SOC 2020 · 2225
Clinical psychologists
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)
—
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 |
|---|---|
| 25th | £38,468 |
| 50th | £58,366 |
| General threshold | £41,700 |
| Region | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK 2025 | — | £38,468 | £58,366 | — | — |
| London 2025 | — | — | £58,943 | — | — |
| Scotland 2025 | — | — | £67,680 | — | — |
| South West 2025 | — | — | £38,760 | — | — |
| West Midlands 2025 | — | — | £61,545 | — | — |
| Yorkshire and The Humber 2025 | — | — |
Job titles in this code
What the work involves
Clinical psychologists work with people experiencing emotional, psychological or behavioural distress, perform tests and assess their emotional, cognitive and behavioural processes, and determine treatments to help patients improve their mental wellbeing.
Typical tasks
administers tests to assess patients' needs through interviews, psychometric tests and observation of their behaviour
determines appropriate treatment and may refer patients to other mental health professionals
provides treatment or guidance using a variety of therapy and counselling techniques
helps patients to manage their own psychological conditions
maintains required contacts with family members, education or other health professionals, as appropriate, and recommends possible solutions to problems presented
writes reports on their work and conducts applied research
Entry routes and qualifications
Entrants require a degree in psychology recognised by the British Psychology Society. Postgraduate and professional qualifications relating to different areas of psychology are available and are required for certain posts.