SOC 2020 · 1172
Social services managers and directors
Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations from
Skilled Worker
Eligible
This occupation appears on Appendix Skilled Occupations.
Salary floor
£43,000
The going rate, £43,000, is the higher of the two.
Shortage lists
Not listed
This code is on neither the Immigration Salary List nor the Temporary Shortage List.
Salary the job must pay
A Skilled Worker job must pay at least the higher of the general threshold and the going rate for its occupation code.
Going rate (standard)
£43,000
General threshold
£41,700
Visa thresholds from
Minimum for this role
£43,000
Home Office going rates from
New entrants and some other cases can use 70% of the going rate, £33,400, subject to the lower general threshold of £33,400.
What this occupation actually pays
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, full-time gross annual pay.
- UK pay for this occupation
- Going rate£43,000
- General threshold£41,700
View these figures as a table
| Percentile | Pay |
|---|---|
| 25th | £38,696 |
| 50th | £48,549 |
| Going rate | £43,000 |
| General threshold | £41,700 |
| Region | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK 2025 | — | £38,696 | £48,549 | — | — |
| East Midlands 2025 | — | — | £47,940 | — | — |
| London 2025 | — | — | £47,284 | — | — |
| South East 2025 | — | — | £50,286 | — | — |
| Wales 2025 | — | — | £51,651 | — | — |
| Yorkshire and The Humber 2025 | — |
Job titles in this code
What the work involves
Social services managers and directors plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the resources and commission the services necessary to protect the welfare of certain groups within local authorities including children and young people, families under stress, people with disabilities, elderly people and people needing help as a result of illness.
Typical tasks
provides leadership and management to ensure services are delivered in accordance with statutory requirements and in line with the local authority social services department’s policies and procedures
determines staffing, financial, material and other short and long-term needs
plans work schedules, assigns tasks and delegates responsibilities of social services staff
monitors and evaluates departmental performance with a view to improving social service provision
studies and advises upon changes in legislation that will impact upon social service provision
liaises with representatives of other relevant agencies
Entry routes and qualifications
Entry is usually through internal promotion for those with the appropriate professional qualifications and relevant experience. Post-qualifying professional qualifications and in-service training are available.