SOC 2020 · 2212
Specialist medical practitioners and consultants
Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations from
Skilled Worker
Eligible
This occupation appears on Appendix Skilled Occupations.
Salary floor
£41,700
The higher of the going rate and the general threshold.
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)
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General threshold
£41,700
Visa thresholds from
Minimum for this role
£41,700
Home Office going rates from
What this occupation actually pays
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, full-time gross annual pay.
- UK pay for this occupation
- General threshold£41,700
View these figures as a table
| Percentile | Pay |
|---|---|
| 10th | £49,574 |
| 25th | £67,335 |
| 50th | £92,847 |
| 75th | £136,100 |
| 90th | £168,980 |
| General threshold | £41,700 |
| Region | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK 2025 | £49,574 | £67,335 | £92,847 | £136,100 | £168,980 |
| London 2025 | — | — | £87,119 | — | — |
| North West 2025 | — | — | £87,119 | — | — |
| Scotland 2025 | — | — | £121,827 | — | — |
| South East 2025 | — | — | £80,165 | — | — |
| South West |
Job titles in this code
What the work involves
Specialist medical practitioners and consultants specialise in particular areas of modern medicine, diagnose mental and physical injuries, disorders and diseases within their specialism, prescribe and give treatment, recommend preventative action, and conduct medical education and research activities
Typical tasks
examines patient, arranges for any necessary x-rays or other tests and interprets results
diagnoses condition and prescribes and/or administers appropriate treatment/surgery
administers medical tests and inoculations against communicable diseases
supervises patient’s progress and advises on diet, exercise and other preventative action
provides specialist advice to generalist medical practitioners or other specialists
performs specialist medical tasks such as surgery, anaesthetisation and diagnostic or interventional radiology
prepares and delivers lectures, undertakes research, and conducts and participates in clinical trials
takes overall responsibility for, supervises and directs the implementation of care and treatment plans by other healthcare providers
Entry routes and qualifications
Entrants require a university degree from a medical school recognised by the General Medical Council followed by two years of pre-registration training as a house officer, and further postgraduate training in a chosen speciality. Some medical schools operate graduate entry schemes.