Other researchers, unspecified discipline: Skilled Worker visa salary
SOC 2020 occupation code 2162 · Science, research, engineering and technology professionals
Can be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa
Minimum salary in this occupation
- Going rate
- £43,600£22.36 an hour
- Most applicants£41,700 or the going rate, whichever is higher
- £43,600
- 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
- £39,200
- Relevant STEM PhD80% of the going rate, at least £33,400
- £34,900
- Scale-up and Global Business Mobility routes
- £37,400
Open roles at visa sponsors that often use this code
- Postdoctoral Research Associate in Applied Mathematics and Computational NeuroscienceUniversity of Oxford · Oxford
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- Experienced Clinical Research AssociateIQVIA · Reading
- Clinical Research Associate II YorkshireFortrea · Leeds
- Entry Level - Clinical Research AssociateMedpace · London
- Senior Clinical Research Associate - UK - CNS/Oncology - RemoteWorldwide Clinical Trials · United Kingdom
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More roles →From Appendix Skilled Occupations on gov.uk, updated 11 November 2025. Appendix Skilled Occupations. A guide, not legal advice: the employer and the Home Office decide. Check the rules on gov.uk before relying on it.