	£33,700	£33,400	None	Shortage list
5236	Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£57,000	£39,900	None	Existing holders
5241	Electricians and electrical fitters Electric vehicle charging point installers, Electro-mechanical technicians, Installation and maintenance electricians, Smart energy experts, Solar panel installers, Street lighting electrician, Electricians and electrical fitters not elsewhere classified	£38,800	£33,400	None	Shortage list
5242	Telecoms and related network installers and repairers Telecoms and related network installers and repairers	£36,700	£33,400	None	Shortage list
5243	TV, video and audio servicers and repairers TV, video and audio servicers and repairers	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5244	Computer system and equipment installers and servicers Computer system and equipment installers and servicers	£35,100	£33,400	None	Shortage list
5245	Security system installers and repairers Security system installers and repairers	£36,300	£33,400	None	Shortage list
5246	Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers	£39,700	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5249	Electrical and electronic trades not elsewhere classified Broadcast and communications technicians, Overhead line workers, Signal workers, Electrical and electronic trades not elsewhere classified	£45,800	£33,400	None	Shortage list
5250	Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors	£42,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5311	Steel erectors Steel erectors	£35,000	£33,400	None	Shortage list
5312	Stonemasons and related trades Dry stone wallers, Monumental masons, Stonemasons, Stonemasons and related trades not elsewhere classified On the Immigration Salary List.	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5313	Bricklayers Bricklayers On the Immigration Salary List.	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5314	Roofers, roof tilers and slaters Felt and flat roofers, Sheeters and cladders, Thatchers, Tilers and slaters, Roofers, roof tilers and slaters not elsewhere classified On the Immigration Salary List.	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5315	Plumbers and heating and ventilating installers and repairers Plumbers and heating and ventilation installers and repairers	£38,100	£33,400	None	Shortage list
5316	Carpenters and joiners Bedroom and kitchen fitters, Carpenters, Joiners, Carpenters and joiners not elsewhere classified On the Immigration Salary List.	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5317	Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters Glass cutters and glaziers, Window fabricators, Window fitters, Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5319	Construction and building trades not elsewhere classified Builders, Divers, Fence erectors, Industrial climbers, Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) operators, Steel fixers and underpinners, Construction and building trades not elsewhere classified Only some job types inside this code are on the shortage list. SW 6.1A names them. On the Immigration Salary List.	£33,400	£33,400	None	Shortage list
5321	Plasterers Dry liners, Plasterers (wall and decorative)	£34,200	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5322	Floorers and wall tilers Carpet and linoleum fitters, Floor layers, Tilers, Floorers and wall tilers not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Shortage list
5323	Painters and decorators Painters and decorators	£33,400	£33,400	None	Shortage list
5330	Construction and building trades supervisors Carpenter and joinery supervisors, Demolition supervisors, Painting supervisors, Plumbing supervisors, Road construction supervisors, Roofing supervisors, Scaffolding supervisors, Construction and building trade supervisors not elsewhere classified	£41,800	£33,400	None	Shortage list
5411	Upholsterers Curtain makers, Trimmers and upholsterers, Upholsterers not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5412	Footwear and leather working trades Footwear makers and repairers, Leather workers (excludes leather dressing), Footwear and leather working trades not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5413	Tailors and dressmakers Costume makers, Dressmakers, Fitters and alterations assistants, Kilt makers, Milliners (excludes wholesale, retail trade), Tailors, Tailors and dressmakers not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5419	Textiles, garments and related trades not elsewhere classified Embroiderers and sewers, Knitters, Sail makers, Weavers (excludes basket, wig and wire goods mfr), Textiles, garments and related trades not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5421	Pre-press technicians Pre-press technicians	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5422	Printers Digital printers, Flexographic printers, Lithographic printers, Screen printers, Printers not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5423	Print finishing and binding workers Print finishing and binding workers	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5431	Butchers Butchers, Slaughterers	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5432	Bakers and flour confectioners Bakers (excludes food process bakery workers and textile manufacturing), Cake decorators and designers, Bakers and flour confectioners not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5433	Fishmongers and poultry dressers Fishmongers, Poultry dressers, Fishmongers and poultry dressers not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5434	Chefs Chefs	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5436	Catering and bar managers Catering and bar managers	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5441	Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers Ceramic makers, decorators and finishers, Ceramic potters, Glass blowers, Glass makers, decorators and finishers, Optical glass makers, Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5442	Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers Cabinet makers (excludes metal), Furniture makers and fitters, Furniture restorers, Furniture sprayers and finishers, Picture framers, Shed makers, Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5443	Florists Florists	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
5449	Other skilled trades not elsewhere classified Basket makers (excludes wire goods mfr), Candle makers, Goldsmiths, silversmiths, jewellers and precious stone workers, Hairpiece and wig makers, Metal engravers, Craft model makers, Musical instrument repairers, makers and tuners, Sign makers and writers, Toy makers and repairers, Other skilled trades not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
6111	Early education and childcare assistants Early education and childcare assistants	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
6114	Childminders Childminders	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
6117	Playworkers Playworkers	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
6129	Animal care services occupations not elsewhere classified Animal boarding assistants, Animal breeders, Animal groomers, Animal trainers (excludes performing animals), Animal walkers, Animal welfare workers, Stable workers, Veterinary assistants, Zookeepers, Animal care services occupations not elsewhere classified On the Immigration Salary List.	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
6134	Houseparents and residential wardens Foster carers, Residential childcare practitioners, School matrons and houseparents, Residential housing wardens, Houseparents and residential wardens not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
6135	Care workers and home carers Community support workers, Home care workers, Residential care workers, Care workers and home carers not elsewhere classified Jobs with a working location in England are only eligible in this SOC 2020 occupation code where the sponsor holds registration with the Care Quality Commission and is currently carrying on a regulated activity. Eligibility for Skilled Worker applicants to be sponsored in this SOC 2020 occupation code is restricted, as set out in SW 6.1B of Appendix Skilled Worker. Note: private households or individuals (other than sole traders sponsoring someone to work for their business) cannot sponsor Skilled Worker applicants. On the Immigration Salary List.	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
6136	Senior care workers Senior community support workers, Senior home care workers, Senior residential care workers, Senior care workers not elsewhere classified Jobs with a working location in England are only eligible in this SOC 2020 occupation code where the sponsor holds registration with the Care Quality Commission and is currently carrying on a regulated activity. Eligibility for Skilled Worker applicants to be sponsored in this SOC 2020 occupation code is restricted, as set out in SW 6.1B of Appendix Skilled Worker. On the Immigration Salary List.	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
6213	Air travel assistants Flight attendants, Passenger services assistants, Air travel assistants not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
6214	Rail travel assistants Railway station assistants, Revenue protection officers, Train conductors and guards, Rail travel assistants not elsewhere classified	£41,300	£33,400	None	Existing holders
6311	Police community support officers Police community support officers	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
7124	Market and street traders and assistants Market and street traders and assistants	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
7131	Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale Antique dealers, Art dealers, Car traders, Newsagents, Retail jewellers, Wholesalers, Wine merchants, Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale not elsewhere classified	£33,700	£33,400	None	Existing holders
7132	Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
7214	Market research interviewers Field and telephone interviewers, Mystery shoppers, Political canvassers, Traffic enumerators	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
7220	Customer service supervisors Customer service supervisors	£34,200	£33,400	None	Existing holders
8113	Chemical and related process operatives Chemical and related process operatives	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
8133	Energy plant operatives Boiler operatives, Compressor operatives, Nuclear decommissioning operatives, Energy plant operatives not elsewhere classified	£41,500	£33,400	None	Shortage list
8134	Water and sewerage plant operatives Water and sewerage distribution operatives, Water treatment operatives, Water and sewerage plant operatives not elsewhere classified	£38,000	£33,400	None	Existing holders
8143	Routine inspectors and testers Routine inspectors and testers	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
8215	Driving instructors Cycling instructors, Forklift instructors, Heavy and large vehicle driving instructors, Motorcycle instructors, Passenger carrying vehicle (PCV) and car driving instructors, Driving instructors not elsewhere classified	£39,500	£33,400	None	Existing holders
8232	Marine and waterways transport operatives Marine and waterways transport operatives	£38,300	£33,400	None	Existing holders
9119	Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations not elsewhere classified - ONLY the listed job titles are eligible in this SOC 2020 occupation code and ONLY where the job requires the worker to have at least 3 years’ full-time experience in using their skills. This experience must not have been gained through working illegally. Vent chick sexer, Deckhand on large fishing vessel (9 metres and above) On the Immigration Salary List.	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders
9249	Elementary sales occupations not elsewhere classified Retail order pickers, Trolley collectors, Elementary sales occupations not elsewhere classified	£33,400	£33,400	None	Existing holders

Which figure applies to you

Going rate: The default. Your salary has to clear this or £41,700, whichever is higher, so a code whose going rate is below £41,700 does not make the job cheaper to sponsor.
New entrant, 70%: For a job that qualifies you as a new entrant: under 27 at application, or switching from a Student or Graduate visa, including one that ended less than 2 years ago even if you have left the UK. The floor is £33,400. It lasts 4 years in total. Who counts as a new entrant.
With a PhD: 80% for a PhD in a science or technology subject relevant to the job, 90% for a relevant PhD in any other subject, on codes that earn PhD points. The floors are £33,400 and £37,500.
Lower going rate: Not shown here. GOV.UK prints a second, lower column for people applying for a Health and Care Worker visa in certain occupations, and for anyone whose first certificate of sponsorship was issued before 4 April 2024 who has held a Skilled Worker visa ever since. A graduate applying now reads the going rate.

Open to new applicants, or not

Open: Table 1 of Appendix Skilled Occupations: 91 codes anyone applying now can be sponsored in.
Shortage list: On the Temporary Shortage List in SW 6.1A: 52 mostly medium-skilled codes open to new applicants only while the certificate of sponsorship is issued before 31 December 2026, so by 30 December 2026. After that they close, and a job in one of them stops being a route in.
Existing holders: Table 1a: 118 codes that count only for someone granted permission as a Skilled Worker under the rules in place before 22 July 2025 who has held it continuously since. A first application in one of these codes does not qualify.

What the table cannot tell you

Whether a particular job qualifies. The employer needs a sponsor licence, the salary has to clear the figure above, and the employer has to be willing to sponsor the role. Paste the vacancy and all of it is checked at once, or look the employer up on the register first. To work a figure through with fees on both sides, use the salary and cost calculator.

Questions people ask

What is the going rate for a Skilled Worker visa?

The going rate is the salary the Immigration Rules set for the occupation code the job is sponsored under. A job has to pay that or £41,700, whichever is higher. New entrants use 70% of the going rate instead, and never less than £33,400. The table above gives all three figures for every eligible code.

What is the going rate for occupation code 2134?

For 2134, programmers and software development professionals, the going rate is £54,700, and the new-entrant rate the Rules print is £38,300. Most software engineer and developer titles are sponsored under 2134, but the employer picks the code, so ask which one it will put on the certificate of sponsorship.

How do I find the occupation code for my job?

Search the job title in the table above: it lists the related job titles the Rules print under each code. Titles are examples, not a closed list, and the employer decides. If nothing fits, GOV.UK points to the CASCOT coding tool, and you can still work out a figure on the calculator from any going rate.

What counts towards the salary?

Guaranteed basic gross pay, before income tax and including employee pension and national insurance contributions, plus guaranteed payments treated the same way for tax (Appendix Skilled Worker, SW 14.1). Shift pay, overtime, bonuses and anything that cannot be guaranteed do not count (SW 14.2), so an advertised package can be well above the threshold while the basic salary is below it.

What jobs qualify for a Skilled Worker visa?

Jobs in the occupation codes in Table 1 of Appendix Skilled Occupations, which the table above marks as open, plus the codes on the Temporary Shortage List while a certificate of sponsorship is issued before 31 December 2026. A code alone is not enough: the employer needs a sponsor licence and the salary has to clear the figure for that code.

Are the going rates pro-rated for part-time work?

The published annual figures assume a 37.5-hour week, and GOV.UK pro-rates them for other working patterns based on the weekly hours the employer states. Fewer hours therefore do not lower the £41,700 or £33,400 floor, which is why part-time sponsored roles are rare.

Where these figures come from

Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations Tables 1 and 1a: the going rate and the 90%, 80% and 70% figures for every code on this page.
Immigration Rules: Appendix Skilled Worker SW 6.1A: the Temporary Shortage List and the certificate deadline.
Skilled Worker visa: going rates for eligible occupation codes the same rates as guidance, with hourly equivalents and the healthcare and education pay scales.

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