Skilled Worker occupation guides
Going rates and sponsor notes for the most-sponsored SOC 2020 occupation codes — with a salary checker on every page. Figures below are drafts awaiting verification against the current Immigration Rules; always confirm against GOV.UK before relying on them.
SOC 1121
Production managers and directors in manufacturing
Going rate ~£49,700/yr
SOC 1131
Financial managers and directors
Going rate ~£60,000/yr
SOC 1135
Human resource managers and directors
Going rate ~£51,300/yr
SOC 1150
Managers and directors in retail and wholesale
Going rate ~£41,700/yr
SOC 2122
Mechanical engineers
Going rate ~£45,900/yr
SOC 2123
Electrical engineers
Going rate ~£47,400/yr
SOC 2126
Design and development engineers
Going rate ~£44,500/yr
SOC 2134
Programmers and software development professionals
Going rate ~£49,400/yr
SOC 2135
Cyber security professionals
Going rate ~£51,100/yr
SOC 2136
IT quality and testing professionals
Going rate ~£42,800/yr
SOC 2137
IT network professionals
Going rate ~£44,900/yr
SOC 2211
Generalist medical practitioners
Going rate ~£70,000/yr
SOC 2231
Midwifery nurses
Going rate ~£31,000/yr
SOC 2237
Registered nurses (adult)
Going rate ~£31,000/yr
SOC 2311
Higher education teaching professionals
Going rate ~£42,100/yr
SOC 2412
Solicitors and lawyers
Going rate ~£51,300/yr
SOC 2421
Chartered and certified accountants
Going rate ~£46,800/yr
SOC 2431
Architects
Going rate ~£45,900/yr
SOC 2433
Quantity surveyors
Going rate ~£46,300/yr
SOC 2451
Librarians
Going rate ~£41,700/yr
SOC 2452
Archivists, conservators and curators
Going rate ~£41,700/yr
SOC 2461
Medical radiographers
Going rate ~£37,300/yr
SOC 2469
Physiotherapists
Going rate ~£37,300/yr
SOC 3111
Laboratory technicians
Going rate ~£41,700/yr
SOC 3544
Data analysts
Going rate ~£42,500/yr
SOC 3571
Human resources and industrial relations officers
Going rate ~£41,700/yr
SOC 5241
Electricians and electrical fitters
Going rate ~£41,700/yr
SOC 5434
Chefs
Going rate ~£41,700/yr
SOC 6135
Care workers and home carers
Going rate ~£25,000/yr
SOC 6136
Senior care workers
Going rate ~£26,200/yr