UK visa salary calculator

Does a salary meet the Skilled Worker visa rules for you? Rules from 22 July 2025.

Annual salary (£)

Base pay only: bonus, allowances and overtime do not count.

About youI will be under 26 when I applyCounts as a new entrant: £33,400 or 70% of the going rate.I am switching from a Student or Graduate visaAlso a new entrant, for up to four years in total on these visas.I am working towards a professional qualification or registration, or the job is postdoctoral researchNew entrant too, e.g. a trainee solicitor, accountant or a postdoc.The job's occupation is on the Immigration Salary ListShortage occupations: £33,400 or the full going rate, no discount.

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Job's occupation (optional)

Fills in the going rate from Appendix Skilled Occupations. The employer picks the code for a role: ask them if unsure.

Going rate for the job's occupation (£ a year, optional)

Find the job's 4-digit occupation code and its going rate in Appendix Skilled Occupations. Going rates for every occupation code · Appendix Skilled Occupations on gov.uk

Below the minimum floor

Minimum under the general rule: £41,700

£12,533 short

£41,700 or the full going rate, whichever is higher

Without the going rate only the floor is checked. The salary must also reach the share of the going rate above.

A guide, not legal advice: the employer and the Home Office decide. Check the rules on gov.uk before relying on it. Skilled Worker salary rules on gov.uk

From Appendix Skilled Occupations on gov.uk, updated 11 November 2025. Appendix Skilled Occupations.