Biological scientists: Skilled Worker visa salary
SOC 2020 occupation code 2112 · Science, research, engineering and technology professionals
Can be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa
Minimum salary in this occupation
- Going rate
- £40,300£20.67 an hour
- Most applicants£41,700 or the going rate, whichever is higher
- £41,700
- New entrantsUnder 26, switching from a Student or Graduate visa, or in training: 70% of the going rate, at least £33,400, for up to 4 years
- £33,400
- Relevant PhD90% of the going rate, at least £37,500
- £37,500
- Relevant STEM PhD80% of the going rate, at least £33,400
- £33,400
- Scale-up and Global Business Mobility routes
- £30,700
Open roles at visa sponsors that often use this code
- Lead MicrobiologistConvatec · United Kingdom
- Lead MicrobiologistGSK · United Kingdom
- Associate MicrobiologistGSK · United Kingdom
- Computational BiologistEllison Institute of Technology · Oxford
- Principal or Senior in vitro Disease BiologistNovo Nordisk · Oxford
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