SOC 2020 · 2435
Professional/chartered company secretaries
Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations from
Skilled Worker
Eligible
This occupation appears on Appendix Skilled Occupations.
Salary floor
£58,200
The going rate, £58,200, 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)
£58,200
General threshold
£41,700
Visa thresholds from
Minimum for this role
£58,200
Home Office going rates from
New entrants and some other cases can use 70% of the going rate, £40,700, subject to the lower general threshold of £33,400.
Job titles in this code
What the work involves
Chartered company secretaries and governance professionals ensure companies conform to relevant legal, statutory and financial requirements and monitors standards of corporate governance.
Typical tasks
coordinates governances meetings, such as board and annual general meetings, writes minutes and resolutions
analyses internal processes and systems, recommends and implements procedural and policy changes
advises on the company's legal responsibilities and relevant regulations and liaises with external regulators, auditors, lawyers and other professionals
produces registers of shareholders, annual company reports
submits companies information to Companies House and the Stock Exchange
maintains registers of shareholders and administers share options schemes and payment of dividends
oversees various administrative functions such as the pensions and insurance cover of employees, health and safety, auditing and estate management
Entry routes and qualifications
Entrants usually possess a relevant degree and significant relevant experience. To gain chartered status you must pass the Governance Institute's qualifying scheme, which is required to be the secretary of a public limited company.