SOC 2020 · 2451
Sponsoring librarians
Draft figures awaiting verification against the current Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations — check the GOV.UK eligible-occupations list before relying on any number here.
Salary requirements at a glance
| Occupation going rate | ~£41,700/year |
| New-entrant going rate | ~£33,400/year |
| General threshold (all occupations) | £41,700/year |
| Pay-scale route | Standard Skilled Worker rules. |
The rule of thumb: you must pay the higher of the general threshold and the occupation's going rate (new-entrant discounts can apply). Verify the current figures — thresholds moved substantially in recent rule changes.
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Draft figures, hour-rules and exceptions not applied — whatever the number says, verify against GOV.UK and take advice before making an offer.
Sponsoring for this role: what you'll need on file
- A Certificate of Sponsorship with this SOC code and the offered salary.
- Right-to-work evidence from before day one, plus diarised follow-up checks.
- Recruitment evidence — adverts, shortlists, interview notes — kept per Appendix D.
- A job description that matches the CoS duties (role drift is reportable).
- Salary evidence (payslips) showing the CoS amount is actually paid.
SponsorFort keeps all of that organised per worker, scores the gaps, and tracks every reporting deadline that follows.
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