SOC 2020 · 2439
Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.
Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations from
Skilled Worker
Eligible
This occupation appears on Appendix Skilled Occupations.
Salary floor
£56,600
The going rate, £56,600, 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)
£56,600
General threshold
£41,700
Visa thresholds from
Minimum for this role
£56,600
Home Office going rates from
New entrants and some other cases can use 70% of the going rate, £39,600, 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£56,600
- General threshold£41,700
View these figures as a table
| Percentile | Pay |
|---|---|
| 10th | £35,448 |
| 25th | £44,939 |
| 50th | £58,341 |
| 75th | £68,194 |
| Going rate | £56,600 |
| General threshold | £41,700 |
| Region | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK 2025 | £35,448 | £44,939 | £58,341 | £68,194 | — |
| London 2025 | — | — | £63,398 | — | — |
| North East 2025 | — | — | £39,917 | — | — |
| North West 2025 | — | — | £43,046 | — | — |
| Scotland 2025 | — | — | £44,653 | — | — |
Job titles in this code
What the work involves
Job holders in this unit group advise on the formulation and implementation of policy in the public and private sectors, develop and implement substantial business, statistical and administrative systems, and perform a variety of functions not elsewhere classified in minor group 243: Business, research and administrative professionals.
Typical tasks
coordinates the organisation’s services and resources, liaising with other senior staff
analyses internal processes and systems, recommends and implements procedural and policy changes
recruits and manages staff, assigns and delegates tasks and duties, makes changes in procedures to deal with variations in workload
develops plans, sets objectives and monitors and evaluates performance
prepares and reviews operational and financial reports
controls and administers budgets
advises national and local government on the interpretation and implementation of policy decisions, acts and regulations, and provides technical assistance in the formulation of policy
co-ordinates and directs the activities of Revenue and Customs offices, Job Centres, Benefits Agency offices and other local offices of national government
registers and maintains records of all births, deaths and marriages in local authority area, issues appropriate certificates and reports any suspicious causes of death to the coroner.
negotiates and monitors contracted out services provided by the private sector to local government studies and acts upon any legislation that may affect the local authority
Entry routes and qualifications
Entrants typically possess a degree or an equivalent qualification. Entry is also possible by internal promotion for those with appropriate experience. Training is often provided on-the-job in the form of short courses for specialist areas.