SOC 2020 · 2314
Primary education teaching professionals
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 | £30,674 |
| 25th | £37,847 |
| 50th | £45,939 |
| 75th | £51,676 |
| 90th | £60,620 |
| General threshold | £41,700 |
| Region | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK 2025 | £30,674 | £37,847 | £45,939 | £51,676 | £60,620 |
| East 2025 | — | — | £43,408 | — | — |
| East Midlands 2025 | — | — | £41,476 | — | — |
| London 2025 | — | — | £51,394 | — | — |
| North West 2025 | — | — | £44,989 |
Job titles in this code
What the work involves
Primary (and middle school deemed primary) and education teaching professionals plan, organise and provide instruction to children at all levels up to the age of entry into secondary education.
Typical tasks
prepares and delivers courses and lessons in accordance with curriculum requirements and teaches a range of subjects
prepares, assigns and corrects exercises and examinations to record and evaluate students’ progress
prepares students for external examinations and administers and invigilates these examinations
maintains records of students’ progress and development
teaches simple songs and rhymes, reads stories and organises various activities to promote language, social and physical development
undertakes pastoral duties
supervises teaching assistants and trainees
discusses progress with student, parents and/or other education professionals
assists with or plans and develops curriculum and rota of teaching duties
Entry routes and qualifications
Entry is with a first degree that provides QTS (qualified teacher status) or, in Scotland, TQ (teaching qualification); or other relevant degree followed by further postgraduate training (most commonly PGCE – Postgraduate Certificate in Primary Education, or, in Scotland, PGDE – Professional Graduate Diploma in Education). Further and higher professional qualifications are required for some teaching posts. A DBS check is mandatory.