SOC 2020 · 2312
Further education teaching 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)
£22,387
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
- Going rate£22,387
- General threshold£41,700
View these figures as a table
| Percentile | Pay |
|---|---|
| 10th | £28,787 |
| 25th | £36,630 |
| 50th | £42,218 |
| 75th | £50,846 |
| Going rate | £22,387 |
| General threshold | £41,700 |
| Region | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK 2025 | £28,787 | £36,630 | £42,218 | £50,846 | — |
| London 2025 | — | — | £46,569 | — | — |
| North East 2025 | — | — | £41,583 | — | — |
| North West 2025 | — | — | £41,257 | — | — |
| Scotland 2025 | — | — | £49,642 | — | — |
Job titles in this code
What the work involves
Further education teaching professionals supervise and teach trade, technical, commercial, adult education, secondary and post-secondary courses to students beyond minimum school leaving age.
Typical tasks
prepares, delivers and directs lectures, seminars and tutorials
prepares, administers and marks examinations, essays and other assignments
arranges instructional visits and periods of employment experience for students
assists with the administration of teaching and the arranging of timetables
liaises with other professional and commercial organisations to review course content
Entry routes and qualifications
Further education lecturers normally require a professional or academic qualification in the subject area they intend to teach, relevant professional, industrial or business experience and an appropriate teaching qualification. A DBS check may be required.