SOC 2020 · 2421
Chartered and certified accountants
Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations from
Skilled Worker
Eligible
This occupation appears on Appendix Skilled Occupations.
Salary floor
£49,200
The going rate, £49,200, 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)
£49,200
General threshold
£41,700
Visa thresholds from
Minimum for this role
£49,200
Home Office going rates from
New entrants and some other cases can use 70% of the going rate, £34,500, 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£49,200
- General threshold£41,700
View these figures as a table
| Percentile | Pay |
|---|---|
| 10th | £29,557 |
| 25th | £38,696 |
| 50th | £50,062 |
| 75th | £68,056 |
| Going rate | £49,200 |
| General threshold | £41,700 |
| Region | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK 2025 | £29,557 | £38,696 | £50,062 | £68,056 | — |
| East Midlands 2025 | — | — | £42,679 | — | — |
| London 2025 | — | — | £62,595 | — | — |
| North West 2025 | — | — | £53,338 | — | — |
| South East 2025 | — | — | £56,502 | — | — |
| South West 2025 |
Job titles in this code
What the work involves
Chartered and certified accountants provide accounting and auditing services, advise clients on financial matters, collect and analyse financial information and perform other accounting duties required by management for the planning and control of an establishment’s income and expenditure.
Typical tasks
plans and oversees implementation of accountancy system and policies
prepares financial documents and reports for management, shareholders, statutory or other bodies
audits accounts and book-keeping records
prepares tax returns, advises on tax problems and contests disputed claim before tax official
conducts financial investigations concerning insolvency, fraud, possible mergers, etc.
evaluates financial information for management purposes
liaises with management and other professionals to compile budgets and other costs
prepares periodic accounts, budgetary reviews and financial forecasts
conducts investigations and advises management on financial aspects of productivity, stock holding, sales, new products, etc
Entry routes and qualifications
Entrants usually possess a degree or equivalent qualification. Apprenticeships are also available. To qualify as an accountant, entrants must undertake a period of training within an approved organisation and successfully complete professional examinations. Exemptions to some professional examinations are available to those with appropriate academic qualifications.