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Immigration Salary List for Skilled Worker Visa of the UK

The UK has replaced the shortage occupations list with the Immigration Salary List. If your job is on the immigration salary list, the minimum salary is 80% of the route’s usual minimum rate to qualify for a Skilled Worker or Health and Care Worker visa.

To apply for a skilled worker visa, you must show that you have a job qualification from a UK employer. Furthermore, the updated important lists can be found as follows:

Why “Immigration Salary List”?

If your job is listed as eligible, you must earn at least 80% of the route’s standard minimum salary to qualify for either a Skilled Worker or a Health and Care Worker visa.

Working Hours and Salary Calculations

  • The listed annual salaries are based on a 37.5-hour workweek.
  • If your working hours differ, your salary must be pro-rated according to the hours your employer specifies.

Finding Your Job Code

If you’re unsure of your job’s code, you can use the CASCOT occupation coding tool to search for it.

Choosing the Right Salary Column

Depending on your circumstances, refer to the appropriate salary rate column:

  • Standard Rate: Use this if your certificate of sponsorship was issued on or after 4 April 2024.
  • Lower Rate: Use this if either of the following applies:
    • You are applying for a Health and Care Worker visa in specific eligible occupations.
    • You received your first Skilled Worker visa certificate of sponsorship before 4 April 2024 and have held continuous Skilled Worker visas since.

Immigration Salary List for the Skilled Worker Visa

Below is the immigration salary list, and if your occupation is available in this list, you do not need to be paid 38,700; instead, you can be paid 30,960 or the ongoing rate.

The lower rate column is strictly only for selected people who:

  • are applying for a Health and Care Worker Visa in certain occupations,
  • got their certificate of sponsorship for this visa application before 4 April 2024 ,
  • got their CoS for the first Skilled Worker visa before 4 April 2024 and have continually held one or more Skilled Worker visas since then.
Occupation codeJob types included on the immigration salary listAreas of the UK which qualifyStandard rateLower rate
1212Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services – only “fishing boat masters”Scotland only£30,960 (£15.88 per hour)£25,200 (£12.92 per hour)
2111Chemical scientists – only jobs in the nuclear industryScotland only£35,200 (£18.05 per hour)£29,600 (£15.18 per hour)
2112Biological scientists – all jobsUK wide£38,000 (£19.49 per hour)£28,100 (£14.41 per hour)
2115Social and humanities scientists – only archaeologistsUK wide£36,400 (£18.67 per hour)£25,200 (£12.92 per hour)
2142Graphic and multimedia designers – all jobsUK wide£30,960 (£15.88 per hour)£25,100 (£12.87 per hour)
3111Laboratory technicians – only jobs requiring 3 or more years’ related on-the-job experience. This experience must not have been gained through working illegally.UK wide£30,960 (£15.88 per hour)£25,000 (£12.82 per hour)
3212Pharmaceutical technicians – all jobsUK wide£30,960 (£15.88 per hour)£25,000 (£12.82 per hour)
3411Artists – all jobsUK wide£32,800 (£16.82 per hour)£25,900 (£13.28 per hour)
3414Dancers and choreographers – only skilled classical ballet dancers or skilled contemporary dancers who meet the standard required by internationally recognised UK ballet or contemporary dance companies. The company must be endorsed as being internationally recognised by a UK industry body such as the Arts Councils (of England, Scotland or Wales).UK wide£31,200 (£16.00 per hour)£30,000 (£15.38 per hour)
3415Musicians – only skilled orchestral musicians who are leaders, principals, sub-principals or numbered string positions, and who meet the standard required by internationally recognised UK orchestras. The orchestra must be a full member of the Association of British Orchestras.UK wide£35,300 (£18.10 per hour)£30,400 (£15.59 per hour)
3416Arts officers, producers and directors – all jobsUK wide£37,500 (£19.23 per hour)£31,300 (£16.05 per hour)
5119Agriculture and fishing trades not elsewhere classified – only jobs in the fishing industryUK wide£30,960 (£15.88 per hour)£25,000 (£12.82 per hour)
5213Welding trades – only high integrity pipe welders, where the job requires 3 or more years’ related on-the-job experience. This experience must not have been gained through working illegally.UK wide£31,700 (£16.26 per hour)£26,400 (£13.54 per hour)
5235Boat and ship builders and repairers – all jobsScotland only£34,100 (£17.49 per hour)£26,300 (£13.49 per hour)
5312Stonemasons and related trades – all jobsUK wide£32,400 (£16.62 per hour)£26,200 (£13.44 per hour)
5313Bricklayers – all jobsUK wide£30,960 (£15.88 per hour)£25,600 (£13.13 per hour)
5314Roofers, roof tilers and slaters – all jobsUK wide£30,960 (£15.88 per hour)£25,000 (£12.82 per hour)
5316Carpenters and joiners – all jobsUK wide£30,960 (£15.88 per hour)£25,200 (£12.92 per hour)
5319Construction and building trades not elsewhere classified – only retrofittersUK wide£30,960 (£15.88 per hour)£25,500 (£13.08 per hour)
6135Care workers and home carers – all jobs, except jobs with a working location in England are only eligible in this SOC 2020 occupation code where the sponsor holds registration with the Care Quality Commission and is currently carrying on a regulated activity. Private households or individuals (other than sole traders sponsoring someone to work for their business) cannot sponsor Skilled Worker applicants.UK wide£30,960 (£15.88 per hour)£25,000 (£12.82 per hour)
6136Senior care workers – all jobs, except jobs with a working location in England are only eligible in this SOC 2020 occupation code where the sponsor holds registration with the Care Quality Commission and is currently carrying on a regulated activity.UK wide£30,960 (£15.88 per hour)£25,000 (£12.82 per hour)
6129Animal care services occupations not elsewhere classified – only racing grooms, stallion handlers, stud grooms, stud hands, stud handlers and work ridersUK wide£30,960 (£15.88 per hour)£25,000 (£12.82 per hour)
9119Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations not elsewhere classified – only deckhands on large fishing vessels (9 metres and above) where the job requires the worker to have at least 3 years’ full-time experience in using their skills. This experience must not have been gained through working illegally.UK wide£30,960 (£15.88 per hour)£25,000 (£12.82 per hour)
Source: UKVI