Skilled Worker visa going rates by occupation code

Find the job's 4-digit code to see its going rate and minimum salaries. Codes that can't be sponsored are listed last.

Corporate managers and directors

1111Chief executives and senior officials£88,100
1121Production managers and directors in manufacturing£55,000
1122Production managers and directors in construction£53,400
1123Production managers and directors in mining and energy£54,000
1131Financial managers and directors£75,100
1132Marketing, sales and advertising directors£87,300
1133Public relations and communications directors£77,200
1134Purchasing managers and directors£54,700
1135Charitable organisation managers and directors£44,300
1136Human resource managers and directors£52,900
1137Information technology directors£86,000
1139Functional managers and directors not elsewhere classified£74,700
1140Directors in logistics, warehousing and transport£81,400
1150Managers and directors in retail and wholesale£36,400
1162Senior police officers£64,000
1163Senior officers in fire, ambulance, prison and related services£61,600
1171Health services and public health managers and directors£50,300
1172Social services managers and directors£43,000

Other managers and proprietors

1211Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture£35,900
1212Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services£33,400
1221Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors£38,300
1222Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors£33,400
1223Publicans and managers of licensed premises£36,300
1224Leisure and sports managers and proprietors£34,100
1225Travel agency managers and proprietors£36,000
1231Health care practice managers£40,400
1232Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors£40,400
1233Early education and childcare services proprietors£33,400
1241Managers in transport and distribution£44,900
1242Managers in storage and warehousing£35,100
1243Managers in logistics£44,900
1251Property, housing and estate managers£42,600
1252Garage managers and proprietors£45,600
1253Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors£33,400
1254Waste disposal and environmental services managers£48,300
1255Managers and directors in the creative industries£44,900
1256Betting shop and gambling establishment managers£33,400
1257Hire services managers and proprietors£33,400
1258Directors in consultancy services£70,100
1259Managers and proprietors in other services not elsewhere classified£41,700

Science, research, engineering and technology professionals

Health professionals

Teaching and other educational professionals

Business, media and public service professionals

2411Barristers and judges£59,400
2412Solicitors and lawyers£51,600
2419Legal professionals not elsewhere classified£33,400
2421Chartered and certified accountants£49,200
2422Finance and investment analysts and advisers£45,800
2423Taxation experts£48,500
2431Management consultants and business analysts£50,200
2432Marketing and commercial managers£50,100
2433Actuaries, economists and statisticians£55,100
2434Business and related research professionals£38,800
2435Professional/chartered company secretaries£58,200
2439Business, research and administrative professionals not elsewhere classified£56,600
2440Business and financial project management professionals£56,500
2451Architects£47,600
2452Chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and consultants£35,800
2453Quantity surveyors£48,600
2454Chartered surveyors£43,800
2455Construction project managers and related professionals£44,300
2461Social workersNational pay scale
2462Probation officers£35,700
2464Youth work professionals£38,000
2469Welfare professionals not elsewhere classified£39,700
2471Librarians£34,800
2472Archivists, conservators and curators£33,400
2481Quality control and planning engineers£41,300
2482Quality assurance and regulatory professionals£48,200
2483Environmental health professionals£40,900
2491Newspaper, periodical and broadcast editors£39,600
2492Newspaper and periodical broadcast journalists and reporters£34,000
2493Public relations professionals£37,000
2494Advertising accounts managers and creative directors£46,000

Science, engineering and technology associate professionals

Health and social care associate professionals

Protective service occupations

3312Police officers (sergeant and below)£46,900
3313Fire service officers (watch manager and below)£42,100
3314Prison service officers (below principal officer)£38,800
3319Protective service associate professionals not elsewhere classified£41,100

Culture, media and sports occupations

3411Artists£38,200
3412Authors, writers and translators£36,100
3413Actors, entertainers and presenters£33,400
3414Dancers and choreographers£33,400
3415Musicians£37,500
3416Arts officers, producers and directors£38,100
3417Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators£33,400
3421Interior designers£35,200
3422Clothing, fashion and accessories designers£36,500
3429Design occupations not elsewhere classified£39,300
3433Fitness and wellbeing instructors£33,400

Business and public service associate professionals

Administrative occupations

4111National government administrative occupations£33,400
4112Local government administrative occupations£33,400
4113Officers of non-governmental organisations£33,400
4121Credit controllers£33,400
4122Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks£33,400
4124Finance officers£33,400
4129Financial administrative occupations not elsewhere classified£33,400
4132Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants£33,400
4134Transport and distribution clerks and assistants£33,400
4141Office managers£37,400
4143Customer service managers£35,200
4151Sales administrators£33,400
4159Other administrative occupations not elsewhere classified£33,400

Secretarial and related occupations

4214Company secretaries and administrators£33,400
4215Personal assistants and other secretaries£33,400

Skilled agricultural and related trades

5111Farmers£34,100
5112Horticultural trades£33,400
5113Gardeners and landscape gardeners£33,400
5114Groundsmen and greenkeepers£33,400
5119Agricultural and fishing trades not elsewhere classified£33,400

Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades

5211Sheet metal workers£33,400
5212Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations£36,700
5213Welding trades£34,900
5214Pipe fitters£46,000
5221Metal machining setters and setter-operators£34,600
5222Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out£38,400
5223Metal working production and maintenance fitters£39,300
5224Precision instrument makers and repairers£33,400
5225Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers£41,100
5231Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians£35,500
5232Vehicle body builders and repairers£33,400
5233Vehicle paint technicians£33,400
5234Aircraft maintenance and related trades£45,000
5235Boat and ship builders and repairers£33,700
5236Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers£57,000
5241Electricians and electrical fitters£38,800
5242Telecoms and related network installers and repairers£36,700
5243TV, video and audio servicers and repairers£33,400
5244Computer system and equipment installers and servicers£35,100
5245Security system installers and repairers£36,300
5246Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers£39,700
5249Electrical and electronic trades not elsewhere classified£45,800
5250Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors£42,400

Skilled construction and building trades

5311Steel erectors£35,000
5312Stonemasons and related trades£33,400
5313Bricklayers£33,400
5314Roofers, roof tilers and slaters£33,400
5315Plumbers and heating and ventilating installers and repairers£38,100
5316Carpenters and joiners£33,400
5317Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters£33,400
5319Construction and building trades not elsewhere classified£33,400
5321Plasterers£34,200
5322Floorers and wall tilers£33,400
5323Painters and decorators£33,400
5330Construction and building trades supervisors£41,800

Textiles, printing and other skilled trades

5411Upholsterers£33,400
5412Footwear and leather working trades£33,400
5413Tailors and dressmakers£33,400
5419Textiles, garments and related trades not elsewhere classified£33,400
5421Pre-press technicians£33,400
5422Printers£33,400
5423Print finishing and binding workers£33,400
5431Butchers£33,400
5432Bakers and flour confectioners£33,400
5433Fishmongers and poultry dressers£33,400
5434Chefs£33,400
5436Catering and bar managers£33,400
5441Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers£33,400
5442Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers£33,400
5443Florists£33,400
5449Other skilled trades not elsewhere classified£33,400

Caring personal service occupations

6111Early education and childcare assistants£33,400
6112Teaching assistantsNational pay scale
6113Educational support assistantsNational pay scale
6114Childminders£33,400
6117Playworkers£33,400
6129Animal care services occupations not elsewhere classified£33,400
6131Nursing auxiliaries and assistantsNational pay scale
6132Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics)National pay scale
6133Dental nursesNational pay scale
6134Houseparents and residential wardens£33,400
6135Care workers and home carers£33,400
6136Senior care workers£33,400

Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations

6213Air travel assistants£33,400
6214Rail travel assistants£41,300

6311Police community support officers£33,400

Sales occupations

7124Market and street traders and assistants£33,400
7131Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale£33,700
7132Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale£33,400

Customer service occupations

7214Market research interviewers£33,400
7220Customer service supervisors£34,200

Process, plant and machine operatives

8113Chemical and related process operatives£33,400
8133Energy plant operatives£41,500
8134Water and sewerage plant operatives£38,000
8143Routine inspectors and testers£33,400

Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives

8215Driving instructors£39,500
8232Marine and waterways transport operatives£38,300

Elementary trades and related occupations

9119Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations not elsewhere classified£33,400

Elementary administration and service occupations

9249Elementary sales occupations not elsewhere classified£33,400

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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.