SOC 2020 · 2135
Cyber security professionals
Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations from
Skilled Worker
Eligible
This occupation appears on Appendix Skilled Occupations.
Salary floor
£48,500
The going rate, £48,500, 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)
£48,500
General threshold
£41,700
Visa thresholds from
Minimum for this role
£48,500
Home Office going rates from
New entrants and some other cases can use 70% of the going rate, £34,000, 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£48,500
- General threshold£41,700
View these figures as a table
| Percentile | Pay |
|---|---|
| 10th | £32,471 |
| 25th | £42,761 |
| 50th | £54,647 |
| 75th | £71,808 |
| Going rate | £48,500 |
| General threshold | £41,700 |
| Region | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK 2025 | £32,471 | £42,761 | £54,647 | £71,808 | — |
| East 2025 | — | — | £52,750 | — | — |
| London 2025 | — | — | £59,590 | — | — |
| North West 2025 | — | — | £51,954 | — | — |
| Scotland 2025 | — | — | £51,355 | — | — |
| Yorkshire and The Humber 2025 | — |
Job titles in this code
What the work involves
Cyber security professionals design, implement, test and maintain cyber security systems and track, investigate and analyse data linked to cybercrime.
Typical tasks
examines IT system for potential threats to its security and integrity and draws up response plans for situations where security is compromised
develops test plans for security systems and undertakes and documents the testing of security systems weaknesses and errors, identifies source of problems and proposes solutions
develops quality standards and validation techniques
makes recommendations concerning software/system quality
deals with and reports on breaches in security
uses specialist software to gather and analyse information and evidence relating to cybercrime and presents findings to law enforcement officials or private clients
Entry routes and qualifications
Entrants usually possess a degree or equivalent qualification, although entry with other academic qualifications and/or significant relevant experience is possible. There is a variety of relevant vocational, professional and postgraduate qualifications available.