SOC 2020 · 2136
IT quality and testing professionals
Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations from
Skilled Worker
Eligible
This occupation appears on Appendix Skilled Occupations.
Salary floor
£41,700
The general threshold, £41,700, 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)
£41,200
General threshold
£41,700
Visa thresholds from
Minimum for this role
£41,700
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£41,200
- General threshold£41,700
View these figures as a table
| Percentile | Pay |
|---|---|
| 25th | £36,725 |
| 50th | £47,118 |
| 75th | £55,008 |
| Going rate | £41,200 |
| General threshold | £41,700 |
| Region | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK 2025 | — | £36,725 | £47,118 | £55,008 | — |
| East 2025 | — | — | £50,490 | — | — |
| East Midlands 2025 | — | — | £38,181 | — | — |
| London 2025 | — | — | £53,864 | — | — |
| North West 2025 | — | — | £52,528 | — | — |
| Scotland 2025 |
Job titles in this code
What the work involves
IT quality and testing professionals test the quality of IT software, systems and computer games and identify and recommend solutions to problems and improvements that could be made.
Typical tasks
undertakes the testing of software, systems or computer games for errors, identifies source of problems and proposes solutions
develops, implements and documents test plans for IT software, systems and computer games
develops quality standards and validation techniques
makes recommendations concerning software/system quality
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.