SOC 2020 · 2434
Business and related research 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)
£38,800
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£38,800
- General threshold£41,700
View these figures as a table
| Percentile | Pay |
|---|---|
| 10th | £28,891 |
| 25th | £34,995 |
| 50th | £41,128 |
| 75th | £49,985 |
| Going rate | £38,800 |
| General threshold | £41,700 |
| Region | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK 2025 | £28,891 | £34,995 | £41,128 | £49,985 | — |
| East 2025 | — | — | £40,195 | — | — |
| East Midlands 2025 | — | — | £39,211 | — | — |
| London 2025 | — | — | £46,926 | — | — |
| North East 2025 | — | — | £37,439 |
Job titles in this code
What the work involves
Business and related research professionals carry out a variety of research activities for the broadcast and print media, for the police and armed forces intelligence services, for national security agencies and in other non-scientific areas.
Typical tasks
liaises with production team to generate and develop ideas for film, television and radio programmes
research sources for accurate factual material, finds suitable contributors to programmes or print features and deals with any copyright issues
briefs presenters, scriptwriters or journalists as required via verbal or written reports
provides administrative support for programme development such as booking facilities
provides support to criminal intelligence or to military or other security operations by gathering and verifying intelligence data and sources
presents findings in the required format, via written reports or presentations
researches images for clients in a wide range of media using specialist picture libraries and archives, museums, galleries etc., or commissions new images
liaises with client on the appropriate image/s to be used
deals with copyright issues and negotiates fees
liaises with client to understand their market research needs, establishes an appropriate quantitative and qualitative market research methodology and prepares proposals outlining programmes of work and details of costs
manages and directs research, collates and interprets findings and presents results to clients
discusses possible changes that need to be made in terms of design, price, packaging, marketing and promotion etc. in light of market research with appropriate departments
Entry routes and qualifications
Entrants usually possess a degree or equivalent qualification. Training is usually provided on-the-job, or support may be given for postgraduate study. Professional qualifications are available in some areas.