Business, research and administrative professionals not elsewhere classified: Skilled Worker visa salary
SOC 2020 occupation code 2439 · Business, media and public service professionals
Can be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa
Minimum salary in this occupation
- Going rate
- £56,600£29.03 an hour
- Most applicants£41,700 or the going rate, whichever is higher
- £56,600
- 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
- £39,600
- Relevant PhD90% of the going rate, at least £37,500
- £50,900
- Relevant STEM PhD80% of the going rate, at least £33,400
- £45,300
- Scale-up and Global Business Mobility routes
- £43,200
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.