SOC 2020 · 2419
Legal professionals n.e.c.
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)
£33,400
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£33,400
- General threshold£41,700
View these figures as a table
| Percentile | Pay |
|---|---|
| 10th | £23,221 |
| 25th | £26,740 |
| 50th | £35,507 |
| Going rate | £33,400 |
| General threshold | £41,700 |
| Region | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK 2025 | £23,221 | £26,740 | £35,507 | — | — |
| East Midlands 2025 | — | — | £26,529 | — | — |
| North West 2025 | — | — | £28,972 | — | — |
| Yorkshire and The Humber 2025 | — | — | £33,100 | — | — |
Job titles in this code
What the work involves
Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of other professional legal occupations not elsewhere classified in minor group 241: Legal professionals.
Typical tasks
co-ordinates the activities of magistrates courts and advises magistrates on law and legal procedure
provides legal advice to individuals within Citizens Advice, Law Centres and other such establishments
drafts and negotiates contracts on behalf of employers
advises employers, local and national government and other organisations on aspects of law and legislative implications of decisions made
advises on, drafts documents for and assists in all aspects of property conveyancing
collates information, drafts briefs and other documents, interviews and advises clients and undertakes preparatory work for cases
represents public and private organisations in court as necessary
Entry routes and qualifications
Entry to training usually requires a qualifying law degree or postgraduate diploma. Entrants then undertake a further year of academic training and then complete up to four years of assessed supervised experience in legal practice. Entrants may also require up to five years post qualifying experience in legal practice.